Top 50 Sports Current Affairs Questions for All Competitive Exams

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The Indian women’s U19 cricket team won the 2nd ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup, defeating South Africa by nine wickets. The final was played on 2 February 2025 at Bayuemas Cricket Oval, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The team, led by Niki Prasad, had earlier won the inaugural ACC Women’s U19 Asia Cup 2024 in Malaysia. The tournament, organised by the ICC, took place in Malaysia from 18 January to 2 February 2025.

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Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers won the 6th Men’s Hockey India League 2024-25 title, defeating Hyderabad Toofans 4-3 in the final. The final was held at Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela, Odisha, on 1 February 2025. This was the first title win for the Bengal Tigers, earning them Rs 3 crore in prize money, while runners-up Hyderabad Toofans won Rs 2 crore. The league took place from 28 December 2024 to 1 February 2025. Odisha Warriors won the first Women’s Hockey India League title on 26 January 2025 in Ranchi.

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Indonesia won its first gold at the Asia Mixed Team Badminton Championship, defeating China 3-1 in the final. The match took place at Conson Sports Centre, Qingdao, China. Japan and Thailand won bronze medals.

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Kyrian Jacquet of France won his second consecutive tennis men’s singles title in India at the 2025 Delhi Open ATP Challenger. He defeated Billy Harris of Great Britain 6-4, 6-2 in the final. This was his second consecutive Challenger title, following his win at the 2025 Chennai Open Challenger. The 5th edition of the Delhi Open was played on a hard court at DLTA ground, New Delhi, from 10 to 16 February 2025.

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Saurav Ghosal returned from retirement to win the Octane Sydney Classic 2025 Squash Tournament. He had announced retirement from professional squash in April 2024. The Octane Sydney Classic 2025 was part of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour. The tournament had a prize money of $6000. It was held in Sydney, Australia, from 19-23 February 2025.

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Sharath Kamal announced retirement from professional table tennis. Achanta Sharath Kamal transformed Indian table tennis, making India a global presence in the sport. He was the first Indian paddler to train abroad, play for a club, and win international medals. He won 7 Commonwealth Games golds and 2 Asian Games bronzes, inspiring a generation of Indian paddlers.

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The Indian women’s Kabaddi team won their fifth Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship title. They defeated Iran 32-25 in the final held in Tehran on 8th March 2025. The 6th Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship 2025 took place in Tehran from 6th to 8th March 2025. Iran hosted the tournament for the third time, previously in 2007 and 2017.

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Indian Grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh, aged 18, won the FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 2025 on March 7, 2025, in Montenegro. He became the fourth Indian to win this prestigious title. He follows Viswanathan Anand, Pentala Harikrishna, and Abhijeet Gupta in achieving this feat. This victory marks a historic moment in Indian chess.

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Siddhant Banthia of India and Alexander Donski of Bulgaria won the doubles title at the 2025 Rwandan Challenger tennis tournament. This was Siddhant Banthia’s first ATP Challenger title. Valentin Foyer of France won the singles title. The Rwandan Challenger was an ATP 100 tournament with a $160,000 prize pool, held in Kigali from 3-9 March 2025. Singles and doubles winners earned 100 ATP points each. The singles winner received $22,730, while the doubles winners shared $7,960. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) organizes tournaments for professional men’s tennis players, with the ATP Tour being the highest level.

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Japan secured a spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 2-0 win over Bahrain. It is the first non-host nation to qualify, joining Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo scored in the second half to seal the victory. This marks Japan’s eighth consecutive World Cup appearance since 1998. Japan secured an automatic qualification spot from Group C with three matches left. The 2026 World Cup expansion allows at least eight Asian Football Confederation teams. The qualification process continues until June, with additional spots through playoffs.