Sports Tournaments - Cricket, Badminton, Football, Hockey, Tennis, Chess & Other Competitions
High-yield Sports Tournaments - Cricket, Badminton, Football, Hockey, Tennis, Chess & Other Competitions current-affairs and static-GK facts for 2025-2026, curated for RRB, SSC, Railway and banking exam preparation. Revise the key positions, names and details below, then test your recall with the timed active-recall quiz in our interactive dashboard.
105. National & International Awards (2025)
| Topic / Position | Name / Detail | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Maulana Abul Kalam Azad National Award 2025 | Latif Khan | National Awards |
| Keaton R. Miller Award | Sonali Ghosh | Conservation/Ecology |
| SASTRA Ramanujan Award 2025 | Alexander Smith | Mathematics |
| 31st Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Environmental Conservation Award 2025 | Sahaj Samriddhi and Veerappan of Mysore | Conservation/Ecology |
| National Dhanvantari Ayurveda Award 2025 | Banwari Lal Gaur, Vaidya Neelkandhan Moos ET and Vaidya Bhavana Prasher | Ayurveda/Medicine |
| Businessline Changemaker Award 2025 | DRDO | Science & Tech |
| Danish Siddiqui Journalism Award 2025 | Sarvapriya Sangwan | Journalism |
| UNESCO Press Freedom Award 2025 | Newspaper 'La Prensa' | Press Freedom |
| World Law Congress Award (First Indian Lawyer) | Bhuvanesh Kumar | Law |
| French Honour 2025 | Payal Kapadia | Cinema/Arts |
| Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award 2025 | K. Mangalam Birla | National Awards |
| Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma Award 2025 | Dr. Achyuta Samanta | Social Work |
| Varchol Dalit Literature Award 2025 | P Sivakami | Literature |
| Scotch Award (Police and Security Category) | UP Police | Security |
106. Sports Panorama & Major Championships (2025-2026)
| Topic / Position | Name / Detail | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 33rd Paris Olympics 2024 Event | Paris (France) (July 26 - August 11, 2024) | Paris Olympics |
| 33rd Paris Olympics Mascot & Motto | Mascot: Phrygian Cap | Motto: Games Wide Open | Paris Olympics |
| 33rd Paris Olympics Theme | Let's Move and Celebrate | Paris Olympics |
| 33rd Paris Olympics Flag Bearers (Opening) | PV Sindhu & Sharath Kamal | Paris Olympics |
| 33rd Paris Olympics Flag Bearer (Closing) | Manu Bhaker & P.R. Sreejesh | Paris Olympics |
| 33rd Paris Olympics First Indian Medal | Manu Bhaker (Bronze, Women's 10m Air Pistol) | Paris Olympics |
| 33rd Paris Olympics First Rank & India Rank | 1st: America | India: 71st Rank (6 Medals total) | Paris Olympics |
| Paris Olympics Medalist - Neeraj Chopra | Silver Medal in Javelin Throw (89.45m) | Olympic Medalists |
| Paris Olympics Medalist - Manu Bhaker | Bronze Medal in Women's 10m Air Pistol | Olympic Medalists |
| Paris Olympics Medalists - Mixed Team | Manu Bhaker & Sarabjot Singh (Bronze, Mixed 10m Air Pistol) | Olympic Medalists |
| Paris Olympics Medalist - Swapnil Kusale | Bronze Medal in Men's 50m Rifle 3 Position | Olympic Medalists |
| Paris Olympics Medalists - Men's Hockey | Bronze Medal, defeated Spain (Captain: Harmanpreet Singh) | Olympic Medalists |
| Paris Olympics Medalist - Aman Sehrawat | Bronze Medal in Wrestling (Freestyle 57kg) | Olympic Medalists |
| 17th Paris Paralympics 2024 Event | Held in France | Mascot: Phrygian Cap | Paris Paralympics |
| 17th Paris Paralympics Flag Bearers (Opening) | Sumit Antil & Bhagyashree Jadhav | Paris Paralympics |
| 17th Paris Paralympics Flag Bearers (Closing) | Harvinder Singh & Preeti Pal | Paris Paralympics |
| 17th Paris Paralympics Chef-de-mission | Satya Prakash Sangwan | Paris Paralympics |
| 17th Paris Paralympics Indian Gold Record | Avani Lekhara became first Indian woman to win 2 Paralympic gold medals | Paris Paralympics |
| 17th Paris Paralympics First Rank & India Rank | 1st: China | India: 18th Rank (29 Medals total) | Paris Paralympics |
| 5th Khelo India Winter Games 2025 Venue | Leh (Ladakh) & Gulmarg (J&K) in two stages (Jan & Mar 2025) | Winter Games |
| 5th Khelo India Winter Games Mascot | Sheen-e-Shee (Snow Leopard) | Winter Games |
| 5th Khelo India Winter Games Stage-I Standings | 1st: Ladakh (4G, 2S, 1B) | 2nd: Tamil Nadu | 3rd: Maharashtra | Winter Games |
| 5th Khelo India Winter Games Stage-II Standings | 1st: Indian Army | 2nd: Himachal Pradesh | 3rd: Ladakh | Winter Games |
| 4th Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 Venue | Navi Mumbai & Vadodara (9 Jan. to 5 Feb. 2026) | WPL 2026 |
| 4th Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 Final | BCA Stadium, Kotambi (Vadodara) | WPL 2026 |
| 4th Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 Teams & Matches | 5 Teams (Total Matches: 22) | WPL 2026 |
| 4th Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 Winner | Royal Challengers Bangalore (defeated Delhi Capitals, 2nd title) | WPL 2026 |
| 4th Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 Player awards | Final POM: Smriti Mandhana | POT: Sophie Devine (Gujarat Giants) | WPL 2026 |
| 4th WPL 2026 Caps & Emerging Player | Orange Cap: Smriti Mandhana (377 runs) | Purple Cap: Sophie Devine (17 wickets) | Emerging: Nandini Sharma | WPL 2026 |
| 38th National Games 2025 Venue | Uttarakhand (11 cities, January 28 - February 14, 2025) | National Games |
| 38th National Games Mascot & Motto | Mascot: Mauli | Motto: Sankalp se Shikhar Tak | National Games |
| 38th National Games Theme & Torch | Theme: Green Games | Torch Name: Tejaswini | National Games |
| 38th National Games Sponsor & New Sports | Sponsor: Indian Oil | New Sports: Yogasana & Malkhamb | National Games |
| 38th National Games Standings | 1st: Services (68G, 26S, 27B, Total 121) | Wins Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy | National Games |
| 38th National Games State Rankings | 1st: Services | 2nd: Maharashtra | 3rd: Haryana | National Games |
| 38th National Games Bihar Rank | 29th Rank (1 Gold, 5 Silver, 12 Bronze, Total 18 medals) | National Games |
| 39th National Games 2027 Venue | Meghalaya | National Games |
| ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 Venue | India and Sri Lanka (September 30 - November 2, 2025) | Women's World Cup |
| ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 Final | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai (13th Edition) | Women's World Cup |
| ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 Theme Song | Bring it home (Singer: Shreya Ghoshal) | Women's World Cup |
| ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 Winner | Winner: India (defeated South Africa by 52 runs, Captain: Harmanpreet Kaur) | Women's World Cup |
| ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 Leaders | Most Runs: Laura Wolvaardt (571) | Most Wickets: Deepti Sharma (28) | Women's World Cup |
| ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 Player Awards | POT: Deepti Sharma (215 runs, 22 wickets) | Final POM: Shafali Verma (87 runs, 2 wickets) | Women's World Cup |
| Australian Open 2026 Men's Singles | Winner: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) | Runner Up: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Grand Slams |
| Australian Open 2026 Women's Singles | Winner: Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) | Runner Up: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) | Grand Slams |
| Australian Open 2026 Men's Doubles | Winner: C. Harrison (USA) & N. Skupski (UK) | Runner Up: J. Kubler & M. Polmans (Australia) | Grand Slams |
| Australian Open 2026 Women's Doubles | Winner: E. Mertens (Belgium) & Zhang Shuai (China) | Runner Up: A. Danilina & A. Krunic | Grand Slams |
| Australian Open 2026 Mixed Doubles | Winner: O. Gadecki & John Peers (Australia) | Runner Up: K. Mladenovic & M. Guinard (France) | Grand Slams |
| French Open 2025 Men's Singles | Winner: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) | Runner Up: Jannik Sinner (Italy) | Grand Slams |
| French Open 2025 Women's Singles | Winner: Coco Gauff (USA) | Runner Up: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) | Grand Slams |
| French Open 2025 Men's Doubles | Winner: M. Granollers (Spain) & H. Zeballos (Argentina) | Runner Up: J. Salisbury & N. Skupski (UK) | Grand Slams |
| French Open 2025 Women's Doubles | Winner: Sara Errani & Jasmine Paolini (Italy) | Runner Up: A. Danilina & A. Krunic | Grand Slams |
| Wimbledon 2025 Men's Singles | Winner: Jannik Sinner (Italy) | Runner Up: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) | Grand Slams |
| Wimbledon 2025 Women's Singles | Winner: Iga Swiatek (Poland) | Runner Up: Amanda Anisimova (USA) | Grand Slams |
| Wimbledon 2025 Men's Doubles | Winner: Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool (UK) | Runner Up: Rinky Hijikata & David Pel | Grand Slams |
| Wimbledon 2025 Women's Doubles | Winner: V. Kudermetova (IOA) & E. Mertens (Belgium) | Runner Up: Hsieh Su-wei & J. Ostapenko | Grand Slams |
| US Open 2025 Men's Singles | Winner: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) | Runner Up: Jannik Sinner (Italy) | Grand Slams |
| US Open 2025 Women's Singles | Winner: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) | Runner Up: Amanda Anisimova (USA) | Grand Slams |
| US Open 2025 Men's Doubles | Winner: M. Granollers (Spain) & H. Zeballos (Argentina) | Runner Up: J. Salisbury & N. Skupski | Grand Slams |
| US Open 2025 Women's Doubles | Winner: G. Dabrowski (Canada) & E. Routliffe (New Zealand) | Runner Up: K. Siniakova & T. Townsend | Grand Slams |
| Grand Slam Tennis Court Surfaces | Hard: Australian & US Open | Clay: French Open | Grass: Wimbledon | Tennis Court |
| U-19 Cricket World Cup 2026 Hosts & Dates | Zimbabwe and Namibia (15 Jan to 6 Feb 2026), Final at Harare Sports Club | Under-19 Cricket |
| U-19 Cricket World Cup 2026 Winner | Winner: India (defeated England by 100 runs, 6th time) | Under-19 Cricket |
| U-19 Cricket World Cup 2026 Captains | India: Ayush Mhatre | England: Thomas Reeves | Under-19 Cricket |
| U-19 Cricket World Cup 2026 Leaders | Most Runs: Ben Mayes (444) | Most Wickets: Manny Lumsden (16) | Under-19 Cricket |
| U-19 Cricket World Cup 2026 Player Awards | POM (Final): Vaibhav Suryavanshi (175 runs, 80 balls) | POT: Vaibhav Suryavanshi (439 runs) | Under-19 Cricket |
| 10th T-20 World Cup 2026 Hosts & Dates | India and Sri Lanka (February 8 to March 8, 2026) | T20 World Cup |
| 10th T-20 World Cup 2026 Teams & Format | 20 Teams, 55 Matches (Group Stage & Super 8) | T20 World Cup |
| 10th T-20 World Cup 2026 Winner & Runner-up | Winner: India (defeated New Zealand by 96 runs, Captain: Suryakumar Yadav) | T20 World Cup |
| 10th T-20 World Cup 2026 Player Awards | POT: Sanju Samson | POM (Final): Jasprit Bumrah | T20 World Cup |
| 10th T-20 World Cup 2026 Leaders | Most Runs: Sahibzada Farhan (383) | Most Wickets: Jasprit Bumrah & Varun Chakravarthy (14 each) | T20 World Cup |
| 10th T-20 World Cup 2026 Debut & Prize | Debut Team: Italy | Winner Prize Money: 27.48 Crores | T20 World Cup |
| Khelo India University Games 2024 Venue | Guwahati (4th Edition, Mascot: Ashtalakshmi) | University Games |
| Khelo India University Games 2024 Standings | 1st: Chandigarh University (32G, 18S, 21B) | 2nd: Lovely Professional University (20G, 14S, 8B) | University Games |
| Future Summer Olympics Venues | 34th (2028): Los Angeles, USA | 35th (2032): Brisbane, Australia | Global Venues |
| Future Winter Olympics Venues | 25th (2026): Milan & Cortina, Italy | 26th (2030): France | 27th (2034): Salt Lake City, USA | Global Venues |
| Future Youth Olympics & E-sports | 4th Summer Youth Olympics (2026): Dakar, Senegal | Olympic E-sports Games (2025): Saudi Arabia | Global Venues |
| Future Asian & Commonwealth Games | 20th Asian Games (2026): Japan | 21st (2030): Qatar | 22nd (2034): Saudi Arabia | 23rd Commonwealth (2026): Scotland | Global Venues |
| Future FIFA World Cup Venues | 23rd Men (2026): US, Mexico, Canada | 24th Men (2030): Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay | 25th Men (2034): Saudi Arabia | Global Venues |
| Future FIFA Women's World Cup Venues | 2027: Brazil | 2031: USA | 2035: United Kingdom (UK) | Global Venues |
| Future Cricket World Cup Venues | 14th Men (2027): S. Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia | 15th Men (2031): India & Bangladesh | Women (2025): India | Global Venues |
| Future Champions Trophy & T20 WC | 10th Champions (2025): Pakistan | 11th Champions (2029): India | 10th T20 WC (2026): India & Sri Lanka | 11th T20 WC (2028): Australia & NZ | Global Venues |
| Future Women's T20 WC & Hockey WC | 10th T20 (2026): England | 11th T20 (2028): Pakistan | U-19 T20 (2025): Malaysia & Thailand | 16th Hockey (2026): Belgium & Netherlands | Global Venues |
| Future World Cups & Championships | Hockey Fives (2024): Oman | Kho-Kho (2025): India | Men Boxing (2025): Japan | Weightlifting (2025): Norway | Badminton (2026): India | Archery (2025): Bangladesh | Global Venues |
| Men's Asia Cup Cricket 2025 Venue | Dubai & Abu Dhabi, UAE (Sept 9-28, 2025, 17th Edition, T20I format) | Asia Cup |
| Men's Asia Cup Cricket 2025 Winner | Winner: India (defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets, 9th Cup) | Asia Cup |
| Men's Asia Cup Cricket 2025 Player Awards | POT: Abhishek Sharma | Final POM: Tilak Verma | Asia Cup |
| Men's Asia Cup Cricket 2025 Leaders | Most Runs: Abhishek Sharma (314) | Most Wickets: Kuldeep Yadav (17) | Asia Cup |
| 18th Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Final | Final at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, Sponsor: Tata | IPL 2025 |
| 18th Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Winner | Winner: RCB (defeated Punjab Kings by 6 runs) | IPL 2025 |
| 18th Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Leaders | Most runs: Sai Sudarshan (759) | Most wickets: Prasidh Krishna (25) | Final POM: Krunal Pandya | IPL 2025 |
| 4th Khelo India Winter Games 2024 Venue | Leh, Ladakh & Gulmarg, J&K (Mascot: Snow Leopard) | Winter Games |
| 4th Khelo India Winter Games 2024 Standings | 1st: Indian Army (10G, 5S, 6B) | 2nd: Karnataka | Winter Games |
| Khelo India Youth Games 2025 Venue | 5 cities of Bihar (4-15 May, 2025, 7th Edition, Mascot: Gajsimha) | Youth Games |
| Khelo India Youth Games 2025 Standings | 1st: Maharashtra (158 medals) | 2nd: Haryana | 3rd: Rajasthan | Sepak Takraw included first time | Youth Games |
| Khelo India Youth Games 2025 Bihar Rank | 15th Rank (7 Gold, 11 Silver, 18 Bronze, Total 36 medals) | Youth Games |
| 13th Cricket World Cup 2023 Winner | Winner: Australia (6th title, defeated India by 6 wickets) | World Cup 2023 |
| 13th Cricket World Cup 2023 Leaders | Most runs: Virat Kohli (765) | Most wickets: Mohammed Shami (24) | Indian Captain: Rohit Sharma | World Cup 2023 |
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