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Hockey ( Recents Tournments / News)

Hockey Women’s Hockey India League Final Venue: Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi. Champion: Odisha Warriors defeated JSW Soorma Hockey Club. Significance: Odisha Warriors won the inaugural Women’s Hockey India League title. 15th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2025 Venue: Tau Devi Lal Complex, Panchkula, Haryana. Champion: Hockey Jharkhand defeated defending champion Hockey Haryana in the final. Ke

Football ( Events & News)

Football Mascot of FIFA 2026 Mascots: Clutch the Bald Eagle, Maple the Moose and Zayu the Jaguar. Representing Countries: United States, Canada and Mexico respectively. Opening Match: 11 June 2026 at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City. Final Match: 19 July 2026 at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, New York City. Number of Teams: 48, increased from 32. Total Matches: 104. New Feature: First-ever halftime show during the final. Santosh Trophy 2026 Venue: Dhakuakhana S

Cricket ( Recents Tournaments/Winners)

Cricket 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup Hosts: India and Sri Lanka. Final Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Champion: India won its 3rd title. Runner-Up: New Zealand. Player of the Match: Jasprit Bumrah. Player of the Series: Rachin Ravindra, New Zealand. 2026 Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Host: Co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia. Champion: India beat England to secure its record-extending 6th title. Player of the Tournament: Vaibhav Sury

Chess ( Events & Players)

Chess Chess World Cup 2025 Venue: Goa, India. Winner: Javokhir Sindarov, Uzbekistan. Historic Achievement: He became the youngest player to win the World Cup at the age of 19. Runner-Up: Wei Yi, China. FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 Venue: Batumi, Georgia. Finalists: Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy, both from India. Winner: Divya Deshmukh. Significance First time two Indian women reached the final. Divya Deshmukh became the first Indian

Billiards/Snooker ( Championships )

Billiards/Snooker Championships IBSF World 6-Red Snooker Championship 2025 Venue: Manama, Bahrain. Champion: 16-year-old Welsh cueist Riley Powell defeated India’s snooker legend Pankaj Advani in the final. Key Fact: Pankaj Advani has won a record 28 world titles across billiards, snooker and pool. IBSF World Billiards Champion Champion: Indian cueist Sourav Kothari won the 2025 IBSF World Billiards title. Final: He defeated multiple-time winner Pankaj A

Badminton Championships

Badminton Championships All England Open Badminton Championships 2025 The 2025 All England Open was held at the Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England, from 11 to 16 March 2025. Singles Title Winner Men’s Singles Shi Yuqi, China. Women’s Singles An Se-young, South Korea. US Open 2025 The Yonex US Open 2025 was held in Council Bluffs, United States, from 24 to 29 June 2025. Category

9th Asian Winter Games

9th Asian Winter Games Aspect Details Host City/Country Harbin, China. Mascots Binbin and Nini — tiger mascots. Table Topper China topped the medal tally with 85 medals — 32 gold, 27 silver and 26 bronze. Second Position Republic of Korea finished second with 45 medals — 16 gold, 15 silver and 14 bronze. India at the Event India sent its largest-ever contingent of 59 athlete

Special Olympics World Winter Games 2025

Special Olympics World Winter Games 2025 Aspect Details Host City/Country Turin, Piedmont, Italy. India at the Event India won a total of 33 medals, including 8 gold, 18 silver and 7 bronze. PT Facts Host: The Special Olympics World Winter Games 2025 were hosted in Turin, Italy. India: India won 33 medals at the event. Medal Breakup: India’s tally included 8 gold, 18 silver and 7 bronze.

World Para Athletics Championships 2025

World Para Athletics Championships 2025 Aspect Details Venue Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. Mascot Viraaj, a young elephant. India at the Event India registered its best-ever performance, ranking 10th with 12 medals — six golds, nine silvers and seven bronzes. Table Toppers Brazil topped the medal tally followed by China. PT Facts Venue: The 2025 World Para Athletics Champio

World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025

World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025 Aspect Details Host City New Delhi hosted India’s first-ever international para athletics event. Hosting Period India will host the event annually till 2028. India at the Event India finished on top of the medal tally with 134 medals — 45 gold, 40 silver and 49 bronze. PT Facts Host: New Delhi hosted India’s first-ever international para athletics

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