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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 Advani in Carlow, Ireland. Historic First: It was Kothari’s first IBSF world title in the timed format. Family Legacy: The victory came 35 years after his father Manoj Kothari won the title in 1990 in Bangalore.…

04 May, 2026 Others

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. Key Fact: This was Hockey Jharkhand’s first-ever national title. Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2025 Venue: Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Champion: Punjab defeated Madhya Pradesh to win the title. Third Place: Uttar Pradesh…

01 May, 2026 Others

Khelo India 2025

Khelo India 2025 Khelo India Youth Games 2025 Host State: Bihar. Mascot: Gajasimha — a mythical elephant-lion creature inspired by the Pala dynasty heritage of Nalanda and Bodhgaya. Champion: Maharashtra topped the medal tally with 58 gold, 47 silver and 53 bronze medals. It was Maharashtra’s fifth KIYG title and third consecutive title. Second Position: Haryana — 39 gold, 27 silver and 51 bronze medals. Third Position: Rajasthan — 24 gold, 12 silver and 24 bronze medals. Host Bihar: Finished 15th with seven gold, 11 silver and 18 bronze medals. Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2025 Venue: The 5th edition…

29 April, 2026 Others

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