Latest Sports Current Affairs July 2025

Welcome to our Sports Current Affairs – July 2025!
This post gives you the most important sports news simply and easily. These updates will help you for competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, Railways, and State Exams.

We cover major wins, new records, famous players, and exciting matches. From cricket and football to kabaddi and chess, all the latest updates are here. Whether you are a student, sports fan, or exam aspirant, this post is just right for you!

Let’s begin with the top sports headlines of July 2025. 🎯

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Latest Sports Current Affairs July 2025

🏆 Multi-Sport Events

◾ India has won the bid to host the 2029 World Police & Fire Games (WPFG) in Gujarat.

◾ At the 21st World Police & Fire Games 2025, India finished third with 588 medals, while the USA topped the medal tally.

◾ The inaugural Khelo India Water Sports Festival will be held in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

◾ Bihar hosted the Indian Open Athletics Meet (6th edition) for the first time at Patna.

🏑 Hockey

◾ Tamil Nadu men’s team clinched the title at the inaugural Hockey India Masters Cup 2025 in Chennai.

🏸 Badminton

◾ Ayush Shetty won his maiden BWF World Tour title by winning the Men’s Singles at the 2025 US Open Badminton Tournament (Super 300 event).

◾ Shi Yuqi (China) won the Men’s Singles title at the BWF Japan Open 2025.

🏓 Table Tennis

◾ Divyanshi Bhowmick became the first Indian in 36 years to win the U15 Girls’ Singles title at the Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships 2025 in Uzbekistan.

🎾 Squash

◾ Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar won the Men’s Doubles title at the 2nd Asian Squash Doubles Championships 2025 in Malaysia.

♟️ Chess

◾ Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa clinched the UzChess Cup Masters 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

◾ Magnus Carlsen won the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2025 in Zagreb.

◾ Levon Aronian secured victory at the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025.

◾ Harikrishnan A Ra became India’s 87th Grandmaster.

🏹 Archery & Para Sports

◾ India won nine medals and secured second place at the Asian Para Archery Championships 2025 in Beijing, China.

⚽ Football

◾ Mexico won its 10th CONCACAF Gold Cup title (2025) by defeating the USA in Houston, Texas.

◾ The Indian men’s football team slipped to 133rd in FIFA rankings – their lowest in nine years, while Argentina retained the top spot.

◾ Italy qualified for the Men’s T20 World Cup (first time).

◾ Chelsea FC won the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.

🏏 Cricket

◾ Sanjog Gupta has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ICC.

◾ England will host the next three World Test Championship finals in 2027, 2029, and 2031.

◾ USA Cricket won the ‘ICC Associate Member Men’s Performance of the Year 2024’ award for their T20 World Cup 2024 performance.

🥊 Boxing

◾ India achieved its best-ever performance at the 2nd leg of World Boxing Cup 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan, winning 11 medals and finishing third in the medal tally.

🤾 Other Sports & Events

◾ Neeraj Chopra won the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 in Bengaluru with a 86.18m throw.

◾ Sudhanshu Mittal has been re-elected as the President of Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI).

◾ The 2025 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships will be hosted by Indonesia.

◾ The ISSF World Cup 2027 will be hosted in New Delhi.

◾ Prasar Bharati signed a 3-year MoU with Handball Association of India (HAI) to broadcast national and international handball events.

◾ The Delhi government announced a ₹7 crore reward under Mukhyamantri Khel Protsahan Yojana for Olympic and Paralympic gold medalists.

💰 Sports Business & Branding

◾ According to Houlihan Lokey’s 2025 IPL Valuation Study, IPL’s standalone brand value jumped 13.8% to $3.9 billion.

◾ The Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) appointed Yuvraj Singh as its co-owner and brand ambassador.

🎓 Olympiad & Youth Sports

◾ At the 57th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2025 in Dubai, four Indian students won 2 gold and 2 silver medals; Mayank Sharma was not part of the team.

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