Latest Sports Current Affairs November 2025

Stay updated with the latest Sports Current Affairs of November 2025, covering all major national and international sports highlights. This summary brings together key updates on recent tournaments, championships, record-breaking performances, awards, and India’s achievements on the global stage.

From cricket and football to athletics, badminton, hockey, and other major sports, these updates are highly useful for competitive exams such as UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railways, Defence, and State PSCs.

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🏆 Sports Current Affairs November – 2025

🏎️ Motorsports

◾ Lando Norris won the Mexican Grand Prix (GP) 2025, marking a major achievement in his Formula One career.

♟️ Chess

◾ Ilamparthi Avalpoondurai Ravikumar became India’s 90th Chess Grandmaster, adding another milestone to Indian chess.

◾ Namitbir Singh Walia became the second player from Punjab to earn the International Master (IM) title in chess.

◾ The FIDE World Chess Cup 2025 trophy, held in Panjim, Goa, has been named in honour of Viswanathan Anand.

◾ Raahul VS became India’s 91st Chess Grandmaster, strengthening India’s dominance in world chess.

◾ KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, signed an MoU with FIDE and AICF to promote chess in education and society.

◾ Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan won the FIDE World Cup 2025, becoming the youngest-ever champion at 19.

🏏 Cricket

◾ India Women’s Cricket Team won their first-ever ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, defeating South Africa at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai.

◾ The ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy (1st edition) is set to begin in Bangkok, Thailand.

◾ The Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 will be hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia from January 15 to February 6.

◾ India won the first-ever Blind Women’s T20 World Cup 2025, defeating Nepal, with the tournament co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.

◾ Asian Paints partnered with BCCI as the official colour partner for three years in a deal worth ₹45 crore.

◾ Rohit Sharma has been named the tournament ambassador for the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.

🤼 Kabaddi

◾ Dabang Delhi Kabaddi Club clinched the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 12 title in the final held in New Delhi.

◾ India won the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

🏑 Hockey

◾ Former Indian player Manuel Frederick, who recently passed away, was associated with Hockey.

◾ Indian Oil Mumbai won the 42nd Indian Oil Servo Surjit Hockey Trophy 2025 for the third consecutive year.

◾ The centenary celebration of Indian Hockey (1925–2025) was organised by Hockey India and the Sports Authority of India (SAI).

🏃 Athletics

◾ India topped the medal tally at the 4th South Asian Athletics Championships (SAAF) 2025.

◾ Odisha is set to host the inaugural National Indoor Athletics Championships in January 2026.

🏹 Archery

◾ India secured the top position in the medal tally at the 24th Asian Archery Championship 2025 held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

◾ The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the Asian Youth Archery Championship 2026.

🚴 Cycling

◾ Indu, an Indian giant squirrel, has been unveiled as the official mascot of the Bajaj Pune Grand Tour 2026, India’s first UCI 2.2 Stage Cycling Race.

🥇 Multi-Sport Events

◾ China topped the medal tally at the 3rd Asian Youth Games 2025, where India won 48 medals including 13 gold.

◾ India won 20 medals at the 25th Summer Deaflympics 2025 held in Tokyo, Japan.

⚽ Football

◾ Curaçao became the smallest nation ever to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026.

◾ FIFA introduced the “FIFA Peace Prize – Football Unites the World” to honour contributions towards peace and unity through football.

🎾 Tennis

◾ Roger Federer is set to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF) in August 2026.

◾ Italy won the Davis Cup title 2025, continuing their strong presence in international tennis.

🏸 Badminton

◾ Lakshya Sen won the Men’s Singles title at the Australian Open Super 500 Badminton Tournament 2025.

🥊 Boxing

◾ Gennady Golovkin has been named the new President of World Boxing.

🎯 Shooting

◾ China topped the medal tally at the ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol 2025 held in Cairo, Egypt.

🏛️ Sports Infrastructure & Awards

◾ Ahmedabad has been officially declared the host city of the 2030 Commonwealth Games.
◾ Aaquib Wani designed the King’s Baton for the India leg of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

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