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Sports Current Affairs Notes (November 2024 - March 2025)
Cricket
• November 2024
o New Zealand Tour of India: 3-Test series (16 Oct - 5 Nov 2024). Captains:
Rohit Sharma (India), Tom Latham (NZ). Key Achievements: Virat Kohli scored
9,000 Test runs; Rishabh Pant hit fastest half-century (36 balls) against NZ in
3rd Test at Wankhede Stadium.
o Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2024: Mumbai defeated Madhya Pradesh
by 5 wickets in the final (15 Dec 2024, Bengaluru). Mumbai’s 2nd title (1st in
2022). Prize: ₹5 crore (winners), ₹2.5 crore (runners-up).
o India vs South Africa T20I Series: India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, won 3-1
against South Africa (Aiden Markram). Sanju Samson scored 109* (56 balls) in
4th T20I; Arshdeep Singh became India’s 2nd-highest T20I wicket-taker.
o ACC U-19 Men’s Asia Cup 2024: Bangladesh beat India by 59 runs in the final
(8 Dec 2024, Dubai). Bangladesh’s 2nd consecutive title (1st in 2023).
o Retirement: Wriddhiman Saha (40) announced retirement from all cricket; final
Ranji Trophy season in 2024.
• December 2024
o Retirements:
▪ Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) retired from international cricket (14 Dec
2024). Stats: 36 Tests, 61 ODIs, 62 T20Is, 271 wickets, 1,179 runs.
▪ Imad Wasim (Pakistan) retired (13 Dec 2024). Stats: 55 ODIs (44
wickets), 75 T20Is (73 wickets), 986 ODI runs, 554 T20I runs.
▪ Ravichandran Ashwin (India) retired (18 Dec 2024). Stats: 106 Tests (537
wickets, 2nd-highest for India after Anil Kumble’s 619), 116 ODIs, 65
T20Is, 765 wickets total. Awards: ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year (2016),
Arjuna Award (2015).
o ACC U-19 Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024: India defeated Bangladesh by 41
runs in the final (22 Dec 2024, Kuala Lumpur). India’s 1st title.
o Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25: Karnataka beat Vidarbha by 36 runs in the final
(18 Jan 2025, Vadodara). Karnataka’s 5th title (prev: 2013-14, 2014-15, 2017-
18, 2019-20).
• January 2025
o Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25: Australia beat India 3-1 (22 Nov 2024 - 7
Jan 2025). Final Test: 5 Jan 2025, Sydney. Australia’s 1st win over India in 10
years (last: 2014-15). Key Achievements: Jasprit Bumrah (fastest Indian to 200
Test wickets), Rishabh Pant (fastest Test 50 by a visiting batter in Australia, 29
balls).
• February 2025
o ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025: India defeated South Africa by 9
wickets in the final (2 Feb 2025, Kuala Lumpur). India’s 2nd consecutive title.
Captains: Niki Prasad (India), Kayla Reyneke (SA).
o ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25: Australia won for the 3rd consecutive
time (announced Feb 2025).
o Retirement: Wriddhiman Saha retired after his final Ranji Trophy match for
West Bengal vs Punjab (Eden Gardens, Kolkata).
• March 2025
o Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Vidarbha beat Kerala in the final (2 Mar 2025, Nagpur).
Vidarbha’s 3rd title (prev: 2017-18, 2018-19).
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o ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets in the
final (9 Mar 2025, Dubai). India’s 3rd title (prev: 2002, 2013). Key Performers:
Rohit Sharma (76 runs), Rachin Ravindra (Golden Bat, Player of the
Tournament), Virat Kohli (fastest to 14,000 ODI runs, 287 innings).
Ambassadors: Shikhar Dhawan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shane Watson, Tim Southee.
o Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025: Mumbai Indians Women (MI-W) beat
Delhi Capitals Women (DC-W) by 8 runs in the final (Brabourne Stadium,
Mumbai). MI-W’s 2nd title (1st in 2023). Captains: Harmanpreet Kaur (MI-W),
Meghann Lanning (DC-W).
Table: WPL 2025 Award Winners
Award Player Team
Orange Cap Natalie Sciver-Brunt Mumbai Indians Women (MI-W)
Purple Cap Amelia Kerr MI-W
Player of the Match Harmanpreet Kaur MI-W
Emerging Player Shafali Verma Delhi Capitals Women (DC-W)
Table: Cricket Retirements (March 2025)
Name Country Format Date Key Stats/Awards
Retired
Steven Smith Australia ODI 5 Mar ICC Cricketer of the Year (2015),
2025 World Cup Player of the Tournament
(2015)
Mushfiqur Bangladesh ODI Mar 7795 runs in 274 ODIs, 2nd-highest
Rahim 2025 for Bangladesh
Dimuth Sri Lanka All Feb Retired after 100th Test vs Australia
Karunaratne Formats 2025
Tennis
• November 2024
o Davis Cup 2024: Italy, led by Filippo Volandri, defeated Netherlands (Paul
Haarhuis) 2-0 in the final (19-24 Nov 2024, Málaga, Spain). Italy’s 3rd title.
o Retirement: Rafael Nadal (Spain) retired after Spain’s Davis Cup quarterfinal
loss to Netherlands. Stats: 22 Grand Slam titles (2nd to Novak Djokovic’s 24).
Awards: Laureus Sportsman of the Year (2011, 2021), BBC World Sport Star
(2010).
• December 2024
o Waldner Cup 2024: Team Asia (incl. India’s Manika Batra, led by Ma Long)
beat Team World 14-10 (13-15 Dec 2024, Oslo, Norway). Organized by Jan
Ove Waldner.
• January 2025
o Australian Open 2025: Held 12-26 Jan 2025, Melbourne.
Table: Australian Open 2025 Winners
Category Winner Runner-Up
Men’s Singles Jannik Sinner (Italy) Alexander Zverev (Germany)
Women’s Madison Keys (USA) Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)
Singles
Men’s Harri Heliovaara (Finland) & Henry Simone Bolelli & Andrea
Doubles Patten (Britain) Vavassori (Italy)
Women’s Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) Hsieh Su-Wei (Taiwan) & Jelena
Doubles & Taylor Townsend (USA) Ostapenko (Latvia)
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Category Winner Runner-Up
Mixed Olivia Gadecki & John Peers Kimberly Birrell & John-Patrick
Doubles (Australia) Smith (Australia)
o ITF World Champions 2024: Men’s (Jannik Sinner, Italy), Women’s (Iga
Świątek, Poland), Men’s Doubles (Marcelo Arévalo, El Salvador & Mate Pavic,
Croatia), Women’s Doubles (Sara Errani & Jasmine Paolini, Italy).
• February 2025
o Chennai Open ATP Challenger 2025: Kyrian Jacquet (France) won men’s
singles; Shintaro Mochizuki & Kaito Uesugi (Japan) won doubles (3-9 Feb 2025,
Chennai).
o Retirement: Simona Halep (Romania) retired (4 Feb 2025). Stats: 2 Grand
Slams (2018 French Open, 2019 Wimbledon), ex-World No. 1 (2017).
• March 2025
o Retirement: Achanta Sharath Kamal (India) retired from professional table
tennis (4 Mar 2025). Final event: WTT Star Contender, Chennai (25 Mar 2025).
Stats: 10 Senior National Champion titles, 13 Commonwealth Games medals (7
gold), 2 Asian Games bronzes (2018). Awards: Arjuna (2004), Padma Shri
(2019), Khel Ratna (2022).
Badminton
• December 2024
o Syed Modi India International Super 300: Held 26 Nov - 1 Dec 2024,
Lucknow.
Table: Syed Modi India International 2024 Winners
Category Winner
Men’s Singles Lakshya Sen (India)
Women’s Singles PV Sindhu (India)
Men’s Doubles Huang Di & Liu Yang (China)
Women’s Doubles Gayatri Gopichand & Treesa Jolly (India)
Mixed Doubles Dechapol Puavaranukroh & Supissara Paewsampran (Thailand)
• January 2025
o India Open Super 750: Held 19 Jan 2025, New Delhi.
Table: India Open Super 750 2025 Winners
Category Winner
Men’s Singles Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
Women’s Singles An Se-young (South Korea)
Men’s Doubles Goh Sze Fei & Nur Izzuddin (Malaysia)
Women’s Doubles Arisa Igarashi & Ayako Sakuramoto (Japan)
Mixed Doubles Jiang Zhen Bang & Wei Ya Xin (China)
Chess
• November 2024
o Chennai Grandmasters 2024: Aravindh Chithambaram won Masters title (5-11
Nov 2024, Chennai). Pranav Venkatesh won Challengers title.
o Tata Steel Chess India 2024: Magnus Carlsen (Norway) won rapid (7.5 pts)
and blitz (13 pts) titles (13-17 Nov 2024, Kolkata). Women’s winners: Rapid
(Aleksandra Goryachkina, Russia, 7.5 pts), Blitz (Kateryna Lagno, Russia, 11.5
pts).
• December 2024
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o World Chess Championship 2024: D Gukesh (India) defeated Ding Liren
(China) in the 14th round (25 Nov - 12 Dec 2024, Singapore). Gukesh became
the youngest world champion (18 yrs, 8 mths, 14 days), surpassing Garry
Kasparov’s record (22 yrs, 6 mths, 27 days).
o FIDE World Youth U-18 Rapid & Blitz: Pranav Venkatesh (India) won gold in
both events (17 Dec 2024, Slovenia).
• January 2025
o FIDE World Rapid & Blitz 2024: Held 26-31 Dec 2024, New York. Winners:
Rapid (Volodar Murzin, Russia), Women’s Rapid (Koneru Humpy, India), Blitz
(Magnus Carlsen & Ian Nepomniachtchi shared), Women’s Blitz (Ju Wenjun,
China). Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) won bronze in women’s blitz.
• February 2025
o Tata Steel Chess Masters 2025: R Praggnanandhaa (India) beat D Gukesh in
tiebreaker (2 Feb 2025, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands). 1st Indian winner since
Viswanathan Anand (2006).
• March 2025
o Monaco Grand Prix 2025: Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE) won (18-28 Feb
2025, Monte Carlo). Top 3: Goryachkina, Humpy Koneru (India), Batkhuyag
Munguntuul (Mongolia) - all 5.5 pts.
o Cannes International Open 2025: Pa Iniyan (India) won (Mar 2025, Cannes).
Table: Cannes International Open 2025 Winners
Rank Name Points Medal
1 Pa Iniyan 7.5 Gold
2 Aradhya Garg 7 Silver
3 Kazybek Noderbek 7 Bronze
Grand Prix (Formula 1)
• November 2024
o Brazilian GP 2024: Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won from 17th position (3 Nov
2024, São Paulo). 8th win of 2024, 4th straight F1 title.
o Las Vegas GP 2024: George Russell (Mercedes) won (23 Nov 2024, Nevada).
Verstappen secured 4th consecutive Drivers’ Championship (5th place finish).
• December 2024
o Qatar GP 2024: Max Verstappen won (1 Dec 2024, Lusail). 9th win of 2024,
63rd career win.
o Abu Dhabi GP 2024: Lando Norris (McLaren) won (Dec 2024, Yas Marina).
McLaren won Constructors’ Championship.
• March 2025
o Australian GP 2025: Lando Norris (McLaren) won season opener (16 Mar
2025, Melbourne).
Table: Australian GP 2025 Top 3
Rank Name Country
1 Lando Norris (McLaren) United Kingdom
2 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Dutch-Belgian
3 George Russell (Mercedes) United Kingdom
Other Sports
• November 2024
o Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024: India beat China 1-0 in the final
(11-20 Nov 2024, Bihar). India’s 3rd title.
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o Men’s Hockey Junior Asia Cup 2024: India beat Pakistan 5-3 (26 Nov - 4 Dec
2024, Muscat). India’s 5th title (3rd consecutive: 2015, 2023, 2024).
• December 2024
o Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 11: Haryana Steelers beat Patna Pirates
32-23 (29 Dec 2024, Pune). 1st PKL title for Haryana. Awards: MVP & Best
Defender (Mohammadreza Shadloui), Super Coach (Manpreet Singh).
o Santosh Trophy 2024: West Bengal beat Kerala in the final (31 Dec 2024,
Hyderabad). WB’s 33rd title.
o Kho Kho World Cup 2025: India’s men’s team beat Nepal 54-36, women’s
team beat Nepal 78-40 (13-19 Jan 2025, New Delhi). 1st edition titles.
• January 2025
o Khelo India Winter Games 2025: Started 23 Jan 2025, Leh, Ladakh.
o Table: Khelo India Winter Games 2025 Medal Tally (Top 5)
Rank State/UT/Institution Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Indian Army 7 5 6 18
2 Himachal Pradesh 6 5 7 18
3 Ladakh (UT) 4 2 1 7
4 Maharashtra 3 5 5 13
5 Tamil Nadu 3 2 0 5
o National Games 2025: SSCB topped with 121 medals (68 gold) in Uttarakhand
(26 Jan - 14 Feb 2025). Best Athletes: Dhinidhi Desinghu (female, 11 medals),
Srihari Nataraj (male, 10 medals).
• February 2025
o Asian Winter Games 2025: China topped with 85 medals (7-14 Feb 2025,
Harbin).
o Table: Asian Winter Games 2025 Medal Tally (Top 5)
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China 32 27 26 85
2 Republic of Korea 16 15 14 45
3 Japan 10 12 15 37
4 Kazakhstan 4 9 7 20
5 Philippines 1 0 0 1
o Asian Snooker Championship 2025: Pankaj Advani (India) beat Amir Sarkosh
(Iran) (15-21 Feb 2025, Doha). 14th Asian title.
o Archery Asia Cup Stage I 2025: India topped with 8 medals (5 gold) (16-23
Feb 2025, Bangkok).
• March 2025
o Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship 2025: India beat Iran 32-25 (8 Mar
2025, Tehran). India’s 5th title (prev: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2017).
• Retirements (Other Sports)
o November 2024: Rani Rampal (India, hockey) retired. Awards: Padma Shri
(2020), Khel Ratna (2020), Arjuna (2016).
o December 2024: Emma McKeon (Australia, swimming) retired (25 Nov 2024).
Stats: 14 Olympic medals (6 gold), most by an Australian.
o February 2025: Simona Halep (Romania, tennis) retired (4 Feb 2025).
o March 2025: Achanta Sharath Kamal (India, table tennis) retired (4 Mar 2025).
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