Current Affairs

Syed Modi International 2025 badminton tournament

Top seeds Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand successfully defended their womens doubles title at the Syed Modi International 2025 badminton tournament on 30 November 2025. They defeated Japanese eighth seeds Kaho Osawa and Mai Tanabe 17-21, 21-13, 21-15 in the final at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow.

Javokhir Sindarov

Javokhir Sindarov (19 years) of Uzbekistan won the FIDE Chess World Cup on 26 November 2025, beating Chinas Wei Yi in the final in the tie-breaker round. He also became the youngest champion in World Cup history and has qualified for the Candidates, too.

2030 Commonwealth Games

Ahmedabad has been formally awarded hosting rights of the 2030 Commonwealth Games. The decision was approved by delegates from 74 Commonwealth nations at the General Assembly in Glasgow, United Kingdom on 26 November 2025.

Womens Kabaddi World Cup

India womens team secured their second successive Womens Kabaddi World Cup title in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 24 November 2025. India beat Chinese Taipei 35-28 in the final.

Lakshya Sen

Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen clinched the mens singles title at the Australian Open 2025 on 23 November 2025.

Nikhat Zareen

Indias Nikhat Zareen clinched the gold medal in the 51 kg gold at the World Boxing Cup Finals in Greater Noida on 20 November 2025. She defeatwed Xuan Yi Guo of Chinese Taipei with 5-0. She sealed Indias fifth gold medal in the womens category in the tournament.

FIFA rankings

The Indian mens football team has been ranked 142nd in the latest FIFA rankings, issued on 20 November 2025.

Former wicketkeeper-batter Mark Greatbatch

Former wicketkeeper-batter Mark Greatbatch was elected as the new president of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on 19 November 2025. He represented New Zealand in 41 Tests and 84 ODIs between 1988 and 1996, has previously worked as head coach and selector for the mens national team.

Roger Federer

Roger Federer will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF) in an induction celebration set for August 2026 in Newport, Rhode Island, the ITHF said on 19 November 2025.

The International Hockey Federation

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has awarded Indias Raghu Prasad the title of FIH Male Umpire of the Year 2025 for his “professionalism, dedication, and excellence in officiating matches.

Anupama Ramachandran

Indias Anupama Ramachandran clinched the IBSF World Snooker Championship title in Doha on 13 November 2025.

Jyothi Surekha Vennam

Jyothi Surekha Vennam clinching gold medals in both individual and team events at the Asian Archery Championships 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 13 November 2025.

ISSF World Championships

Samrat Rana won the mens 10m air pistol gold at the ISSF World Championships in Cairo on 10 November 2025.

Ravinder Singh

Indian shooter Ravinder Singh clinched the gold medal in the Mens 50-meter Pistol event at the ISSF World Championships in Egypt, Cairo on 8 November 2025.

Hockey Centenary Celebrations

The Sports Authority of India and Hockey India on 7 November 2025 celebrated the centenary of Indian hockey at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi.

Ilamparthi AR

Ilamparthi AR (16 years) from Chennai became Indias 90th Grandmaster and the 35th from Tamil Nadu.

ICC Womens ODI World Cup

The Indian womens cricket team won their first-ever ICC Womens ODI World Cup on 2 November 2025.