SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS IN JANUARY 2026

CHESS - 

* Bibisara Assaubayeva Wins The FIDE Women's World Blitz Championship 2025 

Silver - Anna Muzychuk 

Bronze - Eline Roebers & Zhu Jiner 

* * AARYAN VARSHNEY BECAME INDIA'S 92ND CHESS GRAND MASTER.

* Indian Woman Chess Master Divya Deshmukh Has Been Received The Dynamite News Young India COUNTRY Award By Chief Justice Of India Shri Surya Kant 

TENNIS -

* Venus Williams Became The Oldest Player (45 Years) To Play US OPEN 2026 

* ICC Chairman Jay Shah Has Flagged Off The Run For Girl child Half Marathon 2.0 in Surat.

* Senegal Wins The AFRICA Cup After Beating Morocco In The FINAL Of 2026 

* Sania Mirza Has Started a New Venture Named - NEXT SET ( To Supports India's Women's Athlete ) 

LAUNCHED - 

* Two Time Olympic Medalist Neeraj Chopra Has Launched His Own Athlete Management Company Vel Sports. 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Sjoerd Marijine Has Been Appointed As The Chief Coach Of Indian Women's Hockey Team.

* Cekrovolu Swuro ELECTED As Vice President Of Archery Association Of India.

* Andre de Grasse, Sprint Legend & 7 Time Olympics Medalist Has Been Appointed As International EVENT Ambassador For Tata Mumbai Marathon ( TMM)

* BARCELONA Wins The 16th Spanish Cup Title After Beating Real Madrid ( host - Saudi Arabia) 

*  CA Kuttappa Has Been Appointed As India's Men Boxing Head Coach For 3rd Stint.

* Indian Olympian Boxer Vijender Singh Has Been Appointed As Member Of Asian Boxing Council.

* Amelia Valverde Appointed As The Coach Of SENIOR Indian Women Team 

HOST - 

* Uttarkhand Chief Minister Pushakar Singh Dhami Has Virtually Inaugurated The National Paralympics Powerlifting Championships 

* Ladakh Host The 6th Edition Of Khelo India Winter Game 

* Squirrel Indu Has Unveiled As Official Mascot Of Pune Grand Tour 2026 

OFFICIAL SPONSOR - 

* Coca-Cola Has Became The Sponsor For Indian WOMAN Football Team For Next 3 Years.

RETIREMENT - 

*  Middle Distance Runner Jinson Johnson Announced Retirement 

( In 2018, He Became The First Indian In 56 Years To Win An Asian Games Gold Medal In 1500 Meter & Silver in 800 M) 

* AUSTRALIAN Batter Usman Khwaja Announced Retirement From International Cricket.

* * SAINA NEHWAL ANNOUNCED RETIREMENT FROM BADMINTON INTERNATIONAL.

* SHE  HAS WON 446 MATCHES IN HER CAREER.

BIGGEST EVENTS - 

* BRONZE - 2012 Olympic 

* SILVER - World Championship (2015 JAKRATA) 

* BRONZE - 2017 GLASS GLOW 

* BRONZE - (UBER CUP - 2014 New Delhi)

* BRONZE - (UBER CUP - 2016 KUSNSHAN) 

* GOLD - (2010- COMMONWEALTH GAMES DELHI) 

* GOLD - 2018 GOLD COAST 

* GOLD - 2018 GOLD COAST (MIXED EVENT)

* SILVER - 2010 COMMONWEALTH (MIXED)

* BRONZE - 2006 MELBOURNE (MIXED) 

* BRONZE - 2014 ( ASIAN GAMES INCHEON) 

* BRONZE - 2018 - ASAIN GAMES ( Jakarta & PALMBANG)

* BRONZE - 2010 (ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS NEW DELHI)

* BRONZE - 2016 WUHAN 

* BRONZE - 2018 WUHAN 

* GOLD - 2008 (WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS) PUNE 

* SILVER - 2006 INCHEON (JUNIOR) 

* GOLD - 2008 (COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES) PUNE 

* SILVER - 2004 (BENDIGO) (MIXED TEAM) 

AWARDS & HONOURS - 

* KHEL RATNA AWARD 

* ARJUNA AWARD 

* PADMASHREE 

* PADMA BHUSAN 

MIXED - 

* Meghalaya Riiohlang Dhar Has Been Selected For FIFA Referring International List For 2026 

* Rupa Bayor, From Arunachal Pradesh Became The First Indian To Achieve World Number 6 And Asia Ranked 1 

 * Diu Host The 2nd Khelo India Beach Games 2026 

* Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Has Inaugurated The LOVLINA BORGOHAIN Sports Complex In Golaghat. 

* Manisha Kalyan Joins Alianza Lima ( Liga Femenina) ( First Indian Woman To Join) 

* PV Sindhu Become The India's First And Only To Win 500 Career Matches Wins 

*  Karan Singh Wins The ITF M15 Hyderabad Single Title.

*  The Indian Army Ice Hockey Champions At The Khelo India Ice Hockey Championships 2026 

CRICKET - 

* Virat Kohli Became The Fastest Cricketer To Get 28,000 International Runs in 624 Innings, And Surpassed Kumar Sangakara (Srilanka) To Became The 2nd Leading Runs Scores in Odi Cricket.

* Australian Cricketer Mitchell Starc Has Wins The ICC Player Of The Month For December 2026 ( Male) 

* South Africa Women's Cricket Laura WOOLVAAT Has Wins ICC WOMEN'S Cricketer Of The Month For December 2026 

*  Former Indian First Class Cricketer Ajay Verma PASSED AWAY.

* Vidarbha Wins The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025/26 Title 

* Aman Mokhade Became The First Batter To Score 800 Runs In Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025 

* Former BCCI President Mr I S  Bindra Passed Away.

 * THE RISE OF HITMAN : Rohit Sharma Book Author - R Kaushik Launched 

WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE 2026 

*  Nat Sciver From Mumbai Indians Scored Women's Premier League First Century Against Royal Challenger Bangalore 2026 

WINNER - 

* India's Sanjay Takale Makes History, Wins H3 Class At Dakar Rally 2026 Prologue.

* Syndrela Das And Rupam Sardar Win Under 17 SINGLE Titles At WTT Youth Contender Vadodara.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurates The 72nd National Volleyball Tournament In Varanasi.

( Nandu And Neera Two Mascots Of 72nd National Volleyball Tournament 2026 ) 

* Vaidahee Finishes As Runners Up At ITF W15 Ahmedabad In Women's Single 

* ANAHAT SINGH RUNNERS UP AT BRITISH JUNIOR OPEN 2026 

* WINNER -: LAUREN BALTAYAN ( FRANCE) 

HOST - BIRMINGHAM 

* Pankaj Advani Wins The 28th Title At World IBSF Championship.

* Alisha Wins Bronze, Became The First Indian To Win a Medal At Karate 1 Series TBILIS.

* Vedanta Kalinga Lancers Are The Winner Of Hockey India League ( HIL) Title 

* Manush Shah Wins WTT FEEDER Men's Single.

*  Bihar Won The 10th Sub - Junior National Level Rugby 7s Championships 

 * Maaya Rajeshwaran And Renee Alame Finishes As Runners Up At ITF J300 TRARALGON Women's Double 

* Indian Pair Manush Shah And Diya Chitale Wins The  Mixed Double Title At WTT Contender Muscat 2026 in Oman.

* Divyanshi Bhowmik Has Win Silver At Under 17 Women's Single At WTT YOUTH Contender Cappadocia 

*  Jensi Kanabar Crowned As Under 14 Champion At Australian Open ASIA Pacific.

* Novak Djokovic At The Age of 38 Years 255 Days Became The Oldest To Play Australia Open Single FINAL

2ND KHELO INDIA BEACH GAMES 2026 - 

* HOST - DIU 

* Karnataka Clinched The Khelo India Beach Games 2026 Title 

(. FINISHES With 11 Medals Including 3 Gold, 2 Silver And 6 Bronze) 

( TAMILNADU Finishes As Runners Up With 8 Medals Including 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze) 

WOMEN'S HOCKEY LEAGUE - 

* WINNERS - S G PIPERS 

* TOP SCORER - AGUSTINA GORZELANY 

* BEST GOAL KEEPER - BANSARI SOLANKI ( INDIA)

* FAIRPLAY - RANCHI ROYALS 

* BEST PLAYER - NAVNEET KAUR 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* * Former World Billiards Champion Manoj Kothari Passed Away At The Age Of 67 in Tamilnadu.

* IN 1990 HE BECAME THE BILLIARD CHAMPION 

* 16 TIMES NATIONAL CHAMPION IN BILIARDS 

AWARDS - 

* 2005 - DHYAN CHAND AWARD 

* LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD BY BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER ASSOCIATION OF INDIA 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Former Indian Forward (Footballer) Sadatullah Khan Passed Away.

( He Debuted In Merdeka Cup in 1968) 

* Former Indian Hockey Star Davinder Singh Passed Away. 

BENGALURU OPEN 2026 ( TENNIS) - 

* MEN'S SINGLE - PETRO MARTINEZ 

MEN'S DOUBLES - NICOLAS BARRIENTOS & BENJAMIN KITTAY 

MALAYSIA OPEN 2026 ( BADMINTON S 1000 EVENT) 

MEN'S SINGLE - Kunlavut Vitidsarn 

WOMEN'S SINGLE - An Se YOUNG 

MEN'S DOUBLES - Kim Won Ho & Tan Ning 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - Liu Shengshu & Tan Ning 

MIXED DOUBLES - Feng Yanzhe & Huang Dongping 

* ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL 2026 - 

MEN'S SINGLE - T MACHAC 

WOMEN'S SINGLE - M ANDREEVA ( HER FIRST ADELAIDE TITLE)!

MEN'S DOUBLES - H HELIOVAARA & H PATTEN 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - S ZHANG & K SINIAOVA 

INDIA OPEN S 750 2026 ( BADMINTON) 

* MEN'S SINGLE - Lin Chun Yi 

WOMEN'S SINGLE - An Se YOUNG 

MEN'S DOUBLES - LIANG WEIKANG & WANG CHANG 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - Liu Shengshu & Tan Ning 

MIXED DOUBLES -: DECHAPOL PUAVARANKROH & SUPISSARA PAEWSAMPRAN 

* INDONESIA MASTERS S 500 2026 ( BADMINTON) 

* MEN'S SINGLE - A FRAHAN 

WOMEN'S SINGLE - Y F CHEN 

MEN'S DOUBLES - N IZZUDIN & S F GOH 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - 

MIXED DOUBLES - E W TOH & T J CHEN 

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