🏆 MASTER SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS NOTES 2026
WBPSC, WBCS, SSC, Railway, WB Police, Banking & TET পরীক্ষার জন্য বিশেষ নোটস
📅 Cut-off Date: August 9, 2026
প্রতিযোগিতামূলক পরীক্ষার প্রস্তুতির সুবিধার জন্য ক্রীড়া জগতের সমস্ত সাম্প্রতিক ঘটনাবলী একনজরে সুন্দর ও সুবিন্যস্তভাবে সাজিয়ে দেওয়া হলো।
🏏 1. CRICKET
🏆 ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 (10th Edition)
- Hosts: India & Sri Lanka
- Winner: India 🇮🇳 (Defeated New Zealand by 96 runs)
- Runner-Up: New Zealand 🇳🇿
- Final Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India
- Player of the Tournament: Sanju Samson (India)
- Key Record: India became the first team to win consecutive titles (2024 & 2026) and 3 titles overall.
🏆 ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026
- Host: England & Wales
- Winner: Australia 🇦🇺 (Defeated England by 7 wickets)
- Runner-Up: England 🏴
- Final Venue: Lord's Cricket Ground, London
🏏 Tata IPL 2026
- Winner: Royal Challengers Bengaluru - RCB (2nd Title)
- Runner-Up: Gujarat Titans (GT)
- Final Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
🎾 2. TENNIS (GRAND SLAMS 2026)
🇦🇺 Australian Open (Men's / Women's)
Carlos Alcaraz (🇪🇸) / Elena Rybakina (🇰🇿)
🇫🇷 French Open (Men's / Women's)
Alexander Zverev (🇩🇪) / Mirra Andreeva (🇷🇺)
🇬🇧 Wimbledon (Men's / Women's)
Jannik Sinner (🇮🇹) / Linda Nosková (🇨🇿)
🇺🇸 US Open
Scheduled for late August 2026
📌 Key Tennis Records
- Carlos Alcaraz: Youngest male player in history to complete a Career Grand Slam after winning the 2026 Australian Open.
- Jannik Sinner: Successfully defended his Wimbledon singles title.
⚽ 3. FOOTBALL
🏆 FIFA World Cup 2026 (23rd Edition)
- Hosts: USA, Canada, & Mexico (Joint Hosts)
- Winner: Spain 🇪🇸 (2nd FIFA World Cup Title - won 1–0)
- Runner-Up: Argentina 🇦🇷
- Final Venue: MetLife Stadium (New York / New Jersey Area)
- Format Change: First FIFA World Cup featuring 48 teams.
🇪🇺 UEFA Champions League 2025–26
- Winner: Paris Saint-Germain - PSG 🇫🇷 (4–3 on penalties)
- Runner-Up: Arsenal 🏴
- Venue: Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary
🏅 4. COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2026
🏴 Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Host: Glasgow, Scotland (23 July – 2 August 2026)
- Medal Tally Winner: Australia 🇦🇺 (70 Gold | 171 Total)
- India's Rank & Medals: 4th Rank (Total 39 Medals: 13 Gold, 17 Silver, 9 Bronze)
- India's Top Discipline: Boxing — 10 Medals total (7 Gold, 3 Silver)
- Boxing Gold Winners: Sachin (60kg), Ankush (80kg), Sakshi (51kg), Preeti (54kg), Jaismine (57kg), Priya (60kg), Arundhati Choudhary (70kg).
- Weightlifting Gold: Mirabai Chanu (Women's 48kg).
🏸 5. BADMINTON & 🏑 HOCKEY
BWF World Championships 2026
New Delhi, India Aug 17–23, 2026
Korea Masters 2026 (Women's Singles)
Ashmita Chaliha India Winner
FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026
Belgium & Netherlands Aug 15–30, 2026
♟️ 6. CHESS & 🏃 ATHLETICS
Current World Chess Champion
Gukesh D India
FIDE Candidates 2026 Winner
Javokhir Sindarov Uzbekistan
World Athletics Ultimate Championship 2026
Budapest, Hungary $10m Prize
World Athletics U20 (High Jump Silver)
Basant Kumar Meghwal First Indian
🤼 7. INDIGENOUS SPORTS (KHO KHO & KABADDI)
Kho Kho World Cup 2025 (Men's & Women's)
India 🇮🇳 Champion
Women's Kabaddi World Cup (Dhaka)
India 🇮🇳 Defeated Chinese Taipei
World Kabaddi Championships (England)
India 🇮🇳 Defeated England
🏆 8. LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS 2026
Sportsman of the Year
Carlos Alcaraz 🇪🇸 Tennis
Sportswoman of the Year
Aryna Sabalenka 🇧🇾 Tennis
Young Sportsperson of the Year
Lamine Yamal 🇪🇸 Football
Comeback of the Year
Rory McIlroy 🇬🇧 Golf
📅 9. UPCOMING EVENTS QUICK CALENDAR
Asian Games 2026 (20th Edition)
Aichi-Nagoya, Japan 🇯🇵 Sept 19 – Oct 4, 2026
39th National Games
Meghalaya, India 🇮🇳 March 2027
Winter Olympic Games 2026
Milano-Cortina, Italy 🇮🇹
Summer Olympic Games 2028
Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸