Important Sports News For Upcoming Exams India beats Pakistan to win 2016 T20 Women's Asia Cup. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian cricketer has announced to step down as captain of Team India's limited over cricket matches. Virat Kohli is the fifth cricketer to score three double test centuries in a calendar year. Gujarat has won the Ranji Trophy tournament 2016- 17. Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana named in ICC Women's Team of the Year. New Zealand’s Suzie Bates has become the first cricketer to clinch both the ICC Women’s ODI and T20I Player of the Year awards. The world’s largest seating capacity cricket stadium will be Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Ravichandran Ashwin has equalled Kapil Dev's record of 23 five-wicket hauls. Karun Nair became second Indian to score triple century in Tests. Earlier, Virendra Sehwag scored two triple centuries in test matches. Indian Junior Men’s hockey team has won the 2016 Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup tournament by defeating Belgium in the final match by 2-1 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The Women’s Hockey World Cup 2018 will be held in London, England. The Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 will be held in India. Indian women’s hockey team defeated china to win Women’s Asian trophy Indian men’s hockey team defeated Pakistan to win Women’s Asian trophy. Narinder Batra has become the first Indian to be elected the President of the International Hockey. The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 will be held in India. The FIFA World Cup 2018 will be held in Russia. The FIFA World Cup 2022 will be held in Qatar. India ranks at 137 position in latest FIFA ranking. Argentina tops the FIFA World Rankings, followed by Germany and Brazil. Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Best FIFA Men’s player award at the 2016 Best FIFA Football Awards in Zurich. Indian women football team has won the 2016 SAFF Women’s Championship defeating Bangladesh Rio Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu has won the 2016 ‘Most Improved Player’ award by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). Indian shuttler Pratul Joshi has won the men’s singles title of the Bahrain International Challenge badminton tournament. Saina Nehwal appointed member of International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Athletes' Commission Athletes' Commission. Rajouri Abbu Ammaz, an eight-year old boy from Jammu and Kashmir has won gold medal in Thai Boxing Championship at the national level. M C Mary Kom has been honored with the “Legends Award” by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) for her trailblazing boxing career in Montreux, Switzerland. Indian boxing star Vijender Singh knocked out former world Francis Cheka and retain WBO-Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title at Thyagraj Stadium in New Delhi. Andy Murray, Scottish professional tennis player has won the BBC sports personality of the Year 2016. Rafael Nadal, a Spanish professional tennis player has won the 2016 Mubadala World Tennis. Novak Djokovic has won the 2017 Qatar Open Men’s singles tennis tournament. Saina Nehwal wins Gold at Malaysia Masters Grand Prix 2017. She defeated Pornpawee Chochuwong from Thailand. Swiss star Roger Federer wins Australian Open 2017 men's title. He defeated arch-rival Rafael Nadal (Spain) Usain Bolt loses one Olympic gold medal as Nesta Carter tests positive Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan has won the 2017 Aircel Chennai Open men’s doubles tournament Serena Williams wins Australian Open 2017 women's title. American professional tennis player Serena Jameka Williams (35- years) has won the 2017 Australian Open Women's Singles title. She defeated her sister Venus Williams (36-years) in the final, 6–4, 6–4. PV Sindhu has won her maiden women's singles crown at the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow (UP). Shane Watson bags Australia's T20 International player of the Year award. All The Best
