Bihar-Specific Content: Bihar-focused session on March 22nd on the Bihar Utkarsh channel.
Agra Seminar: Seminar in Agra on March 22nd celebrating 14 million subscribers.
Sports Recap (Past Six Months): Review of sports events from the past six months: hockey, chess, table tennis, Olympic games, Commonwealth games, cricket, football, tennis.
Upcoming Class (March 21): National and international appointments from the past six months (8 PM).
Australian Open 2025:
- Men's Winner: Jannik Sinner (Italy)
- Women's Winner: Aryna Sabalenka (USA)
- Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev.
- Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina.
Ranji Trophy:
- Winner: Vidarbha
- Runner-up: Kerala
Khelo India Winter Games:
- First Place: Army (18 medals)
- Himachal Pradesh participated.
Women's Premier League:
- Winner: Mumbai Indians
39th National Games: To be held in Meghalaya, Northeast India.
38th National Games:
- Services: 68 gold medals, 121 total medals (1st place)
- Maharashtra: 54 gold medals (2nd place)
Khelo India Winter Games:
- Held in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
- Indian Army: First place.
- Himachal Pradesh: Second place.
Women's Premier League (WPL):
- Third edition.
- Winner: Mumbai.
- Runner-up: Delhi.
- Captain of winning team: Harmanpreet Kaur.
- Most expensive player: Smriti Mandhana (₹1.9 Crore).
Tata Steel Masters Chess Tournament:
- Winner: R. Praggnanandhaa
- Runner-up: D. Gukesh
38th National Games:
- Held in Uttarakhand.
- Mascot: Man Mauli.
- 1st Place: Services (68 gold, 121 total, Raja Bhalan Trophy).
- 2nd Place: Maharashtra (54 gold).
Khelo India Winter Games:
- Held in Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir.
- 1st Place: Indian Army.
- 2nd Place: Himachal Pradesh.
Pro Kabaddi League:
- Winner: Haryana
- Runner-up: Patna
Kho Kho World Cup:
- Winner: India (Men's and Women's)
- Mascots: Tara and Tejas
- Brand Ambassadors: Salman Khan and Tiger Shroff
World Pickleball League:
- First time held in India, in Mumbai.
Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup:
- Winner: India
- Defeated: South Africa
- Location: Malaysia
Vijay Hazare Trophy:
- Sport: Cricket
- Winner: Karnataka
33rd Santosh Trophy:
- Sport: Football
- Winner: West Bengal (33rd win, 78th edition)
Seyed Mushtaq Ali Trophy:
- Sport: Cricket
- Winner: Mumbai
- Runner-up: Madhya Pradesh
ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup:
- Location: Malaysia (second edition)
- Winner: India
- Captain of the Indian team: Nikki Prasad
FIDE World Chess Championship:
- Held in Singapore.
- Winner: D. Gukesh.
- Loser: Ling Ding (China).
WTT Contender Amersfoort:
- Table tennis tournament.
- Winner's team included Manika Batra.
2023 Badminton Championships
- Lakshya Sen (Men's Winner)
- P.V. Sindhu (Women's Winner)
- Location: Lucknow
2026 FIFA World Cup
- Location: North America (USA, Canada, Mexico)
Pakistan Banned from Football World Cup Qualifiers
- Reasons: Poor performance, failure to host the ICC Champions Trophy final match, inability to broadcast the final match domestically, and significant financial losses (₹800 crore).
Football
- Sunil Chhetri's return from retirement.
FIDE World Chess Championship
- Location: Singapore
- Winner: D. Gukesh (youngest world champion)
- Loser: Ding Liren (China)
WTT Contender, Nový Bor
- Sport: Table Tennis
- Winner included Manika Batra (India)
Under-19 Women's T20 Asia Cup
- Winner: India
- Runner-up: Bangladesh
ICC Champions Trophy
- Host: Pakistan (9th edition).
- Winner: India (3rd time).
- Runner-up: New Zealand.
- Final Match Location: UAE.
Syed Modi International Badminton Tournament
- Location: Lucknow, India (annual event).
- Men's Winner: Lakshya Sen.
- Women's Winner: PV Sindhu.
Ranji Trophy
- Winner: Vidarbha
- Runner-up: Kerala
- Record Partnership: 606 runs by Goa batsmen Kashyap Wakle and Snehal Kothekar.
Billie Jean King Cup
- Winner: Italy
- Runner-up: Slovakia
Youngest Fide-rated Chess Player: Anish Sarkar, approximately 3 years old, from West Bengal.
Highest Altitude Enduro Mountain Biking Race: Andorra 4.0, held in Arunachal Pradesh.
Kho Kho World Cup
- Held in India.
- Won by India (both men's and women's teams).
- Nine players per team.
- Mascots: Tara and Tejas.
- Brand ambassador: Salman Khan.
37th All India Forest Games
- Host and winner: Chhattisgarh.
IPL
- Most expensive player: Rishabh Pant (₹22.7 crore), playing for Lucknow Super Giants.
- **38th National Games:**
- Held in Uttarakhand.
- Theme: Green Games.
- Mascot: Moli.
- Winner: Services (1st place), Maharashtra (2nd place).
- Raja Bhalan Trophy awarded to the winner.
- **Kho Kho World Cup:**
- Held in India.
- Winner: India (both men's and women's).
- Number of players per team: 9.
- Mascots: Tara and Tejas.
- Brand Ambassador: Salman Khan.
- **37th All India Forest Games:**
- Host and Winner: Chhattisgarh.
- **Asian Table Tennis Championship:**
- Held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
- India won bronze medal for the first time in history.
- India lost to Japan.
- **T20 Cricket:**
* Zimbabwe achieved the highest T20 score of 344 runs.
* **Women's Cricket:**
* The Women's T20 World Cup was held in the UAE.
* New Zealand won, and South Africa lost.
* **Asian Championship:**
* India won the Women's Asian Champions Trophy, defeating China.
* **45th Chess Olympiad:**
- Held in Budapest, Hungary.
- India won both the men's and women's events.
- The 44th Chess Olympiad was held in Chennai, India.
- **T20 Cricket:**
- **Men's World Cup:** Hosted by USA and West Indies; India won, South Africa lost; Final match in Barbados.
- **Women's World Cup:** Held in UAE; New Zealand won, South Africa lost.
- **Highest T20 Score:** Zimbabwe recently scored 344 runs, surpassing the previous record.
- **2026 Commonwealth Games:**
- Will be held in Glasgow, Scotland.
- Originally planned for Australia, but the location was changed.
- The 1930 Commonwealth Games were held in Hamilton, Canada.
```* **2024 Paris Olympics:**
* 33rd Olympic Games.
* India's rank: 71st.
* Total medals won by India: 6 (0 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze).
* Chef de Mission: Gagandeep Narang.
* First medal: Manu Bhaker (bronze).
* Second medal: Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh (bronze).
* Third medal: Swapnil Kusale (bronze).
* Fourth medal: Indian Hockey Team (bronze).
* Fifth medal: Neeraj Chopra (silver).
* Sixth medal: Aman Sahrawat (bronze).
* **2026 Commonwealth Games:**
* Location: Glasgow, Scotland (originally planned for Victoria, Australia).
* **Paris Paralympics 2024:**
* 17th edition.
* India's rank: 18th.
* Total medals won by India: 29 (7 Gold, 9 Silver, 13 Bronze).
* Number of Indian athletes participated: 84.
* Chef de Mission: Satyaprakash Sangwan.
* Gold medalists and their sports:
* Avni Lekhara (Shooting)
* Nitesh Kumar (Badminton)
* Sumit Antil (Javelin Throw)
* Harvinder Singh (Archery)
* Dharamvir Singh (Club Throw)
* Praveen Kumar (High Jump)
* Navdeep Singh (Javelin Throw)
* **2023 Durand Cup:**
* Winner: NorthEast United FC
* Venue: Guwahati
* **4th Intercontinental Football Championship:**
* Winner: Syria
* Runner-up: India
* **Paris Paralympics 2024:**
* Number: 17th
* Mascot: Friz (a three-colored hat - red, white, and blue)
* India's Rank: 18th
* India's Medals: 29 total (7 Gold, 9 Silver, 13 Bronze)
* Number of Indian Athletes: 84
* Chef de Mission for India: Satyaprakash Sangwan
* Gold Medalists:
* Avni Lekhara (Shooting)
* Nitesh Kumar (Badminton)
* Sumit Antil (Javelin Throw)
* Harvinder Singh (Archery)
* Dharambir Singh (Club Throw)
* Praveen Kumar (High Jump)
* Nadeep Singh (Javelin Throw)
* **5th Asian Champions Trophy:**
* India won the men's and women's hockey tournaments.
* China lost both the men's and women's tournaments.
* Sport: Hockey
* **133rd Durand Cup:**
* Winner: North East Football Club
* Sport: Football
* Held in Guwahati
* Asia's oldest football tournament