All 8 Sports updates published in March 2026, grouped into 5 subtopics. Each one carries the exam-relevant facts and its GK Bytes; open an update for the complete note with static GK.
India beat New Zealand by 96 runs in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, becoming the first team to defend the T20 World Cup, the first host nation to win it, and the first to lift three titles. Sanju Samson was Player of the Tournament.
Hosted at Hyderabad, India beat Italy 1-0 in the semi-final but lost the final 2-0 to England. India, England and Scotland all qualified for the 2026 Women's World Cup.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan won the Prague Masters with 6 points, becoming the first two-time champion; India's Aravindh Chithambaram tied for second.
At the All England Open (Birmingham), Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei beat India's Lakshya Sen 21-15, 22-20 in the men's singles final; Wang Zhiyi of China won the women's title.
Jannik Sinner won both Indian Wells (4-15 March) and the Miami Open (17-29 March), becoming the first man to complete the 'Sunshine Double' without dropping a set; Aryna Sabalenka won both women's titles.
At Torun, Switzerland's Simon Ehammer scored 6,670 points to break Ashton Eaton's 14-year-old indoor heptathlon world record by 25 points and win gold.
The 21st edition ran 20-22 March at Torun, Poland, where Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis won a fourth successive indoor pole-vault title with a championship record 6.25m. India was awarded the 2028 edition.
India won hosting rights for the 2028 World Athletics Indoor Championships, with Bhubaneswar selected as host city - making India the fourth Asian nation to host the event.