Junior Hockey World Cup title: India created history by winning the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup after a gap of 15 long years with a clinical 2-1 victory against Belgium in the final. It was also the first time that a host nation had won the tournament since its inception.

Indian Super League 2016: Atletico de Kolkata beat Kerala Blasters 4-3 in the shootout to claim their second ISL title in three years.

Karun Nair becomes second Indian to score triple century : Karun Nair became the second Indian after Virendra Sehwag to score a triple ton in Test cricket as the smashed unbeaten 303 runs off just 381 balls.

1st woman to win ICC ODI and T20I Player of Year: New Zealand cricketer Suzannah Wilson Bates became the first woman cricketer to win both the ICC Women’s ODI and T20I Player of the Year award.

WBO-Asia Pacific Super Middleweight Title: Indian boxing star Vijender Singh defeated former world champion Tanzania’s Francis Cheka to retain WBO-Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title in New Delhi.