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Five new sports including cricket, squash, baseball-softball, lacrosse and flag football – have been added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Cricket was last included in the 1900 Paris Olympics.

Olympics Games 2028 will be held in  Los Angeles (USA)

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Explanation

• The FIFA World Cup 2022 was held in Qatar.
• Argentina won the tournament, defeating France in the final.

The short list of FIFA World Cup hosts:

• 2010: South Africa
• 2014: Brazil
• 2018: Russia
• 2022: Qatar
• 2026: Canada, Mexico, and the United States
• 2030: Spain, Portugal, and Morocco; Anniversary match hosts: Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay
• 2034: Saudi Arabia (Asia)

Last verified on 02-02-2026

Explanation

About the 2026 Uber Cup badminton tournament

Winner: South Korea

Runners-up: China

Venue: Horsens, Denmark

Dates: April 24 to May 3, 2026

Additional Information:

The Uber Cup is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams.

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Explanation

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain won the 2026 Australian Open men's singles title , defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the final.

With this victory, Alcaraz became the youngest man in history to complete a career Grand Slam at 22 years and 8 months old.

Additional Information:

Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2025 Australian Open.

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Explanation

Jannik Sinner won the men's singles title at the 2026 Italian Open.

Jannik became the first Italian male player to win the Italian Open in the last 50 years. 

Jannik Sinner defeated Casper Ruud in the final.

Note: Jannik Sinner is Italian tennis player.

Additional Information

2026 Italian Women’s singles champion was won by Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.

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