January 2017
- Lionel Messi became the world's best playmaker for 2016
- Somdev Devvarman announced his retirement from tennis
- Government constitutes which committee to frame National Sports Code - Injeti Srinivas Committee
- Cristiano Ronaldo named as the world’s best player for 2016
- First ever Women's Football Professional League was launched by AIFF
- Serena Williams won the 2017 Australian Open Women's Singles title
- Roger Federer won the 18th Grand Slam title
- Dushyant Chautala appointed as President of Table Tennis Federation of India
February 2017
- Vinod Rai became head of the Committee of Administrators to run BCCI
- Alastair Cook resigned as England Test captain on 6th Feb 2017
- Indian racer Jehan Daruvala won the New Zealand Grand Prix 2017
- Usain Bolt and Simone Biles awarded Laureus Sportsman of the Year award
- India won ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2017 after defeating South Africa
- Milind Soman completed 517.5km long race barefoot and bagged the title of Ultraman
- Names of best hockey players of 2016 in FIH Hockey Stars Awards -John Dohmen, Naomi Van
- Virat Kohli awarded the captain of the year at ESPNcricinfo awards
March 2017
- Jitu Rai wins gold in 50m pistol at ISSF World Cup
- Brasil Open 2017 won by Pablo Cuevas
- Ashwin and Jadeja rank Number One jointly in the ICC Test rankings
- All England Open Men's Singles title won by Lee Chong Wei
- Sachin Tendulkar appointed as UNICEF Ambassador for ICC Women’s World Cup 2017
- Roger Federer wins ATP Indian Wells Masters title
- Top spot in ICC Test bowler rankings grabbed by Ravindra Jadeja
- Indian athletes grab medals in Special Olympics World Winter Games
- Garfield Sobers Trophy awarded to Ravichandran Ashwin
- Vietnam Open International Challenger Badminton Doubles title won by Satwik Sairaj & Chirag
- Lionel Messi suspended for four matches by FIFA
April 2017
- Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal to secure 2017 Miami Open Men's Singles title
- Brayan Jimenez, former President of Guatemalan Football Association, banned for life by FIFA
- Virat Kohli named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016
- Appointment of Foreign Coaches in Athletics approved by Sports Minister Vijay Goel
- Misbah-ul-Haq announced international retirement after West Indies series
- PV Sindhu reached best World No.2 ranking in Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings
- Sai Praneeth won the Singapore Open Super Series
- Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2017
- Pankaj Advani won the Asian Billiards Championship
- India’s first visually impaired runner to complete Boston Marathon - Sagar Baheti
- Rafael Nadal won the Monte Carlo Masters Men’s Singles title
- Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas won Monte-Carlo Masters Men’s Doubles title
May 2017
- Asian Wrestling Championship: India's Harpreet Singh wins bronze in - Greco-Roman weight category
- Jhulan Goswami became the highest wicket taker in Women's One-Day Internationals
- VVS Laxman awarded honorary life membership of Marylebone Cricket Club
- 2017 Spanish Grand Prix won by Lewis Hamilton
- Rafael Nadal beat Dominic Thiem to win the 5th Madrid Open title
- US-based Indian Ramit Tandon won his Maiden PSA title
- All India Open Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Meet won by R R Laxman
- Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiants to win the 2017 IPL
- India’s Rohan Chakravarty wins WWF International President’s Award
- N'Golo Kante became the English Premier League's Player of the Year
- Bengaluru FC beat Mohun Bagan to lift Federation Cup
- International Cricketer of the Year award won by Ashwin
- Manchester United beat Ajax to claim 2016–17 UEFA Europa League title
- ICC Cricket Committee recommends DRS for T20 Internationals
- Borussia Dortmund beat Frankfurt to lift 2016-17 German Cup
- 2017 Monaco Grand Prix won by Sebastian Vettel
- Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 to win the 13th FA Cup
- South Korea beat China to win the 2017 Sudirman Cup
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