The year 2025 has been filled with ups and downs. This year might have been great in terms of professional life, but in their personal lives, these sports celebrities, from Yuzvendra Chahal to Smriti Mandhana, hit a low point with separations from their partners. Here, take a look at sports celebrities who broke up or divorced in 2025.
1) Yuzvendra Chahal
Cricketer Yuzvendra married actress and choreographer Dhanashree Verma in December 2020. They were an ideal couple for fans, but their relationship soured soon, and they began living separately before their divorce was finalised on March 20, 2025. Their fallout created a lot of buzz even after the separation.
2) Saina Nehwal
The Badminton queen Saina married fellow sportsman Parupalli Kashyap on December 14, 2018. The couple announced their separation after almost 7 years on July 13, 2025, but things turned out well for them, as news of them trying to work on their relationship surfaced in August 2025. So the couple did not part ways.
3) Mary Kom
Boxing legend Mary Kom tied the knot with her husband, Karung Onkholer (Onler), in 2005. And after almost 18 years of togetherness, their divorce was finalized by mutual consent under Kom customary law on December 20, 2023. However, the sportswoman confirmed this in April 2025.
4) Smriti Mandhana
The star cricketer, Smriti Mandhana, made headlines after Palash Muchhal proposed to her in the stadium, but the moment of happiness turned sour when news of her father’s declining health surfaced. And the reports suggested that Palash cheated on Smriti, while the cricketer didn’t mention anything on that matter, but shared that the wedding had been called off, and she has no connection with Palash Muchhal.
