Sports Current Affairs- July 21, 2021
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Sports Current Affairs
1-Pavel Sirucek of the Czech Republic was the first table tennis player to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19.
2-The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Wednesday that right-arm bowler Avesh Khan is still being monitored by doctors.
3-England clinches the T20I series against Pakistan with a dramatic victory in the third and final T20I at Old Trafford.
4-Australia defeated West Indies by 133 runs using the D/L method in the inaugural One-day International at the Kensington Oval on Wednesday.
5-Sandesh Jhingan has been awarded AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year for 2020/21.
6-Suresh Singh Wangjam, a midfielder, has been awarded the AIFF Men’s Emerging Footballer of the Year 2020/21.
7-Tamim Iqbal’s century helps Bangladesh complete a clean sweep of the ODI series against hosts Zimbabwe.
In a high-scoring third and final One-day International at the Harare Sports Club, Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by five wickets.
Sports Current Affairs
8-Brisbane, Australia, has been awarded the privilege to host the Olympic Games in 2032.
10-The United States was shocked 3-0 by Sweden when the women’s football competition at the Tokyo Olympics began on Wednesday.
11-Amber Hill, a British skeet shooter, has withdrawn from the forthcoming Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19.
12-The United Nations and the International Olympic Committee have issued stamps commemorating the Tokyo Olympics.
13-Shubman Gill, India’s Test opener, has returned home to Chandigarh from England and has posted photos of his homecoming.
14-IOA- Indian Olympic Association
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