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1.  FIFA Final-2014 was won by  Germany by defeating Argentina 1-0

2. The Golden Glove award for the Most Outstanding Goalkeeper during FIFA  2014 was given to Manuel Neuer of Germany

3. India won its 1st Gold Medal at the 20th Commonwealth Games (CWG)  in Weight Lifting by Sanjita Khumukcham

4. The Golden Ball award/ Best Player of the Tournament/ Most outstanding Player at FIFA- 2014 were won by — Lionel Messi, captain of Argentina
Man of the Match in FIFA -2014 Final — Mario Goetze

5.In FIFA 2014, The Golden Boot award went to  James Rodriguez (Columbian) for scoring 6 goals

6. Leader of the Indian Contingent at the flag-bearing ceremony at the 20th CWG — Vijay Singh, the Olympics Silver Medalist

7. The FIFA 2014 player who won both Silver Boot and Silver Ball awards is Tomas Mueller of Germany

8. The Opening and Closing ceremonies of FIFA 2018 will be held in  Luzhniki Stadium in Russia

The CWG 2014 were held in  Glasgow (Scotland)

 9. The Opening and the Closing Ceremonies of 20th Commonwealth Games (CWG) were organized in  Celtic Park, Glasgow
10. During FIFA 2014, the Fair Play Award went to  Columbia

11. The motto of FIFA 2014 was  Juntos num so ritmo (All in one rhythm)

12. India won the Nehru Cup Football by defeating  Cameroon 5-4

13. The 1st Indian Test Batsman to score 10000 runs is  Sunil Gavaskar

14. Australian Open 2014 Women’s Singles award was won by Li Na of China from  Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia)

 
15. The oldest lady to win the French Open & US Open is Serena William

16. Mascot of 2014 FIFA World Cup is Fuleco

17. Fastest Century Scorer in ODI, 1st in India and 7th globally is Virat Kohli

18. Sportsperson of the Year (Sports Illustrated) award went to   Saina Nehwal

19.  Sir Garifield Sobers Trophy is given to  ICC Cricketer of the Year

 20. Sir David Shepherd Trophy is given to  ICC Umpire of the Year

 21.Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013-14 was won by  Karnataka by defeating the Railways

22.  ICC Spirit of Cricket award was given to  Mahela Jayawardene

23.  First Indian Amputee to scale the Mt. Everest  is Ms. Arunima Sinha

24.  In the 5th ICC World T 20, most runs were taken by Virat Kohli whereas the most wickets were taken by  Imran Tahir & Ahsan Malik (12 each)

25. ICC Umpire of the year is Richard Kettleborough

26. First Cricketer to score 4 double centuries in a year is Michael Clarke

 27.  ICC T20 Performance of the year is Umar Gul

28. Man of the Match in U-19 World Cup Cricket 2014 is  Corbin Borsch (S. Africa)

 29.Sachin Tendulkar is the new UNICEF South Asia Brand Ambassador for  Open Defecation

 30. “Man of the series” in ICC Champion Trophy 2013 with the highest score of 363 runs is Shikhar Dhawan

31. First Captain in World Cricket to win ICC T20 World, ICC World Cup & ICC Champions Trophy is M S Dhoni

32. Fastest batsman to score more than 5000 runs in ODIs is Virat Kohli (120 matches & 114 innings), previously it was Sir Vivian Richards

 33. The state that has won Vijay Hazare, Ranji and Irani trophies in 2014  is Karnataka

34.  India won the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup by defeating  Iran (25-19)

35.  Shikhar Dhawan made the fastest debutant century in 85 balls and broke the world record of Dwayne Smith (93 balls)

36. Cricketer of the Generation —- Sachin Tendulkar (by ESPN Crincinfo)

37. ‘Sports Day’ is celebrated on  29th August (Birth Anniversary of Dhyan Chand)

38. . World’s richest soccer club is  Real Madrid (Spain

39. Novak Djokovic won the China Open Tennis tournament by defeating  Rafael Nadal.

40 . Country that has declined to hold the 2019 Asian Games is Vietnam

41. . Davis Cup 2013 was won by — Czech Republic by defeating Serbia

42. . Most Valuable Team of the world is Real Madrid, 2nd most valuable team  Manchester United (Forbes magazine)

43. 19th Commonwealth Chess Championship is  Abhijeet Gupta

44 . Man of the Match in 68th Santosh Trophy  is Zico Zoremsanga (Capt of Mizoram)

45.  Winner of Asia Cup Hockey Tournament 2013, held in Ipol (Malaysia) is South Korea

46 . First Indian to score three triple Centuries is Ravinder Jadeja

47. .ICC Annual Awards 2013 went to  M S Dhoni, Cheteshwar Pujara

48 . Man found guilty of betting and passing on team information in IPL 6 was  G Meiyappan

49.. The third Indian player after Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, to score a double century in an ODI is  Rohit Sharma

50.  In ICC Test Rankings and ODI Ranking, rank 1 went to  Australia

51. ICC Women’s World Twenty-20 was held in   Bangladesh (2014)

52. Manavjit Singh Sandhu achieved the 3rd rank globally in  Trap Shooting

53.ICC Cricketer of the Year, ICC Test Cricketer of the Year Awards 2013  is Michael Clarke

54. Highest paid female athlete is is Maria Sharpova

55. Highest paid male athlete is  Tiger Woods (Forbes magazine)

56.‘Century of Centuries Award’ given to  Sachin Tendulkar

57. TIME’s “Person of the Moment” is Sachin Tendulkar

58.. India won the 4th World Cup (Men) Kabaddi final by beating  Pakistan

59.Most expensive player in IPL 7 auctions is Yuvraj Singh

60..   Junior Cricketer of the Year in Castrol Cricket Awards is Unmukt Chand

61.  Rafael Nadal, the Clay Court King, became the first player at Roland Garros to win the French Open 2014  for 9th time

62.Heena Sindhu has achieved the World No. 1 rank in  10 metre Air Pistol event

63.  First sprinter to retain all three sprinting gold medals at consecutive Olympics is Usain Bolt

64. Winner of ICC Women’s World Cup 2013  is Australia (by defeating West Indies)

65.Sportsperson of the Year (Sports Illustrated) is Saina Nehwal

66.    Hero Hockey India League – Ranchi Rhinos won by defeating   Delhi Waveriders

67. World’s fastest batsman to score more than 5000 runs in ODIs is Virat Kohli (120 matches, 114 innings)

68.  Shikhar Dhawan made the fastest debutant century in 85 balls, smashing the earlier world record of   Dwayne Smith (93 balls)

69. Youngest Indian player in the world’s Top 100 Golfers list is Gaganjit Bhullar (98th)

70.Fastest Century Scorer in ODI, 1st in India and 7th in the world  is Virat Kohli

71. Magnus Carlsen has become the World No.1 in  Chess

72.Cricketer who tops ICC Test Cricket All Rounder ranking  is R Ashwin

73- “Person of the Moment” declared by TIME magazine is Sachin Tendulkar

74.  Fastest batsman in the world, who scored 11000 runs in Test Matches  is Kumar Sangakkara

75.Manavjit Singh Sandhu achieved the 3rd place globally in  Trap Shooting

 
     

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Olympic Games Details

Summer Olympic Games Sites

1896 – Athens, Greece
1900 – Paris, France
1904 – St. Louis, United States
1908 – London, United Kingdom
1912 – Stockholm, Sweden
1916 – Scheduled for Berlin, Germany*
1920 – Antwerp, Belgium
1924 – Paris, France
1928 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
1932 – Los Angeles, United States
1936 – Berlin, Germany
1940 – Scheduled for Tokyo, Japan*
1944 – Scheduled for London, United Kingdom* 1948 – London, United Kingdom
1952 – Helsinki, Finland
1956 – Melbourne, Australia
1960 – Rome, Italy
1964 – Tokyo, Japan
1968 – Mexico City, Mexico
1972 – Munich, West Germany (now Germany)
1976 – Montreal, Canada
1980 – Moscow, U.S.S.R.(now Russia)
1984 – Los Angeles, United States
1988 – Seoul, South Korea
1992 – Barcelona, Spain
1996 – Atlanta, United States
2000 – Sydney, Australia
2004 – Athens, Greece
2008 – Beijing, China
2012 – London, United Kingdom
2016 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2020 – Tokyo, Japan
2024 – To Be Determined 15 September 2017

Winter Olympic Games Sites

1924 – Chamonix, France
1928 – St. Moritz, Switzerland
1932 – Lake Placid, N.Y., United States
1936 – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
1940 – Scheduled for Sapporo, Japan*
1944 – Scheduled for Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy*
1948 – St. Moritz, Switzerland
1952 – Oslo, Norway

1956 – Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
1960 – Squaw Valley, California, United States
1964 – Innsbruck, Austria
1968 – Grenoble, France
1972 – Sapporo, Japan
1976 – Innsbruck, Austria
1980 – Lake Placid, New York, United States
1984 – Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina)
1988 – Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1992 – Albertville, France**
1994 – Lillehammer, Norway**
1998 – Nagano, Japan

2002 – Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
2006 – Torino (Turin), Italy
2010 – Vancouver, Canada
2014 – Sochi, Russia
2018 – Pyeongchang, South Korea
2022 – Beijing, China

* Due to World War I and II, Summer Olympic Games were not held in 1916, 1940, and 1944. Due to World War II, Winter Olympic Games were not held in 1940 and 1944.

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Indian Olympic Association ( IOA)

 *  Indian Olympic Association created and recognised in 1924

* Headquarters of Indian Olympic Association is in New Delhi.

* Presidents of the IOA : —

1- Sir Dorabji Tata 1927-1928

2- Maharaja Bhupindra Singh 1928-1938.

3- Maharaja Yadavindra Singh 1938-1960. (Elder Son of Maharaja Bhupindra Singh)

4- Bhalindra Singh 1960-1975. {1st Term} (Younger Son of Maharaja Bhupindra Singh)

5- Om Prakash Mehra 1976-1980.

6- Bhalindra Singh 1980-1984. (2nd Term)

7- Vidya Charan Shukla 1984-1987.

8- Sivanthi Adithan, 1987-1996.

9- Suresh Kalmadi, 1996–2012 (Suspended)

10- Vijay Kumar Malhotra 2012 (Acting)

11- Suresh Kalmadi, 2012 (Re-instated)

12- Abhay Singh Chautala, 5 December 2012 – 9 February 2014

13- Narayana Ramachandran, 9 February 2014 – Till date

 * Secretary General of Indian Olympic Association of India is Rajeev Mehta as of 9 February 2014

 * Anil Khanna is the treasurer of  Indian Olympic Association

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Sports -Important Points

1-22 yards is the length of Cricket pitch.

2-Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra got the gold medal in olympic games in 2008.

3-In Canada, winter olympic games was held in 2010.

4-Spain won 2010 FIFA (The Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup Football.

5-India won the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.

6-The term ‘Scoop’ is associated with Hockey game.

7-The width of Cricket bat is approximately is 10.8 cm.

8-SAF stands for The South Asian Federation Games.

9-In 1920, the Olympic games is first hoisted.

10- Evergreen women Yelena Isinbayeva is associated with Paul Vaulter game.

11-Dronacharya Awards is associated with the category of coaches.

12-A Professional Golfer Jason Day belongs to Germany country.

13-Manohar Aich, the Indian body builder was Mr Universe in 1952.

14-The term ‘Bestball’ is associated with Boxing sport.

15-32 teams participated in FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil.

16-Goal line technology appears in FIFA World Cup 2014 to avoid ghost goal.

17-Germany won the 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup .

18-2018 FIFA World Cup Football will be held in Russia.

19-James Rodriguez is the 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup Golden boot winner.

20-Leonil Messi is the 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup Golden ball winner.

21-2014 FIFA World Cup Fair play goes to Colombia.

22-Brazuka is the name of ball used for FIFA World Cup 2014.

23-James Rodriguez is the top goal scorer of 2014 FIFA World Cup.

24-Novak Djokovic is the 2014 Wimbledon Tennis Men’s Singles winner.

25-Petra Kvitova is the 2014 Wimbledon Tennis Women’s Singles winner.

26-Rafael Nadal is the 2014 French Open Tennis Men’s Singles winner.

27-Maria Sharapova is the 2014 French Open Tennis Women’s Singles winner.

28-Novak Djokovic is the 2014 Italian Open Tennis Men’s Singles winner.

29-Serena Williams is the 2014 Italian Open Tennis Women’s Singles winner.

30-Serena Williams is the player of the year for WTA tour 2014.

31-Rodger Federer is the 2014 US Open Tennis Men’s Singles winner.

32-Svetlana Kuznetsova is the 2014 US Open Tennis Women’s Singles winner.

33-Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci won the doubles team of the year for 2014 WTA tour.

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Cricket Stadiums in the World(Important)

Australia

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Mebourne

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

The WACA, Perth

The Gabba, Brisbane, Queensland

Bangladesh

Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka

England

The Lords, London

Trent Bridge, Nottingham

The Oval, Kensington

Old Trafford, Manchester

Headingley, Leeds

Birmingham, Warwickshire

Rose Bowl, Southampton

India

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala

New Zealand

Basin Reserve, Wellington

Eden Park, Auckland

Pakistan

Karachi Cricket Stadium, Karachi

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

South Africa

Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

The Wanderers, Johannesburg

SuperSport Park (formerly Centurion Park), Centurion, Gauteng

Port Elizabeth (St George’s Oval), Port Elizabeth

Sri Lanka

Galle International Stadium, Galle

West Indies

Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad.

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‘Khel Ratna’

India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports is ‘The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna’ (RGKR) . ‘Khel Ratna’ literally mean ‘sports gem’ in Hindi. It is named after the late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India.

 It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a substantial cash component. Up to 2004–05, the cash component was Rs. 500,000/- (c.11,500 USD).

The money has been increased from Rs. 500,000 to Rs. 750,000.

Year Name of the Sportsperson(s) Sport Discipline

1991–92 Viswanathan Anand           Chess

1992–93 Geet Sethi                  Billiards

1993–94         Not Conferred

1994–95 Cdr. Homi D. Motivala (Joint) Yachting (Team Event)

Lt. Cdr. P. K. Garg (Joint)

1995–96 Karnam Malleswari          Weightlifting

1996–97 Nameirakpam Kunjarani (Joint)  Weightlifting

Leander Paes (Joint)          Tennis

1997–98 Sachin Tendulkar          Cricket

1998–99 Jyotirmoyee Sikdar          Athletics

1999–2000 Dhanraj Pillay           Hockey

2000–01 Pullela Gopichand          Badminton

2001–02 Abhinav Bindra                  Shooting

2002–03 Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat(Joint   Shooting

K. M. Beenamol (Joint)          Athletics

2003–04 Anju Bobby George          Athletics

2004–05 Lt.Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Shooting

2005–06 Pankaj Advani                   Billiards and Snooker

2006–07 Manavjit Singh Sandhu           Shooting

2007–08 Mahendra Singh Dhoni           Cricket

2008–09 Mary Kom (Joint)           Boxing

Vijender Singh (Joint)           Boxing

Sushil Kumar (Joint)            Wrestling

2009–10 Saina Nehwal                  Badminton

2010–11 Gagan Narang                  Shooting

2011–12 Vijay Kumar (Joint)          Shooting

     Yogeshwar Dutt (Joint)          Wrestling

2012–13 Ronjan Sodhi                  Shooting

2014–15 Sania Mirza                  Tennis

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Sports -Important Points

1-Agha Khan Cup is  the trophy/cups associated with the game of Hockey.

2-Which country was readmitted to the Olympics after her 21 year suspension? – South Africa

3-Who is the only cricketer to score two successive centuries in a World Cup? – Rahul Dravid

4-The first Commonwealth Games were held in the year 1930 at which place? – Hamilton (Canada)

5-Which Indian batsman made three consecutive centuries in his first three Test Matches? –Sunil Manohar  Gavaskar

6-Which is the only golfer to win the Masters Tournament six times? – Jack Nicklaus

7-Ben Johnson (Canadian) was disqualified in the 1998 Seoul Olympic in the Athletics? – 100 m

8-All Sher, an Arjuan award winner, is associated with which game? – Golf

9-Victoria Azarenka is associated with which game? – Tennis

10-Who was the first Indian cricketer to wear a helmet during a match? – Mohinder Arnarnath

11-Which was the 1st non Test playing country to beat India in an international match ?-Sri Lanka got the status of Test playing country in 1981, and beat India in the 1979 World Cup

12-Who was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards title ?-Wilson Jones

13-Kamaljit Sandhu is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run

14-Kapil Dev played for Northamptonshire & Worcestershire.

15-Amateur Athletic Federation of India (AAFI) was formed in 1946 at the initiative of Maharaja Yadvindra Singh, the then President of Indian Olympic Association with Prof. G.D. Sondhi as its first President.

16-Ricky Ponting is also known as Punter.

17-Anil Kumble played for Northamptonshire & Leicestershire

18-Pigeon is the nickname of Glenn McGrath.

19-India won its first Olympic hockey gold in 1928.

20-In 1957  Milkha Singh won the first National title in the 400 m race.

21- Boat race is a famous festival game of Kerala.

22- Oval stadium in England is associated with Cricket.

23- 2010 World Cup football tournament was held in South Africa.

24-The first man to swim across the Palk straits is Mihir Sen

25-Beighton cup is associated with Hockey

26-Krishna Poonia is associated with Chess.

27-In 1924 the first winter Olympics was held in  France

28-2010 winter Olympic was held in Vancouver

29-Wilson Jones is associated with  Billiards

30- Icc’s 2007, the World Cup Cricket was held in West Indies.

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General Awareness -Sports

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic maintained the top spot in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men’s singles rankings released on Monday with 14,265 points.

Scotland’s Andy Murray got jumped to second after beating Djokovic 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in Montreal on Sunday, pushing Swiss Roger Federer down to third.

Men’s singles top-10:

1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 14,265 points

2. Andy Murray (Scotland) 8,660

3. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 8,065

4. Kei Nishikori (Japan) 6,385

5. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 5,575

6. Tomas Berdych (Czech) 5,140

7. David Ferrer (Spain) 3,695

8. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 3,680

9. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 3,505

10. Milos Raonic (Canada) 2,925. 

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