Sports Current Affairs- February 26, 2022
1- Who won first place in Singapore by lifting a total of 191kg, earning her a seat in Birmingham?
2- Who will be trying to build on the momentum gained in South Africa in the FIH Pro League matches against Spain last weekend?
3- Who will face Denmark when the Davis Cup returns to the legendary Delhi Gymkhana Club (DGC) after a nearly five-decade absence?
4- Can you name the India Davis Cup team?
5- Who won the Gujarat Open Golf Championship at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club in Ahmedabad?
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6- Who has chosen not to penalise Kerala Blasters FC player Jorge Pereyra Diaz for his red card incident in a Hero Indian Super League (ISL) match against ATK Mohun Bagan on February 19?
7= Who delivered a powerful performance to defeat Calicut Heroes in the second semi-final of the Prime Volleyball League in Hyderabad’s Gachibowli Indoor Stadium?
8- Who won the Pro Kabaddi League season 8 title in Bengaluru after defeating Patna Pirates 37-36 in the final?
9- Who formed a three-member committee to investigate allegations that Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha received ‘threats’ from a journalist for refusing to give an interview?
10- Who are the BCCI Vice-President and Treasurer?
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11- Is she happy with the quality she has at her disposal when the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup begins on March 4 in Auckland, adding that most of them “have the potential to play at this level”?
12- Who will make their sixth ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup appearance?
13- Who admitted on Saturday that Australia will be the favourites to win the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, which begins on March 4, but said that her side is not under any pressure as the reigning champions.
14- In 2017, who won the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup after defeating India in the final at Lord’s?
15- Who will be seeking for inspiration from the 2000 title success when the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup kicks off on March 4 against the West Indies?
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16- Who won back-to-back ATP Tour finals on Saturday (IST), defeating Greece’s world No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas in a clash of in-form players at the Mexican Open in Acapulco (Mexico)?
17-Two of Russia’s top-10 tennis players have expressed their dismay over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, expressing their desire for peace. Who exactly are they?
18- Who was ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka on Saturday because to a wrist injury?
19- On Saturday, who highlighted the significance of giving all members of the squad playing time for the Women’s Cricket World Cup warm-up matches, which begin on Sunday?
20- Who confirmed that batter Harmanpreet Kaur will be the tournament’s vice-captain, despite all-rounder Deepti Sharma doing so in the past two ODIs against New Zealand?
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ANSWERS
1- Tokyo Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu. She is the 27-year-old lifter from Manipur.
2-The Indian men’s hockey team
3-Three-time finalist India
4- The players are 1. Prajnesh Gunneswaran, 2. Yuki Bhambri, 3. Rohan Bopanna, 4. Ramkumar Ramanathan, 5. Divij Sharan
Reserves: Saketh Myneni and Digvijay Pratap Singh
5-Karandeep Kochhar
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6-The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Disciplinary Committee
7=The Kolkata Thunderbolts
8-Dabang Delhi KC
9- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
10-BCCI Vice-President is Mr. Rajiv Shukla and BCCI Treasurer is Arun Singh Dhumal.
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11-India women’s cricket team skipper Mithali Raj
12-India women’s cricket team skipper Mithali Raj
13-England women’s cricket team captain Heather Knight
14-Australia
15-New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine and her team
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16-Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie
17-Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev
18-India opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad
19-India skipper Mithali Raj
20- Mithali Raj
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