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Sports Current Affairs- October 13, 2023

One-Liner Questions:

1. Who replaced Julian Alvarez in Argentina’s 1-0 win over Paraguay in the World Cup qualifier?
2. What stadium did Argentina play Paraguay in during their recent World Cup qualifier?
3. Who is the second South African player to score successive centuries in Men’s ODI World Cups?
4. How many centuries has Quinton de Kock scored as an opener for South Africa in ODIs?
5. What is the name of the stadium where South Africa played against Australia in the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup?
6. How did Australia’s captain, Pat Cummins, describe the team’s mood after losing to South Africa?
7. What challenge did Marnus Labuschagne say Australia is ready to embrace in the 2023 World Cup?
8. How many catches did Australia let slip in their match against South Africa?
9. Who is set to perform before the 2023 World Cup showdown between India and Pakistan?
10. Where is the 2023 Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan scheduled to take place?
11. What was the outcome of Cambodia vs. Pakistan in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers first round?
12. Why was the Euro 2024 qualifier between Kosovo and Israel postponed?
13. Who scored Argentina’s winning goal against Paraguay in the South American zone 2026 World Cup qualifiers?
14. When was the last time Australia suffered consecutive losses at the start of a World Cup campaign before 2023?
15. How many World Cup matches has Australia lost out of 96 played?
16. What was the unbeaten streak for Australia in World Cup matches between 1999 and 2011?
17. Which teams emerged victorious in the women’s category on the fourth day of the 1st Hockey India Sub Junior Men and Women West Zone Championship 2023?
18. Which teams emerged victorious in the men’s category on the fourth day of the 1st Hockey India Sub Junior Men and Women West Zone Championship 2023?

Answers:

1. Lionel Messi replaced Julian Alvarez.
2. The match was played at Estadio Monumental.
3. Quinton de Kock is the second South African player to achieve this feat, after AB de Villiers.
4. Quinton de Kock has scored 19 centuries as an opener.
5. The match was played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.
6. Pat Cummins described the team as ‘hurting.’
7. Marnus Labuschagne said Australia is ready to embrace the challenge of needing to win almost all of their remaining matches.
8. Australia let slip five catches.
9. Playback singer Arijit Singh is set to perform.
10. The match is scheduled to take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
11. Cambodia drew 0-0 with Pakistan.
12. The match was postponed due to the security situation in Israel.
13. Nicolas Otamendi scored Argentina’s winning goal.
14. The last time was in 1992.
15. Australia has lost 25 of its 96 World Cup matches.
16. Australia was unbeaten for 34 consecutive matches between 1999 and 2011.
17. Hockey Maharashtra, Hockey Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh Hockey emerged victorious.
18. Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Maharashtra, and Hockey Gujarat emerged victorious.

Sports Current Affairs-September 29, 2023

One-liner Questions:

1. Who did the Indian men’s badminton team defeat to enter the semifinals at the 19th Asian Games?
2. How long had it been since India last secured a medal in men’s badminton at the Asian Games?
3. What significant change occurred at the Roshanara Club on Friday?
4. What is the Roshanara Club famous for?
5. Where is the ‘War Room’ that contributed to the success of Indian shooters at the 19th Asian Games?
6. Who felicitated the Indian blind cricket teams, and for what achievements?
7. Why will Kane Williamson miss New Zealand’s opening game at the ICC Cricket World Cup?
8. What was the result of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar’s final shot in the Men’s 50m Rifle 3-position event at the Asian Games?
9. Who has been appointed as the Director of Cricket for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the IPL 2024 season?
10. How did Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale perform in the mixed doubles semifinal at the 19th Asian Games?
11. What medal did Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar win in the men’s 50m rifle 3-Positions individual event at the 19th Asian Games?
12. Why did China’s Olympic gold medalist Li Wenwen withdraw from the Asian Games weightlifting event?
13. What major decision did the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) make regarding national coaching camps?
14. How did the Indian women’s squash team perform at the 19th Asian Games?
15. What is the Indian Men’s Hockey Team’s current status at the 19th Asian Games?
16. Which Indian shooters won the gold medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the 19th Asian Games?
17. What world record did the Indian team break in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the Asian Games?
18. Who won gold and silver in the women’s 10m air pistol individual event at the 19th Asian Games?

Answers:

1. The Indian men’s badminton team defeated Nepal to enter the semifinals.
2. It had been 37 years since India last secured a medal in men’s badminton at the Asian Games.
3. The Roshanara Club was taken over by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Friday.
4. The Roshanara Club is famous as the birthplace of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
5. The ‘War Room’ is located in the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges in the National Capital Region.
6. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah felicitated the members for winning gold in the women’s category and silver in the men’s category at the IBSA World Cricket Tournament.
7. Kane Williamson will miss the game due to ongoing knee rehabilitation.
8. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar’s final shot was 9.7, causing him to finish second.
9. Mo Bobat has been appointed as the Director of Cricket for RCB for the IPL 2024 season.
10. Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale won their mixed doubles semifinal match 6-1, 3-6, 10-4 against Chinese Taipei’s Yu-hsiou Hsu and Hao-ching Chang.
11. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won a silver medal.
12. Li Wenwen withdrew due to an elbow injury.
13. The AFI decided to decentralize national coaching camps, conducting as many as 20 camps across the country.
14. The Indian women’s squash team won a bronze medal.
15. The Indian Men’s Hockey Team has won all three of its games so far at the 19th Asian Games.
16. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Suresh Kusale, and Akhil Sheoran won the gold medal.
17. The Indian team broke the world record previously held by the United States, with a score of 1769 points.
18. Indian shooters Palak and Esha Singh won gold and silver respectively, with Palak setting a new Asian Games record with a score of 241.2.

Sports Current Affairs-Dec 28, 2022

1- The exhilarating Khelo India Youth Games 2022 (Mens Under 18) Qualifiers semi final match between Hockey Association of Odisha and Hockey Madhya Pradesh, who defeated Hockey Haryana and Hockey Jharkhand, respectively, came to a dramatic climax on Thursday in Bhubaneswar.

2-Hockey Association Of Odisha and Hockey Madhya Pradesh will square off in the tournament’s championship match on Friday, with Hockey Haryana and Hockey Jharkhand battling it out for third place.

3. On Thursday, Hockey Madhya Pradesh and Hockey Haryana each won their respective semifinal matches to proceed to the final of the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 (Women’s Under 18) Qualifiers in Bhubaneswar.

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4-On Thursday, Bangladesh unveiled their 15-person roster for the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa, which gets underway on January 14.

5-From January 13 to February 12, 2023, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah will host the inaugural DP World International League T20 (ILT20). The GMR-owned Dubai Capitals unveiled their uniform for the event.

6-On January 13, 2023, the tournament’s first game will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium between the Dubai Capitals and the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders.

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7-Vijay Kumar, who won silver at London 2012, Sanjeev Rajput, a former Commonwealth Games champion, and Divyansh Singh Panwar, an Olympian from Tokyo, are just a few of the big names who will compete in the national shooting trials, which will take place from January 8 to January 14 in New Delhi at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range.

8-Sri Lanka’s excellent batting When the T20I series begins on January 3, Kumar Sangakkara has urged India’s middle-order hitter Sanju Samson to keep things simple and focus on his batting.

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9-At the Madras International Circuit in Chennai for the third round of the MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship 2022, riders from Bengaluru Alimon Saidalavi and Hemanth Muddappa dominated wins in their respective superbike categories.

10-Pakistani skipper Babar Azam was named to the shortlist for the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year award in 2022 by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday.

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