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Sports Current Affairs- October 10, 2023

Questions:

1. Who dominated the 50-meter 3-position competitions during the 16th African Shooting Championships?
2. Who won gold in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions and secured an Olympic berth for Paris 2024?
3. Which two Egyptian shooters secured silver and bronze respectively in the same competition?
4. Who sought Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s intervention regarding the exodus of successful sportspersons from Kerala?
5. How many teams will participate in the 2023 Abu Dhabi T10 Player’s Draft?
6. When is the 11th Sultan of Johor Cup 2023 scheduled?
7. How many teams will feature in the 11th Sultan of Johor Cup 2023?
8. Why was the Euro 2024 qualifier between Israel and Switzerland postponed?
9. Who remains unbeaten after defeating Cologne in the Bundesliga?
10. Who set a world record in the Chicago Marathon, and what was the time?
11. How many runners participated in the 45th edition of the Chicago Marathon?
12. Who won the women’s race in the Chicago Marathon and what was her time?
13. Who continued his winning streak in the Qatar Grand Prix?
14. How many consecutive victories did Roma register before their recent victory over Cagliari?
15. Why will Paulo Dybala miss Argentina’s upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers?
16. In the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup, how did Ravindra Jadeja impact Australia’s batting?
17. What was Australia’s score before they were all out against India in the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup?
18. Who shared a 165-run partnership during India’s match against Australia in the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup?
19. Which record of Sachin Tendulkar did Virat Kohli break?
20. What was the lowest score from which a team has gone on to win in men’s ODIs?

Answers:

1. Egyptian shooters dominated the 50-meter 3-position competitions.
2. Ibrahim Korayiem won the gold and secured an Olympic berth for Paris 2024.
3. Magdi Hafez and Mostafa Kodous secured silver and bronze respectively.
4. Leader of Opposition V. D. Satheesan sought the intervention.
5. Eight teams will participate.
6. The 11th Sultan of Johor Cup 2023 is scheduled from October 27 to November 4.
7. Eight teams will feature.
8. It was postponed due to the security situation in Israel involving fighting between Israel and Hamas.
9. Bayer Leverkusen remains unbeaten.
10. Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum set the world record with a time of two hours and 35 seconds.
11. Around 49,000 runners participated.
12. Sifan Hassan from the Netherlands won with a time of 2:13:44.
13. Max Verstappen continued his winning streak.
14. Roma registered their third consecutive victory.
15. Paulo Dybala will miss due to a knee injury.
16. Ravindra Jadeja spun a vicious spin web picking 3-28 against Australia.
17. Australia scored 199 runs.
18. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli shared the 165-run partnership.
19. Virat Kohli broke Tendulkar’s record of 2,719 runs in 61 matches.
20. 3 wickets for 2 runs is now the lowest score.

Sports Current Affairs- September 27, 2023

One-liner Questions:

1. Who is the highest-ranked Indian women’s tennis player in the 19th Asian Games?
2. How did Ankita Raina’s women’s singles campaign end in the 19th Asian Games?
3. Who did Ankita Raina lose to in the women’s singles?
4. What medal did Ankita Raina win in the 2018 Asian Games?
5. Who is Ankita Raina’s partner in the mixed doubles round 3 match in the Asian Games?
6. What did Sunil Chhetri say about India’s upcoming clash with Saudi Arabia in the Asian Games?
7. Who is nicknamed “The Little Mermaid” in the swimming event at the Asian Games?
8. How many gold medals did Siobhan Bernadette Haughey win?
9. What was the result of the Juventus vs. Lecce football match?
10. What age did Esha Singh take up shooting?
11. What medals did Esha Singh win in the 19th Asian Games?
12. How did the Indian badminton team perform at the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships?
13. What history did Anant Jeet Singh Naruka make for India in the 19th Asian Games?
14. How did India’s campaign in the League of Legends event at the 19th Asian Games end?
15. What was the score when the Indian women’s hockey team defeated Singapore in their first match of the 19th Asian Games?
16. Who has been appointed as the head coach of MI Cape Town for SA20 2024?
17. Who has been appointed as the bowling coach for MI Cape Town?

Answers:

1. The highest-ranked Indian women’s tennis player in the 19th Asian Games is Ankita Raina.
2. Ankita Raina’s women’s singles campaign in the 19th Asian Games ended after losing to Japan’s Haruka Kaji.
3. Ankita Raina lost to Haruka Kaji in the women’s singles.
4. Ankita Raina won a bronze medal in the 2018 Asian Games.
5. Ankita Raina’s partner in the mixed doubles round 3 match is Yuki Bhambri.
6. Sunil Chhetri said that he is aware of the problems the Indian football team is facing in its ongoing campaign against Saudi Arabia.
7. Siobhan Bernadette Haughey is nicknamed “The Little Mermaid” in the swimming event at the Asian Games.
8. Siobhan Bernadette Haughey won two gold medals.
9. Juventus secured a 1-0 victory over Lecce.
10. Esha Singh took up shooting at the age of 9.
11. Esha Singh won a gold medal in the Women’s 25m Pistol Team event and a silver medal in the Women’s 25m Pistol Individual event at the 19th Asian Games.
12. The Indian badminton team had an impressive 5-0 win over Brazil at the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships.
13. Anant Jeet Singh Naruka made history by winning the first-ever silver medal for India in the Men’s Skeet Individual event at the 19th Asian Games.
14. India’s campaign in the League of Legends event at the 19th Asian Games ended in the quarterfinals after a loss against Vietnam.
15. The Indian women’s hockey team defeated Singapore with a score of 13-0 in their first match of the 19th Asian Games.
16. Former South African spinner Robin Peterson has been appointed as the head coach of MI Cape Town for SA20 2024.
17. Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga has been appointed as the bowling coach for MI Cape Town.

Sports Current Affairs- Feb 10, 2023

1-Nasser Hussain, a former captain of England’s men’s cricket team, believes India has the potential to grow significantly over the next ten years, especially with the emergence of the Women’s Premier League. The Women’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to take place in South Africa from February 10 to 26. (WPL).

2-On February 12 at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town, India, the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup runners-up, will begin their Group B campaign against archrival Pakistan.

3. Babar Azam, the captain of the Pakistani team, has stated that he wants to play in the World Cup and win the famous ICC championship.

• Babar Azam, a two-time ICC Men’s ODI Player of the Year, has accomplished nearly everything in 50-over cricket during the past 24 months.

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4-On Friday, the second day of the first Test of the four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Nagpur, India reached 321/7 at stumps despite losing captain Rohit Sharma in the first over following tea. All-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel both completed outstanding half-centuries to aid the hosts.

5-Capri Global Holdings Private Limited, who submitted the winning bid of INR 757 crores for the Lucknow franchise in the inaugural Womens Premier League (WPL), revealed the team’s name on Friday: “UP Warriorz.”

• The team’s head coach has been named as Jon Lewis, who presently leads the England women’s team. Anju Jain, a former captain of India’s ladies, will serve as the assistant trainer.

6-Mithali Raj, international all-star and former captain of India, is confident that the country will discover future stars in the WPL’s inaugural season, but she also notes that timing and marketing are crucial to the event’s success.

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7-The WPL’s inaugural season is scheduled to take place in Mumbai from March 4 to 26. The Gujarat Giants, together with franchises from Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, and Bangalore, will play in a total of 22 matches at the Brabourne Stadium and D.Y. Patil Stadium. The player auction will take place in Mumbai on February 13.

8-Captain Rohit Sharma struck an outstanding century against Australia on Friday at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium in Nagpur, his ninth century in Test matches and first since September 2021. Sharma’s innings helped India reach 226/5 against Australia at tea.

9-Rohit struck a superb hundred on Friday at the VCA Stadium on the second day of the first Test of the four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. Rohit reached the three-figure mark in 171 balls while hitting 14 fours and two sixes.

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10-Former India opener Murali Vijay criticised former player turned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar for his response to the fact that his name was at the top of the country’s list of batters with the highest conversation rates.

• An event involving conversion rates in Test cricket occurred on Day Two of the maiden Test match between India and Australia at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha, Nagpur.

11-Rohit’s impressive 177 against the West Indies in November 2013 marked his first century in Test cricket, which occurred more than nine years prior.

12- In October 2019, Rohit Sharma made a magnificent 212 against South Africa at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi, marking his first double-century.

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13-Harmanpreet is known all around the world for her clean-hitting skills and is the first cricketer from India to play 100 T20 Internationals. She also became the first Indian woman to score a century in Twenty20 international matches at the 2018 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, and she helped India finish second in the 2020 edition of the competition.

14-Harmanpreet will captain India at the South Africa 2022 Women’s T20 World Cup.

15-Diego Schwartzman, the top seed from Argentina, was ousted from the Cordoba Open after falling to fellow countryman Juan Manuel Cerundolo in straight sets in the Round of 16.

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