General Awareness

SPORTS - July 2015

Jul 2015

Dec 25, 2023

Indian Sports Ministry Suspends Newly Elected Wrestling Federation of India Body Headed by Sanjay...

The Ministry of Sports, India suspended the newly elected Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) body headed by Chief Sanjay Singh. The suspension came after WFI failed to follow the provisions of the constitution of WFI while announcing a hasty plan to host the wrestling nationals.
The WFI had announced the plans to hold the nationals for U-15 and U-20 age group before the end of ongoing year, that is, in the next seven days.
The ministry, in its statement said the announcement was made in 'haste' as it didn't give the wrestlers sufficient notice. The ministry also found the decision to hold nationals on such short notice in breach of the WFI constitution.
The ministry also observed that the newly elected body "appears to be in complete control of former office bearers in complete disregard to the Sports Code."

India Records Maiden Women's Test Victory against Australia

India registered their first victory against Australia in a women's Test match following their comprehensive eight-wicket win in the one-off contest at Wankhede Stadium.
A significant first-innings lead of 187 had put India in the box seat and they needed only 75 runs to clinch the contest after bowling out Australia for 261 in the touring side's second innings.

England Ropes in Kieron Pollard in Coaching Staff for 2024 T20 World Cup

Veteran West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard was appointed England's assistant coach for next year's T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the USA, scheduled from June 4 to 30. Having retired from the international circuit in April 2022, Pollard will be part of England's backroom staff to provide expertise on the local conditions.
Pollard represented West Indies in more than 100 T20Is since his debut in 2007. He was part of their maiden T20 World Cup-winning campaign in 2012 in Sri Lanka. Having missed out on playing the 2016 edition in India, which they won for the second time, Pollard captained his national team in the 2021 edition in the UAE.

Dec 24, 2023

India Beat France to Record Lone Win in Five-nation Hockey

Captain Harmanpreet Singh and Jugraj Singh struck a brace each as the Indian men's hockey team beat France 5-4 in its fourth and final match to notch up its lone win in the 5 Nations Tournament Valencia 2023. India had lost 0-1 to Spain, 2-7 to Belgium and 2-3 to Germany.

Former Proteas Captain Dean Elgar to Retire after IND-SA Test in Cape Town

Former South Africa Test captain Dean Elgar will retire after the two-match Test series against India. South Africa vs India 2^nd Test, starting January 3, is going to be his last Test match.
Elgar said that the Cape Town Test is going to be his last as he termed the New Lands' stadis his favourite. Elgar had made his Test debut in Cape Town and he is hoping to score the last at the same venue.

Dec 23, 2023

Football: Manchester City Wins Maiden FIFA Club World Cup

Manchester City won the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time to end 2023 with five trophies after a 4-0 win over Fluminense in Jeddah.
The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 2000 as the FIFA Club World Championship. It was not held from 2001 to 2004 due to a combination of factors.
In 2005, the Intercontinental Cup was merged with the FIFA Club World Championship, and in 2006, the tournament was renamed as the FIFA Club World Cup.

WFI Writes to UWW for Lifting Suspension

The newly-elected body of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) requested the world governing body UWW to lift the ban imposed on it and also announced that it will host the senior National Championships from January 28 in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar.
The United World Wrestling (UWW) had suspended WFI in August 2023 for not holding timely elections that were delayed due to various court cases.

Dec 22, 2023

Sakshi Malik Announces Retirement after Sanjay Singh Becomes WFI Chief

Sakshi Malik announced her retirement from wrestling, after Sanjay Singh was appointed President of the Wrestling Federation of India.
Malik, who spearheaded the wrestlers' protest against Brij Bhushan Singh along with Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat said that she would not compete under the presidency of Sanjay, who belongs to the faction supporting Brij Bhushan.

India's Hardik Singh Clinches Men's FIH Player of the Year 2023

Indian hockey team midfielder, Hardik Singh, clinched the prestigious title of Men's FIH Player of the Year at the FIH Hockey Star Awards 2023. This recognition adds another feather to the cap of the talented player, who played a pivotal role in India's bronze medal victory at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Eight-year-old British Indian Schoolgirl Chess Prodigy Named Europe's Best

An eight-year-old British Indian schoolgirl made chess history after being named the 'super talented' best female player at a European championship.
Bodhana Sivanandan, from Harrow in north-west London, won the European Blitz Chess Championship in Zagreb, Croatia, after a winning streak since she took up chess during the COVID pandemic lockdown.
In the European championship, she went head-to-head with some of the best players in the world and defeated an international master to win her crown.

Dec 21, 2023

Soumya Sarkar Breaks Sachin Tendulkar's 14-year-old Record

Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar hit his career-best ODI score of 169 off just 151 deliveries and helped Bangladesh post 291 all out in 49.5 overs, breaking legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's 14-year-old record during the second ODI match against New Zealand in Nelson.
He broke the record for the highest individual score in New Zealand by a sub-continent batsman. The master blaster Sachin Tendulkar scored a record 163 runs in Christchurch 2009 against the Kiwis in their backyard.

Maharashtra Bags Women's and AAI Wins Men's Title Events in Guwahati

In team events of the 75th Inter-State-Inter-Zonal Badminton Championships 2023, Maharashtra bagged the women's and Airport Authority of India (AAI) won the men's title events in Guwahati.
The prestigious national championship was held in Assam after four years. AAI team appeared in both men's and women's team finals but won the title in the men's category defeating Karnataka 3-0.
In the women's team final, Maharashtra dominated AAI 3-0 and won.

Share on

TCY Analytics (View Subscription Plans)

Subscribe to GK Updates

I want to receive

GK Tags

July GK, July GK, May GK, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS AND ECONOMY, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, SPORTS, NATIONAL AFFAIRS, DEFENCE, PERSONS IN NEWS, DAYS AND EVENTS, AWARDS AND HONOURS, GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES, GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION, ART AND CULTURE, BOOKS AND AUTHORS, TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS, ART AND CULTURE, LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

Start Discussion

On any topic

Take Tests

Compiled from GK updates

Login

Sign Up

Forgot Password

Download TCY App

Unlock All Services And Enjoy The Premium Benefits

US$ 10

US$ 13

US$ 15

US$ 17

US$ 19

US$ 20

US$ 21

US$ 22

US$ 23

US$ 24

US$ 25

US$ 26