Latest Sports and Games General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Who won the Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper Award 2021?

A)

Kai Havertz

B)

Christian Pulisic

C)

Kepa Arrizabalaga

D)

Edouard Mendy

Correct Answer : Edouard Mendy

Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has been crowned The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper for 2021.

Senegal international Mendy was signed by former manager Frank Lampard at the start of last season and his impact was immediate helping the Blues to Champions League victory under Thomas Tuchel.

Mendy held off competition from Gianluigi Donnarumma and Manuel Neuer in the final to win the prestigious award.

As per FIFA.com, the award is given to the most outstanding goalkeeper in men's football.

Source : SI

2 .

Who won the Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year 2021 award?

A)

Lionel Messi

B)

Karim Benzema

C)

Robert Lewandowski

D)

Christiano Ronaldo

Correct Answer : Robert Lewandowski

Poland's Robert Lewandowski won the Best FIFA Men's Player Award on January 17, 2022. This is the second consecutive time that Lewandowski has won the award. Spain's Alexia Putellas won the Best FIFA Women's Player award. The BEST FIFA Football Awards 2022 ceremony was held virtually from Zurich.

3 .

Who is the Pro Kabaddi 2022 Top Raider so far?

A)

Pawan Sehrawat

B)

Naveen Kumar

C)

Arjun Deshwal

D)

Maninder Singh

Correct Answer : Pawan Sehrawat

Bengaluru Bulls Pawan Sehrawat is PKL 2022 Top Raider with 122 successful raids, followed by Naveen Kumar from Dabang Delhi with 118 successful raids and Bengal Warriors skipper Maninder Singh with 106 successful raids.

4 .

According to Forbes, who are the highest paid female athletes in 2021?

A)

Naomi Osaka

B)

Venus Williams

C)

Serena Williams

D)

Garbine Mugurua

Correct Answer : Naomi Osaka

Forbes has released its latest highest-paid athletes list that is centered on female athletes.

According to Forbes, the top 10 women on the list combined to earn $167 million in 2021, which is up 23 percent from 2020.

Five of the top 10 are tennis players, and Naomi Osaka leads the way with $57.3 million in 2020 earnings, up from the $37.4 million she made in 2020.

The Forbes list :

* Naomi Osaka, $57.3 million

* Serena Williams, $45.9 million

* Venus Williams, $11.3 million

* Simone Biles, $10.1 million

* Garbine Mugurua, $8.8 million

* Jin Young Ko, $7.5 million

* P.V. Shindu, $7.2 million

* Ashleigh Barty, $6.9 million

* Nelly Korda, $5.9 million

* Candace Parker $5.7 million

Source : USA Today

5 .

Who defeated Andy Murray to win the men's singles title in the Sydney Tennis Classic 2022 Final?

A)

Andy Murray

B)

Aslan Karatsev

C)

Sebastian Korda

D)

Diego Schwartzman

Correct Answer : Aslan Karatsev

In tennis, Aslan Karatsev defeated Andy Murray by 6-3, 6-3, to win men's single title at the Sydney Tennis Classic final, to claim his third ATP Tour title. The women’s single title was claimed by Spanish world number nine Paula Badosa, who defeated Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 4-6 7-6(4), to capture her third career title.

6 .

Who among the following lost his visa appeal and was deported from Australia and will not participate in Australian Open 2022?

A)

Rafael Nadal

B)

Roger Federer

C)

Dominic Thiem

D)

Novak Djokovic

Correct Answer : Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic lost his final fight to avoid deportation from Australia on January 16, 2022 after an Australian Federal Court panel dismissed the tennis star's appeal challenging Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s decision to cancel his visa on January 16, 2022.

7 .

Which country is hosting the ICC U19 World Cup 2022?

A)

India

B)

England

C)

West Indies

D)

South Africa

Correct Answer : West Indies

The ICC Under 19 World Cup is all set to kick off on 14 January 2022, with hosts "West Indies" facing off against Australia in the tournament opener.

The 14th edition of the tournament will feature the rising stars of 16 countries battling it out in 48 matches, with Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, St Kitts and Nevis, and Trinidad and Tobago hosting the matches across 10 venues.

Ahead of the tournament, here's everything you need to know about the World Cup :

THE GROUPS :

Group A - Bangladesh, England, Canada, United Arab Emirates

Group B - India, Ireland, South Africa, Uganda

Group C - Afghanistan, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe

Group D - Australia, Scotland, Sri Lanka, West Indies

Source : ICC Cricket

8 .

Who won the women's singles final at India Open 2022?

A)

PV Sindhu

B)

Tai Tzu-ying

C)

Busanan Ongbamrungphan

D)

Ratchanok Intanon

Correct Answer : Busanan Ongbamrungphan

Supanida Katethong faced her compatriot Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the women's singles finals of the India Open 2022. Ongbamrungphan, ranked world no. 12, won the women's singles final 22-20, 19-21, 21-13.

9 .

Which badminton World No 1 in U-19 girls' singles in Jan 2022?

A)

Tasnim Mir

B)

Treesa Jolly

C)

Tanisha Crasto

D)

Gayatri Gopichand

Correct Answer : Tasnim Mir

Young shuttler "Tasnim Mir" on Wednesday(12th Jan 2022) became the first Indian to grab the world no 1 ranking in the under-19 girls singles in the latest BWF junior rankings.

The 16-year-old from Gujarat was rewarded for last year's stellar run when she had secured titles in three junior international tournaments to jump three places to grab the top position in the junior world rankings.

"I can't say that I expected this. I thought I will not be able to become no 1 as tournaments were getting affected by COVID-19 but I won three events in Bulgaria, France and Belgium. So I am really excited and happy that finally I could become the world no 1. It is a great moment for me," Tasnim told PTI from Guwahati.

"I will completely focus on the senior circuit from now on and looking forward to playing at Iran and Uganda next month. My aim now is to improve my senior ranking. If I can weave some good performances and get into top 200 by end of the year that would be great."

Source : Hindustan Times

10 .

World champion Lakshya Sen won the first Super 500 title by defeating whom?

A)

Lee Zii Jia

B)

Loh Kean Yew

C)

Viktor Axelsen

D)

Jonatan Christie

Correct Answer : Loh Kean Yew

India's Lakshya Sen secured his maiden Super 500 title by winning the Yonex-Sunrise India Open with a stunning straight-game victory over reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the men's singles final in Delhi on Sunday(16th Jan 2022).

The 20-year-old Sen, who had claimed his maiden world championships medal with a bronze in Spain last month, produced a fine performance to outshine the fifth seeded shuttler 24-22 21-17 in the summit clash that lasted 54 minutes.

In a repeat of last year's Dutch Open final, the Indian ensured that he had the last laugh this time around.

Going into this match, the two had a 2-2 head-to-head record with Sen losing two of the last three meetings, but the Indian was the better man on show on Sunday as he showed great athleticism, used his attacking shots to good effect and came up with his punched winners from the back at the right moments.

Source : Economic Times