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A)
Adam Zampa
B)
Moeen Ali
C)
Ravindra Jadeja
D)
Wanindu Hasaranga

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Wanindu Hasaranga

Wanindu Hasaranga of Sri Lanka has achieved a remarkable feat in cricket by becoming the first spinner and second overall player in history to take three consecutive 5-wicket hauls in the One Day Internationals (ODIs).

It was achieved, when Sri Lanka bundled out Ireland at 192 to secure the Super Six spot in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifiers match.

He has placed himself equal to the legendary Pakistani bowler Waqar Younis..

Source : ANI

A)
Diksha Dagar
B)
Pranavi Urs
C)
Aditi Ashok
D)
Sharmila Nicollet

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Diksha Dagar

Indian golf player, Diksha Dagar has secured her second Ladies European Tour (LET) at the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open 2023.

* In the final, she defeated Trichat Cheenglab of Thailand.

* She hails from Jhajjar in Haryana.

* In 2019, she won her first LET title at the South African Women's Open, held in Cape Town.

* After Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar is the only other Indian woman golfer to have won two or more LET titles.

* She represented India at the Tokyo 2022 Olympics..

Source : Mid-day

A)
Haryana
B)
Madhya Pradesh
C)
Punjab
D)
Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Madhya Pradesh

Hockey Madhya Pradesh won the 13th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2023 on Thursday (22nd June 2023) after defeating Hockey Chandigarh in the Final at the iconic Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium.

Meanwhile, Hockey Haryana defeated Hockey Association of Odisha to finish third in the competition.

Hockey Madhya Pradesh defeated Hockey Chandigarh by 4-2 in the Final.

The goalscorers for Hockey Madhya Pradesh were Shreyas Dhupe (17’, 46’), Mohd Konain Dad (25’), and Ali Ahmad (52’). Meanwhile, Sumit (9') and Surinder Singh (31') scored for Hockey Chandigarh.

Hockey Haryana defeated Hockey Association of Odisha 3-1 in the 3rd/4th place match. Shubham (4'), Captain Rohit (28'), and Prikshit Panchal (51') all scored to put Hockey Haryana in command. Meanwhile, Hockey Association of Odisha's lone goal came from Akash Soreng (53')..

Source : Hockey India

A)
Pakistan
B)
Sri Lanka
C)
Bangladesh
D)
India

Correct Answer : Option (D) - India

The India U-23 women's team won the 2023 Women's Emerging Asia Cup T20 title after defeating Bangladesh in the final held at the Mission Round Ground in Hong Kong.

India has scored 127 for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs.

India's Kanika Ahuja was named the Player of the Match, who stayed not out on 30 off 23 with four fours in the final.

While India's Shreyanka Patil was named the Player of the Series, as she was the highest-wicket taker..

Source : Hindustantimes

A)
Lionel Messi
B)
Karim Benzema
C)
Cristiano Ronaldo
D)
Killian Embappé

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first men's footballer to play 200 international matches during Portugal's European Championship qualifying win over Iceland on Tuesday (20th June 2023).

The Portugal captain, who made his international debut in 2003, achieved the milestone at Reykjavik's Laugardalsvollur stadium and scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory against Iceland.

Ronaldo had to wait two minutes to celebrate the winner as the referee first ruled out his close-range strike in the 89th minute for offside, but the goal was given after the VAR replay showed he was fractionally onside.

It was Ronaldo's 123rd goal for Portugal, extending his record as the all-time leading international goalscorer.

The Al-Nassr striker already held the record for most international appearances when he surpassed Kuwait's Bader Al-Mutawa's, who held the record of 196 matches, during Portugal's Euro 2024 qualifier against Liechtenstein in March.

Before the kick-off against Iceland, Ronaldo received a Guinness World Record plaque to commemorate becoming the first male player to appear in 200 international matches.

The result left Portugal top with 12 points, two ahead of second-placed Slovakia, who won 1-0 away to Liechtenstein earlier on Tuesday.

- Does Ronaldo now hold the all-time caps record? Not even close

Prior to Tuesday's game, Ronaldo said: "Two hundred games played proves the love I have for my country. For me it is an extremely important milestone. It means a lot. [Two hundred] is a beautiful number that [no men's player] has. I'm very proud because this is something I never thought I could reach. And I'm continuing to set records.".

Source : ESPN

A)
Max Verstappen
B)
Lewis Hamilton
C)
Michael Schumacher
D)
Sebastian Vettel

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen continues his dominance as he recorded his sixth win from the opening eight races this season with the Canadian Grand Prix 2023 title on Sunday (18th June 2023).

The Dutch ace, starting at pole, also guided Red Bull Racing to record its 100th win since its inception in 2004. Verstappen also stretches his lead at the top with 195 points, 69 more than second-placed Sergio Perez.

Veterans Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso stole the majority of the limelight at the Canadian circuit as the duo clashed with each other for the second spot. Alonso finished runner-up, nine seconds behind Verstappen, and five seconds ahead of the English star to take another podium this year.

Meanwhile, Verstappen registered his 41st win as he leveled with Ayrton Senna in the most wins record in Formula 1 history.

He is now only behind Lewis Hamilton (103*), Michael Schumacher (91), Sebastian Vettel (53), and Alain Prost (51). .

Source : Indiatv News

A)
Inderjit Singh
B)
Tajinderpal Singh Toor
C)
Jagraj Singh Mann
D)
Bahadur Singh Sagoo

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Tajinderpal Singh Toor

Tajinder Pal Singh Toor could not have timed his comeback better. Three months before the Asian Games, the burly shot putter shattered his own Asian record with a huge throw of 21.77m. His personal best of 21.49m achieved two years ago was the previous national and Asian record.

Toor got the mark in his third attempt, having started with 21.09m. The throw was big enough to land him a spot in the Budapest World Championships (21.40m qualifying mark). The Asian Games qualifying mark was a modest 19m.

It puts him at ninth place in the world this season. American Olympic and world champion Ryan Crouser heads the chart with a sensational 23.56m -- the world record – this season..

Source : Hindustan Times

A)
Anju Rani
B)
Bhavna Kohli
C)
Bhavani Devi
D)
Babita Kumari

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Bhavani Devi

Olympian C.A. Bhavani Devi has secured the bronze medal at Asian Fencing Championships 2023 held in China.

In the quarterfinal, she created history by defeating reigning World Champion Misaki Emura and secured India its first-ever medal at the event.

She stunned the world number one 15-10 to enter the women’s sabre semifinal.

However, Bhavani lost to Uzbekistan’s Zaynab Dayibekova in the semifinals by 15-14, securing a bronze medal..

Source : Air

A)
Chirag Shetty and Lakshya Sen
B)
B. Sai Praneeth and Lakshya Sen
C)
Shrikant Kidambi and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
D)
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

India's dynamic duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty scripted history by winning the men's doubles title at the Indonesia Open here on Sunday (18th June 2023), becoming the first pair from the country to claim a Super 1000 event.

The Indians outwitted the Malaysian world champion duo of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik 21-17, 21-18 in an intense contest that lasted 43 minutes.

Satwiksairaj and Chirag gained initiative midway through the first game and they never really gave a sniff to their fancied opponents since then.

In the second game as well, the Indian pair did not allow their opponents to break free and a four-point streak kept them ahead of the curve.

The Indians seemed to be in for a facile victory when the Malaysians nullified four match points to come within sniffing distance of their opponents.

Doubles outing :

However, Satwiksairaj and Chirag, the world No. 6 pair, who won a gold medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and bronze at the world championships last year, could not be denied when the score read 20-18 in their favour, and this time they converted the match point to script a magnificent win.

The magnitude of the result can be gauged from the fact that this was the first time Satwiksairaj and Chirag are beating Aaron and Soh in 11 attempts.

In fact, the triumph of Satwiksairaj and Chirag in the Indonesia Open is quite unparalleled as they are the first doubles Indian doubles pair to land the title while Saina Nehwal (2010, 2012) and Kidambi Srikanth (2017) had earlier bagged the singles crown in Jakarta...

Source : The Hindu Businessline

A)
UAE
B)
Japan
C)
Lebanon
D)
Qatar

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Lebanon

Indian men's senior football team clinched the Intercontinental Cup 2023 with a 2-0 victory over Lebanon in the final at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar 18th June 2023.

* The first half was goalless while in the second half, the hosts made it 1-0 in the 46th-minute with Indian captain Sunil Chhetri's goal.

* Lallianzuala Chhangte netted the second goal in the 65th -minute, making it 2-0.  This is India's second title in the tournament, following their win in the inaugural edition in 2018. Korea won in 2019.

* India extended their streak of being unbeaten in the competition as they drew their previous meeting against Lebanon and defeated both Vanuatu and Mongolia.

* This is Chhetri's 87th international goals in 137 appearances. Chhetri is continued to be the third highest goal-scorer among active players in international football, only behind Portuguese ace Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi of Argentina..

Source : AIR