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A)
Shelly Singh
B)
Nayana James
C)
Praveen Chitravel
D)
Murali Sreesankar

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Praveen Chitravel

Indian athlete Praveen Chithravel won the men’s triple jump event at an athletics meet in Havana, Cuba , on Saturday (6th May 2023) with a national record-breaking mark of 17.37m.

* The previous men’s triple jump national record of 17.30m was set by Renjith Maheswary at the third Indian Grand Prix in Bangalore in 2016.

* Praveen Chithravel achieved his record-breaking mark with his fifth jump at the Prueba de confrontacion 2023 with a headwind reading of -1.5m/s. The permissible wind assistance for official records is +2.0m/s

* All national records, however, are subject to ratification by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).

* The jump also qualifies Praveen Chithravel for the World Athletics Championships 2023, scheduled in Budapest from August 19 to 27. The men’s triple jump qualifying standard for Budapest23 is set at 17.20m.

* The 21-year-old Tamil Nadu athlete also comprehensively beat the Asian Games 2023 qualifying standard of 16.60m set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). Praveen, however, had already breached the mark March with a 17.17m leap at the second Indian Open Jumps Competition in Bellary.

* Before Saturday (6th May 2023), Praveen Chithravel’s personal best in the triple jump was 17.18m, recorded in Chennai last year (2022)..

Source : Olympics

A)
David Warner
B)
Rohit Sharma
C)
Shikhar Dhawan
D)
Virat Kohli

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Virat Kohli

Royal Challengers Bangalore's star batsman Virat Kohli has become the first cricketer in IPL history to score 7,000 runs.

Virat Kohli achieved this feat in the match (6th May 2023) against Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023 and also completed his 50th half-century of IPL.

Virat has achieved the feat of 7,000 runs in 225 innings. The number of Shikhar Dhawan (6,535), David Warner (6,211) and Rohit Sharma (6,063) comes after him.

A)
Carlos Alcaraz
B)
Cameron Norrie
C)
Casper Ruud
D)
Daniil Medvedev

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Carlos Alcaraz

World number two Carlos Alcaraz continued his good work from the Barcelona Open and successfully defended his title at Madrid Open 2023 on Sunday, 7th May 2023.

Alcaraz beat lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 3-6 6-3 and win his fourth ATP Tour trophy of the year and his tenth overall.

The 20-year-old Spaniard had an injury-plagued start to the season but came back in top form last month to win the Barcelona Open for the second consecutive year.

The victory was the fourth ATP Masters 1000 trophy for Alcaraz, who became the youngest world number one last September when he won the US Open and held that spot for 20 weeks until Novak Djokovic took it back in January.

He could reclaim the world number one spot from Djokovic if he shows up to play in Rome later this week, as he has no points to defend and the Serbian would be defending his crown and 1000 points in Italy.

In Madrid, the 20-year-old Spaniard had to play his best tennis to beat a relentless Struff in three sets in a packed Caja Magica.

While Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus has clinched the Women's singles title at Madrid Open 2023.

Other winners :

Men's doubles : Karen Khachanov /  Andrey Rublev
Women's doubles : Victoria Azarenka / Beatriz Haddad Maia.

Source : India Today

A)
Mirabai Chanu
B)
Bindyarani Devi
C)
Harjinder Kaur
D)
Pooja Sihag

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Bindyarani Devi

India’s Bindyarani Devi clinched a silver medal in the women’s 55kg category at the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023 in Jinju, South Korea on Saturday (6th May 2023).

* Sorokhaibam Bindyarani Devi registered a combined lift of 194kg (83kg in snatch and 111kg in clean & jerk) to finish second on the podium.

* The Commonwealth Games 2022 medallist began with a snatch of 80kg. In the second attempt she registered a lift of 83kg. In the final attempt she lifted 85kg but it was declared a no lift.

* In the clean & jerk, the 24-year-old Bindyarani Devi started with a successful lift of 109kg and then went for 111kg in her second attempt. Her third attempt of 115kg was declared a no lift.

* The lift of 111kg was enough for Bindyarani Devi to bag the silver medal in the clean & jerk section as well. At the Asian and world championships, medals are awarded for total lifts as well as the snatch and clean and jerk sections.

* Bindyarani Devi, who competed in the 59kg division at the 2022 World Championships, moved back to the non-Olympic 55kg division for the Asian meet.              

* China’s Chen Guan Ling won the gold medal with a combined lift of 204kg (snatch 90kg + clean & jerk 114kg) while the bronze went to Vietnam’s Vo Thi Quynh Nhu, who logged a total lift of 192kg (snatch 88kg + clean & jerk 104kg)

* Meanwhile in the men’s 61kg category Group B, Shubham Todkar lifted a combined weight of 263kg (snatch 116kg and clean & jerk 147kg) to finish sixth among nine competitors..

Source : Olympics

A)
Johannes Vetter
B)
Thomas Rohler
C)
Neeraj Chopra
D)
Edgar Baumann

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Neeraj Chopra

Olympic gold medal winner Neeraj Chopra has secured victory with 88.67 m throw at Doha Diamond League 2023. Chopra’s first throw was 88.67 which was a great way to start the new season.

* His first throw was enough to seal the victory for him but he still tried to push ahead. Chopra’s second throw resulted in an 86.04m distance, maintaining his lead in the charts over Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch, who was able to reach 88.63m, and world champion Anderson Peters, whose best attempt is 85.88m.

* The Czech Republic thrower moved up to second place, overtaking Anderson Peters. Neeraj made a foul on his fourth attempt.

* On the other hand, India’s Eldhose Paul, who is a champion in triple jump at the Commonwealth Games, secured the 10th position in a field of 11 men during his Diamond League debut.

* His first attempt resulted in a jump of 15.84m, which was his best distance throughout the event.

* The 26-year-old athlete from India attempted 13.65m and 14.70m in his next two jumps, but couldn’t advance to the medal round. His personal best in this discipline is 16.99m, which he achieved at the Federation Cup in India last year.

A)
Babar Azam
B)
Fakhar Zaman
C)
Mohammad Haris
D)
Mohammad Rizwan

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Babar Azam

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Friday (5th May 2023) became the fastest batter to complete 5,000 one-day international runs during the fourth match against New Zealand in Karachi.

* The 28-year-old beat South African Hashim Amla's record when he took a single to reach 19 during Pakistan's innings after they were sent in to bat by New Zealand.

* This is Azam's 97th innings in 99 one-day internationals, improving on Amla's feat of reaching the milestone in 101 innings from 104 matches.

* Last year he narrowly missed equalling Amla's record for fastest 4,000 ODI runs in 81 innings.

* Azam has been the number one batter on the International Cricket Council's rankings for ODIs for the last two years.

* He is the 14th Pakistani to complete 5,000 or more runs in ODI cricket, with former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq at the top of the list with 11,701 runs.

* The unassuming Azam made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in his hometown of Lahore in May 2015.

* He is also the only batter to twice score consecutive hundreds in three ODIs, having achieved the feat in 2016 and 2022..

Source : The Peninsulaqatar

A)
Marizanne Kapp
B)
Tazmin Brits
C)
Shabnim Ismail
D)
Nadine de Klerk

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Shabnim Ismail

South African fast bowler "Shabnim Ismail", who is credited with sending down the quickest delivery in women's cricket, announced her retirement from the international game on Wednesday (3rd May 2023).

* During the T20 World Cup semi-final against England in Cape Town in February she bowled a 128kmh (80mph) delivery - the fastest recorded in the women's game.

* Ismail, 34, said in a statement issued by Cricket South Africa that she wanted to spend more time with her family but would continue to be available to play in domestic Twenty20 tournaments around the world.

* She ended her international career on a high when she was a member of the first South African team, men or women, to reach a World Cup final.

* She took two for 26 in the final against Australia in Cape Town but it was not enough to prevent Australia winning their fifth title.

* Ismail made her international debut as a teenager in 2007 and went on to appear in 241 international matches.

* She took 191 wickets in 127 one-day internationals, second only to India's Jhulan Goswami, and took 123 wickets in T20 internationals to be fourth on the all-time list..

Source : Sports

A)
Turkey
B)
Japan
C)
Australia
D)
Dubai

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Dubai

Dubai (UAE) will host the inaugural edition of the Global Chess League (GCL) from June 21 to July 2, 2023.

* The chess league will be held in association with Dubai Sports Council, the hosting partner of the league.

* It will feature six teams with six players each, including a minimum of two female players and one icon player per team.

* The six teams will compete in a round-robin format where each team will play 10 matches.

* GCL is a joint venture of FIDE and Tech Mahindra..

Source : Indian Express

A)
Lionel Messi
B)
Cristiano Ronaldo
C)
Karim Benzema
D)
Erling Haaland

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Cristiano Ronaldo

According to Forbes, Soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) has become the highest-paid athlete in the world for 2023, after moving to Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr.

* He has signed a £175 million-a-year contract with Al-Nassr, which will expire in 2025.

* He has earned $136m (£108.7m) over the past 12 months.

* Lionel Messi (Argentina) ranked second with an earning of $130 million, followed by Kylian Mbappé, LeBron James, and Canelo Álvarez..

Source : Forbes

A)
England
B)
India
C)
Australia
D)
South Africa

Correct Answer : Option (B) - India

* Rohit Sharma-led India surpass Australia to become the number one Test team in the latest rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) 2nd May 2023.
 
* Australia’s reign at the top of the men’s Test rankings comes to an end after 15 months with India going past the Aussies ahead of next month’s ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final.
 
* India currently sits at the top of the ladder with 121 points, with Australia in the second spot with 116 points. Earlier this year, India posted a 2-1 series win against Australia to retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the fourth consecutive time.
 
* England (116 points), South Africa (104) and reigning champion New Zealand (100) occupy third, fourth and fifth spots respectively.
 
* India will face Australia in the WTC final on June 7 at the Oval in London.
 
* Secretary, BCCI, Jay Shah Congratulated to Team India for becoming the No. 1 Test team in the world. The top spot reflects India’s commitment to Test cricket and the consistent performances both home and away..

Source : AIR