Correct Answer :   Rani Rampal

The Indian Railways’ Modern Coach Factory Stadium in Raebareli was renamed as Rani's Girls Hockey Turf after former Indian women’s hockey team captain "Rani Rampal".

She became the first female hockey player from India to have a stadium named after her.

Rani Rampal, a Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna and Padma Shri awardee, shared pictures from the inauguration ceremony on social media, where she is seen interacting with the players and other staff members.

"Words seem too less to express my happiness and gratitude as I share that the MCF ( Modern Coach Factory) Raebareli has renamed the hockey stadium to Rani's Girls Hockey Turf to honour my contribution to hockey," tweeted Rani Rampal, who has two Asian Games medals to her name - a silver at 2018 Jakarta and a bronze at 2014 Incheon..

Source : Olympics

Correct Answer :   Carlos Alcaraz

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz defeated Russia's Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-2 to win the Indian Wells Masters 2023 singles title. With this, he has become the ninth and youngest player to win the Indian Wells and Miami titles.

Nadal won six titles before the age of 20. With this, Alcaraz has reached number 1 in the World ATP rankings.

Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Sunday evening with a 19-match winning streak behind him, confidence flowing. He was the in-form player on the tour, a champion established as the best hard-court player of his generation. And yet, by the end, none of that mattered. Forty-five minutes into the final, he was completely out of ideas.

Alcaraz’s victory followed a maiden WTA 1000 triumph for Elena Rybakina, who also won her first important title since her maiden grand slam triumph, edging out Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (11), 6-4 in a tense, mentally exhausting tussle.

With his third career Masters 1000 title and eighth overall, Alcaraz will regain the ATP’s No 1 ranking, rising above Novak Djokovic, who is absent from Indian Wells and the Miami Open due to his vaccination status. This was the first time that Alcaraz has won a Masters 1000 title without dropping a set..

Source : The Guardian

Correct Answer :   Rohan Bopanna

Rohan Bopanna proved age was just a number after becoming the oldest ATP Masters 1000 champion at 43 years old, with victory in the BNP Paribas Open men’s doubles.

* Alongside playing partner Matthew Ebden, the unseeded pair dispatched top-ranked duo Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski, to claim the men’s doubles title at Indian Wells, winning 6-3 2-6 10-8.

* The triumph was the pair’s second title together following last month’s success in Doha at the Qatar open. Bopanna described the win as “Truly special.”

* In winning his 24th tour-level trophy, the former doubles world number three broke the record for oldest masters champion held by former partner Daniel Nestor.

* The Indian, whose family own a coffee plantation in the Indian state of Karnataka, added: “Some days I tell Matt I maybe just practiced 20 minutes, but I’d rather rest the body and be ready for our matches.”

* Ebden and Bopanna now hold an 11-4 record together this season and have moved up to 18th and 11th in the ATP doubles rankings..

Source : CNN

Correct Answer :   Australia

Australia's star player Ashleigh Gardner won the Women's Player of the Month award for the month of February 2023.

* She left behind the other two players involved in this race, South African opener Laura Wolvaardt and England all-rounder Nate Sciver-Brunt.

* Also, she played an important role in getting his team the T20 World Cup title.

* The Women's Player of the Month award for January 2023 was won by Grace Scrivens (England).

Correct Answer :   Harry Brook

ICC has announced the Player of the Month Awards for the month of February 2023. England's young cricketer Harry Brook won the ICC Men's Player of the Month award.

This is the second time that Harry Brook has won this award. Brook won the award leaving behind Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and West Indies spinner Gudakesh Moti who were in the race for the award.

Last month (January 2023) this award was won by India's young cricketer Shubman Gill.

Correct Answer :   Tarundeep Rai

Sikkim's veteran Tarundeep Rai on 12 February 2023 won the men's recurve title in the final leg of the National Ranking Agency tournament at the Yamuna Sports Complex.

The 2010 Asian Games silver medallist defeated former national champion Parth Salunkhe 6-2 in the final. Singh grabbed third position edging out India's number one Atanu Das in a shoot-off.

On the other hand, Ankita Bhakat won the senior women's recurve title with a 6-4 win over the Madhu Vedwan, while Bhajan Kaur took third place on the podium.

Bhajan defeated Ridhi Phor 6-2.

Here are results :

(Recurve) Sub-junior, Men : 1. Vishnu Choudhary, 2. Dev Arjun, 3. Kapish Singh; Women: 1. Bhajan Kaur, 2. Manjiri Alone, 3. Avni.

Junior Men : 1. Neeraj Chauhan, 2. Aditya Choudhary, 3. Parth Salunkhe; Women: 1. Bhajan Kaur, 2. Ridhi Phor, 3. Luxmi Hembram.

Senior Men : 1. Tarundeep Rai, 2. Parth Salunkhe, 3. Sukhchain Singh; Women: 1. Ankita Bhakat, 2. Madhu Vedwan, 3. Bhajan Kaur...

Source : India Today

Correct Answer :   Eoin Morgan

It came to light that former England captain Eoin Morgan retired from all forms of cricket on February 13, 2023. He posted a tweet stating that “After much deliberation, I believe that

Now is the right time to step away from the game that has given me so much over the years, I will undoubtedly miss the thrill and challenges of playing professional cricket”. Morgan gave England 50 overs in 2019 which led to a tremendous victory in the World Cup.

He played for England and marked a record of 126 ODIs and 72 T20s of captaincy. It is also a record that he has led England to victory in 118 matches as captain in both formats.

Correct Answer :   Tajinderpal Singh Toor

* India's Tajinderpal Singh Toor cleared 19.49m in the shot put event at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and won a gold medal.

* While Karanvir Singh who was the only one to cross the 19m mark was an athlete and won a silver medal.

* Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the 2018 Asian Games and won gold in the 2019 Outdoor Asian Championship.

* India's current national champion in the triple jump, Praveen Chitravel won the silver medal with a jump of 16.98 metres.

Source : India Times

Correct Answer :   Max Verstappen

Red Bull's driver, Max Verstappen has won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix 2023, held at Bahrain International Circuit.

Defending champion Max Verstappen and Red Bull flexed their muscles at the start of the 2023 season, as the Dutchman won the season-opening race in Sakhir by over 10 seconds over his teammate Sergio Perez.

After a phenomenal week since testing his Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso followed to take a remarkable podium place – his second since 2014 – after brilliant battles with Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz. Alonso surged into third place after Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, in an all-too-familiar circumstance, had to retire due to a power unit failure.

Race Leaderboard :

1. Max Verstappen: – (2 pit stops)
2. Sergio Perez: +11.987 (2 pit stops)
3. Fernando Alonso: +38.637 (2 pit stops).

Source : Indian Express

Correct Answer :   Mirabai Chanu

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won the 2022 BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award after a public vote.

She becomes the first athlete to win the award twice in a row after winning for the year 2021.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she became the first Indian to win a silver medal in weightlifting.

Other BBC awards for 2022 :

* Para Sportswoman: Bhavina Patel (TT Player)
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Pritam Siwach (Women Hockey Player)
* Emerging Player: Nitu Ghanghas (Boxer).

Source : BBC