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

1 .

Portugal Football team captain _____ has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a contract until 2025 with worth over USD 75 million per year.

A)

Lionel Messi

B)

Karim Benzema

C)

Marcus Rashford

D)

Cristiano Ronaldo

Correct Answer : Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal Football team captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a contract until 2025 with worth over USD 75 million per year.

* Al Nassr have won the Saudi top-flight titles 9 times, last in 2019.

* This move inspires their league, nation, and future generations, boys, and girls to be the best version of themselves.

* Portugal captain was free after leaving Manchester United following a controversial interview in which he had criticized the club..

Source : India Today

2 .

Which cricketer has been shortlisted for the ICC Mains T20I cricketer of the year 2022?

A)

Hardik Pandya

B)

Suryakumar Yadav

C)

Ishaan Kishan

D)

Arshdeep Singh

Correct Answer : Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav of India has been nominated for Men's T20I Cricketer of 2022. Batters from three continents have been named to 2022 shortlist.

* Suryakumar Yadav had a fantastic 2022 in the shortest version of the game, becoming the second batter in the format to hit more than 1000 runs in a year.

* He finished the year as the leading run-scorer, with 1164 runs scored at a crazy strike rate of 187.43.

* Among women, Smriti Mandhana was shortlisted for two awards - ICC women's cricketer of the year and ICC T20I cricketer of the year 2022.

* Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year: Babar Azam (PAK), Sikandar Raza (ZIM), Tim Southee (NZ), Ben Stokes (ENG)

* Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year: Amelia Kerr (NZ), Smriti Mandhana (IND), Beth Mooney (AUS), Nat Sciver (ENG)

* ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year: Jonny Bairstow (ENG), Usman Khawaja (AUS), Kagiso Rabada (SA), Ben Stokes (ENG)

* ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year: Babar Azam (PAK), Shai Hope (WI), Sikandar Raza (ZIM), Adam Zampa (AUS)

* ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year: Alyssa Healy (AUS), Shabnim Ismail (SA), Amelia Kerr (NZ), Nat Sciver (ENG)

* ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year: Sam Curran (ENG), Sikandar Raza (ZIM), Mohammad Rizwan (PAK), Suryakumar Yadav (IND)

* ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year: Nida Dar (PAK), Sophie Devine (NZ), Smriti Mandhana (IND), Tahlia McGrath (AUS)

* ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year: Finn Allen (NZ), Marco Jansen (SA), Arshdeep Singh (IND), Ibrahim Zadran (AFG)

* ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year: Yastika Bhatia (IND), Darcie Brown (AUS), Alice Capsey (ENG), Renuka Singh (IND)

Source : Hindustan Times

3 .

Who has secured his fourth title of 2022 World Rapid Championship, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan?

A)

Alireza Firouzja

B)

Ian Nepomniachtchi

C)

Magnus Carlsen

D)

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

Correct Answer : Magnus Carlsen

GM Magnus Carlsen (Norway) has secured his fourth title of 2022 World Rapid Championship, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

* Vincent Keymer (Germany) has settled for silver and Fabiano Caruana (America) has secured bronze.

* While, Tan Zhongyi (China) has won gold in 2022 Women's World Rapid Champion.

* Indian chess player, B Savitha Shri has won bronze medal in women's event and became third Indian after Viswanathan Anand and Humpy to win a medal at the world rapid championship..

Source : Chess24

4 .

Who won gold medals at Womenâ€™s National Boxing Championship 2022, organised in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh?

A)

Mary Kom and Nitu Ghanghas

B)

Manisha Moun and Mirabai Chanu

C)

Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain

D)

Laishram Sarita Devi and Sreeja Akula

Correct Answer : Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain

Lovlina Borgohain and Nikhat Zareen have won Gold medals at Women’s National Boxing Championship 2022 in Bhopal.

While Lovlina Borgohain beat Arundhati Choudhary of Services 5-0 in the 75kg final, Nikhat Zareen defeated Anamika of Railways 4-1 in the final of the 50kg category.

Haryana’s Manisha (57kg) and Saweety Boora (81kg), Railway Sports Promotion Board’s (SSCB) Sakshi (52kg), Madhya Pradesh’s Manju Bamboria (66kg) also clinched gold medals in their respective categories in the tournament.

Information and Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur gave away awards to the winners.

The Railways team topped the medals tally with 10 medals – five golds, three silvers and two bronze. Madhya Pradesh, with one gold, two silver and five bronze stood second, while Haryana with two gold and two bronze claimed third position..

Source : News on Air

5 .

Who became the most expensive buy in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Auctions on 23 December 2022?

A)

Tom Curran

B)

Ben Stokes

C)

Chris Woakes

D)

Sam Curran

Correct Answer : Sam Curran

Sam Curran became the most expensive buy in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Auctions on Friday(23rd Dec 2022), receiving a price of INR 18.5 crore from Punjab Kings. Curran previously played for PBKS and has returned to the team where he began his IPL career.

Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals were the first two teams to pursue the 24-year-old before Chennai SuperKings entered the race. Later on, PBKS arrived and engaged in a fierce combat with CSK.

The Mohali-based team eventually secured their man for 18.5 crores, making him the most expensive player in the auction's history.

Curran's first franchise in the IPL was PBKS before moving on to CSK later on. The 24-year-old missed the IPL last year and will now play in the following season.

Sam Curran reacted to the news by reacting on becoming the most expensive player in IPL auction history..

Source : DNS India

6 .

Which state will host India's first ever World Table Tennis (WTT) series event from 27 February to 5 March 2022?

A)

Gujarat

B)

Goa

C)

Punjab

D)

Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer : Goa

Goa will host India’s maiden World Table Tennis (WTT) series event from February 27 to March 5, 2022 here, it was announced on Thursday(22nd Dec 2022).

The top tier WTT Star Contender Goa 2023 will be staged at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor stadium, located at the Goa University Campus here.

“We are happy that Goa has been chosen as the host for a WTT event for the very first time in India,” state tourism minister Rohan Khaunte said in a press conference.

“Goa is the nation’s biggest tourist destination and I am overjoyed to welcome WTT to our shores as they announce WTT Contenders Goa 2023 as the first event of the WTT Calendar,” he added.

Stupa Analytics, a homegrown sports analytics firm, will be the tournament host with active support from the Goa government.

WTT Series is the official professional table tennis series of events, with the world’s best players facing each other off in various category tournaments throughout the year with the four Grand Smashes being the ultimate prize to win.

The six Star Contender events pit 48 men and women in the respective singles main draws, with the top 30 world ranks eligible to play, four among whom will compulsorily have to be in the world top 20.

Star Contender events also boast of a 16-team doubles main draw and an eight-team mixed doubles main draw. Eight qualifiers each in singles and four in doubles get to scrap with the best while host countries are also provided with sufficient wild-card entries in both singles and doubles.

“The WTT Star Contender in Goa will showcase the new brand of Table Tennis to the Indian people, and we believe this will be the first of many WTT events in India. The world’s best Table Tennis players will love coming to Goa and together we will make history..

Source : The Print

7 .

The Indian Premier League (IPL), whose total valuation (2022) has surpassed ________ USD, has evolved into a decacorn.

A)

$10.9 billion

B)

$12.5 billion

C)

$15.4 billion

D)

$18.3 billion

Correct Answer : $10.9 billion

The value of the Indian Premier League (IPL) ecosystem has touched a staggering $10.9 billion in 2022, thereby making the cash-rich league a decacorn, according to a report by consulting firm D and P Advisory.

* A business is called a decacorn when its value crosses $10 billion.

* The value of the IPL ecosystem has registered a 75% growth in dollar terms since 2020 when it was valued at $6.2 billion.

* The growth in the value of the IPL ecosystem in INR terms is 90%.

* The firm has used the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Method for valuation.

* The DCF Method is a valuation technique that provides an estimate of the value of an asset, or a business based on the cash flows that the asset or business is expected to generate over its remaining useful life.

* The report titled 'Beyond 22 Yards' noted that the growth in IPL ecosystem's value is primarily driven by the landmark $6.2 billion media rights deal inked by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in June and the auction of two new teams - Gujarat Titans and Lucknow SuperGiants - for a combined value of $1.6 billion in October last year(2021).

* Disney Star had bagged the IPL TV rights for Rs 23,575 crore while Viacom18 acquired the digital rights for a whopping Rs 23,758 crore..

Source : Economic Times

8 .

Which cricket team won the Blind T20 World Cup 2022?

A)

Australia

B)

Indian

C)

New Zealand

D)

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : Indian

The Indian national blind cricket team made history Saturday(17th Dec 2022) as they won the T20 World Cup 2022 for the Blind for the third consecutive time.

* They beat Bangladesh by an impressive margin of 120 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

* After winning the toss, Indian skipper Ajay Kumar Reddy choose to bat and his team eventually set a formidable target of 277 runs for Bangladesh.

* Sunil Ramesh was declared man of the match. News agency ANI reported Governor of Karnataka Thawar Chand Gehlot awarded the winners and runners-up trophies..

Source : Indian Express

9 .

How much is the prize money for FIFA World Cup 2022 winners?

A)

$33 million

B)

$37 million

C)

$42 million

D)

$50 million

Correct Answer : $42 million

Argentina won the FIFA World Cup 2022 and a significant sum of prize money after defeating France on penalties 4-2.

* Not only did Argentina win the most incredible prize money ever granted in World Cup history, but every side in the tournament received some amount, and this applies to all 32 teams.

* Messi scored twice in the final, including a goal from Angel Di Maria, to help his team defeat the reigning champions by three goals. However, Kylian Mbappe's hattrick in the final meant that the match went to penalties.

* Argentina won their third FIFA World Cup victory on penalties, 4-2, and confirmed a whopping $42 million in prize money, roughly equal to Rs. 344 crore.

* While Messi and co. received the lion's share of the prize money, each participating team received a figure based on their position in the FIFA World Cup 2022.

* As part of the tournament preparation fees, each of the 32 players earned $1.5 million.

* The finalist France took home $30 million in prize money, equivalent to Rs 248 crore. Croatia took third place in the competition, defeating Morocco 2-1, and earning $27 million and $25 million, respectively.

World Cup 2022 prize money : Position Prize money (USD)

* Winner : $42m

* Runner-up: $30m

* Third place: $27m

* Fourth place: $25m

* Quarter-final: $17m

* Last 16: $13m

* Group stage: $9m

Source : Economic Times

10 .

Who announced his retirement from International football on 19th Dec 2022?

A)

Kylian MbappÃ©

B)

Thibaut Courtois

C)

Robert Lewandowski

D)

Karim Benzema

Correct Answer : Karim Benzema

France forward Karim Benzema has announced his retirement from international football on Monday(19th Dec 2022) after the FIFA World Cup 2022 came to an end.

Benzema was initially part of the squad that made the trip to Qatar, but unfortunately, a thigh injury forced him to pull out of the tournament before it got underway.

The 2022 Ballon d'Or winner did recover quickly and returned to Real Madrid for full training before the La Liga season restarted. Benzema also took part in a friendly against Leganes.

This sparked people asking France to bring the forward into the squad for the final against Argentina, but Didier Deschamps said that he was only interested in working with the 24 people they had in his squad..

Source : India Today