Correct Answer : Jeddah
The 2023 Club World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, soccer’s world governing body FIFA said on Monday (26th June 2023).The decision was made following a FIFA delegation visit to Jeddah last week to assess ongoing preparations for the tournament.“We are delighted that Jeddah, with its state-of-the-art facilities and reputation for hosting major international sports events, has been selected as host city for the FIFA Club World Cup,” President of SAFF Yasser Al Misehal said.The tournament, which will be played from Dec. 12-22, will be held in Saudi Arabia for the first time, as previously announced in February.The 2023 edition of the Club World Cup will be the last of current format — an annual competition with seven teams — which will be discontinued before its expansion to a 32-team event to first be held in 2025 in the United States..Source : Indian Express
Correct Answer : Nathan Lyon
* Australia's spinner Nathan Lyon has become the first bowler in the world to play 100 consecutive Tests for the national team. * He achieved this feat with his inclusion in the playing 11 of the second Ashes Test against England. * Talking about the bowlers, till now no player had managed to play 100 Tests continuously. * Talking about the players who have played most Tests continuously, former England captain Alastair Cook is on top with 159 matches.
Correct Answer : Indonesia
* Indonesia will host the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023. * This tournament will be organized in Indonesia from 10 November to 02 December 2023. * Initially it was to be organized in Peru but Peru backed out due to its budget reasons. * A total of 24 teams will participate in this tournament.
Correct Answer : Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad
* The official fixtures of the ICC World Cup 2023 was released by ICC on Tuesday (27th June 2023). Previous edition finalists England and New Zealand will kick-off the proceedings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 5. * India will get their tournament underway against Australia on October 8, which is scheduled to be held in Chennai. The big match between India and Pakistan will be played in Ahmedabad on October 15, 2023.* Final Match Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 19th November 2023.
Correct Answer : Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee
The Indian women's doubles pair of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee won the 2023 World Table Tennis, ( WTT) Contender tournament in Tunis, after beating the Japanese pair of Miyuu Kihara and Miwa Harimoto. The Indian duo won 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 13-11) in a challenging final. The pair also became the first Indians to win a Contender title this year.The Indian pair had advanced to the final after beating Korean duo of Shin Yubin and Jeon Jihi 3-2 (7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9) in a hard-fought last-four clash.Meanwhile, the Indian mixed doubles pair of Manika Batra and G Sathiyan as well as the men's doubles duo of Manav Vikash Thakkar and Manush Utpalbhai Shah had lost their respective semifinal matches. .Source : AIR
Correct Answer : 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
Correct Answer : 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
Correct Answer : 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
Correct Answer : 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
Correct Answer : 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 closePrior 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
