Correct Answer : 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.
Correct Answer : 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
Correct Answer : 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
Correct Answer : 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
Correct Answer : 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
Correct Answer : 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
Correct Answer : Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Ganemat Sekhon
The Indian shooters, Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Ganemat Sekhon won India's first gold medal in the ongoing ISSF World Cup Shotgun 2023, held in Cairo, Egypt.The Indian mixed doubles pair defeated Luis Raul Gallardo Oliveros and Gabriela Rodriguez 6-0 in the final of the Skeet Mixed Team.While the duo of Simona Scocchetti and Gabrielle Rossetti from Italy secured their bronze medal in the tournament..Source : Khelnow
Correct Answer : Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty
The Indian pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy clinched the men’s doubles title at the Badminton Asia Championship 2023 held in Dubai, UAE from 25 to 30 April 2023. * They defeated eighth-seeded Malaysian pair Teo Ee Yi and Ong Yew Sin in the final.* They become the first Indian men's doubles pair to win the Badminton Asia Championships title.* With this win, they also clinched India's second-ever Badminton Asia Championships title after Dinesh Khanna in 1965..Source : India Today
Correct Answer : Ding Liren
World Chess Championship 2023 : Ding Liren emerged as the 17th world champion after defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi. Ding's ascension to the throne means the Magnus Carlsen reign is over.Ding Liren has become 17th world chess champion – the first from China – defeating Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in a tie-breaker. Ding defeated Nepo in the last of the four Rapid tiebreaks.It was a fitting end to a contest which saw many ups and downs, with Ding snatching a victory from the jaws of a draw. A stunning race against the clock. Scroll down to to see how the exciting matches happened today.Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay has been analysing games of the World Chess Championship for The Indian Express...Source : Indianexpress
Correct Answer : Sergio Perez
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez put together the perfect performance in Baku to claim the race victory at the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. * After winning 29th April 2023 Sprint race around the Baku City Circuit, the Mexican driver started well to jump past Charles Leclerc before benefitting from an early safety car which saw him jump teammate Max Verstappen in the process. * Despite then being put under serious pressure for a few laps by his teammate, Perez pulled away to claim a second race win of the weekend and his second Grand Prix victory in Baku. * Verstappen came home in P2 with a gap of 17 seconds to Leclerc who finished on the podium for the first time this season. That top three finish will take the pressure off of Ferrari shoulders for now after a poor start to the season.* Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll, George Russell, Lando Norris and Yuki Tsunoda rounded out the top ten in Azerbaijan and all took home valuable World Drivers’ Championship points.
Source : Sporting News
