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

1 .

Who is announced his decision to retire from Four-time world champion winner Formula One at the end of the season 2022?

A)

Daniel Ricciardo

B)

Max Verstappen

C)

Charles Leclerc

D)

Sebastian Vettel

Correct Answer : Sebastian Vettel

Four-time world champion "Sebastian Vettel" announced his decision to retire from Formula One at the end of the season 2022, saying, on July 28, 2022, that his goals had changed and he wanted to focus more on family and interests outside the sport.

The 35-year-old German, who drives for the Aston Martin team, won his titles with Red Bull from 2010-13 and also spent six seasons with Ferrari.

He made the announcement ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, the 13th round of the season and last race before the August break.

“I hereby announce my retirement from Formula One by the end of the 2022 season,” he said in a video statement, explaining his reasons on a newly-created Instagram page..

Source : The Hindu

2 .

Which country is hosting the 44th Chess Olympiad?

A)

France

B)

China

C)

Malaysia

D)

India

Correct Answer : India

The 44th International Chess Olympiad, organised by Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE), is just a day away from its opening ceremony on July 28, 2022, in Chennai. It has been an extraordinary journey by the government of Tamil Nadu to pull in such efforts and host India's first-ever International Chess Olympiad.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister "MK Stalin" rejoiced at the announcement, "Delighted that the Chess Capital of India is set to host the 44th Chess Olympiad! A proud moment for Tamil Nadu! Chennai warmly welcomes all the Kings and Queens from around the world! #ChessOlympiad2022.".

Source : Business Standard

3 .

Who will be India's Flag bearers at the opening ceremony of Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

PV Sindhu and Manpreet Singh

B)

Mirabai Chanu and Amit Pangal

C)

Neeraj Chopra and Lovlina Borgohain

D)

Harmanpreet Kaur and Ravi Kumar Dahiya

Correct Answer : PV Sindhu and Manpreet Singh

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has announced PV Sindhu and Manpreet Singh as India's flag bearers for the opening ceremony of Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022.

PV Sindhu is a two-time Olympic medallist, while Manpreet Singh is the captain of the men's hockey team, who had led the team to win the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

This came after Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee intimated IOA to name two flag bearers for the opening ceremony, one male and one female.

4 .

Which three Asian countries have been granted associate membership of ICC recently?

A)

Mali, Ghana and Liberia

B)

Angola, Niger, Sudan

C)

Cambodia, Uzbekistan and Cote D'Ivoire

D)

Cape Verde, Uganda and Somalia

Correct Answer : Cambodia, Uzbekistan and Cote D'Ivoire

The ICC awarded three new countries membership status on Tuesday(26 July 2022) during the ongoing ICC Annual Conference in Birmingham.

Cambodia and Uzbekistan from Asia, and Cote D'Ivoire from Africa, were all awarded Associate membership status, taking ICC's total members to 108 countries, including 96 Associates.

The two Asian teams take the total count of Asian countries to 25 while Cote D'Ivoire is the 21st country from Africa.

A major criteria to gain ICC Membership is detailed in 'Participation and domestic structures' of Clause 2.1 (d) of the ICC Membership Criteria. This includes having in place a proper structure with minimum team requirements for 50-over and 20-over tournaments, aside from clear junior and women's pathways..

Source : ICC

5 .

Which nation was stripped of its ICC membership?

A)

Israel

B)

Russia

C)

Serbia

D)

Bulgaria

Correct Answer : Russia

Russia's ICC membership, which was suspended during the 2021 AGM has been terminated during the ongoing ICC annual conference after the country's cricket board failed to resolve the issues and demonstrate compliance following suspension.

The ICC has also postponed Ukraine’s application for ICC Membership till cricket can safely resume within the country. The ICC will though continue to support the Ukraine Cricket Federation through this process..

Source : Thecricketer

6 .

Which former Indian cricketer has been appointed to ICC Cricket Committee?

A)

Anil Kumble

B)

VVS Laxman

C)

Yuvraj Singh

D)

Virender Sehwag

Correct Answer : VVS Laxman

Former Indian batter VVS Laxman has been appointed to the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s Cricket Committee as a current player representative.

Apart from them, former West Indies cricketer Roger Harper has been appointed as the second past player representative.

“Daniel Vettori and VVS Laxman have also been appointed to the ICC Men’s Cricket Committee as current player representatives, while Roger Harper has been appointed as the second past player representative, joining Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardena,” stated ICC in an official statement.

Earlier, ICC also announced the host countries for the next major ICC tournaments in the women’s category, with India to host the marquee 50-over 2025 World Cup.

The next ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2025 will be hosted by India and Sri Lanka will host the ICC Women’s T20 Champions Trophy in 2027 subject to them qualifying for the event.

Bangladesh will be hosting the Women’s T20 World Cup for the second time around..

Source : Telangana Today

7 .

Who has won the Swiss Open Tennis Tournament 2022 held in Gstaad, Switzerland on 24th July 2022?

A)

Holger Rune

B)

Marin Čilić

C)

Rafael Nadal

D)

Casper Ruud

Correct Answer : Casper Ruud

Top seed and defending champion Casper Ruud came from a set down to beat second seed Matteo Berrettini 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 in a high quality final of the clay-court ATP event in Gstaad, Switzerland on Sunday(24th July 2022).

It marked a ninth career title for Ruud - four of them coming in Switzerland - and his third of the year following successes in Geneva and Buenos Aires, also on clay.

"There is a big story here with Roger Federer, who is a reference for me and a lot of players in the world," said Ruud after the match which stretched just over two and a half hours.

"Switzerland is a country with a lot of history now in tennis, winning a lot of Grand Slams with Roger and Stan (Wawrinka) the last 18 or 19 years.

"So it's been an inspiration to everyone around the world, including myself, that they are able to come from a small country, sort of like Norway. Everything about Switzerland reminds me a little bit about Norway.".

Source : Times Now News

8 .

Which Indian women cricketer announced his retirement from all forms on 24 July 2022?

A)

Karuna Jain

B)

Mithali Raj

C)

Reema Malhotra

D)

Veda Krishnamurthy

Correct Answer : Karuna Jain

Former India women's team wicketkeeper "Karuna Jain" on Sunday(24th July 2022) announced her retirement from all forms of the game.

"With a lot of happy and satisfied feelings, I'm able to make this announcement of my retirement from all forms of cricket and looking forward to contribute back to the game," the 36-year-old Karuna said in a statement.

The Bengaluru-born Karuna represented India, Karnataka, Pondicherry and South Zone during her career.

She played five Test matches in which she made 195 runs with 40 as her highest score since making her debut against England at Delhi in November 2005. She last played a Test for India against England at Wormsley in August 2014.

Karuna also played 44 ODIs and scored 987 runs with a solitary hundred and nine fifties and 103 as her highest score. She made her ODI debut in 2004 against the West Indies and played her last 50-over game in 2014 against England..

Source : Times of India

9 .

Who among the following athletes has pulled out of Commonwealth Games 2022 due to injury?

A)

PV Sindhu

B)

Mirabai Chanu

C)

Neeraj Chopra

D)

Kidambi Srikanth

Correct Answer : Neeraj Chopra

Olympic gold medalist and star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has pulled out of Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham due to an injury, which he sustained during the finals of the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. The news comes as a major blow to India's medal chances in the javelin throw. Chopra recently won India's first-ever silver medal at the World Athletics Championships.

10 .

Who is the new no.1 ranked T20I batter in ICC Women's Player Rankings on 26th July 2022?

A)

Meg Lanning

B)

Sophie Devine

C)

Smriti Mandhana

D)

Alyssa Healy

Correct Answer : Meg Lanning

The reign of Beth Mooney as the No.1 ranked T20I batter in the world is over, with teammate and Australia captain "Meg Lanning" claiming top billing on the latest MRF Tyres ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings.

The ICC released the latest set of Women's rankings on Tuesday(26th July 2022) and Lanning was the eye-catching mover as she jumped one place to usurp Mooney at the top of the T20I list on the back of her stellar tri-series against Pakistan and Ireland.

Although some poor weather in Ireland put a dampener on much of the series, Lanning showed her class to finish as the leading run scorer with 113 runs from two innings for her country.

Her best effort came against the Irish in Bready when she scored a quickfire 74 from just 49 deliveries to help Australia post a hefty total of 182/4 in yet another easy victory.

In that same match Mooney managed just nine and that proved pivotal in the rankings re-shuffle, with Lanning jumping a total of 10 rating points to catapult herself in front of her left-handed teammate.

ICC World Ranking

Source : ICC

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