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

1 .

Who has become the 6th Indian to take 100 wickets in SENA countries?

A)

Hardik Pandya

B)

Jasprit Bumrah

C)

Kuldeep Yadav

D)

Yuzvendra Chahal

Correct Answer : Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah becomes 6th Indian bowler to scalp 100 wickets in SENA Countries : Team India’s pace spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah has got another feather in his decorated cap as he becomes the sixth Indian bowler to pick 100 wickets in the SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries.

Jasprit Bumrah, who is captaining the Indian side in the absence of Rohit Sharma in the postponed fifth test match, achieved this feat on day four of the ongoing test match against England as he bowled the English opener, Zak Crawley, breaching his defence after a solid 100+ runs opening partnership.

The division of Bumrah’s total wickets in SENA countries is as follows – England (37), Australia (32), South Africa (26) and New Zealand (6). Notably, Jasprit Bumrah reached the landmark on his 24th test match in SENA countries.

The other notable names that have scalped over 100 wickets in the SENA countries are – Anil Kumble (141), Ishant Sharma (130), Zaheer Khan (119), Mohammed Shami (119), and Kapil Dev (117)..

Source : ICC Cricket Schedule

2 .

Who will be the winner of 2022 Malaysia Open?

A)

Lee Zii Jia

B)

Chen Long

C)

Viktor Axelsen

D)

Kento Momota

Correct Answer : Viktor Axelsen

World number one, Viktor Axelsen (Danish badminton player) has clinched 2022 Malaysia Open title after defeating Japan's Kento Momota .

The badminton tournament was held at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Women's singles : Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)

Men's doubles : Takuro Hoki (Japan), Yugo Kobayashi (Japan)

Women's doubles : Apriyani Rahayu (Indonesia); Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (Indonesia)

Mixed doubles : Zheng Siwei (China), Huang Yaqiong (China)

Source : The Hindu

3 .

Who is wins maiden F1 British Grand Prix 2022?

A)

Carlos Sainz

B)

Lewis Hamilton

C)

Charles Leclerc

D)

Sergio Perez

Correct Answer : Carlos Sainz

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz took his maiden victory in Formula 1 as he held off the chasing pack during an enthralling 2022 British Grand Prix.

In a race that was red flagged on lap one due to a huge accident involving Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu heading into the first corner, the Spaniard held his nerve to fight off attacks from teammate Charles Leclerc and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton throughout to take his first race win.

Red Bull's Sergio Perez astonishingly fought his way back from an early pit stop to secure P2 whilst home favourite Hamilton completed the podium and took the fastest lap of the race.

World Championship leader Max Verstappen struggled with his car after suffering a puncture early on, which saw him finish the race in P7, whilst Leclerc couldn't hold on towards the end of the race on his older set of hard tyres and slipped to finish P4 from leading the race on lap 43.

Fernando Alonso, Lando Norris, Mick Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel and Kevin Magnussen rounded out the top 10, while six drivers failed to finish the race at Silverstone.

2022 British Grand Prix results :

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	25
2	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	20
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	16
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	12
5	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	10
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	8
7	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	6
8	Mick Schumacher	Haas	4
9	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	2
10	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1
11	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
12	Nicholas Latifi	Williams
13	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren
14	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri
DNF	Esteban Ocon	Alpine
DNF	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri
DNF	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo
DNF	George Russell	Mercedes
DNF	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo
DNF	Alex Albon	Williams

Source : Sportingnews

4 .

Who is break Brian Lara's world record smashed Broad for 29 runs off a single over in Test cricket?

A)

Rohit Sharma

B)

Jasprit Bumrah

C)

Jos Buttler

D)

AB de Villiers

Correct Answer : Jasprit Bumrah

India captain Jasprit Bumrah bludgeoned a hapless Stuart Broad for 29 runs to create a world record for maximum runs off a single over in Test cricket, beating the legendary Brian Lara's feat by one run.

The world record stayed with Lara for 18 years — he had hit South African left-arm spinner Robin Peterson for 28 runs in a Test match in 2003-04, which included four fours and two sixes off six legal deliveries.

Former Australia player George Bailey had also scored 28 in an over but he was behind Lara in terms of boundary count.

Broad, who had also been hit for six sixes in an over by Yuvraj Singh in the inaugural World T20 in 2007, gave away 35 in the 84th over of the Indian first innings in the fifth rescheduled Test here. There were six extra runs -- five wides and a no-ball.

The Indian skipper was not out on 31 off 16 balls with four boundaries and two sixes..

Source : The Hindu

5 .

Who clinched silver medal at the prestigious Diamond League meet in Stockholm on 30th June 2022?

A)

Johannes Vetter

B)

Abhinav Bindra

C)

Jan Železný

D)

Neeraj Chopra

Correct Answer : Neeraj Chopra

Olympic champion javelin thrower "Neeraj Chopra" clinched his first-ever medal at the prestigious Diamond League meet in Stockholm 30th June 2022 as he broke his own national record for the second time in a month.

Chopra finished 2nd at the Stockholm Diamond League with a massive throw of 89.94 meter. Reigning world champion Anderson Peters won the event with a best throw of 90.31 meter.

Chopra broke his own national record of 89.30m that he set at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku earlier this month.

The prestigious one-day meet at the Swedish capital is Chopra's biggest event ahead of the World Championships in Eugene, USA, next month. Chopra is the first Indian to win a gold medal in athletics at the Olympics..

Source : News On Air

6 .

Who became the first player in history to win 80 matches in all four Grand Slams when he defeated Kwon Soon-woo?

A)

Andy Murray

B)

Rafael Nadal

C)

Novak Djokovic

D)

Stan Wawrinka

Correct Answer : Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic became the first player to win 80 matches at all four Grand Slams as he made a successful start to his Wimbledon title 2022 defence on Monday(27th June 2022) while teenage star Carlos Alcaraz battled over five sets to make the second round.

* Six-time champion and top seed Djokovic saw off South Korea's Kwon Soo-woo 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

* But 20-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic was made to work after falling a break down in the opening two sets against his 81st-ranked opponent.

* "Now we have got to 80 wins, let's get to 100," said Djokovic.

* Djokovic, 35, is attempting to win a fourth successive Wimbledon title and join a select group.

* In the Open era, only Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer have managed such a streak at the All England Club.

* Next up for Djokovic is Thanasi Kokkanikis. "Novak is kind of a brick wall," said the Australian.

* Alcaraz, a potential quarter-final opponent for Djokovic, came back from two sets to one down to defeat Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff.

* The 19-year-old fired 30 aces and 73 winners in a dazzling display of shot-making to win 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4.

* "Last year, I played five sets in the first round here as well so this shows how much I like grass," joked Alcaraz..

Source : First Post

7 .

Who has been appointed as president of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) at an event held in Tirana, Albania(June 2022)?

A)

Doris Marrero

B)

Petr KROL

C)

Pyrros Dimas

D)

Mohammed Jalood

Correct Answer : Mohammed Jalood

Iraqi official Mohammed Jalood was elected president of the International Weightlifting Federation in chaotic scenes on Saturday(25th June 2022).

* Mohammed Jalood has been appointed as president of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) at an event held in Tirana, Albania.

* Jalood is the first permanent president since Tamás Aján has stepped down in 2020 after controlling the IWF for 44 years.

* Earlier, he has worked as a IWF General Secretary.

* He has worked as spending the last five as IWF General Secretary.

* IWF Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland; Founded: 1905.

Source : ESPN

8 .

Who announced his immediate retirement from international cricket on 28 June 2022?

A)

Eoin Morgan

B)

Jos Buttler

C)

David Warner

D)

Ben Stokes

Correct Answer : Eoin Morgan

England's 2019 World Cup winning-captain "Eoin Morgan" has announced his retirement from international cricket, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Tuesday(28th June 2022). The left-handed batter was battling fitness and form issues over the past year and on Monday, British media had widely reported that Morgan would indeed be announcing his retirement.

"The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) can confirm that England Men's white-ball Captain Eoin Morgan has retired from international cricket with immediate effect. During his 13-year international career with England, the 35-year-old won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup as Captain in 2019 at Lord's, the first time England Men had won the world crown. He was also part of the England team that won the 2010 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean.

Morgan, who started his international cricket career with Ireland, has played 225 ODIs and 115 T20Is for England, which is a record for the Three Lions. He has to date scored 7,701 runs in 248 ODIs at an average of 39.29 with 14 centuries and 47 fifties. He has also scored 2,458 runs in 115 T20Is..

Source : NDTV

9 .

Who does it again breaks own 400m hurdles world record at the U.S. outdoor track and field championships 25th June 2022?

A)

Allyson Felix

B)

Sydney McLaughlin

C)

Allyson Felix

D)

Dalilah Muhammad

Correct Answer : Sydney McLaughlin

Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin broke her own world record in the 400-metre hurdles at the U.S. outdoor track and field championships Saturday(25th June 2022).

McLaughlin flashed a broad smile when her time was announced, then gave a thumbs-up. She crossed the finish line at Hayward Field in 51.41 seconds, breaking her own record of 51.46 set last year at the Tokyo Games, where she won the gold medal..

Source : CBC

10 .

Who wins bronze in U23 Asian wrestling championships 2022?

A)

Sushil Kumar

B)

Yogeshwar Dutt

C)

Deepak Punia

D)

Bajrang Punia

Correct Answer : Deepak Punia

Tokyo Olympian "Deepak Punia" won a bronze medal after defeating Maksat Satybaldy in the 86kg freestyle weight category at the U23 Asian wrestling championships 2022 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Despite a win, it was an unimpressive result from him as the Indian contingent was expecting a better outing from the world championships silver medallist in the tournament.

In the opening two rounds, the 23-year-old Punia lost to eventual gold medallist Azizbek Fayzullaev of Uzbekistan and Nurtilek Karypbaev of Kyrgyzstan. However, he overpowered Satybaldy of Kazakhstan to settle for the bronze. India won 25 medals in all in the U23 meet in the event, including 10 gold medals..

Source : News on Air

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