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Who is the first Indian to have won a Gold Medal?

– Abhinav Bindra

Serena Williams equaled which record by winning 22 Grand slams?

– Record held by Steffi Graf

Which country is the UEFA Euro 2016 Runner up ?

– Australia

Roll is in which game?

– Poker

Who died playing Polo?

– Qutub-ud-din Aibak

Which country won 2016 Hockey World Cup?

– France

In Rio Olympics 2016, PV Sandhu defeated Wang Yihan who belonged to

– China

Winner of Wimbledon Cup 2016?

– Andy Murray

Which country will host Cricket World Cup 2019 – 

Ans: England

Naidu cup belongs to which game – 

Ans: Chess

Hook pass terminology belongs to which sports –  

Ans: Basketball

The distance of a marathon run is – 

Ans: 26 miles 385 yards

Who won the Cricket World Cup in 2008?India

Where one first Olympic Games were held? – Athens, Greece

Who started Paralympic Games? –  Sir Ludwig  Guttmann

Where was FIFA 2010 held? – South Africa

How many Grand Slams are held in a year? – 4

Which Indian Sport just had its first Premier League? – Kabaddo

Which Sporstman is known as ‘The Wizard of Hockey’? – Major Dhyanchand

Who won the first Olympic medal in wrestling for India? – Khashaba Jadhav

Who was the first ever female Olympic medal winner of India? – Karnam Malleshwari, Weightlifting, Sydney Olympics, 2000.

Which Athlete has won most number of Olympic medals? – Michael Phelps

Which Games are held by federation of Countries formerly rules by British Empire? – Commonwealth Games

Which Sportswoman is called as ‘Payyoli Express? – P. T. Usha

Hockey is the national sports of –  

Ans: India and Pakistan

Eden Gardens cricket stadium as in –  

Ans: Calcutta

Barcelona open was lifted by – 

Ans: Rafael Nadal from Spain beating Dominic thiem Australia

Russian Grand Prix was recently won by – 

Ans: Valtteri Bottas

Which country won 26th edition of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey tournament – 

Ans: Great Britain defeating Australia

Indian players Chef Thapa belongs to which Sports – 

Ans: Boxing

Which player has recently made the record of highest wicket taker in women’s one-day international – 

Ans: Jhulan Goswami; 181 wickets in 153 matches

World para-athletics Grand Prix recently conducted in which nation – 

Ans: China

Which team won 7th Junior National Hockey championship 2017 women – 

Ans: Hockey Him (Himachal) defeating hockey Mizoram

The mascot of22nd Asian Athletic Championship is – 

Ans: Olly Turtle

Spanish Grand Prix Formula 1 Championship is recently won by – 

Ans: Lewis Hamilton

Who has won Italian Open Women’s Single Title 2017 – 

Ans: Elina Svitolina of Ukraine

Which team won premier badminton league season 2 title – 

Ans: Chennai Smashers defeating Mumbai Rockets

Which team won Ranji Trophy in January 2017 – 

Ans: Gujarat defeating Mumbai

Who has recently won Swiss open 2017 Badminton Championship – 

Ans: Lin Dan of China

Who won Women’s Single Title of Indian open 2017 Badminton Championship – 

Ans: P V Sindhu

Special Olympics world winter games recently held in which country – 

Ans: Australia

Who won silver in Women World Snooker Championship held in Singapore – 

Ans: Vidya Pillai

Which team lifted Santosh Trophy for 32nd time – 

Ans: Bengal

Number of players in one team of Kho Kho are –   

Ans: 9

Football was inducted as a competitive game in Olympics in year – 

Ans: 1908

Somdev Devburman, who has recently announce retirement belongs to which game/sports – 

Ans: Lawn Tennis

Who has won the first ever all Indian boys under 19 final at British Junior Open Squash Tournament

Ans: Velavan Senthilkumar

Magnus Carlsen, the distinguished chess player belongs to which country – 

Ans: Norway

Who has won Men’s Single Title of Qatar Open Tennis Championship 2017 – 

Ans: Novak Djokovic from Siberia defeating Andy Murray

45 which Chinese E-Commerce firm has become top sponsor of Olympic Games through 2028 – 

Ans: Alibaba group

Who has been named the world’s best player at the inaugural best FIFA football awards 2016 in Zurich Switzerland – 

Ans: Cristiano Ronald

Which football player has been voted as the best playmaker in the world for 2016 – 

Ans: Lionel Messi

National Sports of China is – 

Ans: Table Tennis

Canada Cup belongs to which sports – 

Ans: Golf

Westchester Cup belongs to – 

Ans: Polo

Ghulam Ahmed Trophy belongs to which sports – 

Ans: Cricket

How many players are there in one team of Water Polo – 

Ans: 6 Players

First Asian Games held in which nation – 

Ans: New Delhi 1951

Who has won Miami open men’s singles 2017 – 

Ans: Rodger Federer of Switzerland dividing Rafael Nadal of Spain

The winner of World Cup double trap gold ISSF Shotgun – 

Ans: Ankur Mittal

Who has won Australian Grand Prix 2017 – 

Ans: Sebastian Vettel Germany defeating Levis Hamilton of UK

Which team has won 10th edition of IPL – 

Ans: Mumbai Indians defeating rising Pune supergiant

Which football club won Europa League title – 

Ans: Manchester United defeating Ajax Amsterdam

Sudirman cup belongs to which sports – 

Ans: Badminton

Which state became the champion at National Youth Athletic Meet – 

Ans: Haryana defeating Kerala

First Commonwealth games held in 1930 at – 

Ans: Hamilton, Canada

Jaspal Singh Rana is a distinguished athlete of which game – 

Ans: Shooting

Which team has recently won I league – 

Ans: Aizawl FC defeating Shillong Lajong

Pankaj Advani belongs to which sports – 

Ans: Billiards

Who has won Australian Open women’s singles title 2017 – 

Ans: Serena Williams defeating Venus Williams

Which Jamaican cricketer has been banned from all cricket over doping charges – 

Ans: Andre Russell

Who has top the T20 batsman list in the latest ICC rankings – 

Ans: Virat Kohli

Who has become the first batsman to score 3 hundred in T20 match in an unofficial game locally played in Delhi – 

Ans: Mohit Ahlawat

Who has won 29 Indian National Snooker Championship title – 

Ans: Pankaj Advani

Which Indian Unit has won Army Polo Championship 2017 – 

Ans: Cavalry defeating Army services Corps

Which Indian cricketer has surpassed India’s former legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev becoming the highest wicket taker in home Test season – 

Ans: R Ashwin

Which two Afghanistan players were selected for the first time in IPL 2017 – 

Ans: Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan

India first took part in Olympics game in year – 

Ans: 1920

Which game uses the term scoring a Cannon – 

Ans: Billiards

Ashes is a term used in which Sports –

Ans: Cricket

Davis Cup belongs to which sports – 

Ans: Tennis

Queensberry rules belongs to which Sports – 

Ans: Boxing

Which place is known as Mecca of Indian football – 

Ans: Kolkata

Number of players on each side in a baseball match as – 

Ans: 5

Which team has won T20 World Cup For Blind Tournament 2017 – 

Ans: India defeating Pakistan

Which team has won first edition of 3 day Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay all India National Style Kabaddi Championship – 

Ans: Haryana beating Railways

Which Indian has become first to play in the New Zealand Grand prix at Chris Amon circuit in Mansfield New zealand – 

Ans: Jehan Daruvala

Which Indian batsman has the record of Rahul Dravid house playing maximum balls in test – 

Ans: Cheteshwar Pujara, 525 balls 202 runs

Which team recently lifted Vijay Hazare Trophy – 

Ans: Tamil Nadu defeating Bengal

Which team won Deodhar Trophy 2017 – 

Ans: Tamil Nadu defeating India Red

Which state conducted country’s first ever transgender one day Athletic Meet – 

Ans: Kerala

Which zone has recently won Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 title – 

Ans: East zone defeating West zone

Which player emerged as most expensive player in IPL auction 2017 – 

Ans: Ben Stokes of England; 14.5 crore

Which Indian player became the costliest player of India in IPL 2017 – 

Ans: Karn Sharma

The official mascot of FIFA under 17 World Cup scheduled to be held in India is – 

Ans: Kheleo clouded leopard

Fifth Hockey India League title 2017 is won by – 

Ans: Kalinga Lancers beating Dabang Mumbai

The winner of Syed Modi International Grand pix gold Women’s Single Title 2017 is – 

Ans: PV Sindhu

Which Indian cricketer has become the first player to score double century in 4 consecutive test series – 

Ans: Virat Kohli

Which country has been barred from 2017 summer world athletics championship in London – 

Ans: Russia

Which country won gold medal at Asian Junior Squash Championship 2017 – 

Ans: India defeating Malaysia

The batsman who has recently become the first to score 10000 runs in T20 is – 

Ans: Chris Gayle of West Indies

Who has won Monte Carlo Masters men’s singles for record 10th time – 

Ans: Rafael Nadal of Spain

Which team has been ranked first in ICC T20 International team ranking – 

Ans: New Zealand

Who has won Australian open men’s singles 2017 – 

Ans: Rodger Federer defeating Rafael Nadal

Who has won 2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Women’s Single Title – 

Ans: Saina Nehwal defeating Sibu of Malaysia

Recently which Indian batsman has become the fastest batsman in the world to score 1000 runs as captain in one-day internationals – 

Ans: Virat Kohli

Cooch Behar trophy is related to – 

Ans: Cricket

Which team come up as the winner of pro wrestling League season 2 – 

Ans: Punjab Royals defeating Haryana Hammers

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