Sports Current Affairs

January 2019

1. Which Indian player has been named as the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year 2018?

Ans: Smriti Mandhana

2. Who has become the first Indian wicket-keeper to claim 20 catches in Test series?

Ans: Rishabh Pant

3. Which Indian bowler has become the highest International Wicket-Taker in 2018?

Ans: Jasprit Bumrah

4. Which Indian mountaineer has become the world’s first female Amputee to scale Antarctica’s Highest Peak?

Ans: Arunima Sinha

5. Which city is the venue of the 80th National Table Tennis Championship 2019?

Ans: Cuttack

6. Which country’s team has clinched the 2019 Hopman Cup title?

Ans: Switzerland

7. Which city is the venue of the 2nd edition of Khelo India Youth Games 2019?

Ans: Pune

8. Which country has been named as the host of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations?

Ans: Egypt

9. Rani, who won gold in 78 kg category at Senior National Women’s Judo Championship 2019, is the Lady Head constable of which state?

Ans: Himachal Pradesh

10. Who has been ranked No.1 in the light fly (45-48kg) category by the International Boxing Association (AIBA)?

Ans: Mary Kom

11. Who has become the youngest batsman to smack a half-century in international cricket?

Ans: Rohit Paudel

12. Which Indian player has recently received the honorary membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)?

Ans: Virat Kohli

30. Saina Nehwal has won the 2019 Indonesia Masters title against which player?

Ans: Carolina Marin

14. Ashutosh Aman, which is in news recently, is associated with which sports?

Ans: Cricket

15. Which franchise team has won the 5th season of Premier Badminton League (PBL) title?

Ans: Bengaluru Raptors

16. Shakil Ahmed is associated with which sports?

Ans: Indoor Rowing

17. Who has become the youngest gold medallist in shooting at the Khelo India Youth Games 2019?

Ans: Abhinav Shaw

18. Who has become the wicket-keeper captain with the most number of catches in a match?

Ans: Sarfaraz Ahmed

19. Which city is the venue of the 1^st National EMRS National Sports Meet 2019?

Ans: Hyderabad

20. Which country has recently stripped of the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships?

Ans: Malaysia

21. Who has been named as the chief coach for the Indian women boxers?

Ans: Mohammed Ali Qamar

22. D Gukesh, who has been crowned India’s youngest Grandmaster (GM), is from which state?

Ans: Tamil Nadu

23. Who has become the first Indian and youngest man to climb the seven highest peaks and volcanic summits across all continents?

Ans: Satyarup Siddhanta

24. Which Indian players are featured in both ICC Test & ODI team of the year 2018?

Ans: Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah

25. Raghbir Singh Bhola, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality of which sports?

Ans: Hockey

26. Who has become the first player-ever to win ICC Test, ODI Player and Cricketer of the Year?

Ans: Virat Kohli

27. Who has won the women’s singles 2019 Australian Open Tennis Tournament?

Ans: Naomi Osaka

28. Who has won the men’s singles 2019 Australian Open Tennis Tournament?

Ans: Novak Djokovic

February 2019

1. Who has become the fastest Indian bowler to reach 100 ODI wickets?

Ans: Mohammed Shami

2. Dara Dotiwalla, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports?

Ans: Cricket

3. Who has become the first female cricketer to play 200 ODIs?

Ans: Mithali Raj

4. Who has become the first Indian golfer to grab Australian LPGA card?

Ans: Vani Kapoor

5. Which country has won the 2019 Asian Cup Football tournament?

Ans: Qatar

6. Which of the following teams has won the Kochi Area Pulling Regatta 2019 ?

Ans: INS Dronacharya

7. Who has become the first Asian woman cricketer to play hundred T20Is?

Ans: Sana Mir

8. Which Indian squash player has won the 2019 Seattle Open title?

Ans: Ramit Tandon

9. Which of the following cricket teams has clinched the 2019 Ranji Trophy?

Ans: Vidharbha

10. Which city is the venue of 9th Senior Women’s Hockey National Championship 2019?

Ans: Hisar

11. Who of the following Indian female cricketers has scored fastest T20I fifty?

Ans: Smriti Mandhana

12. Jeremy Lalrinnunga is related to which sports?

Ans: Weightlifting

13. Which of the following will be the official mascot for 39th National Games 2022?

Ans: Clouded Leopard

14. Who has won the men’s singles event at the 83rd Senior National Badminton Championships 2019?

Ans: Sourabh Verma

15. Who has won the women’s singles event at the 83rd Senior National Badminton Championships 2019?

Ans: Saina Nehwal

16. Which of the following cricket teams has won the 2019 Irani Cup?

Ans: Vidarbha

17. Which country has won the team event at the first Mallakhamb World Championship 2019?

Ans: India

17. Who has been conferred the first-ever ‘Football Ratna’ by Football Delhi?

Ans: Sunil Chhetri

18. Who has been designated as a brand ambassador for global sportswear giant PUMA India?

Ans: Mary Kom

19. Which sportswoman has won the 2019 Qatar Open Tennis title?

Ans: Ellise Mertens

20. Who won the World Sportsman of the Year award at the 2019 Laureus World Sports Honours?

Ans: Novak Djokovic

21. Which Indian personality has been elected as the new Vice-President of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF)?

Ans: Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad

22. Which Indian Grandmaster has lifted the 2019 Cannes International Open trophy?

Ans: Abhijeet Gupta

23. Who has become the first-ever bowler in T20I history to pick 4 wickets in 4 balls?

Ans: Rashid Khan

24. Which country has scored highest-ever T20 International Score?

Ans: Afghanistan

March 2019

1. Who has become the first Indian cricketer to cross 8,000 runs in T20s?

Ans: Suresh Raina

2. The Centre for Disability Sports will come up in which of the following cities?

Ans: Gwalior

3. Which Indian sprinter has won the 10 km race of Nepal’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Open Marathon and Run for Fun held in Kathmandu?

Ans: Shashank Shekhar

4. Who has become the first-ever player to smash 500 sixes in international cricket?

Ans: Chris Gayle

5. Which Indian wrestler has clinched gold in 65kg freestyle at the Dan Kolov-Nikol Petrov tournament in Bulgaria?

Ans: Bajrang Punia

6. Which Indian cricketer has been appointed as the new Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee?

Ans: Anil Kumble

7. Which of the following sports has been included in 2022 Asian Games?

Ans: Cricket

8. Which of the following sports federation has recently recognized as India’s national sport federation?

Ans: Carrom

9. Kavinder Singh Bisht is associated with which sports?

Ans: Boxing

10. Which Indian sportsperson has been selected as Barbie role model?

Ans: Dipa Karmakar

11. Upamanyu Dutta, who is in news recently, is associated to which of the following sports?

Ans: Sailing

12. Which Asian country is hosting the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2019?

Ans: UAE

13. Who won the men’s singles title at the All England Open Badminton Championships 2019?

Ans: Kento Momota

14. Which of the following cricket teams has won the 2019 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy?

Ans: Karnataka

15. Irfan KT, who recently qualified for 2020 Tokyo Olympics, is associated with which sports?

Ans: Racing

16. Which country is host to the U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020?

Ans: India

17. Which of the following teams has won the Indian Super League (ISL) title?

Ans: Bengaluru FC

18. Which country’s team has clinched the 2019 SAFF Women’s Championship?

Ans: India

19. ESPNcricinfo has tied up with which IIT to launch Superstats AI tool to analyse cricket statistics?

Ans: IIT Madras

20. Archana Kamath is associated to which of the following sports?

Ans: Table Tennis

21. Who has become the first batsman to score 5,000 runs in IPL history?

Ans: Suresh Raina

22. Mankading, sometimes seen in news, is associated to which of the following sports?

Ans: Cricket

23. Which of the following sports has/have been recommended by IOC for 2024 Paris Olympics?

Ans: Sport climbing, Break dancing, Skate boarding

24. Which Indian sports organization has won the Best Sports Federation award by ASSOCHAM?

Ans: National Rifle Association of India

25. Who has won the men’s singles title at the 2019 Miami Open tennis tournament?

Ans: Roger Federer

26. Which country’s team has won the 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament?

Ans: South Korea

April 2019

1. Who has won the men’s singles title at the 2019 Yonex-Sunrise India Open badminton tournament?

Ans: Viktor Axelsen

2. Who has won the 2019 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix tournament?

Ans: Lewis Hamilton

3. Who clinched the 2019 men’s singles Malaysia Open badminton tournament?

Ans: Lin Dan

4. Kushagra Rawat is associated to which sports?

Ans: Swimming

5. Who has been named as female sportsperson of the year at the ESPN India Multi-Sport Awards 2018?

Ans: P V Sindhu

6. Who has been appointed as new chief coach of India men’s hockey team?

Ans: Graham Reld

7. Isaak Hayik, who has become the world’s oldest soccer player, is from which country?

Ans: Israel

8. Who has won the 2019 women’s singles Monterrey Open tennis tournament?

Ans: Garbine Muguruza

9. Which Indian Cricketer has been named as the Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2018?

Ans: Virat Kohli

10. Who has become the first-ever captain to win 100 matches in IPL history?

Ans: MS Dhoni

11. Meena Kumari Maisnam has clinched gold in which category at the Cologne Boxing World Cup 2019?

Ans: 54kg

12.Gelete Burka, who won the women’s race at the Paris Marathon 2019, is from which country?

Ans: Ethiopia

13. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched the 2019 Dutch International badminton title?

Ans: Harsheel Dani

14. ICC has partnered with which UN organisation to organise #OneDayforChildren at the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019?

Ans: UNICEF

15. Who has been named as the goodwill ambassador of the Indian team for the Street Child Cricket World Cup?

Ans: Mithali Raj

16. Which Indian cricketer has been appointed brand ambassador of bus ticketing platform ‘redBus’?

Ans: M S Dhoni

17. Which football team has won the 2019 Santosh Trophy?

Ans: Services

18. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched India’s first gold at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championship?

Ans: Bajrang Punia

19. Divyansh Singh Panwar, who secured 2020 Tokyo Olympic quota, is associated to which sports?

Ans: Shooting

20. Who of the following has/ have secured 2020 Tokyo Olympic quota?

Ans: Divyansh Singh Panwar, Apurvi Chandela, Abhishek Verma