{"id":647,"date":"2010-06-05T23:56:17","date_gmt":"2010-06-06T07:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.generalknowledgetoday.com\/?p=647"},"modified":"2010-06-05T23:56:17","modified_gmt":"2010-06-06T07:56:17","slug":"sports-gk-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/?p=647","title":{"rendered":"Sports GK Updates-June 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who won the WISPA Indian Challenger squash tournament held at Calcutta Racket Club squash courts on April 17, 2010?
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Dipika Pallikal.
\nShe defeated Emma Beddoes of England 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6 in the final.
\nIt was her first WISPA (Women\u2019s International Squash Players Association) title.<\/p>\n

1. Which team win the 3rd ICC T20 World cup in west Indies ?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nEngland beat Australia by 7 wickets
\nMan of the Match \u2013 Craig Krieswetter 63 (49)
\nMan of the Series \u2013 Kevin Peterson
\nWho is appointed as brand ambassador for the \u2018Mega Tennis Event\u2019 organized by All India Tennis Association (AITA) which is aimed at the development of sport in the country?
\nSania Mirza.<\/p>\n

Sri Lankan Cricketer who has won the parliamentary general election under the ruling United People\u2019s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) from his native Matara district recently?
\nSanath Jayasurya.<\/p>\n

Government of India\u2019s Minister of State for External Affairs, who resigned recently over allegations of corruption in winning a cricket league franchise (IPL Kochi team)?
\nShashi Tharoor.<\/p>\n

Who claim title at the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix held in Shanghai?
\nJenson Button, McLaren\u2019s British driver.<\/p>\n

Who won the Monte Carlo Masters Tennis Title defeating Fernando Verdasco( 6-0, 6-1)in the final?
\nRafael Nadal. This is his 6th straight Monte Carlo Masters title<\/p>\n

President of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001, who has died in Barcelona recently?
\nJuan Antonio Samaranch.
\nHe was heading the IOC for 21 years for the longest tenure after that of the body\u2019s founding father, Baron Pierre de Coubertin.<\/p>\n

Which team won the third edition of Indian Premiere League (2010)?
\nChennai Super Kings.
\nThey defeated Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in the final held in Mumbai.
\nMan of the Match: Suresh Raina( He scored 57 runs from 35 balls and took one wicket.)<\/p>\n

Which state emerged overall champions in the seventh National Junior Youth Athletic Championships at the Nehru Stadium in Coimbatore?
\nHaryana.
\nHaryana won six gold, six silver and one bronze medals to relegate Maharashtra (6-5-3) to the runners-up position. Hosts Tamil Nadu with six gold, four silver and six bronze medals were overall third.<\/p>\n

Who has been named the new interim chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL)?
\nChirayu Amin.
\nBCCI suspended Lalit Modi from his post as chairman and commissioner of IPL, over allegations of financial irregularities, match-fixing and rigging of bids.<\/p>\n

Manchester United and England striker who won the Professional Footballers\u2019 Association player of the year award?
\nWayne Rooney.
\nWho has become the first woman to climb the world\u2019s peaks over 8,000 metres when she scaled Mount Annapurna in Nepal?
\nOh Eun-sun. She is a South Korean female mountaineer.
\nItaly\u2019s Reinhold Messner was the first man to achieve the feat.<\/p>\n

Which city of India will host the 12th edition of South Asian Games (SAF Games) in 2012?
\nDelhi<\/p>\n

Which country won the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament for the third consecutive time with a 1-0 victory over Ghana in the final in Luanda, Angola?
\nEgypt. Egypt won African nations cup for the seventh time.<\/p>\n

Who won 72nd Corus Chess Tournament held in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands?
\nMagnus Carlsen.
\nThis 19 year old Norwegian chess player is coached by former world champion Gary Kasparov. He is currently ranked number one in the world. On 26 April 2004 Carlsen became a Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 148 days, making him the third youngest Grandmaster in history. At the age of 19 years, 32 days he became the youngest chess player in history to be ranked world number one, breaking the record previously held by Vladimir Kramnik.<\/p>\n

Which pairs clinched their first ATP World Tour doubles Tennis title after a hard-fought 2-6, 6-3, 10-5 victory over Karol Beck and Harold Levy in the final of $4,42,500 South African Open in Johannesburg?
\nRohan Bopanna and Aisam Qureshi<\/p>\n

Which country emerged triumphant at the 11th South Asian Games Women\u2019s football tournament, beating Nepal 3-1 to win the gold medal at the event?
\nIndia<\/p>\n

Which country won the men\u2019s football gold medal in the South Asian Games held in Dhaka?
\nBangladesh. They thrashed Afghanistan 4-0 to clinch their second men\u2019s title.<\/p>\n

Former Wimbledon and Australian Open champion who retired from professional tennis recently?
\nAmelie Mauresmo.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Who won award for Cricketer of the year as well as test batsman of the year in Ceat cricket awards 2008 \/09?
\nGautham Gambhir<\/p>\n

Who won the Sony Ericsson Open title held in Miami beating Venus Williams 6-2, 6-1in the final?
\n<\/strong>Kim Clijsters.
\nThis is her second Sony Ericsson Open title in Miami.<\/p>\n

Who defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi 6-2, 7-5 to clinch the Sony Ericsson Open doubles tennis held in Miami?
\n<\/strong>Leander Paes(India) and Czech Lukas Dlouhy (Czech Republic).<\/p>\n

Who won the Miami Sony Ericsson ATP Masters title?
\n<\/strong>Andy Roddick
\nHe beat Czech Tomas Berdych( 7-5, 6-4) in the final.<\/p>\n

Who won Formula one\u2019s Malaysian grand prix held in Sepang, Malaysia?
\n<\/strong>Sebastian Vettel. (Germany)
\nHe is Red Bull Formula One driver<\/p>\n

Who has clinched Australian Masters Golf Title held in Melbourne?
\nTiger Woods.
\nFormer Wimbledon and Australian Open champion who retired from professional tennis recently?
\nAmelie Mauresmo.<\/p>\n

Who won award for Cricketer of the year as well as test batsman of the year in Ceat cricket awards 2008 \/09?
\nGautham Gambhir<\/p>\n

Who has clinched Australian Masters Golf Title held in Melbourne?
\nTiger Woods.<\/p>\n

New partner of Mahesh Bhupathi in doubles for next tennis season?Max Mirnyi of Belarus.<\/p>\n

Which country won gold medal in men’s kabbadi, in the 3rd Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam?
\nIndia.<\/p>\n

Which country leads medals in the 18th Asian Athletics Championships held in Guangzhou?
\nChina in 2009? China (47 Medals,18 Gold,19 Silver,10 Bronze)<\/p>\n

Country hosted South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup In 2009?
\nBangladesh.<\/p>\n

First Indian and the 2nd player after Pakistan’s Javed Miandad to have played in ODIs for 20 years?
\nSachin Tendulkar<\/p>\n

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting(CHOGM),leaders from 51 Commonwealth countries began 3-day summit started on 27-11-09,held in?
\nPort of Spain<\/p>\n

12year-old boy who made a World record in inter-school cricket by smacking a mammoth 439 in the prestigious Harris Shield tournament?
\nSarfaraz Khan.<\/p>\n

Who won WTA championship-2009 held in Doha?Serena Williams. Winner of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2009 Race?
\nSebastian Vettel<\/p>\n

Which athletes were crowned as Male and Female World Athletes of 2009 by International Athletic Foundation?
\nUsain Bolt, Jamaica Sanya Richard, USA<\/p>\n

Who has been named European Footballer of the Year to win prestigious Ballon d’Or award?
\nLionel Messi.<\/p>\n

New CEO of I-League?
\nMr.Sunando Dhar.<\/p>\n

Who is re-elected unopposed as president of Asian Athletic Association (AAA) in China, to serve his 3rd consecutive term at office?
\nSuresh Kalmadi<\/p>\n

Who was named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of Year-2009?
\nSaina Nehwal.<\/p>\n

African nation which has been admitted into Commonwealth of Nations, becoming 54th member of organization of mostly former British colonies?
\nRwanda<\/p>\n


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