Sports Current Affairs Quiz Based on Daily News

Answer: B. Lakshya Sen

Explanation:

Lakshya Sen clinched the Bulgaria Open International Series title after notching up a hard-fought win over Croatia's Zvonimir Durkinjak in the men's singles final in Sofia, Bulgaria. Last year he had won the India International Series and clinched a bronze at the CPB Badminton and Sports Science Training Center in Thailand.

Answer: B. Austria

Explanation:

Ramandeep Singh and Chinglensana Singh Kangujam struck twice to guide the Indian men's hockey team to a sensational 4-3 win over Austria in their final encounter of the Europe Tour. After two successive wins against World No.4 The Netherlands, India made a steady start against Austria.The match was held in Amstelveen, the Netherlands.

Answer: E. Dubai

Explanation:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced that he’ll be setting up a coaching academy in the Dubai Pacific Sports Club (PSC) in the UAE. Dhoni will join other Indian stars such as Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Virender Sehwag who have already set-up cricket academies in their name. Announcing the tie up with the former India captain, Parvez Khan of Pacific Ventures declared the academy would be named -- MS Dhoni Cricket Academy (MSDCA).

Answer: A. 10

Explanation:

India won 10 medals, including two gold, in the 6th Golden Glove women's Boxing Tournament at Vojvodina, Serbia. In all, India won two gold, four silver and four bronze medals.

Answer: D. Jamaica

Explanation:

Usain St Leo Bolt is a retired Jamaican sprinter. He is the first person to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records since fully automatic time became mandatory. He also holds the world record as a part of the 4 × 100 metres relay. He is the reigning Olympic champion in these three events. Because of his dominance and achievements in sprint competition, he is widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time.

Answer: A. Elina Svitolina

Explanation:

Ukraine's Elina Svitolina came out with a stupendous performance as she defeated Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets to clinch women's singles title of Rogers Cup.This was Svitolina's 5thttitle of WTA Tour season. She has now become the first player to ever win 3 Premier 5 titles in a single season, i.e. Dubai, Rome & Toronto.With the win she improves to number 4 in the world rankings.

Answer: E. Maratha Yoddhas

Explanation:

Maratha Yoddhas defeated Haryana Warriors 10-9 in the final to win the inaugural edition of the Super Boxing League (SBL) at Siri Fort Stadium in New Delhi. The Super Boxing League is proposed professional boxing league of India. Bill Dosanjh and Amir Khan founded Super Boxing League in 2017 after Super Fight League first season. The league will be organised with the support of World Boxing Council and Professional Boxing Organisation India. The first season will have 8 teams comprising both men and women pugilist.

Answer: B. Alexander Zverev

Explanation:

Alexander Zverev shocked second seed Roger Federer in straight sets in the Montreal Masters final to win his fifth title of the season. Zverev blasted 6 aces and won 80% of first serve points to dominate the 19-time Grand Slam winner. He used his booming serve to overpower Federer 6-3, 6-4 in finals to clinch the title. He is now tied with Federer for the most titles this season at five.

Answer: A. Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Rashmmi Rathore

Explanation:

Indian pair of Mairaj Khan and Rashmmi Rathore won gold in the mixed skeet team event at 7th Asian Shotgun Championship in Kazakhstan.The Indian duo eked out a narrow 28-27 win over the Chinese pair of Liu Jiangchi and Gao Jianmei in the gold-medal match.India finished the championship with 8 medals, with Ankur Mittal winning an individual gold and a team gold in men's double trap event.

Answer: C. Malaysia

Explanation:

The Under-19 cricket Asia Cup, scheduled to be held in Bengaluru, has been moved to Malaysia following the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s objection to the tournament being held in India. The tournament will now be held in November in Malaysia. The PCB had earlier expressed its reservations in travelling to India owing to the political tensions between the two countries.