Page-23 of Sports Current Affairs

Pakistan’s squash legend Hashim Khan passed away

August 20, 2014

Pakistan’s first-ever world champion in any sport, squash star Hashim Khan (100) passed away in the US. Former players paid homage to the legend of the sport. Khan had clinched the sport’s premier title- the British Open seven times between 1951 ..

Month: 

Category: 

Skateboarding King Jay Adams Dies at 53

August 19, 2014

Skateboarding is an action sport where the rider performs various tricks and stunts with the skateboard. It started with a recreational activity but gradually transformed itself into full-time sport. It is said to have taken shape in 1950-60s when the ..

Month: 

Category: 

Roger Federer clinches 300th Masters match

August 14, 2014

Swiss tennis star Roger Federer achieved a new milestone as he became the first man to win 300 matches at the ATP Masters 1000 level, defeating Vasek Pospisil in Cincinnati.

Month: 

Category: 

Himachal Pradesh to host Paragliding World Cup in India for the first time

August 12, 2014

India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh has been selected as venue to host Paragliding World Cup 2015. This will be the first para-gliding World Cup to be hosted in India. The tournament will be organized under the auspices of Para-gliding ..

Month: 

Category: 

Archery World Cup: Indian women archers bag gold, men silver

August 11, 2014

India’s women archers’ team led by Deepika Kumari won the recurve team gold after defeating Mexico 6-0 in the final as India returned with 5 medals in the Archery World Cup Stage IV in Wroclaw, Poland. Deepika clinched3 medals and a bronze ..

Month: 

Category: 

Team India equals world record of maximum dismissals at zero in a Test innings

August 8, 2014

In an utterly disappointing performance by Indian cricket team on the first day of the Manchester Test played against England, six Indian players got out without opening their account. With this dismal show, India equaled the world record of maximum ..

Month: 

Category: 

Kapil Dev to chair Arjuna Award selection panel

August 8, 2014

Legendary India cricket skipper Kapil Dev will head the Arjuna Awards selection committee for selecting outstanding sportspersons of the country for year 2014. Former hockey captain Ajitpal Singh is expected to head the Dronacharya Awards selection committee. Each panel will ..

Month: 

Category: 

Glasgow Commonwealth Games: With Kashyap's historic gold India finishes 5th

August 4, 2014

Parupalli Kashyap created history as he clinched Gold in the men’s singles badminton at 20th Commonwealth Games being held in Glasgow, Scotland.  With his gold medal, the country earned a fifth-spot finish with 64 medals, including 15 gold. He created ..

Month: 

Category: