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The Netherlands lift women’s hockey World Cup
Olympic gold medal winner The Netherlands defeated Australia in the title clash at the Kyocera Stadium, Hague (The Netherlands)to win the women’s hockey World Cup. Out of 13 women’s World Cups since the launch of the event in 1974, the Netherlands ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Sports Current Affairs
PM Modi releases FIFA World Cup postage stamps
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released commemorative postage stamps on FIFA World Cup 2014 that kick started in Brazil on the night of June 12, 2014. PM urged the Department of Posts to create a website on the history of Indian football. India ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Mudgal Panel: Sourav Ganguly joins Mudgal Panel probing IPL spot-fixing & betting scandal
Sourav Ganguly, former India cricket team skipper, has been inducted into the Supreme Court appointed Mudgal Panel that has been set up to investigate the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal including probing the 13 names that are mentioned in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Tennis French Open: Rafael Nadal clinches men’s title
Spaniard Rafael Nadal maintained his dominance in the French Open as he defeated Serbian Novak Djokovic in the final match. French Open 2014 is Nadal’s 14th career Grand Slam title. World no.1 Nadal also became the first man to win five ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Tennis French Open: Maria Sharapova wins women’s title
Maria Sharapova won French Open women’s title after defeating Simona Halep in the final. It was Sharapova’s second French Open title victory. She has now won five Grand Slam titles, taking her to joint-11th on the Open era list alongside ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt clinch medals in Italy
Well-known Indian wrestling players Yogeshwar Dutt and Sushil Kumar put up an impressive performance on debut in new weight categories by clinching a gold and silver medal respectively in the International Competition in Sassari city, Italy. London Olympics bronze-medalist Yogeshwar ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Sports Current Affairs
KKR wins IPL 7 trophy
Sharukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) chased down a huge 200-run target to beat Preity Zinta’s Kings XI Punjab in the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 7. Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by 3 wickets. IPL-7 ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Sports Current Affairs
FIFA World Cup ball Brazuca has in-built cameras
In a latest development showing how much the technology has mingled with sports, Brazuca– the balls to be used in the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Brazil- has been designed with six in-built HD cameras to capture 360 degree view ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014
Category: Sports Current Affairs