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Sebastian Vettel bags Indian Grand Prix
The Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Indian Grand Prix organized at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida, India. Registering his third successive victory in the Indian Grand Prix he left behind four former world champions Fernando Alonso, Kimi ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Dipika Pallikal clinches Macau Open Squash title 2013
India’s star Squash player Dipika Pallikal clinched the Macau Open title held at Macau, China. Dipika vanquished former World No.1 Rachel Grinham of Australia. About Dipika Pallikal: Dipika Pallikal is an Indian squash player known to become the first Indian woman to make to the top 10 WSA ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Apex court appoints Mudgal Committee to probe IPL spot-fixing
The Supreme Court has appointed a probe panel headed by former Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mukul Mudgal, to investigate spot-fixing in IPL matches. The panel also has Additional Solicitor-General L. Nageswara Rao and BCCI member ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
India wins its first Sultan of Johor Cup title
India vanquished Malaysia to clinch Under-21 Sultan of Johor Cup hockey tournament. It was a maiden title victory for India. Below is the roll of honour for the tournament: Champions: India Runner Up: Malaysia Third: Argentina Most Outstanding Player: Mohd ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Ranjib Biswal is the new IPL chairman
Chief of the Odisha Cricket Association, Ranjib Biswal was appointment as the new Chairman of the IPL who succeeds Rajiv Shukla, who resigned at the end of his tenure. Biswal has been with the Indian cricket team as a ‘permanent ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
N Srinivasan re-elected BCCI president
Narayanaswamy Srinivasan has been re-elected as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for a third term. However he will not take charge immediately because of a Supreme Court directive who had restrained Srinivasan from ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Rahul Dravid is brand ambassador for National Tobacco Control Campaign
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare named former Indian cricket team captain Rahul Dravid as the brand ambassador for its National Tobacco Control Campaign. The national anti-tobacco control campaign pursues the goal of World Health Assembly which 30% relative ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Liu Shiwen of China clinched Women's Table Tennis World Cup 2013
Chinese table tennis player Liu Shiwen clinched Women’s Table Tennis World Cup 2013 after beating teammate Wu Yang in the final play of the tournament held in Kobe, Japan. Liu had won the World Cup in Guangzhou in 2009 and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs