Novak Djokovic clinches ATP Dubai Open 2013

World No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych to win the ATP Dubai Open Tennis title 2013. Indian-French win doubles title The duo of India’s Mahesh Bhupathi and French partner Michael Lloldra defeated Serbian-Swedish pair of Nenad ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2013

Category: Sports Current Affairs

Goal-line technology to be adopted in 2014 FIFA World Cup

World football’s governing body FIFA has announced that goal-line technology will be used during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Why is ‘Goal-line technology’? A method to determine whether the Football has completely crossed the goal line or not. This ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013

Category: Sports Current Affairs

Viswanathan Anand wins Grenke Classic

World chess champion Viswanathan Anand scored an emphatic victory over German Arkadij Naiditsch to clinch the Grenke Chess Classic trophy.

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013

Category: Sports Current Affairs

Nadal beats David Nalbandian to grab Brazil Open 2013

Spain’s tennis star Rafael Nadal vanquished Argentina’s David Nalbandian to win the 2013 Brazil Open title.

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013

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Australia clinches women’s cricket World Cup

In the women’s cricket World Cup tournament, Australia beat West Indies by 114 runs in the final match played in Mumbai to win the title.

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013

Category: Sports Current Affairs

Angelo Mathews appointed as captain of Sri Lankan cricket team

Angelo Mathews has been selected as Sri Lanka’s Test and one-day  international captain for the rest of 2013. He took the reins from Mahela Jayawardene, who recently nominated Mathews to replace him.

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013

Category: Sports Current Affairs

ITPA to be set up to address players’ concerns

A collective body of Indian tennis players named the Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA) is being set up to address contemporary issues faced by the players in the country. Objective: ITPA will be a not-for-profit association, modelled on the functioning ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013

Category: Sports Current Affairs

Horacio Zeballos defeats Rafael Nadal to win VTR Open

Horacio Zeballos of Argentina defeated Rafael Nadal of Spain to win the VTR Open held in Chile.

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013

Category: Sports Current Affairs