Lewis Hamilton wins Canadian Grand Prix for Sixth Time

Lewis Hamilton has won Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. It is Hamilton’s sixth victory at the Canadian Grand Prix. Previously, he had won the titles in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016. It is also his third ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017

French Open: Jelena Ostapenko wins Women’s Crown

Unseeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia has lifted the the 2017 French Open Women’s Singles crown. She defeated Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.  This will be Ostapenko’s first ever Grand Slam title. With this win, Ostapenko, 20, has become the first unseeded woman to win ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017

IOC Approves New Events for Tokyo Olympics

The International Olympic Committee has approved a number of new events for the 2020 Tokyo Games at the IOC’s Executive Board meeting held at Lausanne, Switzerland. The new events were added to reflect the IOC’s focus on gender equality and appeal to young people. Salient Highlights The ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017

Bopanna-Dabrowski Wins French Open Mixed Doubles

Rohan Bopanna has won his maiden Grand Slam title along with his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski by winning the French Open mixed doubles trophy. This is Bopanna’s maiden Grand Slam title at French Open. With this title win he has ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017

Sai Praneeth wins Thailand Grand Prix Gold Title

Ace Indian Shuttler B Sai Praneeth has clinched Thailand Grand Prix Gold title by defeating Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie 17-21, 21-18, 21-19  in Bangkok. Six weeks earlier, he had defeated the world No 29 Kidambi Srikanth and clinched Singapore Open Superseries badminton title. Last year, Sai Praneeth had ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017

Ganeshan Neelakanta Iyer becomes First Indian to be in inducted in ITTF URC

Ganeshan Neelakanta Iyer has become the first Indian to be nominated as a member of the Umpires and Referees Committee (URC) by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).  He will serve for a term of two years which is further extendable. In ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017

Mouma-Manika Pair made History by becoming First Indian Pair to reach Quaterfinals in World TT Championships

India’s Manika Batra and Mouma Das has created history by becoming the first Indian pair to reach the quarterfinals of the World Table Tennis Championships. The event is held in Dusseldorf. The last edition of the event was held in Suzhou in 2015. ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017

Historian Ramachandra Guha resigns as BCCI Administrator

Historian Ramachandra Guha has tendered his resignation as BCCI administrator citing personal reasons. He submitted his resignation letter to Chairman of the Committee of Administrators of the BCCI Vinod Rai on May 28. Ramachandra Guha was one among the four administrators appointed ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017

Only 4 Indians Feature in ESPN World Fame 100 list

India captain Virat Kohli, former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and left-handed batsmen, Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina are the only Indians who featured in ESPN’s ranking of the 100 most famous active athletes in the world. In the list, Virat kohli has been ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017

Virat Kohli becomes Only Indian in Top 10 of ICC ODI Rankings

Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli has become the only cricketer to get featured in the top 10 of the ICC Players Rankings for ODIs as he managed to stick to the third spot in the ODI batsman’s chart. Batting The top ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017