Sports and Games

Sports and Games

v  First British open squash championship played in 1922.

v  First world squash championship 1976.

v  Jhangir khan has won world open 6 times.

v  Wimbledon open tennis was instituted in 1877.

v  A winner of four competitions (Wimbledon, French open, us open, and Australia open) is called Grand Slam.

v  Most Wimbledon single (Men) title are won by Pete Sampras (USA).

v  Most Wimbledon single (woman) title won by Martina Navratilova (USA).

v  Common Wealth game are held every 4 years, they were started in 1931.

v  First Asia games were played at New Delhi in 1951.

v  15th Asian Games will be held in Qatar in 2006.

v  Current World cup holder of hockey is Netherlands.

v  FIFA established in Paris on May 21, 1904.

v  Grand slam is the title associated with Pete Sampras.

v  Michael Chang (USA) is the youngest to win the title of grand slam.

v  Shahid Afridi has made century on 37 balls.

v  The title “Oval Hero” is with Fazal Muhammad.

v  The sports man Kasparvo is associated with Chess.

v  Modern summer Olympic were held in Greece in 1896.

v  Olympic held every 4 years.

v  Hockey became Olympic event in 1908. Pakistan took part in 1948 in London.

v  1st world cup hockey 1971 at Barcelona (Spain).

v  Hockey world cup held every 4 year.

v  First world cup cricket 1975, won by West Indies.

v  India won world cup cricket in 1983 by beating West Indies.

v  10 countries have test status.

v  First test mach was played in 1877 between Australia and England.

v  First One day match between Australia and England in Jan 5, 1971.

v  First word cup football 1930, Uruguay, and won by Uruguay.

v  1942 world cup football cup did not hold due to Second World War.

v  Nigeria is current Olympic footfall champion.

v  Geoff hunt is associated with Squash.

v  South Africa was expelled from ICC in 1970 because of its apartheid policies.

v  Current heavy weight championship is with L. Lewis.

v  In cricket batsman can be out by 10 ways.

v  Peter Marshal is associated with Squash.

v  Pakistan had won 4 title of world cup hockey so far.

v  First three work cup crickets were played with 60 over.

v  Rocky Morciono only heavy weight boxer remained unbeaten throughout his career.

v  Lowest test match inning is 26 by New Zealand.

v  Highest no of one-days are played at Sharjah Cricket Ground.

v  The champion trophy hockey tournament was introduced by Pakistan in year 1978.

v  Davis cup is for tennis.

v  Thomas cup badminton is for men only.

v  Uber cup is for badminton.

v  Each team in volleyball consists of 6 players.

v  Antoly Karpov, the world chess player belongs to Russia.

v  Modern Olympic Games were first held in Athens.

v  ICC has 10 members and it was founded in 1965.

v  Lowest total in cricket is 36 by Canada.

v  Tennis player steffi graf belongs to Germany.

v  Natwest trophy is for cricket.

v  The Swythiling cup is related to Table Tennis.

v  Morocco cup is for cricket.

v  First modern Olympic games were held in 1896 in Athens.

v  First women competed in Olympic games in 1912.

v  France and which country contested first ever world cup match Mexico

v  The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was Nine

v  Who owns The Oval cricket ground- Prince Charles

v  Who among the following batsmen achieved the feat of hitting six 6s in one over for the first time in international cricket during the World Cup 2007 Herschelle Gibbs

v  Where were the first winter Olympics held in 1924 -Charmonix France

v  FINA is the governing body of what amateur sport-Swimming

v  FITA are the governing body of what sport-Archery

v  A Lady Paramount judges at what sport- Archery

v  First cricket cup was played in England in 1974.

v  First Asian Games were held in New Delhi in 1951. From 1954 they were held every four years.

v  Baron Pierre de Coubertin was founder of the modern Olympic Games.

v  Bunting is a term in the game of Baseball.

v  Grand Master is a term in Chess.

v  Grand Slam is a term in sports associated with Bridge as well as Lawn Tennis.

v  Martina Hinges is the youngest woman tennis player to win three major singles titles in one season.

v  Iron- a sports term is associated with Golf.

v  McDowell Cup is associated with football.

v  Olympic Games were held twice in Paris and London.

v  Paralympics are the games for disabled.

v  Uber cup is associated with Badminton.

v  Yankee Stadium is associated with Boxing.

v  World’s oldest sports daily is Gazetta dello Sport of Italy.

v  Val Barker Cup is awarded in the Olympic Games in Boxing.

v  The Paralympics Games 2008 were held in Beijing.

v  Asafa Powell is 100 m sprinter.

v  The term “Stalemate” is related to the game of Chess.

v  With which sport is the term ‘butterfly’ associated? Swimming

v  Next Football world Cup in 2010 is in…..South Africa

v  How many rings on the Olympic flag: Five

v  Who ran the first marathon: Phidipedes

v  What colour is the cap given to an England cricket player-Blue

v  What held up a Cricket test Match between England Pakistan-Mouse on pitch

v  What is the first race in the Grand Prix season-Brazilian

v  By Olympic rules what must have 14 feathers Badminton Bird

v  How is the Olympic torch lit- By the sun in Greece

v  Martina Navratilova belongs to Czech Republic.

v  Tour De France is French cycle race.

v  National game of Switzerland is skiing.

v  What has 32 panels and 642 stitches-A football (soccer)

v  In Tennis where is the Australian Open played-Flinders Park

v  What Olympic event was dropped in 1920-Tug of War -1900 to 1920

v  FIDE govern what game -Chess.

v  Footballer Zaidane originally belongs to which country? Algeria

Details of Olympics Games

v  1896 Olympic Games at Athens

v  1900 Olympic Games at Paris

v  1904 Olympic Games at St. Louis

v  1908 Olympic Games at London

v  1912 Olympic Games at Stockholm

v  1916 Olympic Games   Not held

v  1920 Olympic Games at Antwerp

v  1924 Olympic Games at Paris

v  1928 Olympic Games at Amsterdam

v  1932 Olympic Games at Los Angeles

v  1936 Olympic Games at Berlin

v  1940 Olympic Games   Not held

v  1944 Olympic Games   Not held

v  1948 Olympic Games at London

v  1952 Olympic Games at Helsinki

v  1956 Olympic Games at Melbourne

v  1960 Olympic Games at Rome

v  1964 Olympic Games at Tokyo

v  1968 Olympic Games at Mexico

v  1972 Olympic Games at Munich

v  1976 Olympic Games at Montreal

v  1980 Olympic Games at Moscow

v  1984 Olympic Games at Los Angeles

v  1988 Olympic Games at Seoul

v  1992 Olympic Games at Barcelona

v  1996 Olympic Games at Atlanta

v  2000 Olympic Games at Sydney

v  2004 Olympic Games at Athens

v  2008 Olympic Games at China

v  2012 Olympic Games at London

v  2016 Olympic Games at Rio de Jeniro

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