Sports news Flashcards
In the Hylo Open, an international badminton tournament, held in November 2022, __________ from Indonesia won the Men’s Singles title & Han Yue from ________has won the Women’s singles title.
1) Anthony Sinisuka Ginting; Japan
2) Hendra Setiawan; Thailand
3) Anthony Sinisuka Ginting; China
4) Hendra Setiawan; Japan
5) Apriyani Rahayu; China
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting; China
The Hylo Open is an international badminton tournament held at Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken, Germany Since 1988, which has been sponsored by the Saarbrücken-based eye lubrication company Hylo, held from 1st November 2022 to 6th November 2022.
i. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, the star shuttler from Indonesia won HYLO Open 2022, to bag his 2nd title of the season by defeating third-seeded Chou Tien-Chen (Chinese Taipei) in Saarbrucken, Germany.
ii. The 22-year-old Han Yue from the People’s Republic of China has won the 2022 HYLO Open Women’s singles title by defeating Zhang Yi Man in the final.
iii. Taiwan badminton players Yang Po-han and Lu Ching-yao won the 2022 HYLO Open men’s doubles titles after defeating Lee Jhe-huei and Yang Po-hsuan in the finals.
iv. This victory is Yang Po-han and Lu Ching-yao pair’s first title win after their triumph at the 2016 Prague Open.
In November 2022, Holger Rune Danish professional tennis player, won his first-ever Paris Masters title, by defeating whom?
1) Novak Djokovic
2) Rafael Nadal
3) Daniil Medvedev
4) Alexander Zverev
5) Andy Murray
Novak Djokovic
Unseeded Danish teenager Holger Rune won his first-ever Paris Masters title, after defeating 6 times champion Novak Djokovic in the final.
i. He will now enter the top 10, where he joins Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) who is the youngest man to lead the ATP computerised rankings since they began in 1973.
ii. Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski completed an ATP Masters 1000 hat-trick for 2022 with the men’s double title at the Paris Masters against Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek in the final. This is the 3rd title for the Koolhof-Skupski pair.
Who has recently (in Nov ‘22) won the gold medal in the men’s singles (SL3) at the Hulic Daihatsu BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2022 held in Tokyo, Japan?
1) Gaurav Khanna
2) Manoj Sarkar
3) Nitesh Kumar
4) Pramod Bhagat
5) Tarun Dhillon
Pramod Bhagat
Pramod Bhagat(Odisha), an Indian Para-badminton player, won the Gold medal in the Men’s Singles (SL3) event by defeating compatriot Nitesh Kumar in the finals at the Hulic Daihatsu BWF (Badminton World Federation) Para-Badminton World Championships 2022 held from 1st to 6th November 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.
i. Nitesh Kumar(Haryana) won the silver in Men’s Singles SL3 event & Pramod Bhagat & Manoj Sarkar(Uttarakhand) won the Silver medal in Men’s Double SL3 event.
ii. Manisha Ramadoss (Tamil Nadu) won the gold medal in the women’s singles (SU5) title defeating Mamiko Toyoda of Japan in the finals.
- Which country will host the 2023 International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Boxing Championship?
1) Qatar
2) India
3) Germany
4) Kazakhstan
5) Australia
India
India is set to host the 2023 International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Boxing Championship, elite women’s competition, in 2023 in New Delhi, Delhi.
i. The women’s World Boxing Championship will be hosted by India for the 3rd time. Previously, India hosted the Women’s championship in New Delhi, Delhi, in 2006 (4th edition) and 2018(10th edition).
ii. Women’s World Boxing Championship 2023 marks the 13th edition of the Championship.
- Which Cricket team won Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2022 (in Nov ‘22) for the 1st time?
1) Tamil Nadu cricket team
2) Karnataka cricket team
3) Mumbai cricket team
4) Rajasthan cricket team
5) Himachal Pradesh cricket team
Mumbai cricket team
Mumbai Cricket Team won their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy defeating the Himachal Pradesh team by 3 wickets in the final of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022/23 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal.
i. The 15th edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20(T20) competition that is played in India, was held from 11th October 2022 to 5th November 2022.
- Which company has recently (in November 2022) signed a 7-year partnership with Cricket South Africa (CSA) for exclusive digital and TV rights to all international cricket matches played between 2024 and 2031?
1) Viacom18 Sports
2) ESPN
3) DD Sports
4) Sky Sports
5) Jio Cricket
Viacom18 Sports
Viacom18 Sports has signed a 7-year partnership with Cricket South Africa (CSA) for exclusive digital and TV rights to all international cricket matches played between 2024 and 2031.
i. Viacom18 will broadcast all senior men’s and senior women’s international matches held in South Africa.
- Cricketer Stephan Myburgh recently (in Nov ’22) announced his retirement from International Cricket. Which country did he represent in International Cricket?
1) New Zealand
2) West Indies
3) England
4) Netherland
5) Australia
Netherland
Netherland cricketer Stephan Myburgh (Dutch-South African) announced his retirement from International Cricket.
i. Stephan Myburgh made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the Netherlands against Kenya in 2011. He represented the Netherlands in 22 ODIs and 45 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
ii. He is the 3rd-highest run-getter for the Netherlands in T20Is, behind Max O’Dowd and Ben Cooper.
