Current Affairs of Sports- February 23, 2022
1- Which football great will be admitted to the hospital after a scheduled stay due to an urinary infection?
2- Who defeated India’s Mithali Raj-led team by 63 runs in the fourth game at Queenstown’s John Davies Oval?
3- Who is one of the eight women on the list of 15 match officials appointed to officiate at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand, which begins on March 4?
4- Who allegedly received a match referee warning for hitting his Lahore Qalandars teammate Kamran Ghulam during a Pakistan Super League (PSL) game versus Peshawar Zalmi?
5- Who sent an emotional letter to former captain Virat Kohli, describing his transformation from a child to one of the game’s all-time greats and as a person?
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6- Who advanced to the quarter-finals of the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, after earning convincing victory on the second day?
7- Who came to the aid of an 11-year-old aspiring cricketer in need of a bone marrow transplant (BMT) to treat a rare blood disorder?
8- Who strongly denounced a journalist’s threatening remark to senior wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha and praised the BCCI’s decision to investigate the matter?
9- Who voiced complete support for Saha, stating that no footballer should face such “threats” from the media or elsewhere?
10- On February 13, who was hospitalised to Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein hospital to begin chemotherapy following surgery to remove a tumour from his intestines in September?
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11- Who defeated world No. 58 Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in his first match of the season following the deportation saga at the Australian Open in January at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships?
12- Who has lost all four One-Day Internationals (ODIs) so far, with the last match against New Zealand scheduled on February 24?
13- Who will kick off their 2022 season with the third leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club?
14- Who has stated that he is excited to play alongside skipper Rohit Sharma and West Indian legend Kieron Pollard. David, did you play for the previous edition’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)?
15- Who claimed that, despite being injured and outraged, the wicket-keeper will not divulge the identity of the journalist who threatened him last week?
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16-In the classification round of the ICC Mens T20 World Cup Qualifier A at Al-Amerat (Oman), who defeated Germany by six wickets while Bahrain beat the Philippines by 91 runs?
17-Who has signed with MP Motorsport for his FIA Formula 3 Championship debut?
18- Who stated on Tuesday that Liverpool’s key players Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota will be out of the club’s Premier League match against Leeds United on Wednesday?
19- Who qualified for the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia after defeating Nepal and Oman in the worldwide tournament’s Qualifier A semi-finals on Tuesday in Al-Amerat (Oman)?
20- Who has commended India’s fast bowlers for their ability to keep their nerves under immense strain during the T20I series against the West Indies?
ANSWERS
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1-Brazilian football legend Pele
2-New Zealand Women team
3-Former South Africa all-rounder Shandre Fritz
4-Pakistan pace bowler Haris Rauf
5-Former India batter Yuvraj Singh
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6-Indian boxers Nitu and Anamika
7-Indian opener KL Rahul
8-The Indian Cricketers’ Association (ICA)
9-ICA Secretary Hitesh Majumdar
10-The 81-year-old Brazilian football legend Pele
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11-World No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic
12-The Mithali Raj-led India team.
13-Tvesa Malik and Amandeep Drall
14- Mumbai Indians’ (MI) big-hitting cricketer Tim David
15- India batter Wriddhiman Saha
16-Canada
17-Young Indian racer Kush Maini
18-Chief coach Jurgen Klopp
19-UAE and Ireland
20- Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar
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