Current Affairs of Sports- February 24, 2022
1- Who has expressed his joy about returning to the Indian team after being out for two months owing to injury?
2-After winning the T20I series against the West Indies, India will now play how many T20Is and Tests against Sri Lanka commencing on Thursday?
3- Who believes that the inclusion of World Test Championship (WTC) points has made every Test match more important?
4- Who was sent out of the Mexican Open after hitting the umpire’s chair with his racket after a bizarre rant?
5- Which court requested the Centre’s and the Judo Federation of India’s (JFI) responses to a petition filed by the Bombay Judo Association alleging deprivation of voting rights despite the High Court’s earlier order?
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6- In the third leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club on Wednesday, who started and ended well for a stunning 4-under 66 despite a double bogey in the midst of the round?
7= Who was charged by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Disciplinary Committee for ‘violent behaviour’ in an Indian Super League (ISL) match in 2021-22?
8- Who will be attempting to prevent a 5-0 clean sweep over New Zealand in the fifth and final One-Day International at the John Davies Oval?
9- In Doha, who raced into the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open with a 6-2, 6-3 shock of No. 3 seed Spain’s Paula Badosa in 1 hour and 17 minutes?
10- Where will a total of 70 league matches from the forthcoming IPL 2022 be contested across four separate venues?
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11- Name the three venues in Mumbai that are anticipated to host 55 IPL 2022 matches, with 15 possibly taking place at the MCA International Stadium in Pune.
12- Who has praised leg-spin all-rounder Amelia Kerr, calling her “perhaps the finest player we’ve ever had” in women’s cricket?
13- Where will the Davis Cup matches be held?
14- Who put up a strong performance for the second day in a row to take the halfway lead in the Gujarat Open Golf Championship at the Kalhaar Blues and Greens Golf Club in Ahmedabad?
15- Who helped Patna Pirates defeat UP Yoddha 38-27 to go to the final of the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 in Bengaluru?
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16- Who guided Bangladesh to a dramatic four-wicket triumph against Afghanistan in the first one-day international (ODI) of the three-match series at Chattogram?
17- Who has signed Nepal defender Ananta Tamang to a contract extension for the duration of the 2021-22 Indian Super League (ISL) season?
18- Who finished second on the points standings after defeating Kochi Blue Spikers in the Volleyball League’s last league stage match at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad?
19- Who was pleased to find some form in the final One-Day International against New Zealand before the start of the Women’s Cricket World Cup?
20- Who says he’s ‘praying’ that his England career isn’t gone after being left out of the team for the West Indies tour next month?
ANSWERS
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1-All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja
2- Three T20Is and two Test matches.
3-India opener Mayank Agarwal
4-World No 3 Alexander Zverev
5-The Delhi High Court
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6-Amandeep Drall
7=Kerala Blasters FC player Jorge Pereyra Diaz
8-India.
9-America’s Coco Gauff
10-Maharashtra.
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11-The three venues are Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.
12-Former New Zealand cricketer-turned-commentator Grant Elliott
13- At the Gymkhana Club in Delhi on March 4 and 5 inside a strict bio-secure bubble.
14-Tapy Ghai
15-A collective performance led by star defender Mohammadreza Shadloui
16-A dreamy and record partnership between Afif Hossain
17-SC East Bengal
18-The Kolkata Thunderbolts
19-India opening batter Smriti Mandhana
20- The 39-year-old England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker James Anderson
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