Current Affairs of Sports- March 2, 2022
1- Who fired 629.3 in the Women’s 10M Air Rifle qualification round, missing out on a semi-final place at the present International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Cairo, Egypt?
2- Who has partnered with the country’s premier multiplex chain, INOX Leisure Ltd, to promote the game in India using its properties?
3- Which of the 37 sports will compete for eight medals in the 2022 Asian Games?
4-Cricket Australia (CA) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) investigated a social media death threat directed at which all-rounder?
5- Who was given over the captaincy of the Punjab Kings on Monday in preparation for the Indian Premier League 2022?
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6- Who, according to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich’s spokeswoman, is participating in efforts to mediate peace between Russia and Ukraine?
7= Which country has initiated preparations for the 44th Chess Olympiad after submitting a proposal to host the giant global event?
8- Who agreed on Monday to revoke the Olympic Order bestowed upon Russian President Vladimir Putin and two other high officials for the Russian government’s “very severe violation of the Olympic Truce and other violations of the Olympic Charter” in its invasion of Ukraine.
9- Who is Russia’s top-ranked women’s singles tennis player who has called for a halt to her country’s war in the midst of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine?
10- Who levelled the two-Test series against New Zealand by snatching the final six wickets on the final day at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Tuesday to demolish the hosts by 198 runs?
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11- After a devastating seven-wicket victory against hosts Bangladesh in the third and final One-Day International at Chattogram (Bangladesh), Afghanistan has moved up to whatever position in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League table?
12- Who claimed on Tuesday that opening batsman David Warner‘s shoes would be the most hardest for any newcomer to fill if the batting legend chose to retire?
13- Who said after sealing a 1-1 tie in the two-match series against New Zealand on Tuesday that he would have looked like a “absolute idiot” if his choice to bat first on February 25 had backfired and the Proteas lost the match.
14- Who has allegedly experienced a blow ahead of the 2019 season, with England starter Jason Roy withdrawing from the event, citing the difficulty of being in the tournament bubble for a lengthy period of time?
15-This year’s International Women’s Day (March 8) theme recognises the contribution of women and girls by commemorating what?
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16- In the second warm-up game ahead of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, the past edition’s runners-up trounced West Indies Women by 81 runs on Tuesday in Rangiora (New Zealand).
17- That is the Brazilian football legend who was just released from the hospital after suffering from a urinary tract infection?
18- In a warm-up game at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln (New Zealand) on Tuesday, who hammered a 117-ball unbeaten 161 as New Zealand Women made a significant statement, defeating six-time ICC Women’s World Cup winners Australia by nine wickets with 41 balls to spare?
19- Following the commencement of conflict between the two nations, who has advocated for Russians to be barred from participating in FIA-sanctioned competitions?
20- Who will captain the Punjab Kings franchise next season, succeeding state colleague K.L Rahul?
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ANSWERS
1-India’s Shreya Agrawal
2-the Esports Federation of India (ESFI)
3-Esports
4-Ashton Agar
5- India opener Mayank Agarwal
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6-Roman Abramovich
7= The All India Chess Federation (AICF)
8-The International Olympic Committee (IOC)
9-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
10-South Africa
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11-No.4
12-Former Australian Test cricketer and the current coach of Victoria, Chris Rogers
13-South African skipper Dean Elgar
14-New Indian Premier League (IPL) side Gujarat Titans
15-The Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow
16-India batting stalwart Smriti Mandhana
17-Pele
18-Sophie Devine
19-Ukraine’s motorsports federation
20- The 31-year-old Karnataka opener Mayank Agarwal
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