Current Affairs of Sports- March 5, 2022
1- Who says everyone in the country expects Virat Kohli to strike a century in his 100th Test?
2-Kohli, who stood down as India’s Test captain earlier this year, has made how many Test outings as India’s Test captain?
3- Who announced it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against FIFA and UEFA’s rulings to prohibit Russian teams from international events due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine?
4- Who has FIFA and UEFA suspended from all tournaments “until further notice”?
5-Which city will host the 2022 Champions League final, which was previously scheduled to take place on May 28 in St Petersburg?
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6- In 2009, which cricketer was honoured into the ICC Hall of Fame?
7= Who led the congratulation of senior batter Virat Kohli on attaining the milestone of 100 Tests before of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Friday at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium?
8- Who will compete in the individual event finals on Day 6 of the ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) in Cairo on Friday?
9- In the initial match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Mount Maunganui (New Zealand) on Friday, who smashed her second WODI century as the 23-year-old guided her team to a battling 259/9 in 50 overs against hosts New Zealand Women?
10- Who led his team to a 1-1 stalemate against Rayo Vallecano in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal, giving Betis a 3-2 aggregate triumph and a spot in the Copa del Rey final versus Valencia?
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11- Who is confident that if her “well-balanced” team performs well in “all three departments” of the game, they will be able to go the distance in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, which began on Friday in New Zealand?
12- Who feels that the bulk of team learning occurs outside of the playing field?
13- With a single through fine leg off Lahiru Kumara, he achieved his maiden fifty at number three in 93 balls?
14-Whose 90-run partnership ended when Embuldeniya took the latter out for 45?
15- Who has advised his players to be resilient and creative as the preparation camp for international friendlies against Bahrain and Belarus begins in Pune on March 23 and 26, respectively?
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16-Which West Indies’ reliable player had a brilliant all-round performance to help the team secure a nail-biting three-run victory over hosts New Zealand in the opening match of the ICC Women’s World Cup on Friday at the Bay Oval Mount Maunganui (New Zealand)?
17- Whose magnificent century kept the hosts’ pursuit on pace for the most part, but West Indies came back well towards the finish to earn the first point on the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup table in 2022?
18- Who overcame Denmark’s Mikael Torpegaard in the second singles match on Friday at the Delhi Gymkhana Club in New Delhi to give India a 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup World Group Playoff 1 tie?
19- Who was all praise for Deandra Dottin, who bowled a stunning last over to save Australia from loss against New Zealand in the opening match of the ICC Women’s World Cup on Friday at the Bay Oval Mount Maunganui (New Zealand).
20- Who overcame New Zealand’s Sophie Devine-led team by three runs after the Caribbean side had posted a challenging 259/9 in 50 overs?
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ANSWERS
1-Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar
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3-The Russian Football Union (RFU)
4-The Russian football clubs and national teams
5-Paris.
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6-Rod Marsh
7=India head coach Rahul Dravid
8-The Indian women’s 25m pistol squad comprising of Olympian Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan
9-Young West Indies opener Hayley Matthews
10-Real Betis striker Borja Iglesias
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11-South African Women’s team captain Sune Luus
12-Mike Hesson, the Director of Cricket Operations for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
13- Hanuma Vihari
14-Vihari and Kohli
15-Indian men’s football team head coach Igor Stimac
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16-Hayley Matthews 119 off 128 balls and 2/41
17-New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine
18-Yuki Bhambri
19-West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews
20- West Indies Women
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