Current Affairs of Sports- January 26, 2022
1- Who dropped her opening set of the Australian Open, but rebounded to defeat Romania’s Sorana Cirstea 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 to reach her maiden quarterfinal at Melbourne Park?
2- Who, hailed as India’s most potential young achiever, has a goal for 2024: to represent India at the Olympics and bring home gold?
3- Who spends a weekend in Spain practising for forthcoming events such as the Asian Games, World Championship, and the 2024 Paris Games?
4- Where will the Prime Volleyball League be held in February?
5- Where was the Prime Volleyball League intended to be hosted previously?
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6- On their journey back home after winning the 9th IHAI National Women’s Ice Hockey Championship in Himachal Pradesh, the victorious team from Ladakh was felicitated by whom?
7- In which city was the 9th National Women’s Ice Hockey Championship held?
8- Who organised the competition in which the Ladakh women’s team won gold?
9- What is the name of the first-ever international badminton event on Odisha land, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), that is slated to begin at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack?
10- How many nations are represented by players in the Odisha Open Super 100 tournament?
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11- Who is collaborating to organise the Odisha Open Super 100, the first-ever international badminton tournament?
12- What is the name of the country that has made a reputation for itself on the world sports circuit by effectively organising international sporting events, primarily in the disciplines of hockey and athletics?
13- Who claimed the champions of the Odisha Open Super 100 competition will receive a 75,000 US dollar cash prize?
14-Who dubbed the Lucknow Super Giants, the official IPL team owned by whom, on Saturday ahead of the major auction?
15- Which franchise was bought for Rs 7090 crore by the Sanjiv Goenka-owned RPSG group?
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16- Which franchise was purchased for Rs 5635 crore by Irelia Company Pte Ltd. (CVC Capital Partners)?
17- Who paid Rs 17 crore for KL Rahul, Rs 9.2 crore for Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis, and Rs 4 crore for uncapped leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi?
18- Who paid Rs 15 crore for all-rounder Hardik Pandya and Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan, while paying Rs 7 crore for attractive young batsman Shubman Gill?
19- With immediate effect, which Sri Lanka cricketer declared his retirement from all forms of international cricket?
20- Which foreign international cricket players wished India a happy 73rd Republic Day on social media?
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1-Polish tennis ace Iga Swiatek
2-Mumbai-born Krishiv KL Tekchandani
3-World No 1 Pramod Bhagat and World No 4 Sukant Kadam
4- In Hyderabad at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium.
5-Kochi
6-Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit
7-The 9th National Women’s Ice Hockey Championship was held at the Ice-Skating Rink in Kaza in Lahaul Spiti district
8- The Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI).
9-Odisha Open Super 100
10- About 350 players from 17 countries
11-The Odisha Sports and Youth Services department, Badminton Association of India and Odisha State Badminton Association.
12- Odisha
13-Girish Nattu, deputy chief referee of this tournament.
14- RPSG Group
15-The Lucknow franchise
16- Ahmedabad franchise.
17-On January 21, the Lucknow franchise
18-Ahmedabad franchise.
19-Sri Lanka spinner Dilruwan Perera
20- West Indies left-handed batter Chris Gayle and former South Africa cricketers Jonty Rhodes
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