Current Affairs of Sports- January 27, 2022
1- Where is the second Test between Pakistan and Australia planned to take place between March 12-16, with the third and final Test beginning on March 21?
2- Where will the first Test between Pakistan and Australia be held?
3- Which side cancelled its limited-overs tour of Pakistan in September of last year because to security concerns and flew out hours before the first ODI?
4- Can you name the other teams that cancelled their brief excursions to Pakistan ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE?
5- After a global uproar, who lifted a ban on T-shirts promoting Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai?
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6- Who stunned defending French Open champion and No.4 seed Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic at Melbourne Park in Melbourne to reach her sixth career Grand Slam semifinal, and her second at the Australian Open?
7- Who has no objections to Cricket Australia (CA) resting him for the historic trip of Pakistan in March-April this year, stating that he would rather focus on the five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka at home, which begins on February 11 in Sydney.
8- Who has reclaimed the top spot in the new ICC T20 rankings for women, which were revealed on Tuesday?
9- Who has progressed in the T20I Player Rankings after helping their side win the three-match home series against England 1-0 in Adelaide with impressive performances?
10- Name the player who, after being crowned ‘Player of the Series’ in the Kuala Lumpur event, which also included Bangladesh, Scotland, Kenya, and hosts Malaysia, has risen four positions to 52nd among bowlers.
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11- Who will captain South Africa’s 18-member women’s side against the West Indies in a five-match One-Day International series beginning January 28?
12-Who has withdrawn from the Men’s FIH Pro League owing to the Covid-19 epidemic, and who has been called up by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to compete in the third edition of the Series?
13- Who will face India in their first Men’s FIH Pro League match on February 8?
14- Who will host the next Olympics in Paris in 2024, and who will play their first match against India on February 8 in Potchefstroom, South Africa, before facing the Netherlands on February 9?
15- Who has qualified for the next Men’s World Cup, which will be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela in January 2023
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16- Who was named Best Player of the Tournament, following his Junior team’s bronze medal in the Men’s Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar?
17-Which countries’ women’s teams will compete in the first FIH Hockey Pro League matches of the year?
18-India’s campaign at the 2022 Australian Open came to an end when which couple fell in the mixed doubles quarterfinal match in Melbourne to local pair Jaimee Fourlis and Jason Kubler?
20-On Wednesday, Sri Lanka Cricket announced the hiring of which player as the national team’s ‘Bowling Strategy Coach’ for the forthcoming tour of Australia?
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1- At Rawalpindi and in the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore respectively.
2- At the National Stadium in Karachi from March 3
3-New Zealand
4-The England men’s and women’s teams.
5-The organisers of the Australian Open
6-American Madison Keys
7-Australian pace bowler Jhye Richardson
8-India’s opening batter Shafali Verma. She has overtaken Australia’s Beth Mooney, who was out of the T20I series against England due to an injury.
9-Australia captain Meg Lanning and all-rounder Tahlia McGrath
10-Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu
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11-All-rounder Sune Luus
12-Canada
13-France
14-French
15-France
16-France captain Timothée Clément
17-China and India
18-Sania Mirza and her American partner Rajeev Ram
19- India.
20- Legendary pacer Lasith Malinga, the former captain of the ODI and T20I team.
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