SPORT G.K

                                          SPORT G.K

• Davis cup is for tennis.
• • Thomas cup badminton is for men only.
• • Uber cup is for badminton.
• • Each team in volleyball consists of 6 players.
• • Antoly Karpov, the world chess player belongs to Russia.
• • Modern Olympic Games were first held in Athens.
• • ICC has 10 members and it was founded in 1965.
• • Lowest total in cricket is 36 by Canada.
• • Tennis player steffi graf belongs to Germany.
• • Natwest trophy is for cricket.
• • The Swythiling cup is related to Table Tennis.
• • Morocco cup is for cricket.
• • First modern Olympic games were held in 1896 in Athens.
• • First women competed in Olympic games in 1912.
• • France and which country contested first ever world cup match Mexico
• • The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was Nine
• • Who owns The Oval cricket ground- Prince Charles
• • Who among the following batsmen achieved the feat of hitting six 6s in one over for the first time in international cricket during the World Cup 2007 Herschelle Gibbs
• • Where were the first winter Olympics held in 1924 -Charmonix France
• • FINA is the governing body of what amateur sport-Swimming
• • FITA are the governing body of what sport-Archery
• • A Lady Paramount judges at what sport- Archery
• • First cricket cup was played in England in 1974.
• • First Asian Games were held in New Delhi in 1951. From 1954 they were held every four years.
• • Baron Pierre de Coubertin was founder of the modern Olympic Games.
• • Bunting is a term in the game of Baseball.
• • Grand Master is a term in Chess.
• • Grand Slam is a term in sports associated with Bridge as well as Lawn Tennis.
• • Martina Hinges is the youngest woman tennis player to win three major singles titles in one season.
• • Iron- a sports term is associated with Golf.
• • McDowell Cup is associated with football.
• • Olympic Games were held twice in Paris and London.
• • Paralympics are the games for disabled.
• • Uber cup is associated with Badminton.
• • Yankee Stadium is associated with Boxing.
• • World’s oldest sports daily is Gazetta dello Sport of Italy.
• • Val Barker Cup is awarded in the Olympic Games in Boxing.
• • The Paralympics Games 2008 were held in Beijing.
• • Asafa Powell is 100 m sprinter.
• • The term “Stalemate” is related to the game of Chess.
• • With which sport is the term ‘butterfly’ associated? Swimming
• • Next Football world Cup in 2010 is in…..South Africa
• • How many rings on the Olympic flag: Five
• • Who ran the first marathon: Phidipedes
• • What colour is the cap given to an England cricket player-Blue
• • What held up a Cricket test Match between England Pakistan-Mouse on pitch
• • What is the first race in the Grand Prix season-Brazilian
• • By Olympic rules what must have 14 feathers Badminton Bird
• • How is the Olympic torch lit- By the sun in Greece
• • Martina Navratilova belongs to Czech Republic.
• • Tour De France is French cycle race.
• • National game of Switzerland is skiing.
• • What has 32 panels and 642 stitches-A football (soccer)
• • In Tennis where is the Australian Open played-Flinders Park
• • What Olympic event was dropped in 1920-Tug of War -1900 to 1920
• • FIDE govern what game -Chess.
• • Footballer Zaidane originally belongs to which country? Algeria
• • What has 32 panels and 642 stitches-A football (soccer)
• • First British open squash championship played in 1922.
• • First world squash championship 1976.
• • Jhangir khan has won world open 6 times.
• • Wimbledon open tennis was instituted in 1877.
• • A winner of four competitions (Wimbledon, French open, us open, and Australia open) is called Grand Slam.
• • Most Wimbledon single (Men) title are won by Pete Sampras (USA).
• • Most Wimbledon single (woman) title won by Martina Navratilova (USA).
• • Common Wealth game are held every 4 years, they were started in 1931.
• • First Asia games were played at New Delhi in 1951.
• • 15th Asian Games will be held in Qatar in 2006.
• • Current World cup holder of hockey is Netherlands.
• • FIFA established in Paris on May 21, 1904.
• • Grand slam is the title associated with Pete Sampras.
• • Michael Chang (USA) is the youngest to win the title of grand slam.
• • Shahid Afridi has made century on 37 balls.
• • The title “Oval Hero” is with Fazal Muhammad.
• • The sports man Kasparvo is associated with Chess.
• • Modern summer Olympic were held in Greece in 1896.
• • Olympic held every 4 years.
• • Hockey became Olympic event in 1908. Pakistan took part in 1948 in London.
• • 1st world cup hockey 1971 at Barcelona (Spain).
• • Hockey world cup held every 4 year.
• • First world cup cricket 1975, won by West Indies.
• • India won world cup cricket in 1983 by beating West Indies.
• • 10 countries have test status.
• • First test mach was played in 1877 between Australia and England.
• • First One day match between Australia and England in Jan 5, 1971.
• • First word cup football 1930, Uruguay, and won by Uruguay.
• • 1942 world cup football cup did not hold due to Second World War.
• • Nigeria is current Olympic footfall champion.
• • Geoff hunt is associated with Squash.
• • South Africa was expelled from ICC in 1970 because of its apartheid policies.
• • Current heavy weight championship is with L. Lewis.
• • In cricket batsman can be out by 10 ways.
• • Peter Marshal is associated with Squash.
• • Pakistan had won 4 title of world cup hockey so far.
• • First three work cup crickets were played with 60 over.
• • Rocky Morciono only heavy weight boxer remained unbeaten throughout his career.
• • Lowest test match inning is 26 by New Zealand.
• • Highest no of one-days are played at Sharjah Cricket Ground.
• • The champion trophy hockey tournament was introduced by Pakistan in year 1978. ADB- 1986- Philippines