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Important Sports Current Affairs:

• December 9, 2021: Indian Shuttler PV Sindhu Won Silver At BWF World Tour Finals 2021
• December 8, 2021: Russia Defeated Croatia To Win Davis Cup Tennis Tournament 2021
• December 7, 2021: Lewis Hamilton Wins Inaugural Edition Of Saudi Arabian GP
• December 7, 2021: BWF: Viktor Axelsen, Tai Tzu Ying Named 2021 BWF Player Of The Year
• December 7, 2021: Argentina Beat Six-Time Champions Germany To Lift Junior Hockey World Cup
• December 6, 2021: New Zealand’s Ajaz Patel 3rd Bowler To Take 10 Wickets In An Innings
• November 30, 2021: Saurav Ghosal Wins Malaysian Open Squash Championship 2021
• November 25, 2021: Alexander Zverev Beats Daniil Medvedev To Win ATP Finals Title
• November 24, 2021: Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Finals: Tamil Nadu Defeats Karnataka
• November 24, 2021: 2025 Asian Youth Para Games Will Be Hosted By Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• November 23, 2021: Kento Momota And An Seyoung Wins 2021 Indonesia Masters Tournament
• November 22, 2021: Lewis Hamilton Wins 2021 F1 Qatar Grand Prix
• November 22, 2021: India Ends With 7 Medals At 2021 Asian Archery Championships
• November 22, 2021: AB De Villiers Announces Retirement From All Forms Of Cricket
• November 20, 2021: BWF Gives Prakash Padukone Lifetime Achievement Award
• November 19, 2021: Alexander Zverev Won Vienna Tennis Open 2021
• November 19, 2021: Spain’s Garbine Muguruza Wins 2021 WTA Finals
• November 19, 2021: ICC Announces Host Nations Of Next 10 Men’s Tournaments
• November 17, 2021: Mahela Jayawardena, Shaun Pollock, Janette Brittin Inducted Into ICC Hall Of Fame
• November 16, 2021: Lewis Hamilton Wins 2021 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix
• November 15, 2021: Australia Wins Their Maiden T20 World Cup Title
• November 13, 2021: Women’s Cricket to make its Debut in Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Latest Sports Current Affairs:

• Rohit Sharma replaces Virat Kohli as India’s new ODI, T20I captain: Rohit Sharma will take over as India’s new ODI captain during the three-match ODI against South Africa, which will start from January 2022. 
• ICC Player of the Month: David Warner, Tim Southee nominated, check full list of nominees: ICC Player of the Month November 2021: The nominees for ICC Men’s Player of the month and ICC Women’s Player of the Month have been announced. Check the full list of nominees. Also, find the list of ICC Player of the Month winners from January to October 2021. 
• Asia Youth Para Games 2021: Indian shuttlers bag 15 medals: Sanjana, Hardik, Palak clinch three each: Asian Youth Para Games 2021: The Indian Para shuttlers at the Asian Youth Para Games 2021 have won a total of 4 Gold, 7 Silver, and 4 Bronze. The 4th edition of the Asian Youth Para Games 2021 was held in Manama, Bahrain from December 2 to 6, 2021. Check Asian Youth Para Games 2021 Medal Tally. 
• ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings 2021: India grabs No.1 spot after beating New Zealand in Mumbai: ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings: India successfully reclaimed the top spot in ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings 2021 by winning a test series by 1-0 against defending World Test Champions New Zealand. Check the full list of ICC test rankings December 2021. 
• FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup Winner 2021: Argentina beat six-time champions Germany to lift Junior hockey world cup, India finish 4th: Junior hockey world cup winner 2021: Argentina has become the only third team after Germany (six wins) and India (2001, 2016) to win multiple Junior Hockey WC titles. Check full junior Hockey world cup winners list.
• India to tour South Africa for 3 Tests and 3 ODIs, T20Is to be played later – BCCI Secretary: India South Africa series: The four T20Is, which were also originally a part of the tour, have been postponed and will now be played on a later date, the BCCI Secretary informed.
• World Athletics Awards 2021: India Legend Anju Bobby George named ‘Woman of the Year’; Full list of winners: World Athletics Awards 2021: A retired Indian sprinter Anju Bobby George was awarded ‘Woman of the Year’ for her continuous efforts in advancing the sport in India and for inspiring more women to follow her footsteps and achieve their dreams of being successful athletes.
• IPL 2022 Retention: Check Retained Player List of All Teams- CSK, RCB, MI, PBKS, KKR, SRH, RR, DC: IPL 2022 Retention: A total of 27 players have been retained in IPL 2022 Retention including MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Glenn Maxwell, Jos Butler, Kane Williamson, Mayank Agarwal, Andre Russell, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah. Check full retained player list of all teams here.
• Ballon d’Or Winner 2021: Lionel Messi wins record 7th award, Alexia Putellas wins first- Check Full List of Winners: Ballon dOr winner: This year, two new Ballon d’Or awards were also introduced- ‘The Striker of the Year’ & ‘The Club of the Year’. Check full list of Ballon dOr winners here. 
• FIFA World Cup 2022 qualified teams: Check list of 13 qualified teams, Italy & Portugal in same qualifiers group: FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers: The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers draw for Europe is placed in a way that only one team between Portugal and Italy will make it into the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Check full list of FIFA World Cup 2022 qualified teams here. 
• T20 World Cup: India vs Pakistan T20 match most viewed T20I in history; ICC reveals record viewership numbers: ICC T20 match India vs Pakistan garnered a record viewership of 167 million, making it the most viewed T20I till date. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 was held in the United Arab Emirates between October 17- November 14, 2021.
• Pat Cummins becomes first fast bowler to captain Australia’s test side full-time, Steve Smith returns as Vice Captain: New Australian Test captain: Pat Cummins has become the first fast bowler to take up captaincy of the Australian men’s Test side full-time. The only fast bowler to lead the Australian test side before him was Ray Lindwall, who had taken up the role as a stand-in captain for one match in 1956. 
• Australian test skipper Tim Paine takes indefinite break from all cricket : Tim Paine would be taking an indefinite mental health break from cricket. He is set to miss the first Ashes Test, which is scheduled to start in Brisbane on December 8, 2021.
• India Test Squad for NZ Series 2021: Suryakumar Yadav replaces KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane to lead- Check full India test squad: India Test Squad for New Zealand 2021 Series: Ajinkya Rahane has been chosen to lead India in the first India vs New Zealand test in Kanpur in the absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli. Check full Indian test squad for New Zealand series here.
• India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma becomes first Indian batsman to hit 150 sixes in T20Is, second overall: India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma has become the second batsman overall in the world to hit 150 sixes in T20Is after New Zealand’s Martin Guptil, who has hit 161 sixes in T20 internationals. West Indies’ Chris Gayle is at the third place with 124 sixes in T20 Internationals. 

Sports Current Affairs Questions and Answers

Sports Current Affairs Quiz:

Q.1: Which country offered official recognition to Yogasana as a competitive sport?

1. Sri Lanka
2. Myanmar
3. Singapore
4. India

Ans: 4 (India)

Q.2: Claire Polosak, the first woman to officiate in men’s test match, is from which country?

1. United Kingdom
2. Australia
3. New Zealand
4. South Africa

Ans: 2 (Australia)

Q.3: Who is the first cricket player to score a double century in the 100th test match?

1. Virat Kohli
2. Joe Root
3. Chris Gayle
4. Murli Vijay

Ans: 2 (Joe Root)

Q.4: Ankita Raina, who was making news recently, is associated with which sports?

1. Badminton
2. Tennis
3. Table Tennis
4. Hockey

Ans: 2 (Tennis)

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Q.5: The ISSF World Cup was scheduled to be held in Changwon city located in which country?

1. Argentina
2. South Korea
3. Italy
4. Japan

Ans: 2 (South Korea)

Q.6: Which state is set to host the Indian women’s League (IWL)?

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Karnataka
4. Odisha

Ans: 4 (Odisha)

Q.7: Who is the only woman wrestler to have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, as of March 2021?

1. Vinesh Phogat
2. Sakshi Malik
3. Babita Kumari
4. Gita Phogat

Ans: 1 (Vinesh Phogat)

Q.8: Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan, Sutirtha Mukherjee who were in the news recently for qualifying for the Olympics, are the players of which sports?

1. Badminton
2. Table Tennis
3. Wrestling
4. Fencing

Ans: 2 (Table Tennis)

Q.9: Kamalpreet Kaur, who has been selected for the Tokyo Olympics, is associated with which sports?

1. Boxing
2. Discuss Throw
3. Long Jump
4. High Jump

Ans: 2 (Discuss Throw)

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Q.10: Which country is to play host to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup 2022?

1. UK
2. India
3. Sri Lanka
4. Bangladesh

Ans: 2 (India)

Q.11: The dimensions of a Hockey field are?

1. 91.4m X 55m
2. 92m X 55m
3. 92.5m X 56m
4. 91.4m X 56m

Ans: 1

Q.12: What are the dimensions of the goal at each end of the hockey field?

1. 2.14m X 3.66m
2. 2.15m X 3.66m
3. 2.15m X 3.7m
4. 2.14m X 3.7m

Ans: 1

Q.13: The distance between the penalty spot and the goal is?

1. 6yrds
2. 5yrds
3. 8yrds
4. 7yrds

Ans: 4

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Q.14: The shooting circle in a Hockey field is?

1. 16yrd from the baseline
2. 18yrd from the baseline
3. 17yrd from the baseline
4. 15yrd from the baseline

Ans: 1

Q.15: The limit on numbers of substitutions per game is?

1. 5
2. 7
3. 9
4. No limit

Ans: 4

Q.16:No. of field empires in a match is?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Ans: 2

Q.17: Each half in a hockey game consist of?

1. 30mins
2. 35mins
3. 40mins
4. 45mins

Ans: 2

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Q.18: How long is the half break between two halves of a hockey match?

1. 5mins
2. 10mins
3. 12mins
4. 15mins

Ans: 1

Q.19: When does a player go to the penalty box?

1. When he gets a yellow card
2. When he gets a no card
3. When he gets a green card
4. When he gets a red card

Ans: 1

Q.20: Nethra Kumanan, who was in news recently, is the first Indian woman to qualify for which sport in the Tokyo Olympics?

1. Weight Lifting
2. Sailing
3. Fencing
4. Table Tennis

Ans: 2

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