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Who has been named male player oI the year by GolI writers Association oI America?
Luke Donald
Name the Argentinean bike rider who died aIter being involved in an accident on the Iirst day oI
the Dakar Rally.
1orge Martinez Boero
Name AIghan's Iirst team oI Iemale boxers set to aim Ior Olympics 2012.
Shabnam and Sadaf Rahimi
What rank does Vishwanathan Anand holds as he prepares Ior 2012 World chess championship?
4th
Which Indian ace tennis star withdrew out oI Aircel Chennai Open 2012 because oI recurring
shoulder injury?
Somdev Devvarman
Who has been appointed as chieI coach oI Kolkata Knight Riders?
Trevor Bayliss
Name the ace woman tennis player who withdrew Irom Australian Open due to leIt ankle injury.
Serena Williams
Name the Australian cricket captain who joined the double-century club recently.
Michael Clarke
Who won the FIFA women's World player oI the year?
Homare Sawa of 1apan
Who won the FIFA men's world player oI the year 3rd time in a row?
Lionel Messi of Argentina
Which cricketer turns 39 as he becomes the oldest to play in Test cricket?
Rahul Dravid
Who won gold in Asian shooting championship?
Abhinav Bindra
Who won the Sydney International tennis tournament?
1arkko Nieminen
Who won the Mumbai marathon title recently?
Laban Moiben
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Who won gold Ior triple jump at the all India inter-university athletics meet held in Mangalore,
Karnataka?
Arpinder Singh
Who won the doubles title at the Chennai Open 2012?
Leander Peas and 1anko Tipsarevic
What is the lowest one-day score by Sri Lanka in the recently held match against South AIrica?
43 all out
Name the boxer who turned 70 recently.
Mohammad Ali
Name the Indian wicketkeeper who is set to debut in place oI MS Dhoni in test cricket against
Australia.
Wriddhiman Saha
Who has been signed by Pune as player-mentor?
Ganguly
Who won the Ranji Trophy 2011-12?
Rajasthan
Name the Srilankan cricketer who resigned as captain Irom all 3 Iorms oI the game.
Dilshan
Which player achieved 13,000 run mark in test cricket recently?
Ricky Ponting
Which tennis player is set to lose No.1 spot in woman's category?
Caroline Wozniacki
AIter which sporting person has Madhya Pradesh decided to set up museum?
Dhyan Chand
Who has been appointed as oIIicer in the general division oI the Order oI Australia Ior
distinguished service to cricket?
Ricky Ponting
Who has been appointed as coach oI Sri Lankan cricket team?
Graham Ford
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Which country will replace United States in Olympic men's qualiIiers in New Delhi as per
International Hockey Federation?
Singapore
Who won the Australian Open 2012 doubles Iinal?
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek
Who won her Iirst Grand slam title in woman's Australian Open 2012?
Victoria Azarenka
Who won Grand slam title in men's Australian Open 2012?
Djokovic
Who won the women's snooker title at the Manisha National Billiards and Snooker
Championship?
M.Chitra
How many countries are set to participate in inaugural edition oI under-21 Squash World Cup?
8 countries
Which driver signed with Formula One team Williams Ior 2012 F1 season?
Bruno Senna
Name the Pakistani cricketer who was released Irom jail because oI good behaviour aIter serving
halI oI his 6 month sentence.
Mohammad Aamer
Who will be the only Indian driver in the Formula One Ior 2012 season aIter signing to continue
with Hispania Racing (HRT)?
Narain Karthikeyan
Name the car launched by Ferrari Ior 2012 F1 season?
F2012
Who won the World Squash Federation under-21 world cup?
Egypt against India 2-1
Which 3-day youth Iestival is back aIter a gap oI 7 years in Jaipur?
Ghoomar
Name the Spanish cyclist who is suspended Ior 2 years Ior a doping oIIence during the 2010
Tour de France.
Alberto Contador
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Who won the Champions Trophy women's hockey tournament Ior the 5th time?
Argentina
Who resigned as England's Iootball manager?
Fabio Capello
Which cricket batting legend is been inducted into ICC Hall oI Fame?
Sunil Gavaskar
Name the German's 1997 Tour de France winner who received 2-year ban Ior a blood doping
oIIence.
1an Ullrich
Where is the wax sculpture oI Novak Djokovic revealed?
Central Serbian town of 1agodina
Name the Iormer secretary-general oI Basketball Federation oI India who passed away recently.
Harish Sharma
Who won their Iirst-ever AIrica Cup oI Nations title in soccer tournament?
Zambia
How many gold did India win at the Kung-Fu event in Nepal?
6
Who won the women's doubles event at the Pattaya Open 2012?
Sania Mirza and Anastasia Rodionova
Who will replace Eric Simons as Indian cricket bowling coach?
Australian, 1oe Dawes
Who was honoured with Serbia's highest honour, the Karadjordje Star medal?
Novak Djokovic
Name the 2 recently-retired Iootball national team veterans who were Ielicitated by All India
Football Federation.
Climax Lawrence and Mahesh Gawli
Name the Sri Lankan cricketer who completed 10,000 ODI runs.
Kumar Sangakkara
Which Australian cricketer retired Iorm all Iorm oI cricket?
Andrew Symonds
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Name the Australian Ex-Captain who retired Irom One-day cricket.
Ricky Ponting
Who was named the ProIessional GolI Tour oI India's Rolex Player oI the Year?
Chiragh Kumar
Name the Sri Lankan cricket commentator and Iormer Iirst-class cricketer who passed away.
Ranil Abeynaike
Name the Liberia's Italian Iootball coach who was dropped aIter the national teams deIeat.
Roberto Landi
Name the cricketer who was honoured with liIetime membership oI the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Sachin Tendulkar
Which country did India beat to qualiIy Ior London Olympics men's hockey 2012?
France
Name the cricketer who would be inducted into Australian Cricket Hall oI Fame.
Shane Warne
Name the Iootball player who led India to the gold in the inaugural Asian Games in New Delhi
who passed away recently.
Sailendra Nath Manna
Who won the Allan Border medal (Australia cricketer oI the year) award 2012?
Michael Clarke
Where in India was the inaugural World Series Hockey tournament held?
Chandigarh
Name the Indian golIer who qualiIied Ior The Open Championship to be played in July at the
Royal Lytham St Annes.
Anirban Lahiri
Name the men's mixed doubles winner oI the ATP Dubai Open 2012.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna
Who won the men's singles oI ATP Dubai Open 2012?
Roger Federer
Who won the women's Kabaddi World Cup championship?
India
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Name the West Indian cricketer who died in a car accident recently.
Runako Morton
Against which team India will play one-oII Twenty20 International cricket on March 30th 2012
to commemorate the 150 years oI settlement oI Indians in that country?
South Africa
Who has been appointed as head coach oI the Pakistan cricket team?
Dav Whatmore
Name the cricket personality called 'The Wall' who retired Irom International cricket recently.
Rahul Dravid
Who won the woman's All-England Open 2012 title?
Li Xuerui
Name the chieI executive oI cricket South AIrica who has been suspended.
Gerald Majola
Name the Indian Formula 1 driver who Iailed to qualiIy Ior Australian GP.
Narain Karthikeyan
Who won the Australian Grand Prix 2012?
1enson Button
Who won the Swiss Open 2012 title against China's Shixian Wang?
Saina Nehwal
Who won the Indian Wells 2012 title Ior a record Iourth time?
Roger Federer
The indoor hall built at Orissa Cricket Association is named oI which cricket personality?
Sachin Tendulkar Indoor Hall
Name the hockey player who was declared the winner oI 'Survivor India'.
Raj Rani
Which team won the cricket Asia Cup 2012?
Pakistan
Who won the Malaysian GP 2012?
Fernando Alonso
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Name the boxers who won gold medals at the 6th Asian Boxing Championships in Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia.
MC.Mary Kom and L.Sarita Devi
Who won 2nd silver medal in the men's 50m riIle three position at the Amir oI Kuwait
International Shooting Grand Prix?
Gagan Narang
Where in India the Para Athletics National Championship 2012 held which is also a selection
trial Ior London Paralympics?
Bangalore
Where in India 3-day gaming carnival will be held Irom 6th oI April 2012?
Ayatti Resort, Greater Noida
Name the 26/11 Mumbai terror survivor who has been selected as a Ilag bearer at the London
2012 Olympics.
Harnish Patel
Who won the tennis men's doubles Miami 2012 title?
Leander Peas and Radek Stepanek
Name the Iormer BCCI president who passed away recently aIter whom the challenger trophy
was named.
N.K.P.Salve
Who created history by becoming the Iirst Indian Iemale wrestler to have qualiIied Ior the
London Olympics 2012?
Geeta
Which 2 teams qualiIied Ior World Series Hockey 2012 Iinals?
Sher-E-Punjab and Pune Strykers
Who won the World Series Hockey 2012 title?
Sher-E-Punjab
Who won his 3rd Miami Masters title held in 2012?
Novak Djokovic
Name the Somali Olympic Committee president and Somali Football Federation chieI who were
killed by a woman suicide bomber.
Aden Yabarow and Said Mohamed Nur
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Name the 3 Indian hockey players aIter whom tube stations in London has been renamed.
Dhyan Chand, Roop Singh and Leslie Claudius
Who won her 6th world sprint title at the world track cycling championships 2012?
Victoria Pendleton
Name the Indian boxer who qualiIied Ior London Olympics 2012.
Vijender Singh
Name the youngest Indian boxer who qualiIied Ior London Olympics 2012.
Shiva Thapa
Who will be the sports ambassador Ior the state oI Haryana?
Leander Paes
To which game Sultan Azlan Shah Cup tournament is associated and where was the 21st Sultan
Azlan Shah Cup tournament held?
Hockey. Ipoh, Malaysia
Which 14 year old ICC cricket tournament would end aIter 2013?
ICC Champions Trophy
Name the Ex Pakistan all-rounder who is set to play in IPL Ior Kings XI Punjab.
Azhar Mahmood
Which 14 year old ICC cricket tournament would end aIter 2013?
ICC Champions Trophy
Name the Australian speaker who quit recently Iollowing allegations oI sexual harassment and
Iraud.
Peter Slipper
Name the Iormer India player who will join Kerala Cricket Association as the consultant head
coach.
Sujith Somasundar
Who won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2012?
Sebastian Vettel
Who was named as Player oI the Year by England's ProIessional Footballer's Association?
Robin van Persie
Who won the 8th straight title at the Monte Carlo Masters 2012?
Rafael Nadal
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Name the South AIrican who won the Volvo China Open 2012.
Branden Grace
Who registered his 3rd win at the 28th Asian Snooker Championship held at Doha, Qatar?
Aditya Mehta
Name the oldest marathon runner in the world who ended his participation in Iull marathon.
Fauja Singh
Which Olympic Association in India will observe Olympic Day movement jointly with the
International Olympic Committee Irom June 23rd to June 30th 2012?
1harkhand Olympic Association
Name the Barcelona coach who stepped down as Vilanova takes over.
Pep Guardiola
Who won the Asian Snooker Championship 2012?
Aditya Mehta
Which country may liIt ban on women sports clubs?
Saudi Arabia
Who earned her Iirst WTA title at the age oI 25, being her 25th title oI her career?
Maria Sharapova
Who became the 1st player to win Barcelona title Ior 7 times?
Rafael Nadal
Who became the 1st player to cross 2000 runs in cricket tournament IPL?
Suresh Raina
Who became the Iirst cricketer to hit 5 consecutive T20 IiIties?
Virender Sehwag
Name the Australian captain who made his debut in IPL 2012.
Michael Clarke
Name the Iootballer who represented Karnataka in Santosh Trophy in 1948 and 1949 who passed
away recently.
D.H.Babu
Who won her Iirst World Cup individual recurve gold medal in Archery?
Deepika Kumari
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Name the West Indian cricketer who has set an eye on bollywood aIter IPL.
Chris Gayle
Which 2 Indian women won the 16th Asian Team Squash Championship?
1oshna Chinnappa and Dipika Pallikal
Which popular comic is Ieaturing members oI Delhi Daredevils players like Virender Sehwag,
IrIan Pathan and Kevin Pietersen?
Chacha Chaudhary in Sabu new comic series
Who won the silver medal at the 3rd International 'Republic oI Kazakhstan President's Cup' held
in Almaty, kazakhstan?
Devendro Singh
Name the hockey player who died aIter being hit in the head by the ball during a game in Perth
recently.
Elizabeth Watkins
Who created national record by winning silver medal at the Altius Track Crew Threwdown meet
in maui Island, Hawaii?
Krishna Poonia
Which cricketer is likely to make an appearance in Iilmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 'Ferrari Ki
Sawari'?
Sachin Tendulkar
Which sporting tournament will be held in Orissa Irom 11th May to 28th May 2012?
66th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2012
Who has been named EPL manager oI the year?
Alan Pardew
Which Iootball sporting event will India bid to host at the FIFA Congress in Budapest scheduled
Ior May 24th and 25th 2012?
Under-17 World Cup in 2017
Which country has BCCI allowed to play in Champions League T20 in India?
Pakistan
Name the Venezuelan who won his maiden Formula One Spanish Grand Prix 2012.
Pastor Maldonado
Who won the woman single's Madrid Masters title 2012?
Serena Williams
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Who won the men single's Madrid Masters title 2012?
Roger Federer
Name the Indian who became the youngest to win Asian Chess Championship.
Primarjan Negi
Which Iootball club won the 2012 English Premier League Championship aIter 44 years?
Manchester city
Who won the top player in the English Premier League's history?
Ryan Giggs
Who won the top manager award Ior the past 20 years in EPL?
Alex Ferguson
In which Junior Asia Cup tournament did India bag Bronze medal recently?
Hockey
Name the England cricketer who retired Irom limited over (ODI and T20) cricket recently.
Kevin Pietersen
Who did Vishwanathan Anand deIended to win World Chess Championship 2012?
Boris Gelfand
Name the tennis player who played his 50th Grand Slam tournament at the French Open 2012.
Roger Federer
Who won the Monaco Grand Prix 2012?
Mark Webber
Who won the Chennai Open 2012 at the Indian Squash Academy?
1oshna Chinappa (6th title of her career)
Who won the Thomas Cup 2012 title?
Lin Dan
Who won the 66th Santosh Trophy?
Services against Tamil Nadu (3-2)
Name the Indian who became the Iirst Prime Minister to visit Myanmar aIter 25 years.
Dr.Manmohan Singh
Who won the 2012 Indian Premier League?
Kolkata Knight Riders
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Which 2 teams qualiIy Ior Iinals oI Indian Premier League 2012 to be held on 27th May 2012?
Kolkata Kinght Riders and Chennai Super Kings
Who won the Football Champions League 2012 Iinal match against Bayern Munich?
Chelesa
In which tournament did India deIeat South Korea to bag a consolation bronze medal recently?
1unior Asia Cup hockey tournament 2012
Name the Indian player who won his Iirst ever ATP Challenger singles title 2012.
Yuki Bhambri
Who won the French MotoGP 2012?
1orge Lorenzo
Who won the men's Rome Masters 2012 Ior a record 6th time?
Rafael Nadal
Who won the women's Rome Masters 2012 Ior 2nd time?
Maria Sharapova
Who won the doubles Rome Masters 2012 title?
Men's - Marcel Garnollers and Marc Lopez
Women's - Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci
Who is set to be India's next Iootball coach?
Wim kovevermans, former Dutch central defender
Which 2 teams qualiIied Ior Santosh Trophy 2012 semiIinals?
Manipur and Kerala
Which team qualiIied Ior Iinals in the IPL qualiIier 2012?
Kolkata Knight Riders
Which team was eliminated to qualiIy in the IPL 2012 by Chennai Super Kings?
Mumbai Indians
To which country did India lose in Azlan Shah Cup?
New Zealand
Who won the Dutch MotoGP?
Casey Stoner
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Who will take on Spain in Euro 2012 Iinals?
Italy
Who took over as 8th President oI International Cricket Council?
Alan Isaac
Which countries businesses bought all 7 Iranchisees oI Sri Lanka Premier League or SLPL?
India
Who became the Iirst team to qualiIy Ior EURO 2012 Iinals?
Spain
Name the cricket player whom the ICC has urged Ior worldwide ban.
Danish Kaneria
Which country is set to host cricket Champions League 2012?
South Africa
Which team qualiIied to take on Germany in Euro 2012 semi-Iinals?
Italy
Who won the European Grand Prix 2012?
Fernando Alonso
Name the Formula 1 driver who is set to endorse Kerala tourism.
Narain Karthikeyan
Which became the 3rd team to qualiIy Ior Euro 2012 semi-Iinals?
Spain
Who won the 14th G Raman Nair handicap billiards championship?
Pankaj Advani
Name the Iormer Pakistan spinner who was given liIe ban by England Cricket board.
Danish Kaneria
Which team became the 2nd to reach Euro 2012 semi-Iinals?
Germany
Name the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association president who was re-elected unopposed Ior 8th term.
N.Srinivasan
Which country became the Iirst to register their birth in Euro 2012 Semi-Iinals?
Portugal
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Which 2 teams joined already qualiIied 6 teams to Euro 2012 QuarterIinals?
France and England
M.S.Dhoni has been made cricket brand ambassador oI which country?
Nepal
Which Indian cricketer is set to make a come back Ior T20 World Cup 2012?
Yuvraj Singh
The state which hosted 34th National Games 2011 is now bidding Ior which game?
12th South Asian Federation Games
How many teams have been qualiIied Ior Quarter-Iinals oI UEFA EURO 2012?
6 teams (Czech Republic, Portugal, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy)
Who won the 73rd PGA Tour Title 2012?
Tiger Woods
Who won the Catalunya MotoGP 2012?
1orge Lorenzo
Which medal did India bag at the 21st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament 2012?
Bronze
Which cricketer was recalled by West Indies Cricket Board into One-day squad aIter 14 month
long stand-oII?
Chris Gayle
Who was named captain oI 18-member Indian hockey team Ior the 6th Junior Women's Asia
Cup to be held in Thailand Irom June 27th 2012?
Mid-fielder, Ritu Rani
How many gold did India win on 1st day oI Commonwealth WeightliIting?
11 gold
Which 2 cricketer oI India's World Cup winning squad were conIerred with Eklavya award by
Gujarat Government recently?
Yusuf Pathan and Munaf Patel
International Olympic Committee has announced to live stream Iree London Olympic Games on
which medium to Ians in 64 territories across Asia and AIrica including India?
Youtube
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Name the boxer who ended his 19 year boxing career which earned him 5 world titles and 3
weight classes.
Shane Mosley
Who won the South AIrican Cricketer, Test Cricketer and CSA Fan's Cricketer oI the Year
award?
Vernon Philander
Who won the mixed doubles title at the French Open 2012?
Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza
Which traditional sport oI Sikkim is set to get an academy?
Archery
Who is elected as All India Tennis Association president, replacing Yashwant Singh?
Anil Khanna
Who was elected unopposed as All India Tennis Association joint-secretary?
Sunder Raju
Who won the woman's Indonesian Open title Ior the 3rd time?
Saina Nehwal
Who became the Iirst Indian to Iinish Le Mans racing at 6th place?
Karun Chandhok
Who won the Halle Open 2012?
Tommy Haas
Name the Surrey and England Lions batsman who died at the age oI 23 aIter being stuck by a
train on London underground recently.
Tom Maynard
Who won the GolI US Open 2012?
Webb Simpson
Name the Iormer India spinner who will retire Irom international and Iirst-class cricket.
Sunil 1oshi
Name the cricket association Iormed in Andhra Pradesh recently.
Cricket Association of Telangana
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Which state Government recently awarded Indian hockey team Ior qualiIying to London
Olympics 2012?
Haryana
For which event International Cricket Council will not create a separate window?
Indian Premier League
According to the new Iormat, 27 teams will be divided into how many groups to play Ranji
Trophy?
3 groups
Who won the French Open 2012 men's title?
Rafael Nadal
Who was presented with Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award?
Sachin Tendulkar for completing a century of 100 international hundreds
Who will lead Indian hockey team in Olympics 2012?
Bharat Chetri
Who won the Thailand Open 2012?
Saina Nehwal
Who won the Canadian Grand Prix 2012?
Lewis Hamilton
How many medals did India bag at the Commonwealth WeightliIting Championships?
45 medals, including 29 gold
Who became the 10th woman in tennis history to win all 4 Grand Slam titles aIter deIeating
Italy's Sara Errani in the French Open 2012?
Maria Sharapova
Name the Iootball tournament kick started at Warsaw on 8th June 2012.
UEFA Euro 2012
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