Which Indian badminton player won the women’s singles title of Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold tournament on 24 January 2016?:- P.V. Sindhu
Explanation:- Two-time World Championship bronze-medallist, India’s P.V. Sindhu made a rousing start to the new season as she clinched the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold title after defeating Scotland’s Kristy Gilmour in straight games in the final in Penang on Sunday.
Third seed Sindhu, who had also won the Malaysia Masters in 2013, provided herself a great start to the year by winning the summit clash 21-15, 21-9 to pocket $9,000 as prize money. This is Sindhu’s second title in three tournaments after she also clinched the Macau Open crown last year in November.
This was the World No.12 Indian’s first win over Gilmour in two meetings, having lost their previous encounter at the 2013 French Open. Kirsty bagged $4,560 for finishing as runner-up.
Which West Indian cricketing great officially retired from international cricket on 22 January 2016, almost 22 years after his international cricket debut?:- Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Explanation:- West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul officially retired from international cricket on 22 January 2016. He announced his retirement seven months after selectors opted to discard the veteran and push for a youth-oriented policy. He was dumped before the home series against Australia in June 2015.
Chanderpaul made his test debut against England in 1994 and went on to amass 11,867 runs at an average of 51.37 in his 164 tests for the Caribbean side. His total is the seventh highest of all time, and he finished behind Brian Lara’s 11,953 as the second most prolific West Indian batsman.
He scored 30 test centuries and 66 half centuries and had a high score of 203 not out. He also scored 8,778 runs in 268 one-day internationals at 41.60.
Uttar Pradesh won 2014-2015 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy by defeating which team?:- Baroda
Explanation:- Uttar Pradesh on 20 January 2016 won its maiden Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy with a 38-run win over two- time champions Baroda in the final played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. It was Uttar Pradesh’s ninth straight win in the tournament, including five in the preliminary league phase and three more in the super league stage.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a Twenty20 cricket domestic championship, named after a famous Indian cricketer, Syed Mushtaq Ali. It is organized by Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI), among the teams from Ranji Trophy. The 2008-09 season was the inaugural season for this trophy.
Gujarat was the winner of 2014-15 season of the tournament.
Indian driver Jehan Daruvala won Lady Wigram Trophy motor race which is one of the most prestigious events of?:- New zealand
Explanation:- Sahara Force India Academy racer Jehan Daruvala on 16 January 2016 won one of New Zealand's most prestigious events, the Lady Wigram Trophy. It was Daruvala’s maiden victory in Formula cars since making the switch from karting in 2015.
In August 2015, Daruvala won Rookie of the Year at the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC series championships in the Netherlands.
Sydney International women's doubles title won by Sania Mirza and her swiss partner?:- Martina Hingis
Explanation: 'Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis’ inspiring run continued as they lifted their second trophy of the season with the WTA Apia International title after clinching their 30th win a row, in Sydney on Friday.
At one stage almost set to lose the final, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis came up with a stupendous performance to earn a fantastic come-from-behind victory and clinch the Sydney International women's doubles title, Seeded No.1, Sania and Martina were down and almost out when they were trailing 1-6, 2-5 against French third seeds Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic. But the Indo-Swiss combine staged a remarkable comeback to eventually win the second set 7-5 and the super tie-break 10-5 in an hour and 14 minutes.
This is the Indo-Swiss pair's 30th win in a row, second title of 2016 . They have now won seven titles on the trot with the Brisbane International crown coming last week and five of them in 2015. The Indo-Swiss partnership is also an impeccable 11-1 in finals.
It was the 11th title together for the Indo-Swiss pair as continuing the good show from 2015 when they won 9 titles including the year-end WTA finale.
Indian Cricket player R. Ashwin has been declared No.1 Bowler on 31 December 2015. After how many years any Indian has ranked No.1 bowler in ICC Ranking list?: 42 Years
Explanation: R. Ashwin was declared as No.1 cricket bowler by ICC. Ravichandran Ashwin was born on September 17, 1986, Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu. Ravichandran Ashwin made his debut in test cricket match between India v West Indies at Delhi, Nov 6-9, 2011 and in ODI India v Sri Lanka at Harare, Jun 5, 2010. Ashwin is the only bowler of recent times apart from Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis to bowl the carrom ball. With two centuries and five half-centuries in his Test career so far, Ashwin has earned the reputation of being a bowling all-rounder. He was a recipient of the Arjuna Award in 2014 and the BCCI's international cricketer of the year for the 2012–13 season.
Which 2 Indian city teams will be introduce as new franchises in the lucrative Twenty20 championship?: Rajkot and Pune
Explanation: The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced that New Rising for Pune and Intex for Rajkot will be the new franchises in the lucrative Twenty20 championship. These teams will replace Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, which were suspended by the RM Lodha Committee, appointed by the Supreme Court to investigate the 2013 IPL corruption scandal. The new franchises will be owning the team for two years.
Indian cricket team has recorded history when they won the 4 test match series with 3-0 against South Africa on 7 December 2015. How was the Man of the Series in the Test match series?: Ravichandran Ashwin
Explanation: The emphatic Test series victory more than made up for the losses in the ODIs and Twenty20s played earlier as Ravichandran Ashwin showed outstanding perseverance to end South Africa's dogged resistance and register a comprehensive 337 run victory in the final cricket Test, winning the four-match series by a historic 3-0 margin. Thus, the 3-0 series win also enabled India to climb upto No 2 in the ICC Test rankings.
On 30 November 2015, India lost Final Hockey league match against which country in pool B at the Hockey World League (HWL)?: Netherland
Explanation: India lost 1-3 to the Netherlands to slump to their second defeat in the tournament and finish at the bottom of Pool B at the Hockey World League (HWL) Final.The Netherlands, meanwhile, have topped Pool B with seven points out of two wins and a draw and will play the bottom placed team of Pool A.
On 30 November 2015, who was re-elected as the president of the Asian Tennis Federation?: Anil Khanna
Explanation: Anil Khanna was re-elected as the president of the Asian Tennis Federation for four years in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 28 November 2015. At present he is also the president of the All India Tennis Association (AITA).
Other appointees of ATF are:
• Sheikh Ahmad Al Sabah (Kuwait) – Honorary Life President
• Nasser Al Ghanim Al Khelaifi (Qatar) – Chairman
• Randy Villanueva (Philippines) – Treasurer
It is also worth to mention that Anil Khanna has missed out by 8 votes from becoming the next ITF President.
