Briton Andy Murray on 16 August 2015 won the Rogers Cup Masters tournament in Montreal, Canada against which number one player in the world in a set of 6-4, 4-6, 6-3?: Novak Djokovic
Explanation: Andy Murray's claim his 11th Masters Title by defeating Novak and was his first victory against the world number 1 since 2013 Wimbledon final. Besides, in the Women's section, 18-year old Belinda Bencic of Switzerland lifted her maiden Canadian Open Masters title after world number two Simona Halep retired hurt. The match ended 7-6, 6-7, 3-0. It was Belinda's second career title. She had, in the semi-finals, outplayed world number one Serena Williams.
The Union Government on 14 August 2015 announced the awardees for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Arjuna Award for the year 2015. Which player is the only players awarded for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award ?: Sania Mirza
Explanation: The selection of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Arjuna Award for the year 2015 was based on the recommendations of the Selection Committee headed by Justice VK Bali, former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court and consisting of eminent sportspersons and sports administrators. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee will receive medal, certificate and award money of 7.5 lakh rupees and Arjuna Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and award money of 5 lakh rupees each and award will be given on 29 August in special fuction organized by the president of India at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta 2015
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S. No.
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Name of the sportsperson
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Discipline
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1
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Ms. Sania Mirza
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Tennis
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Arjuna Awards 2015
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S. No.
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Name of the sportsperson
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Discipline
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1
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Naib Subedar Sandeep Kumar
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Archery
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2
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MR Poovamma
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Athletics
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3
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Kidambi Srikanth Nammalwar
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Badminton
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4
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Mandeep Jangra
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Boxing
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5
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Rohit Sharma
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Cricket
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6
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Dipa Karmakar
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Gymnastic
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7
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Sreejesh PR
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Hockey
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8
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Manjeet Chhillar
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Kabaddi
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9
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Abhilasha Shashikant Mhatre
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Kabaddi
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10
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Sawarn Singh
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Rowing
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11
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Anup Kumar Yama
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Roller Skating
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12
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Jitu Rai
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Shooting
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13
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S Sathish Kumar
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Weightlifting
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14
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Bajrang
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Wrestling
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15
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Babita Kumari
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Wrestling
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16
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Yumnam Sanathoi Devi
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Wushu
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17
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Sharath M Gayakwad
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Para-Swimming
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Which Indian badminton player quest to become the first Indian world champion in badminton ended in heartbreak as she lost in straight games to title holder Carolina Marin in the summit showdown of the mega-event in Jakarta on 16 August2015?: Saina Nehwal
Explanation: This was India's fifth medal at the World Championship after P V Sindhu clinched the bronze twice in 2013 and 2014 and Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa notched up a bronze in women's doubles at the 2011 edition. Legendary shuttler Prakash Padukone was the first Indian to win a bronze at the 1983 edition.
Indian Men's Hockey Team on 13 August 2015 won series of their European Tour 2-1 after registering second win in the third and final match of the series. How many matches has been played in this series? : Three (3) match series
Explanation: Indian team defeated Spain 4-2 at Teresa in Spain and thus won the European series with 2-1. However, the first match of the series was won by Spain 4-1 and second match by India 2-0.
What is the name of the British teenager who at the age of 19 years has completed an amazing 30,000-kilometre around-the-world cycling journey, a trip believed to be completed by youngest person on the planet?: Tom Davies
Explanation: Tom completed the final lap in Dorset, UK, on 9 August 2015 after 6 months on the road. He was cheered home by about 100 family, friends and others who had followed updates on his blog which he updated daily.
What are name of the five-year-old Indian boy and his eight-year-old sister, who have set a new record being the youngest climbers to reach the base camp of the world's highest peak, the Mount Everest?: Kandarp Sharma and Ritvika
Explanation: Gwalior-based Kandarp Sharma and Ritvika successfully reached the base camp situated at an altitude of 5,380 metre in northeast Nepal on Monday, according to Thupden Sherpa, general manager of Arun Treks and Expedition, that organized the expedition. First-grader Kandarp and fourth grader Ritvika are students of Little Angels High School in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Kandarp is 5 years and 10 months old while her sister Ritvika is 8 years and 11 months old. Last year too, Harshit, another climber from India, had reached the base camp at the age of 5 years and 11 months, setting a record. All the four reached the Everest base camp and three of them reached Kalapathar, Sherpa said. Kalapathar is higher than the highest peaks of three continents — Mont Blanc (4,810m) in Europe, Vinson Massif (4,810m) in Antarctica, and Puncak Jaya (4,884m) in Australasia. The children flew to Lukla on August 2 to embark on the trek.
Which country had made a record of 7th successive win in CONCACAF Gold Cup on 2 August 2015?: Maxico
Explanation: On 2 August 2015, Mexico spoiled Jamaica's first trip to the CONCACAF Gold Cup final with a dominant 3-1 triumph that gave them a record seventh Cup title. Jamaica had become the first Caribbean team to reach the final this time. Mexico weathered an early attack and took control in the 31st minute where Guardado took a cross and finished with a beautiful left-footed volley into the upper right corner.
Which current player has become the first England player since Sir Ian Botham to be part of five Ashes-winning teams when England clinched the Ashes at Trent Bridge on 8 August 2015 with 3-1 undefeatable series victory?: Ian Bell
Explanation: England's second successive three-day triumph gives them an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series with one match to play. This victory gives Alastair Cook his second Ashes success a captain. After dismissing Australia for 60 runs on day one, England made 391 for 9 declared before reducing the tourists to 241 for 7 at the end of day two. England needed just three wickets to win going into Day Three, whereas Australia needed 90 runs to make England bat again. Australia however failed to do so.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the month of August 2015 has given recognition to which new game in the Olympic event?: “Flying Disc” (“Frisbee”)
Explanation: Disc-based games are played in some 58 countries around the world by thousands of athletes. Thus on 2 August 2015, IOC gave its official recognition to numbers of games based on flying disc (popularly known as “Frisbee”) at as Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is the international body of various Disc sports based on flying disc such as “Ultimate Frisbee”, “Disc Golf” and “Freestyle”.
Which city has won its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday, making it the first city to be awarded both a Summer and Winter Games?: Beijing
Explanation: Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Games and China plans to reuse several venues from it for the 2022 event (The 2022 competitions will be spread across three clusters over 100 miles). Thus this time, Beijing narrowly beat out Almaty, earning 44 votes compared to the city in Kazakhstan's 40. However, it’s worth to mention that Oslo was initially named a finalist, but its Olympic bid was withdrawn after the Norwegian government voted against financially supporting it.
