Current Affairs on Sports

What is the name of Haryana twin sisters who become first Indians to win mountain grand slam?: Nungshi and Tashi Malik

 Explanation: In April 2015, Nungshi and Tashi Malik twins aged 23 from Sonepat, Haryana, became the only south Asians (1st time from India), to complete the Explorers Grand Slam -the South and North Pole, and the seven summits. They're also reportedly the youngest in the world to achieve the feat. With no sponsors, their once-reluctant mother took a loan and their father, an Armyman, put all his savings at stake. The lanky girls climbed Everest on 19 May , 2013, along with Samina Baig, the first Pakistani woman to achieve the feat. It was on the way back to base camp that fellow mountaineers sowed the seeds for their next dream, the 7-summit challenge -climbing the highest peak in each of the seven continents.

Fiji on 5 July 2015 has created the record for the biggest win in international football with a 38-0 victory against which team?: Micronesia

Explanation: The record which was broke by Fiji was made by Australia against American Samoa, in which Autrailia won by 31-0. The record breaking match was was played under Pacific Games 2015 in which Fiji defeated the Federated States of Micronesia by 38-0 to break. Earlier, Micronesia lost their first match 30-0 to Tahiti in the same games.

Which country won FIFA Women’s Football World Cup 2015 on 5 July 2015?: The United States

Explanation: The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup was the 7th edition of FIFA Women’s World Cup and was hosted by Canada, which was won by the United States. The final was played between the U.S. and Japan on 5 July 2015. The highlight of the game was Carli Lloyd who scored a hat-trick in the finals. It was a revenge that U.S. team has taken from Japan, which lost Japan in the 2011 final on penalty kicks. The 3rd place was won by England after defeating Germany by 1-0 in the playoff for third place.

Chile created history by winning the Copa America tournament for 2015 on 4 July 2015. The host team defeated  which country by 4-1 on penalties to win the prestigious tournament?: Argentina

Explanation: The 44th edition of COPA America, the prestigious football tournament for South American countries, had started from 11 June 2015 in Chile. This was the first Copa America title for Chile, which won on 4 July after defeating Lionel Messi-led Argentina by 4-1 in the penalties, after the match was tied 0-0 after regular time. Earlier Chile had reached Copa America finals Four times ( year 1955, 1956, 1979 and 1987) without winning the tournament. Thus, the final was played at Santiago’s Estadio Nacional in the presence of nearly 50,000 Chileans. In a dramatic finale, the Chileans made all of their penalties while the much fancied Argentina could score just one. 

Indian shuttlers Jwala Gutta partnering with which Indian Player won the Canada Open women's doubles title on 29 June 2015 after upstaging the top-seeded Dutch pair of Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek in the summit clash in Calgary, Canada?: Ashwini Ponnappa

Explanation: This was Jwala and Ashwini's first title since their reunion after the 2012 London Olympics. The third-seeded Indian pair triumphed 21-19 21-16 in the contest which lasted 35 minutes. 

Which Cricket player has been voted as the best Test player of the 21st century in a fans’ poll conducted by Cricket Australia (CA) on their official website.?: Sachin Tendulkar

Explanation: The best Test player of the 21st century in a fans’ poll was conducted by Cricket Australia (CA) on their official website in which 23% of the votes was scored by Sachin Tendulkar and 14% Votes was scored by Kumar Sangakkara and secured second place. During the same period of time, some of the greatest player who make up the rest of the top five are Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis however, two brilliant spin bowlers Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, find themselves in the 7th â€‹and 9th â€‹positions. Sachin Tendulkar, in his illustrious 24-year international career with a record 200 Tests to his name, scored a colossal 15921 runs at an average of 53.78. After the turn of the millennium, Tendulkar scored 10080 runs from 127 Tests at an equally impressive 52.22 with 29 of his 51 Test centuries.

Which two cricket players were on 19 June 2015 fined 75 and 50 per cent of their match fees respectively after being found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the first One-Day International in Mirpur?: Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Mustafizur Rahman

Explanation: The incident happened in the 25th over when the India captain made a physical contact with the debutant while running a single. Thus the two players were found to have breached Article 2.2.4 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “Inappropriate and deliberate physical contact between Players in the course of play during an International Match”. The charge had been laid by the on-field umpires Rod Tucker and Enamul Haque, as well as third umpire Anisur Rahman and fourth umpire Masudur Rahman. All Level 2 breaches carry a minimum penalty of a minimum fine of 50 per cent of applicable Match Fee and/or up to two (2) Suspension Points.