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May 2019 – Important Sports Current Affairs
India retain top-spot in ICC Test rankings

 India have retained the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Championship Mace as they secured the number one
spot on the ICC Test Team Rankings while New Zealand have ensured second place
 India secured 116 points and under the captaincy of world number one Test batsman, Virat Kohli, obtaining the top
position was never really a doubt. While New Zealand's consistent performance over the past year helped them climb
from the third position and are just eight points behind India.
Amul to be principal sponsor of Afghanistan cricket team at ICC World Cup
 Dairy major Amul will be the principal sponsor of the Afghanistan cricket team for the upcoming ICC World Cup hosted
by England.
 Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets dairy products under Amul brand, exports
around ₹200 crore worth of products annually to the neighbouring country.
Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by one run to win record 4th IPL title
 Mumbai Indians became IPL champions for the fourth time after defeating Chennai Super Kings by one run in a
thrilling final.
 The 12th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) was played from March 23 to May 12, 2019. Total 8 teams have
participated in the event. The event last for 48 days and total 60 matches played in the whole tournament.
 Mumbai Indians won the 4th IPL title after defeating Chennai Super Kings by 1 run at Rajiv Gandhi International
Stadium, Hyderabad.
 The 12th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) was played from March 23 to May 12, 2019. A total of 8 teams had
participated in the event. The event lasted for 48 days and a total of 60 matches played in the whole tournament.
 Orange Cap : David Warner from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) won the orange cap by scoring 692 runs in 12 matches.
He got Rs 10 lakh cheque as price money.
 Purple Cap : Imran Tahir from Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have won purple cap by taking 26 wickets in the tournament.
He also got Rs 10 lakh cheque as prize money.
 Most Valuable Player : Andre Russell from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the most valuable player award. He got Rs
10 lakh cheque as prize money which was collected by Shubham Gill on this behalf.
 Perfect Catch of the Season: Kieron Pollard from Mumbai Indians won the perfect catch of the match award. He had
taken catch of Suresh Raina (CSK). He also got Rs 10 lakh cheque as prize money.
 Super Striker of the Season: Andre Russell from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the Super Striker of the Season
award. He scored 510 runs with 52 sixes at strike rate of 204.81. He got Rs 10 lakh cheque as prize money and a car.
 Stylish Player of the Season: KL Rahul from Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) won the stylish player of the season award. He
scored 593 runs in 14 matches. He got Rs 10 lakh cheque as prize money.
 Emerging Player of the Season: A 19-year old Shubham Gill from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won emerging player of
the season award. He got Rs 10 lakh cheque as prize money.
 Game Changer of the Season Award: Rahul Chahar from Mumbai Indians won the game changer of the season award.
He had taken 13 wickets in 13 matches at an economy of 6.55. He also got Rs 10 lakh cheque as prize money
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 Player of the Match in the Finals: Jasprit Bumrah from Mumbai Indian won the player of the match in the final against
Chennai Super Kings (CSK). He bowled 4 overs with an economy rate of 3.50 and take 2 wickets. He got Rs 5 lakh
cheque as prize money.
 Fairplay: Sunrisers Hyderabad has won the Fairplay award 2019. VVS Laxman had collected the trophy.
 Fastest Fifty of the Season: Hardik Pandey from Mumbai Indians has scored the fastest fifty of IPL 2019. He hammered
the fifty in 17 balls against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He got Rs 10 lakh cheque as prize money.
Rank Team Prize Money
1 Mumbai Indians Rs. 20 crore
2 Chennai Super Kings Rs. 12.5 crore
3 Delhi Capitals Rs. 8.75 crore
4 Sunrisers Hyderabad Rs. 8.75 crore
Saray Khumalo Hailed As Strong Woman after Conquering Mount Everest

 Saray Khumalo is being hailed as a strong woman as the country celebrates her successful climb to the top of Mount
Everest. Khumalo made history as she became the first African black woman to summit Mount Everest in her fourth
attempt.
India's GS Lakshmi becomes first female ICC match referee
 India's GS Lakshmi becomes first woman to be appointed to ICC International Panel of Match Referees. The
International Cricket Council (ICC) appointed India's GS Lakshmi as the first female to the ICC International Panel of
Match Referees
 The 51-year-old's appointment comes close on the heels of Claire Polosak becoming the first ever woman umpire to
stand in a men's ODI. Lakshmi first officiated in domestic women's cricket in 2008-09, and as overseen three women's
ODI matches and three women's T20I matches.
Kohli Bags CEAT International Batsman & Cricketer of the Year Award
 India captain ViratKohli bagged the International Cricketer and Batsman of the Year award during the CEAT Cricket
Rating (CCR) International Awards 2019. JaspritBumrah was adjudged as International Bowler of the Year.
 CEAT awarded Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan for outstanding bowling and Australian batsman Aaron Finch for
his exceptional performance in T20.
 Young prodigy YashasviJaiswal, who performed exceptionally over the year was awarded Junior Cricketer of the Year
while KuldeepYadav took home outstanding performance of the year award. AshutoshAman was awarded Domestic
Cricketer of the Year. The legendary MohinderAmarnath was bestowed with the 'CCR International Lifetime
Achievement Award'.
ICC World Cup 2019: ‘Stand by’ – ICC releases official song for showpiece event in UK
 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the official song for the upcoming World Cup 2019 which is
scheduled to take place in England and Wales between May 30 and July 14.
 “Stand By” - a collaboration between new artist LORYN and one of the UK’s most successful and influential acts,
Rudimental – will be played in ground and city events across the tournament as the official song to this summer’s
showpiece event.
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Mahesh Mangaonkar wins Sekisui Open title

 India's Mahesh Mangaonkar defeated Spain's Bernat Jaume, in the final to clinch the Sekisui Open title for the second
time in his career in Kriens, Switzerland.
 This was Mahesh's eighth PSA title. He had won the corresponding title for the first time in 2016.
Helo becomes team sponsor of Indian Wheelchair Cricket
 Helo, India's social media platform, has announced its partnership with the Indian Wheelchair Cricket Association as
the team sponsor for Team India during the Asia Cup 2019, which is scheduled from May 15 in Nepal.
 This association makes Helo the first social media app to host and promote Indian Wheelchair Cricket on its platform.
ICC launches criiio campaign on eve of World Cup
 The ICC on Wednesday launched the criiio campaign on the eve of the men’s World Cup, bringing together 460 million
people playing cricket globally to celebrate the magnificent diversity of cricket.
 The ICC asked the fans to join the social cricket tribe by sharing pictures and videos of where and how they play cricket
across the world using the newly launched #criiio and visiting criiio.com.
Raheem Sterling awarded with Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year
 Manchester City's forward Raheem Sterling has been named as the Football Writers' Association (FWA) Footballer of
the Year 2019.
 Sterling was a clear winner in the vote of over 400 FWA members. He took 62 percent of the votes and he acquired
100 more votes than Liverpool's defender Virgil Van Dijk.
 With this win, Sterling became the first Manchester City player to win the football's oldest individual award. The player
also received praise for his courageous stance against racism in the game.
Barca legend Xavi Hernandez announces his retirement
 FC Barcelona legend midfielder Xavi Hernandez has announced that he will retire at the end of the season to move
into coachingXavi went on to win 25 titles, including the treble seasons of 2008-09 and 2014-15.
 In total he holds eight La Liga, three Copa del Rey, four UEFA Champions League, two FIFA Club World Cup, six Spanish
Super Cup, and two UEFA Super Cup.
 Xavi is a six-time Copa Catalunya and one-time Catalunya Super Cup winner.
Chelsea beat Arsenal in the Europa League final
 Chelsea scored four goals in a devastating second-half display to beat Arsenal 4-1 and lift the Europa League trophy in
the Baku Olympic Stadium, Azerbaijan.
 Chelsea won their fifth major Uefa European competition final, with only Liverpool winning more among eight English
clubs.
 Arsenal have lost five of their six major European finals, with their only victory coming in the 1994 Cup Winners' Cup
against Parma
Rahi Sarnobat, Saurabh Chaudhary Bag Gold Medals in ISSF world cup
 Rahi Sarnobat added a third gold medal in India's medal tally at the ISSF World Cup 2019 in Munichas she stood at the
top spot in the 25m pistol event.
 Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold medal in 10m Air Pistol Event at the ISS Shooting World Cup in Munich. This is the
second gold of the season for the 17 year-old sensation. The first was secured in New Delhi tournament.
Men's compound team win bronze in Archery World Cup
 The men's compound team ofRajat Chauhan, Abhishek Verma and Aman Saini earned India a solitary bronze medal in
the Archery World Cup Stage III at Antalya in Turkey.
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 The Women's compound team of Jyoti Surekha Vennam, Muskan Kirar and Swati Dudhwal lost to Great Britain's Layla
Annison, Ella Gibson and Lucy Mason by two points in the contention for a bronze medal. Samiya, Maisnam clinch
junior badminton titles
 In the Yonex-Sunrise All-India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament held from May 21-26, 2019 in Chennai, Manipur
boy Maisnam Meiraba outplayed Aakash Yadav of Delhi 21-9, 12-7 to clinch the Under-19 Boys Singles title.
 Telanganas No. 5 seed Samiya Imad Farooqui continued her meteoric rise as she clinched the U-19.
India bags 57 medals at India Open International tournament
 India bags a total of 57 medals including 12 Gold, 18 Silver and 27 Bronze at India Open International Boxing
tournament in Guwahati.
 MC Mary Kom, Shiva Thapa, L Sarita Devi and Naman Tanwar won gold in their respective finals. The London Olympic
bronze medallist blew away the challenge of Vanlal Duati in a facile 5-0 win.
 This was Mary's second gold in the tournament, having won in 48 kg last year in the capital. On the other hand,
Deepak defeated Govind Kumar in 49 kg final while in 52 kg category - Amit Panghal defeated Sachin.
Koepka returns to world No. 1 with PGA win
 Brooks Koepka is back atop the Official World Golf Ranking.
 Koepka teed off at Bethpage ranked No. 3 in the world, but after retaining the Wanamaker Trophy he moved to the
top spot even though former world No. 1 Dustin Johnson finished alone in second.
 It marks the first time Koepka has held the No. 1 ranking since the start of the year, as it has been a split between
Johnson and Justin Rose for the 20 weeks of the year.
BFA launches two new formats of game - AirBadminton & Triples
 The world body governing Badminton, BFA, has launched two new formats of the game --AirBadminton and Triples
with new dimensions of the court and an innovative shuttlecock called Airshuttle. Traditional competitive badminton
has been an indoor game.
 In the new formats launched globally at Guangzhou last week, AirBadmintion will be outdoor sports. In Triples format,
the match will be played between a team of three players each with presence of at least one female.
 India's top shuttlers have endorsed AirBadminton. Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap and H.S. Prannoy said it has the
potential to provide an alternate career to retired professionals. The Secretary, Badminton Association of India, Ajay
Singhania hailed AirBadminton as a great initiative.
Indian para-athletes win 1 silver & 2 bronze at Asian Road Para-Cycling Championships 2019
 Indian para-athletes put up a brilliant performance to secure 1 silver and 2 bronze at the Asian Road Para-Cycling
Championships 2019 that saw 28 countries vying for the podium at Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 23-28 April.
 Divij Shah continued his remarkable record at this prestigious tournament by clinching his third consecutive silver
medal in the C5 category.
 Hand cyclist Sudhakar Marathe from Maharashtra made a debut to remember when he got hold of the bronze medal
in H5 category.
 Asian Para Games bronze medallist Gurlal Singh, who is the only Indian cyclist (able-bodied or otherwise) to win a
medal at the Asian Games level helped swell India's medal tally further by grabbing the bronze in the C4 section.
G Sathiyan becomes first Indian to break into top-25 of table tennis world rankings
 G Sathiyan became first Indian to break into the top-25 of ITTF rankings
 Sathiyan rose four spots to be 24th in the latest ITTF rankings
 Sharath Kamal dropped 9 spots to be in 46th position
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Apurvi Chandela attains world number one spot in women's 10 m air rifle event
 Indian shooting ace Apurvi Chandela today attained the world number one position in the women's 10 metres air rifle
event while compatriot Anjum Moudgil rose to number two after consistent performances in recent years.
 The rifle ace from Jaipur is among the five Indian shooters to have already secured 2020 Olympics quotas for the
country.
 Moudgil attained the world number two rank in 10 metres Air Rifle after her mixed team gold at the ISSF World Cup in
Beijing. Manu Bhaker is the world number 10 in 25 metres pistol women category.
Bajrang Punia Wins Gold At Ali Aliev Wrestling Tournament
 star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia pocketed another gold medal at the Ali Aliev invitational tournament in Dagestan.
 Bajrang, currently the world No. 1 in the 65kg freestyle category, made a stunning comeback in the final affair to
defeat local favourite Viktor Rassadin 13-8.
Jaipur to host Asian youth Women Handball Championship
 Jaipur will host the 8th Asian Youth Women Handball Championship in which 10 teams, including defending
champions South Korea, will be participating.
 The general secretary of the Handball Federation of India, Anandeshwar Pandey, said here that it is the first time that
the prestigious tournament would be played in the city from August 21 to 30
Saurav Ghoshal & Joshna Chinappa win Asian Individual Squash Ch'ship titles
 Ace Indian squash players Saurav Ghoshal and Joshna Chinappa won their respective Asian Individual Squash
Championship titles in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today. Saurav Ghoshal defeated Leo Au Chun Ming of Hong Kong
 Ghoshal who had become the first Indian male player to reach top ten of the world rankings is the finalist of the
previous edition.
Lewis Hamilton wins Monaco Grand Prix
 Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won his Monaco Grand Prix title.
 Valterri Bottas and Vettel finished with second and third respectively.
Indian boxers win six medals at 36th Feliks Stamm International Boxing
 Indian boxers finished with a rich haul of six medals, including two gold at the 36th Feliks Stamm International
Boxing Tournament in Warsaw, Poland.
 Gaurav Solanki and Manish Kaushik bagged one gold each. Indian boxers also clinched a silver and three bronze
 The 22-year-old Solanki out-punched England's William Cawley 5-0 in 52 kilogram on his way to the coveted yellow
metal.
 In 60 kilogram weight category, Kaushik beat Morocco's Mohamed Hamout 4-1. However, there was some
disappointment for the Indian contingent on the final day of the European tournament as Mohammed Hussamuddin
had to be content with yet another second-place finish following a 1-4 defeat to Russia's Mukhammad Shekhov.
Marc Marquez wins the Spanish Grand Prix and regains world championship lead
 World champion Marc Marquez of Honda won the Spanish motorcycling GP ahead of compatriots Alex Rins of Suzuki
and maverick Vinale
 Having won two of the four MotoGPs so far this season, Marquez tops the standings with 70 points, one more than US
race winner Rins on 69. Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso is third on 67
Roger Federer climbs to third in men's rankings
 Former world number one Roger Federer has returned to third in the ATP Men's ranking, replacing Alexander Zverev
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 Federer has won a record 20 Grand Slams, is making his return to clay at the Madrid Open this week after three years'
absence. Novak Djokovic(11160 pts) remains first ahead of Rafael Nadal (7765 pts) to mark the Serb’s 250th week as
world number one,
 Japan's Naomi Osaka (6151 pts) remained atop of WTA Women's rankings, ahead of Czech Petra Kvitova (5835 pts)
and Romanian Simona Halep (5682 pts)
Novak Djokovic wins Madrid Open title
 Novak Djokovic of Serbia beat Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece to win his third Madrid Open title.
 He held his serve to add the 2019 Madrid Open title to those he won in 2011 and 2016.
Italian Open (Tennis) 2019
 The 76th edition of Italian Open which is also known as “Rome Masters” or “the Internazionali BNL d’Italia”held at
Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.
 It was a professional tennis tournament which played on outdoor clay courts. The Italian Open was classified as an ATP
World Tour Masters 1000 event on the ATP World Tour 2019 and a Premier 5 event on the WTA Tour 2019.
 The total prize money for men’s tournament was €958,055 and for women’s tournament was €523,858.
 A Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal won the record 9th title this year.
Winner:
S.No. Event Winner Runner-up
1. Men’s Singles Rafael Nadal (Spain) Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2. Men’s Doubles Juan Sebastian Cabal Raven Klaasen (South

(Columbia) Robert Farah Africa) Michael Venus
(Columbia) (New Zealand)
3. Women’s Singles Karolina Pliskova (Czech Johanna Konta (UK)
Republic)
4. Women’s Doubles Victoria Azarenka Anna-Lena Gronefeld
(Belarus) Ashleigh Barty (Germany) Demi Schuurs
(Australia) (Netherlands)
India concludes best ever ISSF WC performance in Munich

 In Shooting, India produced their best ever show at the ISSF World Cup with a total tally of five gold medals in Munich,
Germany.
 India topped the medals tally with five golds and a silver. Second-placed China bagged nine medals - two gold, two
silver and five bronze medals
Hamilton beats Bottas in Spainish GP
 British racing driver Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix for a third consecutive year after overtaking Mercedes
teammate ValtteriBottas.
 It marks the Mercedes’ record-breaking win as the pair of Hamilton and Bottas has been taking the top two positions
on the podium in all five races of 2019 season. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was third.
China set to host 2023 AFC Asian Cup after Korean withdrawal
 Korea withdraw from tournament bidding to focus on 2023 Women’s World Cup.
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 China has been all but confirmed as the hosts for the 2023 Asian Cup soccer tournament after its only bidding rival,
South Korea, withdrew from the bidding process.
 Oman rules itself out of 2022 World Cup co-host role
Double Olympic biathlon champion Dahlmeier retires aged 25
 Germany's double Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier announced her retirement at the age of just 25 after
struggling with health issues.
 She has won seven world championship gold medals, and last year in Pyeongchang she became the first female
biathlete to win both the sprint and the pursuit at the same Olympics.
June 2019 – Important Sports Current Affairs
IOC LIFTS SANCTIONS AGAINST INDIA TO HOST INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EVENTS

 A non-governmental sports organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, IOC (International Olympic Committee)
lifted its sanctions imposed on Indian Olympic Association (IOA) hosting international sports events.
 The decision was taken after finally receiving a letter of guarantee from the Government that it will allow all eligible
athletes, sportspersons, and officials in events held in the country.
INDIAN GYMNAST, PRANATI NAYAK WON BRONZE AT 2019 ASIAN ARTISTIC GYMNASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN
ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA
 Indian Gymnast, Pranati Nayak aged 23 won bronze medal in vault event at the 8th edition of Senior Asian Artistic
Championships in Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She hails from West Bengal, India.
CRICKET AUSTRALIA SIGNS A MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH HCL
 Indian multinational information technology service, HCL Technologies (Hindustan Computers Limited, HCL) has signed
a multi-year deal with Cricket Australia (CA), the administrative body of Australian Cricket, which is India’s third largest
sports deal.
CENTRAL RAILWAY AND UNION BANK OF INDIA EMERGED AS CHAMPIONS OF YOUTH HOCKEY 2019
 In the finals of the St Peters Youth Centre Open Hockey Tournament for 2019 held in Mumbai, teams of Central
Railway (Women) and Union Bank of India (Men) emerged as champions.
INDIA’S JUNIOR BOXING WOMEN’S TEAM ADJUDGED BEST IN BLACK FOREST CUP
 India’s junior Boxing women’s team was won best team trophy in 5th Black Forest Cup held in Villingen,
Schwenningen, Germany. The team won 7 medals, including 5 gold.
ITALY TO HOST 2026 WINTER OLYMPICS
 In the final round of voting at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne,
Switzerland, Italy’s Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo won the right to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, defeating Sweden’s
capital Stockholm. Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo received 47 votes from the IOC members and Stockholm secured 34
votes.
MARCUS TRESCOTHICK OF ENGLAND ANNOUNCED RETIREMENT FROM PROFESSIONAL CRICKET
 The former England opening batsman, Marcus Trescothick, aged 43, announced retirement from professional cricket.
He will retire after the current county season ends which is Trescothick’s 27th season.
IOC SUSPENDS OLYMPIC STATUS FROM AIBA
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 International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the Olympic status from the International Boxing Association (AIBA)
and took over the responsibilities of the qualifying and final tournaments for the 2020 Tokyo Games. In May 2019, IOC
members had voted to support the executive board’s recommendation to suspend AIBA’s Olympic status.
CHRIS GAYLE OF WEST INDIES TO RETIRE FROM INTERNATIONAL CRICKET
 West Indies batsman Chris Gayle, aged 39, will retire from international cricket after the home Test series against India
in August-September 2019. He was the captain of the team in the past and has won 2 T20 World Cup titles with the
Windies.
GIRISH KOUSHIK OF KARNATAKA BECAME INDIA’S 63RD GRANDMASTER
 22-year-old Girish A. Koushik of Mysore, Karnataka became India’s 63rd Grandmaster (GM) at the 37th Balaton
International Chess Festival in Hungary.
SOFIA KENIN WON THE MALLORCA OPEN TITLE 2019
 Sofia Kenin (20) of the United States won the Mallorca Open Title 2019 against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland with 6-7
(2), 7-6 (5), 6-4 points in the finals. The 4th edition of the tournament was held at Santa Ponsa Tennis Club in Mallorca,
Spain
SPAIN’S FERNANDO TORRES RETIRED FROM FOOTBALL
 Fernando Torres, former Liverpool, Chelsea & Spain striker aged 35 retired from football.He hails from Fuenlabrada,
Spain .
INDIA’S ACE CUEIST PANKAJ ADVANI CLINCHED THE 35TH MEN’S ASIAN SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP IN DOHA
 India’s ace cueist Pankaj Advani won the 35th men’s Asian snooker championship in Doha, Qatar.He defeated Thai’s
Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon.
INDIAN WOMEN’S RUGBY TEAM SCRIPTED HISTORY IN MANILA
 The 26-member squad of Indian women’s Rugby team created a historic first international 15s rugby match win at
Southern Plains Sports Field in Manila, Philippines. The victory came against Singapore to finish third in the Asia Rugby
Women’s Division 1 Rugby XVs Championship 2019 as India won 21-19 scores.
IOC INAUGURATED ITS $145 MILLION NEW HEADQUARTERS IN LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) inaugurated its 145 million Swiss francs ($145 million) new headquarters
named Olympic House in a ceremony held at the lakeside grounds of Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was
inaugurated on the 125th anniversary of the Olympic Games.
LEWIS HAMILTON WON FRENCH GRAND PRIX 2019
 Five-time Formula one (F1) world champion, Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes won the French Grand Prix 2019 held in
Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France with 187 points. Hailing from England, the United Kingdom, this was his sixth
win from eight Grand Prix of the season 2019 and 79th of his career.
INDIAN WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM WON FIH SERIES 2019 BY BEATING JAPAN
 Indian Women’s Hockey team won the FIH (Fédération Internationale de Hockey) Women’s Series Finals Hiroshima
2019 after defeating the host Japan by 3-1 in the finals held at the Hiroshima Hockey Stadium, Japan.
SWISS TENNIS STAR ROGER FEDERER DEFEATS DAVID GOFFIN TO WIN 10TH HALLE OPEN 2019 TITLE
 The 20-time Grand Slam champion, Roger Federer (37) of Switzerland defeated David Goffin (Belgium) to win the 27th
edition of the Halle Open 2019 (also known as Noventi Open 2019) at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, Germany
CHELSEA CRUNCHES ARSENAL TO WIN EUROPA LEAGUE TITLE
 Chealsea produced their best to win the UEFA Europa League 2019 by beating Arsenal 4-1 at the Baku Olympic
Stadium, Azarbaijan. It is their fifth major UEFA European competition final.
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UNDER-20 EURASIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP: INDIAN JUNIORS BAGGED 5 GOLD, 3 SILVER MEDALS
 At the Under-20 Eurasian Athletics Championships held at Almaty, Kazakshstan, Indian juniors bagged 5 gold and 3
silver medals. The national teams from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, India and Tajikistan participated in a
2-day event held on May 29-30, 2019.
LIVERPOOL SMASHES TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TO WIN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TROPHY
 Liverpool football team has beaten Tottenham Hotspur by 2-0 to claim 2018–19 UEFA (Union of European Football
Associations) Champions League for the sixth time in Madrid, Spain. It was the 64th season of the tournament
organized by UEFA. Now, Liverpool will play against Chelsea, the winners of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, in the
2019 UEFA Super Cup that will be held in August 2019 in Istanbul.
SIDHARTH RAWAT WON MAIDEN ITF MEN’S FUTURES SINGLES TITLE
 Delhi based tennis player Sidharth Rawat defeated Japan's Rio Noguchi with 7-5, 6-0 scores to secure his maiden title
in $25,000 International Tennis Federation(ITF) men’s Futures Tennis Tournament held in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
ANDRES PONCE RUIZ JR. BECOMES THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
 Mexican-American professional boxer Andres Ponce Ruiz Jr. becomes heavyweight champion after beating his
opponent British professional boxer, Anthony Joshua at Madison Square Garden, New York. The win made Andres Ruiz
the first Mexican heavyweight champion of the world.
INDIAN JUNIOR WOMEN HOCKEY TEAM CLINCHED CANTOR FITZGERALD U21 BY BEATING IRELAND
 Indian Junior Women Hockey team clinched Cantor Fitzgerald U21 International 4-Nations title by beating Ireland 1-0
in the final. The match was held at Dublin, Ireland.
LEWIS HAMILTON WON 2019 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX
 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) of United Kingdom won 2019 Canadian Grand Prix officially named as the Formula 1 Pirelli
Grand Prix du Canada 2019. It was held in Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
INDIA'S ALL-ROUNDER YUVRAJ SINGH, ANNOUNCED RETIREMENT FROM ALL FORMS OF CRICKET
 Indian cricket team all-rounder, Yuvraj Singh has announced retirement from all forms of cricket. He played 40 test
matches, 304 ODI’s and 58 T20I’s. He hails from Chandigarh. He is an awardee of 2012 Arjuna Award and 2014 Padma
Shri Award.
TRACK BODY IAAF TO REBRAND AS WORLD ATHLETICS
 The international governing body for the sport of athletics, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is
to change its name as World Athletics. The identity of the brand will be introduced in October 2019 after one last
edition of the world championships in Doha, Qatar under IAAF. The decision was taken at IAAF council meeting in
Monaco.
SOURAV KOTHARI WINS 2019 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP
 Indian billiards player Sourav Kothari won the 2019 Pacific International Snooker Championship, held in the Reventon
Classic, in Melbourne, Australia. He defeated Tyson Crinis of Australia to win the title.
JEMIMAH RODRIGUES BECOMES THIRD PLAYER FROM INDIA TO FEATURE IN KIA SUPER LEAGUE
 Young cricketer of India, Jemimah Rodrigues has become the third Indian woman cricket player to feature in Kia Super
League (KSL) after Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur. She will play in the fourth and final edition of the KSL. She
plays for Yorkshire Diamonds in Women's Super League.
MALAYSIAN BADMINTON LEGEND, LEE CHONG WEI ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
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 Former World No 1, Malaysia’s badminton player, Lee Chong Wei aged 36 announced retirement after 19 years of a
successful career. He made his decision after doctor’s advice to ease off in order to avoid a relapse of the nose cancer.
He hails from Bagan Serai, Perak, Malaysia.
INDIA REMAINED AT 101ST: FIFA RANKING
 As per the latest list released by FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) World Rankings, Indian
football team remains at a 101st position and Belgium continued to top in the list.
 The top countries in the list are Belgium(1), France (2), Brazil (3), England(4) Portugal (5) Croatia (6) Spain(7)Uruguay
(8), Switzerland (9) and Denmark(10).
AUSTRALIA AND QATAR TO PARTICIPATE IN COPA AMERICA 2020
 The South American Football Federation, CONMEBOL has invited Australia and Qatar to take part in 2020 COPA
America. The 2020 Copa America will be held jointly by Colombia and Argentina.
 Qatar and Australia will join 10 South American nations in the 2020 tournament. Qatar and Japan are the guest teams
at Copa 2019 scheduled to be held in Brazil.
SUNIL CHHETRI BECOMES MOST CAPPED INDIAN FOOTBALLER
 Indian professional footballer Sunil Chhetri has been named most capped football player. He surpassed the former
Indian captain Bhaichung Bhutia's 107 international matches as he has played 108 matches for India. He currently
plays club football for Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League.
CHINA TO HOST 2023 ASIAN CUP CONFIRMED BY ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION (AFC)
 Asian Football Confederation (AFC), confirmed that China will host the 2023 Asia Cup. This will be the second time
China is hosting the quadrennial continental tournament, after the 2004 edition.
 China ranked 74th in the FIFA's rankings and is qualified for the World Cup in 2002.
2019 ITTF WORLD TOUR HONG KONG OPEN
 The 24th edition of ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) World Tour Hong Kong Open was held from 6th to 9th
June 2019 at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong. The prize money of the tournament was USD 175000. It
comprises Men’s single & doubles and Women’s singles & doubles.
Men’s Singles - Lin Gaoyuan (China)
Women’s Singles - Wang Yidi(China)
FRENCH OPEN
The 123rd Edition of French Open 2019, a Grand Slam Tennis Tournament was held from May 26-June 9, 2019, at the Stade
Roland Garros in Paris, France. The prize money of the tournament was €42,661,000 and comprised singles, doubles and
mixed doubles play.
Men’s Singles - Rafael Nadal (Spain)
Women’s Singles - Ashleigh Barty (Australia)
PETER GILCHRIST LIFTED PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
 Peter Gilchrist of Singapore defeated India’s Sourav Kothari (Kolkata) to win the 2019 Pacific International Billiards
Championship at the Yarraville Club in Melbourne, Australia. Kothari entered into the final of Pacific International
Billiards after getting the thumping win over Dhvaj Haria in Semi-Finals.
JOSHNA CLAIMS HER 17TH NATIONAL TITLE AT THE 76TH SENIOR NATIONAL SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP, 2019.
 Indian professional squash player, Joshna Chinappa won the national squash title for the record 17th time at the 76th
Senior National Squash Championship, 2019 held in Pune, Maharastra.
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 Chinappa overcame her Tamilnadu rival, Sunayna Kuruvilla. She has surpassed the record of 16 titles, which stood for
27 years held by Bhuvneshwari Kumari of Rajastan who won the national titles from 1977 to 1992.
 Meanwhile, in the men's category, Mahesh Mangaonkar of Mumbai claimed the national crown against Abhishek
Pradhan with 12-10, 11-7, 11-9 win.
INDIA BEATS SOUTH AFRICA TO WIN FIH SERIES FINALS 2019
 In the FIH (Federation Internationale de Hockey) Men’s Series Finals hockey tournament 2019, India thrashed South
Africa with 5-1 in a summit clash at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
 The goals were scored in the 2nd, 11th, 25th, 36th and 50th minutes. Manpreet Singh won the Best Player of the
Tournament Award, while Vivek Sagar wins the Best Junior Player Award.
NIHAL SARIN WINS BLITZ EVENT AT 2019 ASIAN CONTINENTAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN XINGTAI, CHINA
 Nihal Sarin, a 14-year-old Indian Chess Grandmaster has secured a win at the 2019 Asian Continental Chess
Championship in Xingtai, China in the blitz event.
 He scored eight points from nine rounds of the event which meant that he ended the tournament with a lead of a full
point.
PUNJAB POLICE (MEN) AND EASTERN RAILWAY (WOMEN) WON 2019 FEDERATION CUP TROPHIES IN GREATER NOIDA
 The 33rd Federation Cup Basketball Championship for Men and Women for the year 2019 was held at the Gautam
Buddha University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
 The Punjab Police (Men) and Eastern Railway (Women) won the prestigious gold medals in the tournament.
 The tournament was held from June 12-16, 2019 and was organised by the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) and the
Uttar Pradesh Basketball Association (UPBA).
GARY WOODLAND WINS 119TH US OPEN 2019 BY BEATING BROOKS KOEPKA
 American professional golfer Gary Woodland (35) has won the 119th United States (US) open 2019 held at the at
Pebble Beach Golf Links, California.
 He secured his first major career title after defeating two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka(US).
NOVAK DJOKOVIC, NAOMI OSAKA REMAIN AS WORLD NO. 1 IN THE TENNIS RANKINGS
 According to recently released “Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)” and “Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)”
rankings, Naomi Osaka (Japan) and Novak Djokovic( Serbia) continued as world number ones.
 Novak Djokovic tops the chart in men’s ATP rankings ahead of Rafael Nadal of Spain, and Naomi Osaka is just 252
points ahead of world number two Ashleigh Barty of Australia in the top 20 WTA rankings.
PU CHITRA AND SREESHANKAR STRIKES GOLD & JOHNSON WINS SILVER AT FOLKSAM GRAND PRIX 2019
 Asian champion PU Chitra (Palakkeezhil Unnikrishnan Chithra) of India won a gold medal in women’s 1500m at
Folksam Grand Prix 2019 held in Sollentuna, Sweden.
 She ran her season best by clocking 4 minutes 12.65 seconds (4:12.65s). While in men’s 1500m, Jinson Johnson from
India won a silver medal.
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July 2019 – Important Sports Current Affairs

Tokyo Olympics 2020 to have Table Tennis mixed doubles
 For the first time in the Olympic Games‘ history, Table Tennis Mixed Doubles event added in a new Tokyo
2020 Olympics Games. Manika Batra to pair with Sharath Kamal for mixed doubles spot in Tokyo Olympics.
Tamil Nadu girl wins gold medal in World Deaf title
 Tamil Nadu girl Jerlin Anika has won the gold medal in the World Deaf Youth Badminton Championships
held in Taipei. 15-year-old Anika bagged four medals in the championship, including the gold, two silver and
one bronze.
Virat Kohli maintains number one spot in ICC Test Rankings
. International Cricket Council has released the latest rankings of teams and players in different categories.
1. Men's Team Rankings:
 India topped the Test Team Rankings.
 England topped the One Day International Team Rankings.
 Pakistan topped the T20 International Team Rankings.
2. Men's Batting Rankings:
 Virat Kohli (India) topped the Test Batting Rankings.
 Virat Kohli (India) topped the ODI Batting Rankings.
 Babar Azam (Pakistan) topped the T20I Batting Rankings.
3. Men's Bowling Rankings:
 Pat Cummins (Australia) topped the Test Bowling Rankings.
 Jasprit Bumrah (India) topped the ODI Bowling Rankings
 Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) topped the T20I Bowling Rankings.
4. Men's All-Rounder Rankings:
 Jason Holder (West Indies) topped the Test All-Rounder Rankings.
 Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) topped the ODI All-Rounder Rankings.
 Glenn Maxwell (Australia) topped the T20I All-Rounder Rankings.
Max Verstappen wins 2019 Formula 1 German Grand Prix
 Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen (Dutch) of won 2019 Formula 1 German Grand Prix. It was his
second win for the year 2019.
Dalilah Muhammad shatters 400m hurdles World record
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 Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad shattered one of the longest standing records in women‘s athletics
with a superb display to clinch victory in the 400m hurdles at US Championships.
 Dalilah Muhammad took more than a tenth of a second off a record that had stood for 16 years, clocking
52.20 seconds to beat Russian Yuliya Pechonkina's previous mark of 52.34 seconds.
Bhakti Kulkarni retains the title at 46th National Women Chess Championship 2019
 Defending champion Bhakti Kulkarni(Goa) of Air India, retained her title in the 46th National Women Chess
Championship 2019 held in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu.Kulkarni played against Pratyusha Bodda of Andhra
Pradesh. She retained the title with 10 points in the finals resulted in a draw.
Egan Bernal (22, Colombian cyclist) became the 1st Colombian to win the 106th edition of Tour de France
2019, one of cycling‟s three grand tours title.
 Team INEOS'(formerly Team Sky) rider, Egan Bernal (22, Colombian cyclist) became the 1st Colombian to
win the 106th edition of Tour de France 2019, one of cycling‘s three grand tours title. The 3,480 km long race
consisted of 21 stages, started on 6th July in Brussels, Belgium, and concluded in Paris, France.
Bhullar finishes 13th at the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucia Masters 2019
 At the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucia Masters for 2019 hosted by Sergio Garcia Foundation which was held
at Real Club Valderrama, Spain, Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar finished at the 13th spot. South African
Christiaan Bezuidenhout won his first European Tour title. He was awarded the prize money of €500,000.
Odisha to host the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2019
 The Department of Sports and Youth Service of the Odisha government signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and Odisha State Table Tennis
Association (OSTTA) to host the 21st Commonwealth Championship for the year 2019. It will be held from
July 17-22, 2019 at the Jawaharlal Indoor Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha.
India‟s middle-order batsman Ambati Rayudu, announced retirement from all forms of cricket
 Indian Cricket team‘s, middle-order batsman Ambati Rayudu(33) announced retirement from all forms of
cricket. He hails from Andhra Pradesh.He Played 55 One Day International(ODI‘s), 6 Twenty20
International(T20I‘s), 97 First Class Cricket and 160 List A Cricket.
Vaibhav Yadav, Indian pro boxer won World Boxing Council (WBC) Asia title
 Vaibhav Yadav, Indian pro boxer won the World Boxing Council (WBC) Asia silver welterweight
championship 2019 that held in Pattaya, Thailand. He defeated Fahpetch Singmanassak of Thailand.
Li Na, Mary Pierce and Yevgeny Kafelnikov inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame
 Chinese tennis great Li Na, France‘s Mary Pierce and Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia were inducted into
Tennis Hall of Fame. They all are two-time Grand Slam singles champions. Li Na reached the world No. 2
ranking and was a champion at the French Open and the Australian Open. She is the first Asian to be inducted
into Tennis Hall of Fame.Pierce is a former world No. 3 in singles and doubles, and a four-time major
champion.
Prithu Gupta of Delhi is India‟s 64th Grandmaster
 Prithu Gupta of Delhi, aged 15 years, became India‘s 64th Grandmaster (GM). He achieved the rating
stipulation of 2500 points by beating Germany‘s Lev Yankelevich in the fifth round of the Portuguese League
2019.
India‟s track and field legend PT Usha nominated for IAAF‟s „Veteran Pin‟
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 The International Association of Athletics Federation‘s (IAAF) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jon Ridgeon
informed that India‘s track and field legend PT Usha, aged 55, has been nominated for the IAAF‘s ‗Veteran
Pin‘ for her outstanding service to the sport.She is called as the ―queen of track and field‖
Max Verstappen won 2019 Austrian Grand Prix
 Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgium) beat Ferrari‘s Charles Leclerc and won the 2019 Austrian Grand Prix.
Mercedes Valtteri Bottas who met continuous wins finishes with third and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel became
fourth.
A 10-year old Karate Girl, Arinjeeta Dey wins a silver medal for India in World Youth Cup 2019
 A 10-year old Karate girl, Arinjeeta Dey (Barasat, West Bengal) has won a silver medal in the under 12 age
category in the World Youth Cup 2019 which was held in Umag, Croatia (from July 1 to July 5, 2019).
Elavenil Valarivan clinched women's 10m Air Rifle silver medal in the 30th Summer Universiade Games 2019
 Elavenil Valarivan (19), a three-time junior World Cup medallist strikes her silver medal in 10m Air Rifle
event in the 30th World University Summer Games 2019 held in Napoli, Italy. Tamilnadu shooter(Elavenil)
shot 249.0 in the final and was beaten by 1.3 points by Lucie Brazdova (Czech Republic).
Poznań Athletics Grand Prix 2019 held in Golęcin Stadium, Poznań, Poland
 Indian sprint runner Hima Das, nicknamed 'Dhing Express' won the gold medal in women‘s 200m with a
timing of 23.65 seconds in Poznań Athletics Grand Prix 2019 held in Golecin Stadium, Poznań, Poland. In
addition to Hima‘s gold, other Indian Athletes won four bronze medal.
Hima Das & Muhammad Anas win gold in the 400m race held in Prague, Czech Republic
 Hima Das won her fifth gold of the month after she won the 400m race in Prague, Czech Republic. She
completed the race in 52.09 seconds and it was the season‘s best timing. Her personal best timing is of 50.79
seconds which she had recorded at the Asian Games, 2018.
 In Men‘s category, Muhammad Anas won the gold medal by completing the 400 m race in 45.40 seconds.
USA grabbed the top spot in FIFA women‟s rankings
 The US has consolidated its top spot in the latest women‘s rankings, after winning their second consecutive
FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) Women‘s World Cup.The US is followed by
Germany and the Netherlands in the second and third places respectively.
Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships 2019
 The 21st Edition of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships for the year 2019 was held at the
JawaharLal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Cuttack, Odisha. It was conducted by the Odisha State Table Tennis
Association under the directions of Table Tennis Federation of India and Commonwealth Table Tennis
Federation Ltd.
Event Winner Runner

Men‘s Singles Harmeet Desai (India) G Sathiyan (India)
Women‘s Singles Ayhika Mukherjee (India) Madurika Patkar (India)
Men‘s Doubles Anthony Amalraj & Manav Thakkar (India) G Sathiyan and Sharath Kamal (India)
Women‘s Doubles Pooja Sahasrabudhe & Krtittwika Sinha Roy (India) Sreeja Akula & Mousumi Paul (India)
Mixed Doubles Sathiyan Gnanasekaran & Archana Kamath (India) Peng Yu En Koen & Goi Rui Xuan
(Singapore)
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Nigeria set to host 2020 FIFA women U-20 World cup

 Federation of International Football Federation has awarded FIFA under 20 Women World Cup 2020 (10th
edition) hosting right to Nigeria after 10 years.
Shiva Thapa wins first gold for India in Kazakhstan President‟s Cup 2019
 India boxer Shiva Thapa, a four-time Asian medallist, became India‘s first gold medallist at the Kazakhstan
President‘s Cup Boxing Tournament 2019 by defeating Kazakhstan‘s Zakir Safiullin in the finals held in
Astana, Kazakhstan in the 63kg category.
 In Women‘s 60kg category, Indian boxer Parveen settled with silver by losing against Kazakhstan‘s Rimma
Volosenko.
Adam Peaty becomes a 1st man to swim under 57 sec in the 100m breaststroke
 British competitive swimmer, Adam George Peaty(24) has broken his own world record in the men‘s 100-
meter breaststroke at the FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Aquatics Championships 2019
held in Gwangju, South Korea.
Shane Lowry of Ireland wins British Open 2019
 Shane Lowry of Ireland won his maiden golf title at the British Open 2019 by beating England‘s Tommy
Fleetwood by six strokes. It was the 148th Open Championship held from July 18–21, 2019 at Royal Portrush
Golf Club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
 Shane Lowry, aged 32, became the second player from the Republic of Ireland to win the Claret Jug after
Padraig Harrington.
ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun 2019 held in Suhl, Germany
 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun 2019 was held at the
Shooting Center, Suhl, Germany from July 12-20, 2019.
India won
 4 Gold in team event & 6 in Individual event
 4 Silver in team event & 5 in Individual event.
 3 Bronze in team event & 2 in Individual event.
John Isner of America wins Hall of Fame Tennis Championships 2019
 John Isner of America won the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships 2019 in the finals after defeating
Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan with a 7-6(2), 6-3 scores. The tournament was the 44th edition which was
held at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga retires from ODIs
 Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga, aged 35, retired from One Day International (ODI) cricket after the first
game of the three-match series against Bangladesh which began on July 26, 2019, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He
had retired from test cricket in 2011.
Hima Das and Muhammed Anas won gold medal at Poznan Athletics Grand Prix or 2019 Kutno Athletics
Meet in Poland
 India‘s Hima Das from Assam won her second international gold in women's 200m race with a time of 23.97
seconds, Muhammed Anas awon the gold in men's 200m race and MP Jabir won the gold in men's 400m
hurdles in 50.21 seconds.
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 Vinesh Phogat & Divya Kakran won gold; Pooja Dhanda won silver at the Wrestling Grand Prix 2019 of
Spain
Mexico won CONCACAF Gold Cup title 2019 by beating USA
 In the 15th edition of the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association
Football) Gold Cup for the year 2019, Mexico‘s men‘s soccer team won the title by defeating United States
men, the defending champions, with 1-0 in the final. It was the 8th title for Mexico
The 34th edition of Sailing Championship 2019 concluded in Telangana
 The 34th edition of the national level sailing championship 2019, ' Hyderabad Sailing Week‘ was concluded
at Secunderabad Club, Telangana. It was jointly hosted by the EME Sailing Association, the Secunderabad
Sailing Club and Laser Class Association of India. The Rolling Trophy & Laser Radial trophy was clinched
by Gitesh of AYN(Army Yatching Node.
Magnus Carlsen wins the Croatia Grand Chess Tour title 2019
 Magnus Carlsen of Norway, the world champion, won the Croatia Grand Chess Tour 2019 title against
Maxime Vachier Lagrav of France. It was his eighth straight win in the tournament. He earned $90,000 and
20 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) points. The tournament was held at Croatia.
Lewis Hamilton won record sixth British Grand Prix at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom
 Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes won record sixth British Grand Prix at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone,
United Kingdom.Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas attained the second position and Ferrari‘s Charles Leclerc attained
third position in the Grand Prix.
Sreeshankar wins gold at Tatyana Kolpakova International Athletics meet 2019 at Bishkek,Kyrgyzstan
 Kerala long jumper, M.Sreeshankar (20) has won the long jump gold with 7.97m at the XXII Tatyana
Kolpakova international athletics meet 2019 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 13th July to 14th July 2019. He has
the national record with 8.20m in 2018. He also won the Federation Cup with 7.99 metres.
Hima Das bagged her 3rd international gold within two weeks at the Kladno Memorial Athletics Meet 2019 in
Czech Republic
 Star Indian sprinter Hima Das (24) from Assam clinched her 3rd international gold within two weeks in
women‘s 200m race with a time of 23.43 seconds and Muhammed Anas Yahiya (Kerala) also won gold in the
men‘s 400m with the time of 45.21 seconds at the Kladno Memorial
 Athletics Meet 2019 in Czech Republic. In men's javelin final, the Indian trio Vipin Kasana(82.51m),
Abhishek Singh(77.32m ) and Davinder Singh (76.58m ) claimed top three spots.
Wimbledon Championships
 The 2019 Wimbledon Championships was the 133rd edition ,a grass court major Championship was the 3rd
Grand Slam tournament of the year after the ―Australian open‖ and ―French open‖. It consists of men‘s
(singles and doubles), women‘s (singles and doubles), mixed doubles. The tournament took place at the All
England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom from 1st July 2019 to 14
July 2019.
Men‘s Singles Novak Djokovic(Serbia)
Women‘s Singles Simona Halep(Romania)
Men‘s Doubles Juan Sebastián Cabal (Colombia) & Robert Farah (Colombia)
Women‘s Doubles Hsieh Su-wei (Chinese Taipei) & Barbora Strýcová (Czech Republic )
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Mixed Doubles Ivan Dodig (Croatia) & Latisha Chan (Chinese Taipei)
ICC Men‟s World Cup 2019
 The ICC Men‘s World Cup 2019 was the 12th Cricket World Cup held in England and Wales from 30 May to
14 July 2019. It was administered by International Cricket Council (ICC). The cricket format was One Day
Internationals (ODIs). 10 teams participated in the cricket tournament with a total of 48 matches played
between the teams. England lifted the first World Cup title beating New Zealand on boundary count after both
the match and the subsequent Super Over finished as ties.
The Finals were held at the Lord‘s Cricket Ground between New Zealand and England. England lifted the first World
Cup title beating New Zealand on boundary count after both the match and the subsequent Super Over finished as
ties.
 Eoin Morgan : World Cup-winning captain
 Kane Williamson : Runners-up captain
 Kane Stuart Williamson of New Zealand was named as the Player of the Tournament with 578 runs who
received the award from Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar.
 Ben Stokes of England was awarded the Man of the Match.
 With record-shattering 27 wickets, Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc topped the table of wicket-takers.
He also bagged two four-wicket and two five-wicket hauls in just 10 games.
 Rohit Sharma scored 648 runs from the nine games at an average of 81 including 67 fours and 14 sixes. David
Warner followed Sharma in the second position with 647 runs and Shakib Al Hasan stood third in the list of
tournament‘s leading run scorers.
 ICC had released its official song ‗Stand By‘ which was a collaboration between new artist Loryn and United
Kingdom‘s most successful & influential acts, Rudimental.
 The ICC launched the Criio Campaign on the eve of the Men‘s World Cup 2019. It brought together 460
million people who play cricket globally to celebrate the magnificent diversity of cricket.
Amir Khan won the WBC International Welterweight Title in the Super Boxing League 2019
 Britain‘s Amir Khan, Olympic silver medallist, won the World Boxing Council (WBC) International
Welterweight Title defeating Australian Billy Dib in the fourth round of his bout at the inaugural Super
Boxing League 2019 held at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik announced his retirement from ODIs
 The 37-year-old Former Pakistan captain and all-rounder Shoaib Malik had announced his retirement from
One Day International Cricket after completed his 2019 World Cup series at the Lord's in London. Malik
played 287 ODIs and scored 7,534 runs at an average of 34.55. He scored nine centuries and 44 half- half-
centuries.
IOC removed Kuwait suspension and allows participating in 2020 Olympics
 International Olympic Committee (IOC) has removed a ban on the Kuwait Olympic Committee (KOC) and
permitted to compete in the 2020 Olympics. Kuwait was suspended in October 2015 following "undue
government interference after a sports law that was not compatible with the basic principles that govern the
Olympic Movement was passed in the country
Overview of Canada Open 2019 (Badminton Tournament)
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 From July 2 to 7th July 2019 Badminton Tournament, Canada Open 2019, officially known as the YONEX
Canada Open 2019, held in Markin-MacPhail Centre, Canada with total prize money of $75,000.
 Li Shi Feng of China won the Men‘s Singles title after defeating India‘s Parupalli Kashyap. While An Se-
young of South Korea defeated Wang Zhiyi of China.
Brazil beats Peru in the final to lift the Copa America 2019 title
 At the 46th Edition of Copa America held between 14 June to 7 July 2019 at 6 venues, the host country,
Brazil defeated Peru with 3-1 scores to clinch the Copa America Title 2019 in the finals held at Estadio do
Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil's Dani Alves was named as the player of the tournament and
Alisson of Brazil was the best goalkeeper.
Boxing star Vijender Singh clinched his 11th consecutive win in US professional circuit debut bout
 Indian boxing star Vijender Singh Beniwal(Haryana) clinched his 11th consecutive win in US professional
Boxing (United States) against Mike Snider of US in Newark, New Jersey. The technical knockout (TKO)
win was Vijender Singh‘s(33) eighth knockout triumph.
Sathiyan and Amalraj pair Wins Bronze to Get India‟s First Medal at Australian Open
 Indian table tennis players, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj won India‘s first ever
bronze medal in men‘s doubles competition at the 2019 World Tour Platinum Australian Open that held in
Geelong Arena ,Geelong in Australia. The Indian pair lost with12-14, 9-11, 8- 11scores to top seed Korean
pair of Jeoung Youngsik and Lee Sangsu in semifinals.
Ellyse Perry of Australia becomes the first cricketer to reach 1000 runs & 100 wickets in T20 format
 All rounder Ellyse Perry of Australia became the first cricketer of either gender to score 1000 runs and take
100 wickets in T20 format. She achieved the feat of scoring 1000 runs in T20 against England in the second
T20 of the Women‘s Ashes tour on July 28, 2019. She picked up the 100th wicket by dismissing England‘s
Nat Sciver in the World T20 final in November 2018.
FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 to be hosted by Brazil
 The 18th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the year 2019 will be hosted by Brazil between 26 October
and 17 November 2019. The opening match will be held at the Estádio Bezerrão in Brasília (Gama). The other
venues are Goiânia‘s Estádio Olímpico, Estádio da Serrinha and the Estádio Kléber Andrade in Vitória
(Cariacica).
ICC‟s Anil Kumble-led Cricket Committee will discuss issues concerning controversial boundary count back
rule
 ICC‘s((International Cricket Council) ) general manager of cricket Geoff Allardice stated that Anil
Kumble(Former Indian cricketer)-led ICC Cricket Committee will discuss the issues concerning 2019 World
Cup final, including the controversial boundary count back rule which decided the winner of the tournament.
The committee will meet during the first quarter of 2020.
India win ten medals at Qasanov Memorial Meet 2019 in Kazakhstan
 Indian track and field athletes won six medals (3Gold,2 Silver,1Bronze) on the 1st day of the Qasanov
Memorial Meet 2019 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. On the second day meet India won 2 gold, 2 silver. India‘s final
tally of the two-day meet was at 10 with 5 gold, 4 silver, and 1 bronze. Gold medal clinched by:
Mohammed Afsal Men‘s 800m (gold )
Gagandeep Singh Men‘s discus throw(gold)
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Navjeet Kaur Dhillon Women‘s Discuss throw(gold )

MD. Salahuddin Men‘s triple jump event(gold)
Sahil Silwal Men‘s javelin throw event(gold)
Former England Striker Peter Crouch announced retirement from Football
 Former England, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspurs striker Peter Crouch, aged 38, announced his retirement
from football. He made his debut for Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) in 2000. He represented
England (debut against Colombia in May 2005) in 2 World Cups in 2006 and 2010.
Indonesia Open 2019
The 38th edition of the Indonesia Open for the year 2019 was held from July 16-21, 2019 at Istora Gelora Bung
Karno in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was a Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour‘s 1000 event.
Event Winner Runner
Men‘s Singles Chou Tien Chen (Taiwan) Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
Women‘s Singles Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) PV Sindhu (India)
Men‘s Doubles Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Indonesia)
Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia)
Women‘s Doubles Yuki Fukushima & Sayaka Hirota (Japan) Misaki Matsutomo & Ayaka
Takahashi (Japan)
Mixed Doubles Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong (China) Wang Yilyu & Huang
Dongping (China)
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju unveiled AIFF Golden Baby Leagues Handbook 2019-20
 Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju unveiled All India Football Federation‘s (AIFF) Golden Baby Leagues Handbook
2019-20 on the sidelines of the Intercontinental Cup in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. At the event, he also renamed
the ‗AIFF Baby Leagues‘ to ‗AIFF Golden Baby Leagues‘, with the focus laid for ages under 6 to under 12
both for girls and boys.
Former India batsman and Andhra Pradesh skipper Venugopal Rao announces retirement
 Y. Venugopal Rao(37), Former India batsman and Andhra Pradesh skipper has his retirement from all forms
of cricket.
Rani Banga wins gold at the Israel rhythmic gymnastics annual Championship
 Rani Banga won a gold medal in the Rope exercise and a silver medal in the clubs exercise at the annual
Championship held at Holon, northern city of Israel. She also recently bagged a gold medal and a Silver
Medal at the 2019 Pirueta cup in Croatia.
2nd Edition of Hero Intercontinental Cup football tournament for the year 2019 won by North Korea
 In the finals of the Second edition of Hero Intercontinental Cup football tournament held at The Arena by
TransStadia, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, North Korea won the title by defeating Tajikistan by a solitary goal. The
tournament was held from July 7-19, 2019. India got the 4th spot in the tournament.
Nigerian footballer John Obi Mikel announces retirement
 Nigerian footballer John Obi Mikel, aged 32, announced retirement from international football after the end of
Nigeria‘s campaign in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). He made his debut in 2003 in under 17 World
Cup.
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Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship 2019- Overview, India Topped The Medal Tally In The
Championship
 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships held in Apia, Samoa. The championship were held across three
categories — senior, junior and youth.
 India topped the medal tally by winning 35 medals across three categories viz 22 golds, 10 silvers and 3
bronze medals in all categories. India also broke a total of 22 records in all 3 age groups in World, Asian,
Commonwealth and National level as well as set a new junior record at Commonwealth and National level.
Sachin Tendulkar became the 6th Indian to be inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
 Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was inducted into International Cricket Council‘s (ICC) Hall of Fame along
with South African pace legend Allan Donald and Australian woman cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick. With this,
Tendulkar became the 6th Indian cricketer to be inducted into ICC‘s Hall of Fame after Bishen Singh Bedi,
Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Anil Kumble, and Rahul Dravid.
Hima Das bags her 4th gold at in the Tabor Athletics Meet 2019
 Star Indian sprinter Hima Das (19) from Assam clinched her 4th international gold in women‘s 200m race
with a time of 23.25 seconds and Muhammed Anas Yahiya (Kerala) also won gold in the men‘s 400m with
the time of 45.40s at the Tabor Athletics Meet 2019 in the Czech Republic.
21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship commenced at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium,
Cuttack, Odisha
 The 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship (CTTC) for the year 2019 began at the Jawaharlal
Nehru Indoor Stadium, Cuttack, Odisha. It will be held from July 17- 22, 2019 and it was inaugurated by the
Governor of Odisha, Professor Ganeshi Lal. 12 nations are participating in the tournament. This is for the 7th
time, India is hosting the event. The 21st edition also marks the 50th anniversary of the championship.
Arjun Bhati of India won Junior World Golf Championship 2019
 Arjun Bhati of India won Future Champions Golf (FCG) Callaway Junior World Golf Championship 2019 by
defeating Taiwan‘s Jeremy Chen with 199 strokes in Palm Desert, California. He finished at 17-under-par for
three rounds and made the best score among 13-18 age category.
Archer Deepika Kumari won silver in Tokyo Olympic test event
 Indian archer Deepika Kumari won silver at the Ready Steady Tokyo test event for the 2020 Olympic Games
held in Tokyo, Japan. She lost to Korean An San in straight sets 6-0. She was ranked 4th in the qualification
round.
Zimbabwe Cricket suspended by ICC with immediate effect
 Zimbabwe cricket has been suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) with immediate effect after
it breached the ICC Constitution by failing to provide free and democratic elections and ensuring that there is
no government interference in its administration.
Right-arm medium pacer, Dernbach retires on day of England‟s 2019 World Cup win
 Right-arm medium pacer, Jade Dernbach(33) of England announced his retirement from all forms of
international cricket on the day England won 2019 World Cup held at Lord‘s (also known as Lord‘s Cricket
Ground), London.
Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah maintains top spots in ICC ODI ranking 2019
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 As per the ODI (One Day International ) rankings, 2019 released by the ICC (International Cricket Council),
right-handed top-order batsman, Virat Kohli, and pacer Jasprit Bumrah have retained their top numbered
position following the conclusion of the World Cup.
Ashleigh Barty, Novak Djokovic got top spot at World Tennis Ranking 2019
 In the latest Women‘s Tennis Association (WTA) 2019 and Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
rankings 2019, Ashleigh Barty of Australia got the top position in women‘s ranking while Novak Djokovic of
Serbia remained at world number one in men‘s ranking.
30th Summer Universiade Games 2019
 The tournament was held in Naples, Italy.The opening and closing ceremony was held at the third largest
stadium in Italy, Stadio San Paolo.
Dutee Chand Women‘s 100-metre sprint(Gold)
Elavenil Valarivan Women‘s 10m Air Rifle(Silver)
Nina Chandel, Elavenil Valarivan and Aayushi Gupta Women‘s team Air Rifle(Bronze)
Angad Vir Singh Bajwa Men‘s skeet(Bronze)
Sniper Frontier Competition: 2019
 A 9 member Indian Army team has left for Belarus to compete in the Sniper Frontier Competition as part of
the International Army Games scheduled on 03 Aug to 17 Aug 2019.
 A intense sniper competition and encompassing flexibility of mind, physical fitness along with firing. The
competition is likely to have over 23 participating countries including Russia & China.
India to host ISSF World Cup from March 15 to 26, 2020 in New Delhi
 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) approved India‘s application to host the ISSF World Cup
stages. ISSF World Cup in rifle/pistol/shotgun events to be held at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad,
New Delhi from March 15 to 26, 2020.
Byju‟s replaces Oppo as Team India‟s official sponsor
 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that Bengaluru-based education and learning app
Byju‘s, which is owned by Think and Learn Private Limited, has replaced Oppo India as the official Team
India sponsor.The deal period will begin from 5 September, 2019 until 31 March, 2022.
France defender Patrice Evra announced retirement
 Former France and Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has announced his retirement.
 He had played 81 times for France and also captained the side at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He
went on to make almost 300 appearances for the Manchester United club, winning 5 League titles and the
Champions League.
Kristof Milak breaks the Phelps record in 200m butterfly stroke
 Kristof Milak shattered Michael Phelps' long-standing world record in the 200 metres butterfly at the World
Aquatics Championships in Gwangju.
 Hungarian teenager Milak won the final in 1:50.73, breaking the previous record of 1:51.51, set by Phelps in
2009.
Collin Morikawa wins the US PGA title
 American Collin Morikawa has won the US PGA title at the Barracuda Championship.
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 This was his 1st win in the US PGA title. It is the only US tour event that uses the Modified Stableford
scoring system. US's Troy Merritt finished as the runner up of the event.
BCCI approves Indian Cricketers Association
 The BCCI has approved the Indian Cricketers Association (ICA). The ICA is not affiliated to Federation of
International Cricketers‘ Association (FICA) and is only open to former men and women cricketers.
 Former India cricketers Kapil Dev, Ajit Agarkar and Shantha Rangaswamy are the directors at ICA.
August 2019 – Important Sports Current Affairs

Australia Ellyse Perry becomes first cricketer to reach 1000 runs, 100 wickets in T20
 Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry became the first cricketer to reach the rare milestone of scoring 1000 runs.
 She took 100 wickets in the T20 format.
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Australia (Capital/Currency): Canberra/ Australian dollar
 Prime Minister: Scott Morrison
Adarsh Singh wins double gold in shooting meet
 In Shooting, young Adarsh Singh won the gold medal in both the men and junior 25 metres rapid fire pistol
event in New Delhi.
 The 17-year-old Adarsh shot 584 to top the qualification rounds, his score way above the second-ranked
shooter in both the competitions.
Vinesh Phogat wins third successive gold in 53kg
 Star India grappler Vinesh Phogat has bagged gold in women's 53kg category of the Poland Open wrestling
tournament in Warsaw.
 The 24-year-old prevailed 3-2 over local wrestler Roksana in the final of the competition.
 This was her third consecutive gold in the 53 kg category after winning Gold at Grand Prix of Spain and at the
Yasar Dogu International at Istanbul, Turkey.
Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj, Chirag 1st Indian doubles pair to win Super 500 title
 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty today became the first Indian pair to win a BWF Super 500
badminton tournament.
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 They beat World champions Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen of China in the summit clash of Thailand Open 21-
19, 18-21, 21-18 in Bangkok to win the men‘s doubles category.
Lewis Hamilton won Hungarian Grand Prix
 Formula One Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix
 He defeated Max Verstappen for a record-extending seventh time
 He won 62 points clear in the championship.
Franky Zapata crosses Channel on hoverboard
 Franky Zapata, the French inventor, successfully crossed the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard.
 He set off on his kerosene-fueled Flyboard from Sangatte in the Pas de Calais region on the northern coast of
France for the 22-mile (36 km) journey to St.Margaret‘s Bay.
Mohali gets first 3-D traffic signal
 The pilot project to install 3-D traffic signal was started in Mohali.
 Employing the 3-D technique to make traffic signal fully actuated and on a real-time basis is first of its kind in
the country.
 The new system will have sensors which would automatically switch on the green and red signals depending
upon the number of vehicles coming from that particular side.
India tops latest ICC Test rankings
 India topped the latest ICC Test team rankings while New Zealand is placed 2nd and South Africa is in 3rd
position.
 India skipper Virat Kohli retains his number one position in the latest ICC Test batsmen‘s rankings.
Ravichandran Ashwin named as Professional Cricketers Association‟s Player of the month
 Ravichandran Ashwin named as Professional Cricketers Association‘s Player of the month of July 2019.
 He is the fastest Indian bowler (also in some records the fastest in the world) to reach the 50-, 100-, 150-, 200-
, 250- and 300-wicket mark in Test cricket.
 He became the third Indian to win the ICC Cricketer of the Year award.
Fiona Kolbinger first woman to win 4,000km cycling race
 German cancer researcher Fiona Kolbinger won the mixed annual 4,000km(2,485 miles) cycling
Transcontinental Race from Burgas in Bulgaria.
 She becomes the first woman to win one of the world‘s toughest cycling races.
 She took 10 days, 2 hours and 48 minutes to complete the challenge .It includes about 40,000 metres
(131,000ft) of climbing.
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 President: Rumen Radev
Diego Forlan announces retirement from professional football
 Former Uruguay captain and English Premier League winner with Manchester United.
 Diego Forlan announced his official retirement at the age of 40.
 He was named the best player at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa where Uruguay finished fourth.
 He scored 36 goals in 112 matches for his country.
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Amla retires from international cricket

 South African batsman Hashim Amla has retired from all international cricket with immediate effect.
 Amla played 124 Tests, 181 ODIs and 44 T20Is between in his 15-year-long cricketing career.
 He went on to make 18,000 runs including 55 centuries and 88 fifty-plus scores across all formats of the
game. He is the only South African to have scored a triple century in the Test format.
Mary Kom, Lovlina Borgohain selected for world boxing C'ships
 Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom and Lovlina Borgohain have been selected for the upcoming
women's world boxing championships based on their recent performances.
 The 36-year-old Mary Kom, who has already claimed two gold medals this year India Open and a recent
tournament in Indonesia, has been selected in the 51kg category.
 World and Asian bronze-medallist Borgohain will be competing in the 69kg category.
 The world championships are scheduled from October 3 to 13 in Russia.
Serena Williams Tops Forbes List Of Highest-Paid Sports Women
 US tennis superstar Serena Williams topped Forbes magazine's list of the highest-paid women in sports for the
fourth straight year.
 The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion earned $29.2 million in the 12-month period.
 Japan's Naomi Osaka is on 2nd place with total earning $24.3 million.
 Former Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber is third on the list with total earnings $11.8 million.
 The highest placed athlete from a different sport was US footballer Alex Morgan, who clocked in at 12th.
Morgan earned $5.8 million, most of it in endorsements.
 Indian badminton star PV Sindhu and Thai golfer Ariya Jutanugarn were the other non-tennis players in the
top 15.
Cricket Australia unveil new transgender inclusive policy
 Cricket Australia announced a new guideline which enables transgender players to play the game of cricket at
the highest levels.
 The decision aligns in accordance with the International Cricket Council‘s (ICC‘s) gender recognition policy
and gender diversity guidelines.
 The policy sets out a testosterone limit for transgender and gender-diverse players who want to play for state
and national women‘s teams.
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Australia (Capital/Currency): Canberra/ Australian dollar
 Prime Minister: Scott Morrison
BCCI agrees to come under the ambit of NADA
 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today agreed to come under the ambit of the National Anti-
Doping Agency (NADA).
 This landmark decision makes Indian Cricket's governing body a sports federation as per government norms
despite being financially autonomous.
 Sports Secretary Radheshyam Jhulaniya, who along with NADA Director General Navin Agarwal met BCCI
CEO Rahul Johri along with the Board's General Manager (Cricket Operations) Saba Karim in New Delhi.
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Extra Shos:
BCCI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India is the national governing body for cricket in India. The board was
formed in December 1928 as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act.
 Founded: December 1928

 Headquarters: Mumbai
 Chief Exec: Rahul Johri
 Presidents: Vinod Rai (interim), C.K. Khanna
 Women's coach: W. V. Raman
 Men's coach: Ravi Shastri
NADA: The National Anti-Doping Agency is the national organisation responsible for promoting, coordinating, and
monitoring the doping control program in sports in all its forms in India.
 Headquarters: U.S
 CEO: Navin Agarwal
Colin Ackermann becomes the 1st player in T20 cricket history to claim a 7-wicket
 Colin Ackermann(28) plays for Leicestershire Foxes set the new T20(Twenty20) world record with seven
wickets for just 18 runs (7-18) to victory by 55 runs against the Birmingham Bears in 2019 Vitality Blast.
 The event is held in Grace Road, England, and Wales.
 The previous T20 best of (6-5), taken by Malaysian bowler, Arul Suppiah for Somerset against Glamorgan in
2011.
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South Africa (Capital/Currency) : (Cape Town(Legislative)/South African rand)
 President: Cyril Ramaphosa
Indian junior shuttlers win 6 medals at Bulgarian Open
 In Badminton, Indian junior shuttlers won six medals at the Bulgarian Junior International Championships
which concluded in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria .
 The medals comprised of three gold, a silver and two bronze.
 The gold medals were won by Samiya Imad Faruqui in women's singles, the duo of Edvin Joy and Shruti
Mishra in Mixed Doubles and pair of Tanisha Crasto and Aditi Bhatt in women's doubles.
 Men's doubles combination of Ishan Bhatnagar and Vishnuvardhan settled for the silver medal.
 Malvika Bansod and Meiraba Luwang won a bronze each in other singles events.
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Bulgaria (Capital/Currency): Sofia/Bulgarian lev
 President: Rumen Radev
Sourabh Verma wins Hyderabad Open title
 In Badminton, reigning national champion, Sourabh Verma clinched the Men's Singles title in the Hyderabad
Open today.
 He beat Singapore's Loh Kean Yew.
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 The 26-year-old Sourabh from Madhya Pradesh had won the Slovenian International in May this year.
 He had also won two Super 100 titles at the Dutch Open and Russian Open last year.
Wrestling: Bajrang Punia wins gold at Tbilisi Grand Prix
 India‘s top two wrestlers continued their impressive run this season with Bajrang Punia defending his title at
Tbilisi Grand Prix and Vinesh Phogat reaching her fourth final at Medved event.
Rafael Nadal won Montreal Masters title
 Rafael Nadal won the Montreal Masters Cup. He won the 35th Masters crown. He defeated Russian Daniil
Medvedev.
 He extended his record haul of Masters 1000 titles. Nadal got the title for the first time in his career. Rafael
Nadal, it was the third title of 2019.
Bianca Andreescu won the 2019 Rogers Cup
 Bianca Andreescu won the 2019 Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada.
 She defeated Serena Williams.
 In the Rogers Cup men‘s final, Spanish player Rafael Nadal won the title. It is his fifth Rogers Cup title.
 Men's singles: Rafael Nadal
 Women's singles: Bianca Andreescu
 Men's doubles: Marcel Granollers, Horacio Zeballos
 Women's doubles: Barbora Krejčíková, Kateřina Siniaková
P.T. Usha appoints in AAAs Athletes Commission
 Legendary Indian sprinter P.T. Usha, one of India‘s greatest athletes.
 She is appointed as a member of the Asian Athletics Association‘s (AAA) Athletes Commission.
 This is the 2nd time she is appointed as member .P.T. Usha appointed a member of the Asian Athletics
Association‘s Athletes Commission
Aishwarya Pissay is the first Indian to claim a World Title in Motorsports
 Aishwarya Pissay created history becoming the first Indian to claim a world title in motorsports. She is 23-
year-old lifted the FIM World Cup in the women‘s category after the final round of the championship in
Hungary.
India‟s Hockey team won Olympic test event 2019 in Tokyo, Japan
 The Indian women hockey team won the Olympic Test event with Navjot Kaur and Lalremsiami leading the
side to a 2-1 win over Japan in the final.
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 Japan (Capital/Currency): Tokyo/Yen
 Prime Minister:Shinzō Abe
Indian team won 2 Gold medals in World Archery Youth Championship 2019
 Indian junior (U-21) compound mixed team of Markoo Raginee and Sukhbeer Singh picked up the first gold
for India.
 They defeated Switzerland rivals Andrea Vallario and Janine Hunsperger with 152-147 scores at the World
Archery Youth Championships 2019.
 The event is organized by the World Archery Federation in Madrid, Spain from 19 -25 August 2019.
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Extra Shots:
World Archery Federation
 Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
 First Vice-president: Mario Scarzella
 President: Uğur Erdener
PV Sindhu won gold at the 2019 BWF World Championships
 Indian badminton and World number five PV Sindhu won gold at the BWF World Championships 2019.
 She became the first-ever Indian badminton player to win a gold medal at the event.
 PV Sindhu defeated world number four Nozomi Okuhara of Japan and secured 21-7, 21-7.
 This is her fifth medal at the world championships.
 Men's singles: Kento Momota (Japan)
 Women's singles: P. V. Sindhu (India)
 Men's doubles: Mohammad Ahsan, Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia)
 Women's doubles: Mayu Matsumoto, Wakana Nagahara (Japan)
 Mixed doubles: Zheng Siwei, Huang Yaqiong (China)
Mohun Bagan to take on Kerala Gokulam in summit clash of Durand Cup
 Mohun Bagan will take on Kerala Gokulam in the final of Durand Cup Football tournament today at 5 PM at
VYBK ground in Kolkata.
 16-time Durand Cup winner Mohan Bagan has reached final beating Real Kashmir 3-1 after 10 years whereas
Gokulam Kerala has defeated East Bengal 3-2 in the semifinal.
India won Bronze in World Archery Youth Championships
 The Indian team of Sukhbeer Singh, Sangampreet Singh Bisla and Tushar Phadtare clinched a bronze medal
in the junior compound men‘s team event in the World Archery Youth Championships in Madrid, Spain.
 They defeat Colombia‘s Jagdeep Teji Singh Mejia, Gomez Zuluaga Felipe and Toro Vasquez Manuel 234-
231.
Liverpool crunches Chelsea to win UEFA Super Cup 2019
Football club, Liverpool produced their best to win the 44th UEFA Super Cup 2019 by beating Chelsea with 5–4 on
penalties at the Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey.
Vikram Rathour to replace Sanjay Bangar as India's new batting coach
 Former opener Vikram Rathour replace Sanjay Bangar as India's new batting coach while Bharath Arun and
R. Sridhar retained as bowling and fielding coaches.
 The senior national selection committee headed by MSK Prasad.
 The commended three names each for all the support staff positions and the top names in each category
appointed as a Conflict of Interest declaration.
India‟s Men‟s team clinched first cycling gold at UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships 2019
 Cyclists Esow Alben, Ronaldo Singh and Rojit Singh of India won the first cycling gold by defeating
Australia in men‘s team sprint event at UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) Junior Track Cycling World
Championships 2019 held in Frankfurt, Germany.
 Bronze was won by Great Britain. The event was held from August 14-18, 2019.
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Indian Army emerged as the winner in 5th 'International Army Scout Masters Competition'2019
 The Indian Army team participated for the 1st time& has emerged as the winner among 8 teams in five stages
of the 5th edition of 'International Army Scout Masters Competition 2019‘ held in Jaisalmer Military Station,
Rajasthan from August 6-14,2019.
 Indian Army was trained under the aegis of Southern Command.
2019 Bombay Gymkhana Youth Snooker Open title won by Kreishh Gurbaxani
 Mumbai based Kreishh Gurbaxani who is currently at the no. 2 spots in the India junior snooker rankings won
the 2019 Bombay Gymkhana Youth Snooker Open title on August 14, 2019.
 He defeated Odisha‘s Asutosh Padhy for 5-4 in the 4-hour final contest. The winner, Kreishh, was awarded
the champion's trophy and a cheque of Rs 30,000.
AIG Ashish Kapoor strikes 2 gold medals for India at WPFG 2019 held in Chengdu, China
 Ashish Kapoor, an Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in Vigilance Bureau of Punjab has clinched 2 gold
medals for India in both singles and doubles Tennis events during the 18th edition of World Police and Fire
Games (WPFG) 2019, held at Chengdu in China from August 11-17,2019.
India clinched gold at Under- 12 Asian Tennis Team Championship 2019 in Kazakhstan
 In the Under- 12 Asian Tennis Team Championship 2019 held in Kazakhstan, India defeated Chinese Taipei
by 2-1 in the summit clash and clinched the gold medal.
 The final was a tie of three matches - 2 singles and one double. India won both the singles matches but lost the
doubles match.
FIFA bans former Nigeria coach Samson Siasia for lifetime
 FIFA‘s (Federation Internationale de Football Association) adjudicatory chamber of the independent ethics
committee banned former Nigeria coach of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Samson Siasia, aged 52, for a
lifetime as he was found guilty of a violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics.
 He had breached Article 11 (Bribery) of the 2009 edition of the FIFA Code of Ethics.
Ravi Shastri re-appointed as head coach of Indian men's cricket team
 Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) headed by Kapil Dev, former Indian cricketer, unanimously re-
appointed Ravi Shastri as the head coach of the Indian men's cricket team for 2 years, ending with the 2021
T20 (Twenty 20) World Cup in India.
 It will be Shastri's fourth stint with the national team, earlier, having served as the Cricket Manager (2007 tour
of Bangladesh), Team Director (2014-2016) and head coach (2017-2019).
Former Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole retires from football
 Former Chelsea, Arsenal, and England football player Ashley Cole aged 38, announced his retirement from
football, ending his 20-year playing career.
 It is expected that he would be pursuing a career in coaching. In 687 games throughout his career, he scored
20 goals and made 69 assists and won UEFA team of the year twice for Arsenal and Chelsea.
Hima Das and Mohammad Anas clinched gold in 300m races at the Athleticky Mitink Reiter Event 2019 in
Czech Republic
 In the 300m races held at the Athleticky Mitink Reiter Event 2019 in the Czech Republic, Indian sprinters
Hima Das and Mohammad Anas won gold in the women's and men's category respectively.
Australian cricketer Marnus Labuschagne becomes first concussion substitute
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 Australia's Marnus Labuschagne born in South Africa became the first person to replace as a concussion
substitute in Test cricket.
 He replaced Steve Smith who suffered a delayed concussion caused by a blow on the back of the neck by
England's Jofra Archer's bowling during the second match of 2019 Ashes Series in Lord's, London.
Mumbai to host 2019 World Youth chess meet
 The 2019 World Youth chess championship is to be held in Mumbai from October 1-13, at the Renaissance
Hotel in Powai, Mumbai under the aegis of All-India Chess Federation and organized by the All-Marathi
chess Association.
BCCI announces a reduction in ban period to 7 years ending in 2020 for cricketer S Sreesanth
 BCCI Ombudsman DK Jain has ordered for the reduction in the ban of Indian cricketer Shanthakumaran
Sreesanth (S. Sreesanth), who was alleged in a match-fixing scandal in 2013.
 His ban period is now lowered to 7 years by the Supreme Court (SC) which will end by September 2020
setting aside the BCCI disciplinary committee‘s order banning him for a lifetime.
Former Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has been made an honorary life member of MCC
 The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) stated that Former Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson (37)has
been elected as an Honorary Life Member of the MCC, the custodian of the rules of cricket, during the second
Test between Australia and England of 2019 Ashes Series at Lords's London.
Cincinnati Masters/ Western & Southern Open 2019
The Cincinnati Masters/ Western & Southern Open 2019 was held from August 12-18, 2019 at the Lindner Family
Tennis Center in Mason, a northern suburb of Cincinnati, in the United States. It was the 118th men's edition and the
91st women's edition.
Men‘s Singles Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
Women‘s Singles Madison Keys (America)
Men‘s Doubles Ivan Dodig (Croatia) & Filip Polášek (Slovakia)
Women‘s Doubles Lucie Hradecká (Czech Republic) & Andreja Klepač (Slovakia)
IOCL clinched Dolo-650 Bangalore Cup All India Hockey Tournament 2019 by beating Army XI
 Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) won the title in the Dolo-650 Bangalore Cup All India Hockey
Tournament 2019 by beating Army XI by 5-0. It was the second title for IOCL in a fortnight after Bangalore
Super Division 2019.
 It was the 4th Edition of the tournament held at the Field Marshal KM Cariappa Hockey Arena, Bangalore.
Virat Kohli retains top spot in the latest ICC Test batsmen's rankings
 The latest test batsmen rankings were released by the ICC (International Cricket Council).
 The list was topped by India‘s Virat Kohli followed by Australia's Steve Smith at the second spot overtaking
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson.
India‟s junior women boxers win 12 medals including 4 gold at 3rd Nations‟ Cup 2019 held in Serbia
India‘s junior women boxers team has clinched 12 medals(4 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals) at the 3rd Nation‖s
Cup 2019 held in Sports Hall ,Vrbas, Serbia from August 14-18,2019.
4 Gold medal winner:
 Tamanna(Haryana) 48 kg
 Ambeshori Devi(Manipur) 57 kg
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 Preeti Dahiya(Haryana) 60 kg
 Priyanka (Haryana) 66 kg
Russell Domingo appointed as the new head coach of Bangladesh
 Russell Domingo was appointed as the head coach of Bangladesh, replacing Steve Rhodes (English cricket
coach and former cricketer) by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
 Russel will remain as the head coach for the next two years.
Indian para-swimming team crossed Catalina Channel of US in 11 hours 34 min
 Indian para-swimming team of 6 members comprising Para swimmer Satendra Singh Lohia from Gwalior
(Madhya Pradesh) has created history by becoming the 1st Asian swimmer team to cross the Catalina Channel
(42 km )of US(United States) in just 11 hours 34 minutes. Rohan More was the coach of the team.
“Op-Blue Freedom” flagged off by KirenRijiju and BaichungBhutia
 Op-Blue Freedom' a first of its kind in Asia, a nation-wide adaptive scuba diving programme for people with
disabilities as well as for able-bodied persons.
 It was launched by sports minister (independent charge) Kiren Rijiju and former Indian football team captain
Baichung Bhutia at Talkatora garden, New Delhi.
India‟s Hockey team wins Olympic test event 2019 in Tokyo, Japan
 Indian Hockey teams (Men & Women) has won the Olympic test event for hockey held from 17-21 Aug 2019
held at Oi Hockey Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, during Tokyo 2020 Games test events. ―READY STEADY
TOKYO‖ is the official brand name and logo for the test events Tokyo 2020.
 The name of the hockey test event was "READY STEADY TOKYO - Hockey". It was organized by the
Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic & Paralympic Games.
Vikram Rathour is India‟s new batting coach
 Former opener Vikram Rathour, aged 50, was appointed as India's new batting coach. He succeeds Sanjay
Bangar.
 Bharath Arun and R Sridhar retained as bowling and fielding coaches respectively.
28-member Advisory Committee under the chairmanship of sports minister Kiren Rijiju for Fit India
Movement formed
The 28-member Advisory Committee under the chairmanship of sports minister Kiren Rijiju was formed for Fit India
Movement which aims to encourage people to inculcate physical activity and sports in their everyday lives.
It will be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 29, 2019.
Paytm to continue as BCCI title sponsor till 2023 for Rs 326.8 crore
 The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Rahul Johri announced
that Paytm will continue as the title sponsor of the Indian cricket board‘s domestic and international matches
for the next five years i.e till 2023.
 The bid from One 97 Communications, holding company of Paytm, was the winning bid for Rs 326.80 crore.
V K Vismaya won gold in womens 400m held at MJS athletics Czech Republic
 Indian sprinter V K Vismaya won a best timing of 52.12s and won the gold medal in the women's 400m run at
the International Athletic Meeting Josef Seckr Memorial (MJS) in Brno, Czech Republic.
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International Athletic Meeting
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 Headquarters : Monaco
 Membership: 215 member federations
 President: Sebastian Coe
Sep 2019 – Important Sports Current Affairs
Romania set the record for the largest win in Twenty 20 Internationals
 Romania set the record for the largest win in Twenty20 Internationals after it defeated Turkey in the Romania
Cup 2019.
 Romania scored 173 runs in the match.
Shooter Yashaswini Singh Deswal won gold at ISSF World Cup
 Shooter Yashaswini Singh Deswal won gold at ISSF World Cup 2019 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
 She became the world champion in the women‘s 10m Air Pistol event.
 Yashaswini Singh Deswal defeated Olena Kostevyc, 2004 Athens Olympic champion, by finishing 1.9 points
ahead of her.
 With this win, she has secured India's ninth Olympic quota in shooting.
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ISSF: The International Shooting Sport Federation, also known with the acronym ISSF, is the governing body of the
Olympic Shooting events in rifle, pistol and shotgun disciplines, and of several non-Olympic Shooting sport events.
 Founded: 1907
 Headquarters: Munich, Germany
 President: Vladimir Lisin
Mithali Raj announces retirement from T20Is
 Indian women's cricket great and ODI captain Mithali Raj announced her retirement from T20 Internationals.
 She wants to focus on her ODI career, keeping in mind the 2021 World Cup in New Zealand.
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 Mithali ended her T20 career with 2,364 runs from 89 matches at an average of 37.5 and the highest score of
97 not out. She made her T20 International debut in 1999 and played her last match in March against England
in Guwahati.
 Mithali is also the first Indian woman to reach the landmark of 2000 T20 runs.
ICC Test ranking

Men's Team Men's Batting Men's Bowling Men's All-
Rankings Rankings Rankings Rounder
Rankings
Test Team Rankings India Steve Smith Pat Cummins Jason Holder
(AUS) (AUS) (WI)
ODI Team Rankings England Virat Kohli Jasprit Bumrah Shakib Al Hasan
(IND) (IND) (BAN)
T20I Team Rankings Pakistan Babar Azam Rashid Khan Glenn Maxwell
(PAK) (AFG) (AUS)
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ICC: The International Cricket Council is the global governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial
Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England and South Africa. It was renamed as the
International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.
 Founded: 15 June 1909
 Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
 Chairperson: Shashank Manohar
 CEO: Manu Sawhney
 13th ICC Cricket World Cup will be held in India from 9th February to 26th March 2023.
Jinson Johnson of Kerala brokes his own 1500m national record by winning silver medal in Berlin
 Asian Games gold medallist Jinson Johnson won 1500m national record a silver in the ISTAF Berlin event.
 He clocked 3 minute 35.24 seconds to finish second behind Joshua Thompson of United States at the Olympic
Stadium .
Hamilton Masakadza announces retirement from International Cricket
 Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza has announced to retire from international cricket after conclusion of
Bangladesh & Afghanistan T20I Tri-series.
 He has represented Zimbabwe in 38 Tests, 209 ODIs and 62 T20Is since making his international debut
against West Indies in 2001.
 In his overall international career, he scored 9,410 international runs including 10 international tons and 42
half-centuries.
Bajrang Punia won a bronze medal at the World Wrestling Championships
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 Bajrang Punia bagged the bronze medal in the World Wrestling Championships.
 He defeated Mongolia's Tulga Tumur Ochir 8-7 to clinch the medal in the 65 kg weight category.
 The wrestler was trailing to win in the match.
 The 25-year-old had secured a spot for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after an impressive 8-1 win over North
Korea's Jong Son in the tournament.
 Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian wrestler to qualify for the upcoming global games.
 He booked her place in the 53kg category. She bagged back-to-back gold medals in the 2014 and 2018
Commonwealth Games.
Qatar unveils 2022 FIFA World Cup logo
 Qatar unveiled the logo for the FIFA 2022 World Cup which will be hosted by the Gulf emirate, displaying it
in public spaces in Doha and cities around the world.
 The design is a stylised Arabic white unisex shawl with maroon patterning, which is displayed in a figure-of-
eight symbolising infinity while creating a heart shape above the words ―FIFA WORLD CUP Qatar 2022‖.
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FIFA stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association. The Fédération Internationale de Football
Association is a non-profit organization which describes itself as an international governing body of association
football, fútsal, beach soccer, and efootball
 Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland
 Founded at: Paris, France
 Founded: 21 May 1904
 Motto: For the Game. For the World
 President: Gianni Infantino
Qatar (Capital/Currency): Doha/ Qatari riyal
 Prime Minister: Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani
Amit Panghal settles with historic silver in World Championships
 Amit Panghal settled for the silver medal at World Boxing Championships after he lost to Uzbekistan‘s
Shakhobidin Zoirov 3-2 in the 52kg category final.
 He became the first Indian male pugilist to win a silver in World Championships at Ekaterinburg in Russia.
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Russia (Capital/Currency): Moscow/Ruble
 Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev
 President: Vladimir Putin
Rahul Aware wins bronze in 61 kg free-style category at World Championship
 Indian wrestler Rahul Aware has won a bronze medal in men‘s 61-kilogram freestyle category at the World
Championship in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
 He beat 17th seeded American Tyler Lee Graff 11-4 to ensure he finished on the podium.
 It was India‘s fifth medal at this edition of the World Championships with a total haul of 1 silver and 4
bronzes.
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Kazakhstan (Capital/Currency): Nur-Sultan/ tenge

 President: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
India recorded best ever performance in 2019 World Wrestling Championships
 India won a total of 5 medals in the World Wrestling Championships.
 It is recorded as their best-ever medal haul in an edition of World Wrestling Championships.
WINNER AWARD CATEGORY
Deepak Punia Silver 86kg category
Ravi Kumar Bronze 57kg category
Rahul Aware Bronze 61kg category
Bajrang Punia Bronze 65kg category
Vinesh Phogat Bronze 53kg category
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2019 World Wrestling Championships:
 The 2019 World Wrestling Championships was held from 14 Sep 2019 to 22 Sep 2019 at Nur-Sultan,
Kazakhstan.
 The tournament served as qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
 The top 6 wrestlers from each category had earned their National Olympic Committees (NOCs) a
qualification.
Pakistan names Misbah-ul-Haq as head coach and chief selector
 Former captain Misbah-ul-Haq has been appointed as head coach and chief selector of Pakistan‘s cricket
team.
 He has been appointed for three years. Waqar Younis will join him as the team‘s new bowling coach.
 Misbah-ul-Haq has scored over 10,300 international runs in 75 Tests and 162 one-dayers for Pakistan and was
also the most successful and longest serving Test captain for Pakistan.
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Pakistan (Capital/Currency): Islamabad/ Pakistani Rupees
 Prime Minister: Imaran Khan
 President: Arif Alvi
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan felicitates P. V. Sindhu suggests voice to national missions
 Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan and shuttler player Ms. P. V.
Sindhu congratulated her for winning gold at BWF World Championship.
 He suggested her to raise her voice to national missions and campaigns like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Jal
Shakti Abhiyan putting an end to single-use plastic envisioned by Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi.
Rafael clinched the 2019 US Open title
 World number two Rafael Nadal won the 2019 US Open title.
 He defeated world number five Daniil Medvedev.
 This is Nadal's fourth US Open title.
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 He received a top prize of $3.85 million.

 Men's title:
 Singles: Rafael Nadal
 Doubles: Juan Sebastián Cabal, Robert Farah
 Women's title:
 Singles: Bianca Andreescu
 Doubles: Elise Mertens, Aryna Sabalenka
 Mixed doubles title: Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Jamie Murray
Kenyas Kosgei sets new record in 2019 Great North Run
 kenya‘s Brigid Kosgei won the women‘s half-marathon event in 2019 Great North Run in Newcastle,
England.
 She finished the run with a time duration of 1 hour four minutes and twenty-eight seconds.
 Her time was twenty-three seconds faster than Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei on September 8th, 2019 in
London.
Sixteen members of CISF successfully summitted Mt. Satopanth peak
 A team of 16 members of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) successfully completed Mount
Satopanth's peak climbing.
 The CISF members committed the expedition to Fit India Movement and Women Empowerment which were
initiated by the Prime Minister of India.
 Mount Satopanth peak is the second highest peak in the Uttarakhand
Extra Shots:
CISF: The Central Industrial Security Force is a Central Armed Police Force in India. It was set up under an Act of
the Parliament of India on 10 March 1969 with a strength of 2,800. CISF was subsequently made an armed force of
the Republic of India by another Act of Parliament passed on 15 June 1983.
 Founded: 1969
 Motto: Protection and Security
 Headquarters location: New Delhi
India bags 34 medals in 10th Asia Pacific Youth Games
 Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulated Indian contingent for excellent performance in the 10th Asian
Pacific Youth Games in Vladivostok.
 India won total 16 gold, 13 silver and 5 bronze medals in seven different sports.
 Indian Judokas, Mahesh Saini (66 kg), Vishal (81 kg) and Rohit (50 kg) won gold while Siddharth won silver.
 Yoshiki won gold in the girl‘s singles while the girl's doubles team also won gold in Table Tennis.
 The Indian swimming team finished as the overall winners in their sport.
 Assam swimmer Astha Choudhury won five medals including two gold and three silver.
 Astha bagged gold medals in 4×50 metre mixed freestyle and 4×50 mixed individual medley relay.
 The gold medals, Astha won silver medals in 100 metre freestyle, 200 metre freestyle and 100 metre
individual medley categories.
Amit Panghal settles with historic silver in World Championships
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 Amit Panghal settled for the silver medal at World Boxing Championships after he lost to Uzbekistan‘s
Shakhobidin Zoirov 3-2 in the 52kg category final.
 He became the first Indian male pugilist to win a silver in World Championships at Ekaterinburg in Russia.
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Rahul Aware wins bronze in 61 kg free-style category at World Championship
 Indian wrestler Rahul Aware has won a bronze medal in men‘s 61-kilogram freestyle category at the World
Championship in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
 He beat 17th seeded American Tyler Lee Graff 11-4 to ensure he finished on the podium.
 It was India‘s fifth medal at this edition of the World Championships with a total haul of 1 silver and 4
bronzes.
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Kazakhstan (Capital/Currency): Nur-Sultan/ tenge
 President: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
India recorded best ever performance in 2019 World Wrestling Championships
 India won a total of 5 medals in the World Wrestling Championships.
 It is recorded as their best-ever medal haul in an edition of World Wrestling Championships.
WINNER AWARD CATEGORY
Deepak Punia Silver 86kg category
Ravi Kumar Bronze 57kg category
Rahul Aware Bronze 61kg category
Bajrang Punia Bronze 65kg category
Vinesh Phogat Bronze 53kg category
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2019 World Wrestling Championships:
 The 2019 World Wrestling Championships was held from 14 Sep 2019 to 22 Sep 2019 at Nur-Sultan,
Kazakhstan.
 The tournament served as qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
 The top 6 wrestlers from each category had earned their National Olympic Committees (NOCs) a
qualification.
India won Track Asia Cup 2019
 Cycling sensation Ronaldo Laitonjam won at the Track Asia Cup 2019.
 The two gold medal on day one, the junior world champion team member created an Asian record for men‘s
junior 200m time trial event and later won a gold medal in the junior men‘s Sprint event.
 Venkappa Shiv Kengalgutti won the gold medal in the junior men‘s 3 km individual.
Payas Jain won silver at ITTF Asian Junior and Cadet Championship
 India made a silver splash at the IITF World Asian and Cadet Championship.
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 Country‘s accomplished table tennis player Payas Jain and junior boys team bagged silver in Cadet Boy's
Singles and Junior Boys' Team events.
India‟s Kaushal Dharmamer wins Myanmar International Series
 Indian shuttler Kaushal Dharmamer has won the Myanmar International Series.
 He defeated Indonesia‘s Karono Karono by 18-21, 21-14, 21-11 in the finals.
 He has made a comeback after been troubled by injuries for almost two years.
Sourabh Verma won Vietnam Open Super 100 title
 India's Sourabh Verma won three-game over China's Sun Fei Xiang to claim the men's singles title at the USD
75,000 Vietnam Open BWF Tour Super 100 badminton tournament.
 He won the Hyderabad Open and Slovenian International recovered from a mid-game slump to beat Sun 21-
12 17-21 21-14 in the summit clash which lasted an hour and 12 minutes.
Spain beats Argentina to win Basketball World Cup
 Spain defeated Argentina by 95-75 to win the Basketball World Cup held in Beijing, China. This was its
second title win after 13 years.
 The next world cup will held in 2023 in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines.
 Spain had won the title last time in 2006 with a 70-47 win over Greece.
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Spain (Capital/Currency): Madrid/Euro
 President: Pedro Sánchez
Greece (Capital/Currency): Athens/Euro
 President: Prokopis Pavlopoulos
Japan (Capital/Currency): Tokyo/Yen
 Prime Minister: Shinzo Abe
Pankaj Advani wins his record 22nd world billiards title
 Pankaj Advani increased his tally of world titles to twenty-two by winning the fourth final within the 150 at
the IBSF World Billiards Championship on 14th Sept 2019 in Mandalay of Myanmar.
 Pankaj Arjan Advani is an Indian billiards and snooker player. he won Indian National Championship titles in
5 completely different years: 2005, 2008, 2012, 2017 and recently in 2019.
 The IBSF World table game Championship is the premier international and non-professional tournament for
the English billiards sanctioned by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation in 1973.
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IBSF: The International Billiards & Snooker Federation is the organisation that governs non-professional snooker
and English billiards around the world.
 Founded: 1971
 President: Mubarak Al-Khayarin (Qatar)
Mayank Vaid becomes first Indian to complete Enduroman triathlon
 Mayank Vaid becomes the first Indian to complete the Enduroman.
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 It is a triathlon from England to France which is considered to be one of the toughest endurance competitions
in the world.
 He is the 44th person in the world to have completed this triathlon.
 He is also the first Asian person to complete this triathlon in solo capacity.
Sumit Nagal achieves Best ATP Ranking
 India's Sumit Nagal jumped 15 places to achieve a career-high ranking of 159 in the latest Association of
Tennis Professionals ATP rankings.
 The 22-year-old from Haryana ended runners up in the Banja Luka ATP Challenger following a first-round
appearance at the US Open.
 He is the second highest-ranked Indian on the ATP at No. 174. Prajnesh Gunneswaran continues to be the No.
1 in the country.
 He earned 48 points in Bosnia. He is an Indian tennis player.
 Wimbledon Title: He won the 2015 Wimbledon boys doubles title
 Grand slam: He became the sixth Indian player to win a junior Grand Slam title.
US swimmer Sarah Thomas criss-crosses English Channel in 54-hour
 American breast cancer survivor Sarah Thomas became the first person to swim across the English Channel
four times non-stop in a 54-hour feat of endurance.
 She diagnosed with cancer a year ago.
 She said the hardest part of the swim was dealing with the saltwater, which left her throat and mouth sore.
Dinesh Mongia announces retirement froms all form of cricket
 Former Indian Cricket all-rounder Dinesh Mongia announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
 He ended with an aggregate of 57 ODIs but never played a Test.
 His first-class record of 121 matches included 21 centuries.
Vinesh Phogat becomes first Indian wrestler to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
 India's star wrestler Vinesh Phogat qualified for the 2020 Olympics after beating fancied American Sarah
Hildebrandt in the World Championships in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan.
 She scored an impressive 8-2 win over the world championship silver medalist to secure her place at the
Tokyo Games.
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The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and commonly known as
Tokyo 2020, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August
2020 in Tokyo, Japan.
 Location: Tokyo, Japan
 Host city: Tokyo, Japan
 Dates: Fri, 24 Jul, 2020 – Sun, 9 Aug, 2020
 Stadium: New National Stadium
India assured of two medals at AIBA World Men's Boxing C'ships
 India were assured of an unprecedented two medals at the AIBA World Men's Boxing Championships after
Amit Panghal and Manish Kaushik entered the semifinals of the marquee event at Ekaterinburg in Russia.
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 Asian Games Championship gold-medallist Panghal defeated Filipino Carlo Paalam 4-1 in the 52-kg
category.
 Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Kaushik beat Brazil's Wanderson de Oliveira 5-0 in the 63-kg
category.
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AIBA: The International Boxing Association or AIBA, originally the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur, is
a sport organization that sanctions amateur boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.
 Founded: 1946
 Headquarters location: Lausanne, Switzerland
 President: Gafur Rakhimov
India defeat South Africa by 7 wickets in Mohali T-20 International
 In Cricket, skipper Virat Kohli's unbeaten knock of 72 runs guided India to beat South Africa by seven
wickets in the second T-20 at Mohali last night.
 India chased down the victory target of 150 runs in 19 overs, riding on a stunning start by both the openers,
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan. Later, Kohli and Shreyas Iyer steered their team to victory.
 Virat slammed unbeaten 72 runs off 52 balls. Shikhar Dhawan scored 40 runs off 31 balls.
Sri Lankan bowler Akila Dananjaya banned from bowling for 1 year
 The International Cricket Council has banned Sri Lankan off-spinner Akila Dananjaya from bowling in
international matches for 1 year.
 Tha ban was imposed after his bowling action was found to be illegal after.
 He will be entitled to approach the ICC for a re-assessment of his bowling action after the expiry of this one-
year period.
 The umpires questioned his bowling action in the first Test against New Zealand at Galle, held in August
2019.
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Sri Lanka (Capital/Currency): Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte/Sri Lankan rupee
 Prime minister: Ranil Wickremesinghe
 President: Maithripala Sirisena
India Slip to 104th spot in Latest FIFA ranking
 The Indian football team slipped a place to 104th position in the latest FIFA rankings released.
 Indian Football Team in recent times playing under the leadership of new coach Igor Stimac.
 Belgium managed to hold on to the top position, while France has surpassed Brazil to reach the second spot.
Extra Shots:
FIFA: The Fédération Internationale de Football Association is a non-profit organization which describes itself as an
international governing body of association football, fútsal, beach soccer, and efootball. It is the highest governing
body of football.
 President: Gianni Infantino
 Headquarters: Zürich, Switzerland
 Founded at: Paris, France
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 Founded: 21 May 1904

Nelly Korda wins LET title at Ladies French Open
 Nelly Korda has won the Ladies European Tour Title at Lacoste Ladies French Open.
 She shot a four-under 67 to win her first Ladies European Tour title.
 India‘s Aditi Ashok was the best Indian at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France as she shot even par 71 in the
final round to finish at 26th.
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France (Capital/Currency): Paris/Euro
 President: Emmanuel Macron
 Prime Minister: Edouard Philippe
Divij Sharan bags St. Petersburg Open doubles title
 Indian tennis player Divij Sharan clinched the men‘s doubles title in ATP Tour tennis tournament in St.
Petersburg, Russia.
 Divij Sharan Open with partner Igor Zelenay, defeating Matteo Berrettini and Simone Bolelli 6-3, 3-6, 10-8.
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Manipur wins Senior Women‟s National Football Championship
 Manipur defeated Railways by 1-0 to win the Senior Women‘s National Football Championship held in
Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh.
 This was Manipur‘s 20th National title.
 Bala Devi emerged as the highest scorer of the tournament, with 21 goals from 6 matches, while Panthoi
Chanu was named the best goalkeeper.
 Both players represented Manipur in the championship.
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Manipur:
 Capital: Imphal
 Chief Minister: Nongthombam Biren Singh
 Governor: Najma Heptulla
 National Park: Keibul Lamjao National Park
 Wildlife Sanctuary: Khongjaingamba Ching WLS, Yangoupokpi-Lokchao WLS
Indian chess player Koneru Hampi wins the Skolkova Fides Grand Prix
 Indian chess grandmaster, Koneru Hampi of Gudivada ( Andhra Pradesh) has clinched Fide World Grand Prix
2019 title with 8 points from 11 rounds in Skolkovo, Russia.
 In the final round, Hampi just needs to play a draw for the title.
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Shafali Verma became the youngest women player to play T20I for India
 Shafali Verma, 15, became the youngest women player to play Twenty20 International (T20I) for India.
 She achieved the feat at the age of 15 years and 239 days.
 She played the T20I for the first time against South Africa at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat. Shafali is
also the second youngest to play an international match for the Indian team after Gargi Banerji.
Deepak Punia reached first rank in Wrestling Ranking
 World Championship silver medallist wrestler Deepak Punia jumped to world number one position in 6kg.
 He lost the top rank in the 65kg category in the latest rankings issued by the international federation (UWW).
CM Kamal Nath announces Bhopal metro will be named Raja Bhoj
 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath announced that the metro rail in Bhopal will be named for Raja
Bhoj.
 Raja Bhoj was an 11th-century ruler from the Parmar dynasty which once ruled the area.
 CM Kamal Nath laid the foundation stone of the Bhopal Metro Rail Project to be built at a cost of about Rs
6,941.4 crore rupees.
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Madhya Pradesh:
 Capital: Bhopal
 Chief Minster:Kamal Nath
 Governor: Lalji Tandon
 National Parks: Kanha NP, Satpura NP, Panna NP, Bandhavgarh NP, Sanjay NP, Van Vihar NP, Pench NP,
Mandla Plant Fossils NP, Madhav NP.
England woman wicket-keeper Sarah Taylor retires from International Cricket
 England wicket-keeper Sarah Taylor called time on her international career, a statement from the England
Cricket Board.
 She made her England debut in 2006.
 She scored 6,553 international runs is second on England Women's all-time list of run-scorers.
Sumit Nagal wins title at ATP Challenger Tournament
 Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal has won the men‘s singles title at the ATP Challenger Tournament held in
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
 He defeated Argentina‘s Facundo Bognis by 6-4, 6-2 to win the title.
 He jumped of 26 spots to achieve a career-best ranking of 135.
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 President: Mauricio Macri
Aryna Sabalenka wins WTA Wuhan Open
 Aryna Sabalenka has won the WTA Wuhan Open held in Wuhan, China.
 She became the first player to claim back-to-back titles in Wuhan.
 She defeated American Alison Riske in the summit clash by 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
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 She has also joined Petra Kvitova as the only two-time Wuhan Open champion.
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Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan becomes youngest test cricket captain
 Afghanistan test cricket captain Rashid Khan who led the match against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed
Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong(Bangladesh) created record by becoming the youngest test cricket captain
released by International Cricket Council(ICC) at the age of 20 years and 350 days.
World Wrestling Championships 2019 to be held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
 The World Wrestling Championships 2019 are scheduled to be held from September 14-22, 2019 at Barys
Arena in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. It will begin with the Greco-Roman wrestling competition. Wrestlers from
101 nations will be fighting for medals across Greco-Roman, freestyle and women‘s wrestling categories.
 It is organized by United World Wrestling (UWW), the Kazakh Ministry of Culture and Sports, the National
Olympic Committee (NOC of Kazakhstan), the Kazakh Confederation of Martial Arts and Power Sports and
the Kazakh Federation of Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Women‘s Wrestling.
Cameroonian professional footballer Samuel Eto‟o announces retirement
 Cameroon football legend Samuel Eto‘o(38) has announced retirement from all forms of football.
 Born on 10 March 1981 at Douala in Cameroon, he is regarded as one of the greatest African players of all
time. In 1998, he was the youngest participant in the 1998 FIFA World Cup after making Cameroon‘s team at
the age of 17years and 3 months.
IAF Chief B S Dhanoa flags off kargil to kohima ultra-marathon to mark 20 years of „Vijay Diwas‟
 In order to commemorate 20 years of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa has flagged off
ultra-marathon named as ‗Kargil to Kohima (K2K): Glory Run‘ spanning more than 4,500 km from Kargil
War Memorial at Dras in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to Kohima War Cemetery in Nagaland commencing on
September 21, 2019 & will culminate on 6 November 2019.
Indian Air Force (IAF):
♦ Founded: 8 October 1932
♦ Headquarters: New Delhi
♦ Motto: Touch the sky with glory
Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothishtan (BKSP) successfully lifts U17 Girls Subroto Cup International Football
2019 title held in New Delhi
 Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothishtan (BKSP) has successfully retained the 60th edition of the Under 17
Girls Subroto Cup International Football 2019 title by defeating Neelamani English School, Manipur with 4-0
scores in the final held in Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. BKSP won this title for the 3rd time in a row –
2017, 2018 and 2019.
Snake boat Nadubhagam Chundan clinched the 67th Nehru Trophy for the year 2019 at Punnamada Lake in
Alappuzha, Kerala
 Snake boat Nadubhagam Chundan which was rowed by Pallathuruthy Boat Club clinched the 67th Edition of
the Nehru Trophy 2019 in the boat race held at the Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha, Kerala.
 79 boats, including 23 snakeboats participated in the event.
Afghanistan‟s all-rounder Mohammad Nabi to retire from test cricket
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 Afghanistan‘s all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, aged 34, will retire from test cricket after the conclusion of the
ongoing test match against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium at Chattogram, Bangladesh.
 He has played only 2 test matches for Afghanistan (25 runs & 4 wickets).
Charles Leclerc wins second successive F1 win through 2019 Italian Grand Prix
 Ferrari‘s Charles Leclerc(Monaco) has won the 2019 Italian Grand Prix(formally known as Formula 1 Gran
Premio Heineken d‘Italia 2019) Formula 1(F1) race at Monza, Italy.
 This marks Ferrari‘s first Italian Grand Prix win in 9 years (last win 2010) and also Charles‘s second
successive win in the F1 race after winning the maiden 2019 Belgian Grand Prix.
SL cricketer Malinga takes double hat-trick, became 1st bowler with 5 int‟l hat-tricks
 Sri Lanka cricket captain Lasith Malinga became the first bowler to take 100 wickets in the T20I (twenty-
twenty International) format during a 3rd T20I match against New Zealand at Pallekele, Sri Lanka after which
he also became the first-ever bowler to take a double hat-trick.
 Currently, Malinga is the only player with 5 limited-overs International hat-tricks.
India Red wins 2019 Duleep Trophy at Chinnaswamy stadium, Bengaluru
 India Red defeated India green by an innings and 38 runs to win the 2019 Duleep trophy held at
Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Akshay Wakhare (India red) of Vidarbha, Maharashtra took a 5 wicket
haul leading to the team‘s victory while Abhimanyu Easwaran(India red) was awarded player of the match
title.
Brigid Kosgei of Kenya ran fastest half marathon ever by a woman in 2019 Great North Run in UK
 Kenya‘s Brigid Kosgei created record in the 2019 Great North Run event held in the United Kingdom(UK)
making the fastest half-marathon run ever by a woman by winning the event in 1hr 4min and 28 secs which is
23sec ahead of the 2017 world record set by Jocelyne Jepkosgei (Kenya).Britain‘s Mo Farah, the 4-time
Olympic champion(2012,2016), won the men‘s elite race for a record sixth time in the event.
IOC won 93rd All-India MCC Hockey Tournament for 2019 in Chennai by defeating PNB
 Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) defeated Punjab National Bank (PNB) by 3-1 and clinched the 93rd All-India
MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament title for the year 2019 held at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Myanmar hosts first ever Myanmar International Series 2019 held at National Badminton stadium in Yangon
 The Myanmar Badminton Federation (MBF) hosted the first ever International Series badminton tournament,
the ―Myanmar International Series 2019‖ at the National Badminton Stadium in Yangon, the largest city of
Myanmar from September 10-15.
 MBF hosted the event after obtaining permission from the Badminton World Federation(BWF) for the
tournament. The total prize money of this tournament is US(United States) $10,000.
Indonesia‟s Rory Hie wins maiden Classic Golf and Country Club International Championship 2019 in Nuh,
Haryana; India‟s Rashid ranks second
 Indonesian golfer Rory Hie won Classic Golf and Country Club International Championship 2019 and was
awarded a cash prize of $300,000 and a trophy. He is also the first Indonesian to win this title. The event was
held from September 12-15 at Nuh city in Haryana.
 Indian golfer Rashid Khan and Korea‘s Byungjun Kim secured the second position.
India clinched 125 medals in Western Asia Youth and Junior Chess Championship 2019
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 Western Asian Youth and Junior Chess Championships 2019 was held from September 6-10, 2019 at Tivoli
Grand Resort Hotel, New Delhi.
 It was organized by Delhi Chess Association (DCA). It was the first edition and was held in 3 formats –
standard, rapid, and blitz. India won 125 medals.
Kohli holds on to 2nd spot with Smith retaining the first position in the latest ICC Test Rankings
 The International Cricket Council(ICC) Test Rankings for batsmen released on September 16, 2019, has
ranked Indian cricket captain Virat Kolhi at second place with 903 points, which is 34 points behind first
positioned Australian cricketer Steve Smith having 937 points.
 Australia‘s Pat Cummins ranked first in the ICC test bowler rankings followed by South Africa‘s Kagiso
Rabada and India‘s Jasprit Bumrah in the second and third place respectively
Afghanistan breaks own record of most Consecutive T20I Victories and Equals Australia‟s Top Record at
Dhaka, Bangladesh
 Afghanistan cricket team created a new record of most consecutive T20I (twenty twenty International)
victories after their 12th successive win in T20I during 2019 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series held at Dhaka,
Bangladesh against Bangladesh. Afghanistan broke their own previous record of most consecutive wins (11
wins in T20I) from 2016 to 2017 and now equals Australia with 12 consecutive victories.
Mayank Vaid becomes 1st Indian to complete Enduroman triathlon in 2019, breaks world record for shortest
completion time held between London and Paris
 Mayank Vaid became the first Indian and the 44th person to complete Enduroman, a triathlon from England
to France which is considered as toughest endurance competition in the world.
 The event started in Marble Arch, London and ended in Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France. He also broke the
world record for the shortest completion time in the ‗Enduroman – Arch to Arc‘ triathlon in 50 hours and 24
minutes.
Kenya‟s Kamworor creates world record at the Copenhagen Half Marathon 2019
 Kenya‗s Geoffrey Kamworor, aged 26, finished the Copenhagen Half Marathon 2019 in men‘s category at
58min 01sec, 17 seconds earlier than the record held by Abraham Kiptum (58:18) of Kenya in the Valencia
Half Marathon in Valencia, Spain on 28 October 2018 and created a new world record.
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October 2019 – Important Sports Current Affairs
Wilson-Satish pair wins gold at Asian Age Group Championships

 India‘s N. Wilson Singh and Satish Kumar Prahapati won the gold medal in the 10m platform synchronised
diving event at the Asian Age Group Championships held in Bengaluru.
 The duo of Wilson and Satish scored 290.19 score to beat Uzbekistan‘s Zaynetdinov Marsel and Khasanov
Botir, who scored 280.53 points.
 The bronze medal went to Mojtaba Valipour and Masood Vakili of Iran with a score of 266.16.
Fraser-Pryce wins World Championship 100m gold
 Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won gold medal in 100m race of 2019 IAAF World
Championships held in Doha.
 This was her 4th women‘s 100 metres world title.
 She defeated Britain‘s European champion Dina Asher-Smith who took silver medal while Marie-Josee Ta
Lou finished 3rd.
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 Emir: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Fencer Bhavani Devi wins silver medal at Tournoi satellite competition in Belgium
 Indian fencer Bhavani Devi wins the silver medal in the women‘s sabre individual event at the Tournoi
satellite competition in Belgium.
 She lost 15-10 to Anna Bashta of Azerbaijan in the final.
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Belgium (Capital/Currency): Brussels/ Euro
 Prime Minister: Charles Michel
Japan‟s Kento Momota wins Korea Open
 Top-ranked Kento Momota of Japan clinched the men‘s singles title at the Korea Open badminton tournament
with a win over number two Chou Tien-Chen of Taiwan.
 In the women‘s final, China‘s He Bingjiao defeated Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand.
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Mercedes‟ Lewis Hamilton won 2019 Russia F1 Grand Prix
 Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes won the 2019 Russia F1 Grand Prix (Formula 1
GP) at Sochi Autodrom race track in Russia.
 Mercedes Valtteri Bottas (Finland) and Ferrari‘s Charles Leclerc (Monaco) won the second and third spot
respectively.
 The victory was the 82nd of Hamilton‘s career, and ninth of the season, leaving him nine short of Michael
Schumacher‘s all-time record of 91.
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Annu Rani Becomes First Indian To Qualify For Women's Javelin Throw Final
 Annu Rani became the first Indian to qualify for the women's javelin throw final in World Athletics
Championships
 She did her best attempt of 62.43m which is a National Record.
 She finished fifth in the qualifying round of World Athletics Championships in Doha.
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Avinash Sable is the first Indian man to qualify for World Championships
 India's Avinash Sable qualified for the finals of the men's 3000-meter steeple chase under dramatic
circumstances after bettering his own national record at the World Championships in Doha.
 Avinash became the first Indian man to qualify for a track event final.
 He clocked 8 minutes 25.23 seconds bettering his earlier national record of 8:28.94, to finish seventh in the
first round.
 The Athletics Federation of India filed an appeal and it is blocked twice during the race, and he got a
favourable decision.
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Maj Khan won a Silver at the 53rd Asian Body Building and Physique Sports Championship
 Maj Abdul Quadir Khan of the Corps of Signals won a Silver Medal at the 53rd Asian Body Building and
Physique Sports Championship held at Batam, Indonesia.
 The event was held from 27th September - 03rd October 2019.
 Maj Abdul Quadir Khan
 Maj Khan was commissioned into Body Building in June 2014. In July 2019, he participated in the Indian
Body Building Federation (IBBF) selection trials held at Khammam, Telangana.
 He got selected to represent India. He brought glory to the Indian Army and Corps of Signals.
Harmanpreet became the first Indian cricketer to play 100 T20Is
 Harmanpreet Kaur became the first Indian cricketer to play 100 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
 Kaur achieved the milestone before MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, who has played 98 T20Is for India.
 She played her 100th T20I against South Africa in Surat, Gujarat on 4 October.
Novak Djokovic wins Japan Open title
 Novak Djokovic defeated Australia‘s John Millman in the finals to win the Japan Open title.
 He defeated Millman with a score of 6-3, 6-2 and secured a 76th career singles tournament win.
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Christine Wolf wins Hero Women‟s Indian Open
 Austria‘s Christine Wolf has won the Hero Women‘s Indian Open at Gurugram, Haryana.
 It was Christine‘s first title after six years on the Ladies European Tour.
 Norway‘s Mariaane Skarpnord finished as runner-up while England‘s Meghan MacLaren finished third in the
competition.
 Among the Indian players, Anika Varma finished at fifth position while Tvesa Malik was at 6th position.
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Haryana:
 Capital: Chandigarh
 Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
 Governor: Satyadev Narayan Arya
 National Park: Sultanpur National Park, Kalesar National Park
Naomi Osaka won the 2019 China Open title
 Japanese Tennis player Naomi Osaka won the 2019 China Open title.
 She defeated world number one Ashleigh Barty to win her second Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour
2019 title.
Result:
 Men's Singles: Dominic Thiem, Austria
 Women's Singles: Naomi Osaka, Japan
 Men's Doubles: Ivan Dodig / Slovakia Filip Polášek, Croatia
 Women's Doubles: Sofia Kenin / United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands, the United States
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2019 China Open: 2019 China Open is the 21st edition for the men and the 23rd for the women. The championship
is a part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour 500 series on the 2019 ATP Tour.
 Date: 30 September - 6 October
 Held at: Beijing, China
Mithali Raj becomes first woman cricketer to complete 20 years in ODI
 Indian cricketer and the former captain of the Indian women's national cricket team Mithali Raj completed 20
years in international cricket on 8 October 2019.
 She became the first-ever woman cricketer to achieve the milestone.
 She achieved this feat in the first One-day International (ODI) against South Africa at the Reliance Stadium in
Vadodara, Gujarat.
Simone Biles won the 21st World Gymnastics Championships medal
 Simone Biles, 22, set the record by clinching the World Gymnastics Championships 2019 in Stuttgart,
Germany.
 This is Simone Biles' 21st medal at the championships.
 With this title, she became the most decorated women's gymnast in history.
 She defeated Russia's Svetlana Khorkina to win the title.
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2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:
 Held at: Stuttgart, Germany
 Date: 4 October - 13 October 2019
 Competitors: 548 from 92 nations
German Footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger announces his retirement
 German World Cup champion Bastian Schweinsteiger has announced his retirement from soccer.
 Schweinsteiger spent a major part of his career with European giants Bayern Munich, where he won 8
Bundesliga titles and 7 German cups as well as the Champions league in 2013.
 He made over 300 appearances for the Bavarian side, scoring 45 goals from 2002-2015.
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Germany (Capital/Currency): Berlin/Euro
 President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Mary Kom secures record eighth world medal
 Six-time champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) won the eighth medal at the World Women's Boxing
Championship after advancing to the semifinals of the event.
 She defeated Colombia's Valencia Victoria.
Virat Kohli becomes first Indian to smash 40 international hundreds as Indian captain
 Virat Kohli became only the fifth Indian batsman to score 250 in a Test innings after Virender Sehwag, Karun
Nair, VVS Laxman, and Rahul Dravid on the second day of the second Test match against South Africa at the
Mumbai Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
 Virat Kohli scripted his name in the record books he scored a record seventh double hundred of his career,
became the first Indian captain to score 250 plus in a single Test inning.
Eliud Kipchoge becomes 1st athlete to run sub 2-hour marathon
 Kenya‘s Eliud Kipchoge has become the 1st athlete to run sub 2-hour marathon.
 He busted the mythical 2-hour barrier for the marathon on a specially prepared course in a huge Vienna park.
 He finished the marathon with an unofficial time of 1 hr 59 min 40.2 sec and became the first ever to run a
marathon in under 2 hours.
 Eliud Kipchoge already holds the men‘s world record for the distance with a time of 2 hr 01 min 39 sec,
which he set in the flat Berlin marathon on September 16, 2018.
Lakshya Sen wins maiden BWF World Tour title
 Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen clinched his maiden BWF World Tour title by winning the Dutch Open men‘s
singles at Almere in the Netherlands.
 He rallied from a game deficit to defeat Yusuke Onodera of Japan 15-21, 21-14, 21-15 in a final.
Mary Kom signs off with bronze in World Championships
 Mary Kom got third and defeated 1-4 to second seed Cakiroglu, who is the reigning European Championships
and European Games gold-medallist.
 Mary Kom counter-attacks Cakiroglu struggled to make her victory.
Gauff became the youngest American woman to claim WTA title
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 Coco Gauff won the Linz Open title on 13 October 2019 in Austria.
 She became the youngest American woman to win a tour singles title since 1991 to win the Women's Tennis
Association (WTA) title.
 Because of this win, Coco Gauff is set to become World No. 71.
 The previous record was set by Jennifer Capriati in 1991.
 Venus and Serena Williams won their first WTA titles when they were 17.
Result:
 Women's singles: United States Coco Gauff
 Women's doubles: Czech Republic Barbora Krejčiková, Kateřina Siniaková
Linz Open 2019:
 Founded on: 1987 (Wels, Austria)
 Location: Linz, Austria
 Prize money: $250,000
 Sponsored by: Generali Gruppe
 The champion of the 2018 Linz Open was Camila Giorgi
Priyanshu Rajawat wins men‟s singles title at Bahrain International Series
 Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat wins the men‘s singles title at the Bahrain International Series Badminton
at Isa Town, Bahrain.
 17-year-old Rajawat beat top-seed Jason Anthony Ho-Shue from Canada in the finals.
 Indian mixed double pair of Juhi Dewangan and Venkat Gaurav Prasad also finished at the top.
 They defeated Thailand‘s Pannawat Theerapanitnun and Kanyanat Sudchoeichom 21-18, 21-16 in 34 minutes
to bag the gold medal.
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Bahrain (Capital/Currency): Manama/ Bahraini dinar
 King of Bahrain: Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
ICC changes super over rule for all its major events
 The International Cricket Council (ICC) has changed the super-over rule for all its major events following the
uproar over the outcome of the men‘s World Cup final this year when England was declared winners against
New Zealand on boundary count.
 As per new rule, in case of a super over tie, there will be a repeated super over until one team has more runs
than the other.
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Zimbabwe, Nepal readmitted as ICC members
 Zimbabwe and Nepal were re-admitted as ICC members in a meeting held in Dubai.
 Zimbabwe will now be able to take up their place in the ICC Men‘s U19 Cricket World Cup in January and
the ICC Super League later in 2020.
 Zimbabwe Cricket had been suspended from membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with
immediate effect in July this year.
 Nepal had been banned in 2016 for ―governmental interference‖ as well.
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Mercedes‟s Valtteri Bottas won 2019 Japanese Grand Prix
 Mercedes‘ Valtteri Bottas (Finland) won the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix held at the Suzuka International
Racing Course in Suzuka in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
 Ferrari‘s Sebastian Vettel (Germany) and Mercedes‘ Lewis Hamilton (Britain) were ranked at the 2nd and 3rd
places respectively.
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Mumbai teenager becomes youngest cricketer to score 200
 Mumbai teenager Yashasvi Jaiswal today became the youngest cricketer to score 200, making it the ninth
instance of an Indian scoring a List A double-ton.
 Playing in his debut Vijay Hazare season, the 17-year-old scored 203 off 154 balls against Jharkhand at
Bengaluru.
 His score comprised 12 sixes and 17 fours.
Indian Women football Team wins 3rd SAFF U-15 Women‟s Championship 2019
 The Indian football team won the 3rd Edition of the SAFF U-15 Women‘s Championships 2019 by beating
Bangladesh by 5-3 in the penalty shoot-out.
 The tournament was organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) and was held at
Changlimithang Stadium in Thimpu, Bhutan.
 Indian captain Shilky Devi slotted home from the final spot-kick to hand her side 5-3 win.
England all-rounder Jennifer Louise Gunn announces retirement from international cricket
 England all-rounder Jennifer Louise Gunn has announced her retirement from international cricket.
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 Gunn, who is England‘s most capped player in T20Is, made 259 appearances for her country, winning 3
World Cups and five Ashes series.
 She was a member of the England side that won the inaugural Women‘s World T20 in 2009, and also featured
in her country‘s Women‘s World Cup-winning campaign that same year.
Great Britain wins 9th Edition of Sultan of Johor Cup hockey Tournament 2019
 Great Britain defeated India in the finals by 2-1 in the 9th edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup 2019, an
international men‘s under-21 field hockey tournament.
 It was held at Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
 It was their 3rd title.
 India‘s Shilanand Lakra with 5 goals emerged as a top scorer.
 Japan‘s Kosei Kawabe was named as the Best Player of the tournament.
 Oliver Payne of Great Britain was named as the GoalKeeper of the tournament.
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Malaysia (Capital/Currency): Kuala Lumpur/ Malaysian ringgit
 Prime Minister: Mahathir Mohamad
Kuhoo Garg-Dhruv Rawat pair wins Egypt International mixed doubles title
 Kuhoo Garg and Dhruv Rawat win the mixed doubles title at the Egypt International 2019 in Cairo, Egypt.
 The unseeded Garg and Rawat held their nerves for a tight 21-16, 22-20 victory over the third seeds Utkarsh
Arora and Karishma Wadkar in an all-Indian final.
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Egypt (Capital/Currency): Cairo/ Egyptian pound
 President: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Ronaldo Singh wins gold medal at Asian Track Cycling Championships
 Indian cyclist Ronaldo Singh bagged a gold medal in the men‘s junior Keirin event at the Asian Track
Cycling Championships being held at Incheon in South Korea.
 Apart from Ronaldo, James Singh clinched a bronze medal in the event.
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South Korea (Capital/Currency): Seoul/ South Korean won
 Prime Minister: Lee Nak-yeon
Riya Bhatia wins ITF title in Nigeria
 Riya Bhati has won the ITF women‘s tennis tournament in Lagos, Nigeria.
 She defeated Slovenian player Nastja Kolar of Slovenia 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 in the summit clash of the $25,000 ITF
women‘s tennis tournament.
 This was the 3rd singles title in the professional circuit for Riya, who had won her last two titles in 2016 and
2017.
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Nigeria (Capital/Currency): Abuja/ Nigerian naira
 President: Muhammadu Buhari
Rohit Sharma set a record of highest average in Test cricket
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 Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma smashed the former Australia cricketer Don Bradman‘s record of highest
average in Test cricket on home soil.
 He set the record on day two of the third Test match against South Africa.
 He broke the 71-year-old record that was previously held by Bradman by scoring an average of 99.84.
 Bradman, the legendary Australia cricketer had an average of 98.22.
Denis Shapovalov wins the Stockholm Open
 Canadian player Denis Shapovalov has won the Stockholm Open title.
 He defeated Filip Krajinovic by 6-4, 6-4 in the Stockholm Open final.
 Denis Shapovalov has become the first Canadian ATP singles champion since Milos Raonic won at Brisbane
in January 2016.
Raunak Sadhwani becomes India‟s 65th Grandmaster
 Raunak Sadhwani has becomes India‘s 65th Grandmaster.
 He defeated Russian GM Alexander Motylev to become the Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 9 months and
28 days.
 Sadhwani‘s first GM norm came in the 2019 Aeroflot Open and the 2nd in the 2019 Porticcio Open and the
final norm at FIDE-Chess Grand Swiss.
 With the victory, Sadhwani has joined the growing list of country‘s teenaged GMs that includes enormously-
talented Nihal Sarin, R. Praggnanandhaa and D. Gukesh, among others.
Andy Murray won the European Open 2019 Championship
 Andy Murray won the men's singles title at the European Open 2019 on 20 October.
 He defeated Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka by scoring 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
 This is his 1st ATP title since March 2017.
Results:
 Men's singles: Andy Murray (United Kingdom)
 Men's doubles: Kevin Krawietz, Andreas Mies (Germany)
2024 Olympic Games logo unveiled in Paris
 The logo for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games unveiled at a ceremony in the French capital.
 The circular design with Paris 2024 in the art deco style which was in vogue in 1924 when Paris last hosted
the Games, also incorporates the lips and outline of Marianne, the personification of the French Republic
since the revolution in 1789.
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France (Capital/Currency): Paris/Euro
 President: Emmanuel Macron
 Prime Minister: Édouard Philippe
Bengal Warriors wins 7th season of Vivo Pro Kabaddi League 2019
 In the final of 7th season of Vivo Pro Kabaddi League 2019, Bengal Warriors won their first title by defeating
Dabang Delhi by 39-34 at the EKA Arena by TransStadia in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
 Most Valuable Player award of the League was bagged by Naveen Kumar from Dabang Delhi.
 Best raider to Pawan Kumar Sherawat from Bengaluru Bulls.
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 Best defender award to U Mumba‘s Fazel Atrachali and New Young Player of the season to UP (Uttar
Pradesh) Yoddha‘s Sumit.
Anandan wins 2 golds at the 7th CISM World Military Games
 Para-athlete Anandan Gunasekaran has won 2 gold medals at the 7th CISM World Military Games held in
Wuhan, China.
 He won the medal in the disabled men‘s 100m and 400m IT1 events.
 Gunasekaran finished the 100m race in 12 seconds and won India‘s 1st medal in the ongoing Games.
 He clinched his 2nd gold clocking 53.35s in the disabled men‘s 400m IT1 event.
Graeme Smith has been elected as MCC Honorary Life Member
 Former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith has been elected an Honorary Life Member of the Marylebone
Cricket Club (MCC).
 Smith has an impressive record in One-Day International, scoring 6,989 runs including ten centuries and also
became South Africa‘s youngest ever captain at 22.
 Former Australian off-spinner Tim May was also awarded Honorary Life Membership in recognition of his
outstanding achievements in cricket.
 The pair follows Paul Collingwood, AB de Villiers, Mitchell Johnson and Adrian Morgan in being awarded
Honorary Life Membership of MCC in 2019.
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MCC: Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground,
which it owns, in St John's Wood, London, England. The club was formerly the governing body of cricket in England
and Wales and, as the sport's legislator, held considerable global influence.
 CEO: Derek Brewer
 Headquarters location: London, United Kingdom
Praveen Kumar wins gold in Wushu World Championship
 Praveen Kumar has become the 1st Indian man to win a gold medal at the Wushu World Championships.
 He defeated Philippines‘ Russel Diaz by 2-1 in the men‘s sanda event in the 48kg category of the 15th World
Wushu Championships held in Shanghai.
 Among other Indians, Poonam in women‘s 75kg category and Sanathoi Devi in women‘s 52kg category
secured silver medals while Vikrant Baliyan bagged the bronze in the men‘s 60kg category.
 Wushu Sanda is a martial art which combines full-contact kickboxing, including close range punches and
kicks, with wrestling, takedowns, throws, sweeps and kick catches.
Abhishek Nayar retires from all forms of cricket
 Veteran Mumbai all-rounder Abhishek Nayar has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
 He represented India in 3 One Day Internationals but his record as a First Class player is more promising.
Anandan won 2 gold medals at the 7th CISM World Military Games
 Para-athlete Anandan Gunasekaran won two gold medals in the disabled men‘s 100m and 400m IT1 events at
the 7th CISM World Military Games on 22 October at Wuhan, China.
 Gunasekaran clocked 12.00 seconds in the 100m event.
 Anandan Gunasekaran won his second gold in the disabled men‘s 400m IT1 event.
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China (Capital/Currency): Beijing/Renminbi
 President: Xi Jinping
Karnataka wins Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20
 Karnataka has won the 2019-20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
 Karnataka defeated Tamil Nadu by 9 wickets in the finals of Vijay Hazare Trophy at Bengaluru.
 Karnataka won their 4th Vijay Hazare Trophy title with a dominant display against Tamil Nadu. Abhimanyu
Mithun took a hat-trick in the summit clash.
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Karnataka:
 Capital: Bengaluru
 Chief Minister: B. S. Yediyurappa
 Governor: Vajubhai Vala
 National Park: Anshi NP, Bandipur NP, Bannerghatta NP, Kudremukh NP, Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarahole) NP.
Jasprit Bumrah, Smriti Mandhana win Wisden India Almanack Cricketer of the Year award
 Indian Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and batswoman Smriti Mandhana won the Wisden India Almanack
Cricketer of the Year award.
 The other 3 winners are Pakistan‘s Fakhar Zaman, Sri Lanka‘s Dimuth Karunaratne and Afghanistan‘s Rashid
Khan.
 Smriti Mandhana became the third woman to win ‗Cricketer of the Year‘, after Mithali Raj and Deepti
Sharma.
 Former Indian cricketers Gundappa Viswanath and Lala Amarnath were inducted into the Wisden India Hall
of Fame.
 The book titled ―Cricket Country: The Untold History of the First All India Team‖ by Prashant Kidambi was
adjudged the Wisden India Book of the Year 2019 (Published by Penguin India).
Prithvi Sekhar wins gold in World Deaf Tennis Championship
 India‘s unseeded Prithvi Sekhar beat 3rd seeded Jaroslav Smedek of the Czech Republic by 6-4, 6-3 points
and clinched the men‘s singles title in World Deaf Tennis Championships 2019.
 The 2nd Edition of World Deaf Tennis Championships 2019 was held in Antalya, Turkey.
 He had also won the men‘s doubles bronze medal with Prashanth Dasharath Harsambhavi.
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Turkey (Capital/Currency):Ankara/ Turkish lira
 President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty bags silver medal at French Open
 Indian men‘s doubles pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has won the silver medal in the men‘s
doubles event at French Open.
 The Indian pair lost the summit clash to the Indonesian pair of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya
Sukamuljo by 18-21, 16-21.
Nirmal Purja climbs world‟s 14 highest peaks in record-breaking 189 days
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 The mountaineer from Nepal, Nirmal Purja, created a new speed record by climbing the world‘s 14 highest
peaks over 8,000 metres (26,250 feet) in just 189 days.
 The 14th peak which he climbed was Shishapangma, located at Nyalam County, China.
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China (Capital/Currency): Beijing/Renminbi
 President: Xi Jinping
ICC bans Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan for 2 years
 The International Cricket Council has banned Bangladesh Test and T20 Captain Shakib Al Hasan for 2 years
from all forms of cricket.
 The Bangladeshi cricketer has been banned for not reporting to the ICC that he was approached by the
bookies.
 The cricketer was approached by the bookies during the 2018 home tri-series against Zimbabwe and Sri
Lanka.
 One year of the punishment has been suspended after he accepted three charges of breaching the ICC Anti-
Corruption Code.
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Lewis Hamilton wins Mexico Grand Prix 2019
 Mercedes‘ driver and 5-time world champion Lewis Hamilton clinched his 10th win of the season for
Mercedes at the Mexican Grand Prix 2019.
 Ferrari‘s Sebastian Vettel, a German racing driver, and Mercedes‘ Valtteri Bottas, a Finnish racing driver,
finished second and third respectively.
Tiger Woods clinched historic 82nd title with Zozo Championship 2019
 The Zozo Championship 2019 tournament title was clinched by America‘s Tiger Woods, aged 43, which was
his 82nd PGA Tour crown.
 He sealed a historic three-stroke win to draw level with Sam Snead (America) for the most victories on Tour.
 The Zozo Championship 2019, a professional golf tournament, was held at Accordia Golf Narashino Country
Club, Chiba, Japan.
 It was the first event sanctioned tournament by the PGA (Professional Golfers‘ Association) Tour in Japan, in
a deal that will last until at least 2025.
 The prize money of the tournament was US$9.75 million.
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Shiva Thapa, Pooja Rani clinch gold in Olympic Test event for Boxing
 Indian boxer Shiva Thapa and Pooja Rani clinched gold medals in Olympic Test Event for Boxing in Tokyo,
Japan.
 While Ashish settled for a silver, ending India‘s brilliant campaign at the Olympic Test Event.
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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Mary Kom to represent Asian bloc in athlete ambassadors group
 Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom has been included in a 10-strong athlete ambassadors group to
represent boxers in the build-up to next year‘s Tokyo Olympic Games by the IOC‘s Task Force for the sport.
 Mary Kom will represent the Asian bloc in the group, which also comprises two-time Olympic and world
gold-medallist Vasyl Lamachenko and five-time world champion and 2016 Olympic gold-winner Julio Cesar
La Cruz among others.
Badminton rankings: Satwiksairaj-Chirag Shetty re-enter top 10 after dream run at French Open
 After their first final appearance at a Super 750 level event on the BWF World Tour, India‘s promising
doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have claimed 9th rank in the latest
badminton rankings issued recently.
Satwik And Chirag Finish Men‟s Doubles Runners-Up in French Open 2019
 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty finished runners-up after losing a one-sided final to World No. 1
pairing of Kevin Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi of Indonesia in Pairs.
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 to be held in South Africa
 The International Cricket Council announced the schedule of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020, which
will be held in South Africa from January 17 to February 10.
 South Africa will open the tournament at The Diamond Oval on January 17.
Wang Hao Wins FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss
 Wang Hao of China defeated David Howell to win the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss in Isle of Man and
qualify for the 2020 Candidates‘ Tournament.
 The top women‘s prizes were shared by top seed Harika Dronavalli of India and Dinara Saduakassova of
Kazakhstan.
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India retain top-spot in ICC Test rankings

2 Chennai Super Kings Rs. 12.5 crore

3 Delhi Capitals Rs. 8.75 crore

4 Sunrisers Hyderabad Rs. 8.75 crore

Saray Khumalo Hailed As Strong Woman after Conquering Mount Everest

Mahesh Mangaonkar wins Sekisui Open title

2. Men’s Doubles Juan Sebastian Cabal Raven Klaasen (South

India concludes best ever ISSF WC performance in Munich

June 2019 – Important Sports Current Affairs

IOC LIFTS SANCTIONS AGAINST INDIA TO HOST INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EVENTS

July 2019 – Important Sports Current Affairs

Event Winner Runner

Nigeria set to host 2020 FIFA women U-20 World cup

Navjeet Kaur Dhillon Women‘s Discuss throw(gold )

August 2019 – Important Sports Current Affairs

Amla retires from international cricket

 Founded: December 1928

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ICC Test ranking

Kazakhstan (Capital/Currency): Nur-Sultan/ tenge

 He received a top prize of $3.85 million.

 Founded: 21 May 1904

 President: Vladimir Putin

October 2019 – Important Sports Current Affairs

Wilson-Satish pair wins gold at Asian Age Group Championships

Russia (Capital/Currency): Moscow/Ruble

 Prime Minister: Shinzo Abe

Japan (Capital/Currency): Tokyo/Yen

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