1. 13 time gymnastics world champion ___________ rhythmic gymnast Yana Kudryavtseva announced retirement ?
2. 13th National Ice Skating Championship 2017 held in Gurugram (_______________) ?
3. 14th Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon Held. Olympic and world 800m champion and world record holder, David Rudisha (Kenya) is Ambassador for 14th Mumbai Marathon.
- Men's - ______________’s Alphonce Simbu (Time - 02:09:32)
- Women's - Kenya’s Bornes Kitur (Time 02:29:02)
4. 2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Badminton -
- Women’s singles -‚ Saina Nehwal (India)‚ won by defeating Pornpawee Chochuwong (Thailand).
- Men’s Singles - Ng Ka Long (___________).
- Men’s Doubles - Berry Angriawan and Hardianto (Indonesia).
- Women’s Doubles - Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai (Thailand).
- Mixed Doubles - Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing (Malaysia).
5. All India Football Federation (AIFF) launched first-ever Indian Women’s League (IWL) to be held at the Ambedkar Stadium in ______________ in 2017, with 6 Teams Participating ?
6. ____________ Cricketers David Boon, Matthew Hayden and late Betty Wilson Inducted into _____________ Cricket's Hall of Fame ?
7. Australian Open Tennis 2017 -
- Men's Singles - Roger Federer (_______________), by defeating Rafael Nadal (Spain)
- Women's Singles - Serena Williams (United States), by defeating Venus Williams (USA)
- Men's Doubles - Henri Kontinen (Finland) and John Peers (Australia)
- Women's Doubles - Bethanie Mattek - Sands (United States) / Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic)
- Mixed Doubles - Abigail Spears (United States) / Juan Sebastin Cabal (Colombia)
8. Brisbane International Tennis 2017 -
- Men's Singles - Grigor Dimitrov (____________)
- Women's Singles - Karolna Plkov (Czech Republic)
- Men's Doubles - Thanasi Kokkinakis and Jordan Thompson (Australia)
- Women's Doubles - Bethanie Mattek-Sands (United States) and‚ Sania Mirza (India)
9. ____________ became first country to officially recognise Parkour as a sport. Parkour (also known as freerunning sport) is similar to military obstacle training ?
10. __________ snooker Player Ronnie O’Sullivan won Dafabet Masters title by defeating Joe Perry ?
11. Chennai Open Tennis 2017 (Sponsered by Aircel) -
- Men's singles - Roberto Bautista Agut (___________)
- Men's doubles - Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Neduncheziyan (India).
12. __________ won 2017 Vodafone Premier Badminton League (PBL) tournament by defeating Mumbai Rockets ?
13. ______________ e-commerce Firm Alibaba became major sponsor of Olympic Games after signing a deal with International Olympic Committee (IOC) that runs until 2028, Including South Korea’s Pyeongchang hosting 2018 winter edition, Japan hosting 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo and China hosting 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing ?
14. Dragon Ball Z Son‚ Goku‚ has been selected as ambassador of the __________ Olympics to be held in Tokyo (Japan) ?
15. Eden Gardens Cricket stadium at _____________ will become first Indian stadium to have stands named after war heroes. Indian army, who is owner of land on which stadium is located, will finalize names before next International match ?
16. Eight year old Abbu Ammaz from __________ won Gold Medal in Thai Boxing Championship at National level ?
17. FIFA Council agreed to expand FIFA World Cup to a ________ - team competition from 2026 Onwards ?
18. Farrukh Amonatov of ___________ won 15th Delhi International Chess tournament ?
19. Former _____________ cricketer Arthur Morris posthumously inducted into International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame ?
20. ____________ won its First Ranji Trophy title by defeating Mumbai in final held at in Indore, Madhya Pradesh ?
21. India won 2016 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Football Championship title by defeating _____________ ?
22. India's Kush Bhagat won 3 gold medals in 1st Western Asia Youth Chess Championships in ________________ in all three categories - rapid, blitz and standard ?
23. Indian Women Boxers won 6 Medals at 5th AIBA Nations cup in Ruma (__________), led by serbia with 22 medals ?
24. Indian squash player _____________ won Under - 19 British Junior Open Squash 2017 by defeating India's Abhay Singh. Another Indian squash player, Shreyas Mehta won 2017 Scottish Junior Open Squash championship ?
25. India’s First Fanatic Sports‚ Museum‚ opened in‚ __________, Displaying Memorables from cricket, hockey, football, Olympics and Paralympics ?
26. International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualified 3 __________ women’s weightlifting gold medallists at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for doping - Cao Lei, Chen Xiexia and Liu Chunhong ?
27. _________ inducted into Legends Club ‘Hall of Fame’ at Cricket Club of India in Mumbai. ?
28. Lalchungnunga, Indian Footballer from ___________ has been chosen to train at Germany’s top football league‚ Bundesliga‚ for 6 years ?
29. Laxmipathy Balaji has been made bowling coach of IPL Cricket Team _____________. While, Virender Sehwag has been appointed as Brand Ambassador of Kings XI Punjab ?
30. ___________ announced to step down as captain of India’s limited over cricket matches - T-20 and ODI format ?
31. Ministry of Urban Development launched Swachh Survekshan 2017 to rank _____________ cities/towns across on cleanliness with a population of 1 lakh and above. Survey will be conducted by Quality Council of India (QCI). Swachh Survekshan 2016 had ranked 73 cities and Mysore was ranked on top followed by Chandigarh.
32. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports launched‚ Khelo India‚ National Competitions in ________, to promote sports at grass-root level ?
33. Nurturing Excellence in Sports Trust (NEST) launched‚ Khelegi toh Khilegi‚ initiative for Promoting _________ among girls between age of 10 to 15 years along with National Yuva Cooperative Society ?
34. _______________ won 3rd Kolkata Open National Invitation Snooker Championship 2017 and 7th National Billiards Championships ?
35. Philipino - American Grandmaster Wesley So won 2017 Tata Steel Chess Tournament in ____________, defeating Ian Nepomniatchi of Russia ?
36. Punjab Royals won Pro Wrestling League 2017 by defeating _________ ?
37. Qatar Open tennis 2017 -
- Men's Singles - Novak Djokovic (______________) defeated Andy Murray (Britain)
- Men's Doubles - Spanish Pair Feliciano L³pez and Marc L³pez defeated Philipp Petzschner (Germany) and Alexander Peya (Austria).
38. ____________ Cricket Association (RCA) became first state cricket governing body in India to accept all reforms recommended by Lodha Committee on structural reforms in BCCI ?
39. ___________ 19 Year Old rhythmic gymnast‚ Yana Kudryavtseva‚ retired from competition . She had already won 13 world championships from 2013 to 2015 ?
40. _______ became first female professional boxer from India, after She signed 2 year deal with Sporty Boxing Private Limited, licensing body for professional boxers in India ?
41. Sergey Karjakin (Russia) won Gold medal in World Blitz Chess Championships held in Doha (Qatar), defeating ___________’s Magnus Carlsen ?
42. ___________ tennis player Rafael Nadal won 2016 Mubadala World Tennis Championship by defeating David Goffin (Belgium) ?
43. Syed Modi Grand Prix Badminton 2017 (Hosted in India at Lucknow (UP)) -
- Women’s singles - _____________ (India), by defeating Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska
- Men’s Singles - Sameer Verma (India) by defeating B Sai Praneeth (India)
- Mixed Doubles - Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy
- Women’s Doubles - Kamilla Ryter Juhl and Christina Pedersen from Denmark
44. Sprinter Usain Bolt (___________) has been stripped of one of his nine Olympic gold medals because of a doping offence committed by his teammate Nesta Carter during 4*100 m relay gold Race he won at Beijing 2008 Olympics. ?
45. ____________ became fastest Cricket captain to score 1000 runs, achieving this in 17 innings as captain. He took over previous record of South Africa’s AB de Villiers(18 innings) ?
