Category: Sports Current Affairs

Valtteri Bottas clinches Austrian Grand Prix 2020

July 7, 2020

• Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) has clinched the Austrian Grand Prix 2020. This was the first race of 2020 Formula One season and was organized on 5th July 2020.

Bayern Munich clinched 20th German Cup

July 6, 2020

• Robert Lewandowski crossed the 50-goal mark this season as Bayern Munich achieved the double with a 4-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen behind closed doors to get a 20th German Cup on 4th July.

Quinton De Kock and Laura Wolvaardt named as Cricketer of the year in Cricket South Africa’s annual awards

July 5, 2020

• Quinton de Kock and Laura Wolvaardt won the highest accolade that Cricket South Africa (CSA) has to offer when they were identified SA Men’s and SA Women’s Cricketer of the Year in their particular categories at CSA’s virtual awards ceremony.

Shashank Manohar retires as ICC Chairman, Imran Khwaja to be appointed as interim head

July 1, 2020

• Shashank Manohar’s tenure as the International Cricket Council’s first independent chairman ended on 1st July. ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar has retired after 4-year tenures at its helm. Imran Khwaja to be appointed as interim head until a successor is elected.

Kiren Rijiju starts NADA app to assist athletes to stay updated on banned substances

June 30, 2020

• Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on 30th June released National Anti-Doping Agency’s first mobile app to give data about banned substances and their inadvertent use, calling the initiative a significant step towards dope-free sports.

Muttiah Muralitharan named Most Valuable Test cricketer of 21st century

June 30, 2020

• Former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has been titled as the Most Valuable Test Player of the 21st Century by the Wisden Cricket Monthly magazine. Data concerning the performance of players had been gathered from 2000 to 2020.

India’s Nitin Menon to be the youngest umpire to enter ICC Elite Panel

June 29, 2020

• India’s Nitin Menon on 29th June became the youngest ever to be involved in the International Cricket Council’s Elite Panel of Umpires for the forthcoming 2020-21 season, substituting England’s Nigel Llong.

Liverpool first time wins 2019-20 English Premier League title

June 26, 2020

• Manchester City’s 2-1 defeat to Chelsea on 25th June 2020, Liverpool won the 2019-20 English Premier League season with 7 games still left in the season.  This is the first time that Liverpool has grabbed the English Premier League title.

Australia and New Zealand are designated hosts for 2023 Women’s football World Cup

June 26, 2020

• Australia and New Zealand were given the liberty to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup football tournament by a satisfactory margin after a vote by the FIFA Council on 25th June.

Cricketer Clare Connor to be appointed as first female MCC president in 233 years

June 25, 2020

• Former England women’s captain Clare Connor is to be appointed as the first female president of Marylebone Cricket Club in its 233-year history.
• Connor, now the England and Wales Cricket Board’s head of women’s cricket, is prepared to take up her new post on October 1, 2021, subject to the membership’s approval.