Category: Sports Current Affairs

Kohli only cricket in Forbes first 100 highest-paid athletes; Federer top

May 31, 2020

• India captain Virat Kohli stayed the only cricketer to be involved in the list of top 100 highest-paid athletes of 2020 made forward by Forbes magazine. According to Forbes, Kohli had calculated total earnings of $26 million ($24m from endorsements and $2m from salary/winnings- June 1, 2019, until June 1, 2020).

WADA bans Kiranjeet Kaur for 4 years for doping

May 30, 2020

• India’s long-distance runner, Kiranjeet Kaur has been given a four-year ban by World Athletics’ anti-doping body for testing positive for a banned substance (Enobosarm).
• She will be peeled off the gold medal she won at the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K.

Sri Lanka’s bowler Shehan Madushanka suspended after heroin arrest

May 28, 2020

• Sri Lankan fast bowler, Shehan Madushanka has been suspended from all formats of cricket with immediate effect for alleged possession of heroin. The judgment to suspend will stand until the board conducts an entire inquiry of the matter.

American tennis star Jamie Hampton declares retirement

May 26, 2020

• American tennis player Jamie Hampton has declared that she is taking retirement from professional tennis.
• Former World Top 25 player played her last official match 6 yrs ago when she was ranked 24th in the world.

Naomi Osaka comes up as the world’s highest-paid female athlete

May 25, 2020

• Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has come up as the highest-paid female athlete in the world, topping American great Serena Williams. According to the Forbes magazine, Osaka earned $37.4 million in the last 12 months from prize money and endorsements

Spanish football player Aritz Aduriz declares retirement

May 25, 2020

• Spanish football player and Athletic Bilbao striker Aritz Aduriz has declared his retirement citing medical reasons.
• He has won 13 caps for Spain and also grown as Spain’s oldest goalscorer in 2016, scoring at the age of 35 years and 275 days.

NADA temporarily suspends powerlifters Savita Kumari & Ankit Shishodia

May 21, 2020

• Two Indian Powerlifters namely Savita Kumari & Ankit Shishodia have been temporarily suspended by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) for violating the anti-doping rules.

Bundesliga becomes 1st major sports event to continue post-COVID-19 lockdown

May 19, 2020

• The Bundesliga primary football league of Germany becomes the world’s first major sports event to resume after COVID-19 lockdown.
• The Bundesliga games began with an empty stadium though the stadium had the capacity to hold more than 80,000 players.

ICC cricket committee ban the usage of saliva to shine ball

May 19, 2020

• The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket Committee has urged banning the usage of saliva to shine the ball.
• The practice meant for swing bowling is now originally held as health risk due to the threats of COVID-19 and shield the safety of players and match officials.

Indian boxer Akhil Kumar re-inducted into NADA disciplinary panel

May 14, 2020

• Former Commonwealth gold medalist Indian boxer Akhil Kumar was re-inducted into the Disciplinary Panel of National Anti-Doping Agency’s (NADA). He was previously worked in the panel from 2017 to 2019.