Sports Current Affairs

July 19, 2020

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes’ – Great Britain) won the 2020 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix held on 19 July 2020.
This is his straight second win of the season.
Hungarian Grand Prix 2020 was the third race of the 2020 Formula One World Championship.
Max Verstappen (Dutch-Red Bull) was second, followed by Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes- Finland) at third spot.

July 18, 2020

Real Madrid has been crowned La Liga Champions for the 34th time after defeating Villarreal 2–1, with one match remaining.
Also, the La Liga 2019-20 season title for the Spanish football club Real Madrid is first in three years. Last time the team won the title in 2017.
Under the leadership of coach Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid won all 10 games out 10 since the restart, and still, a game remaining.
Karim Benzema was the leading scorer for a 2-1 victory against Villarreal.

July 16, 2020

Former Australia skipper and Crystal Palace midfielder Mile Jedinak announced his retirement from football at the age of 35.
Jedinak who earned 79 caps for the Socceroos and led them to the 2015 Asian Cup title, had said he hoped to continue playing after being released by Aston Villa last year.

July 16, 2020

SportsAdda has appointed Australian cricket legend Brett Lee as its brand ambassador.
As ambassador, Lee will be conducting a host of fun activities including contests, quizzes, Q&As, bowling masterclasses, and giveaways that will feature exclusively on the SportsAdda app, website, and social handles.

July 14, 2020

Lewis Hamilton started in pole position and held the lead throughout as he won Austria’s Styrian Grand Prix.
The six-time world champion finished ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by nearly 14 seconds and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 33 in partly cloudy conditions a day after heavy rain in qualifying.

July 13, 2020

The Hockey India Executive Board has named former chief executive officer (CEO) of Manipur Hockey, Gyanendro Ningombam, as the new Officiating President of Hockey India.

The decision was taken after the resignation of Mohd Mushtaaque Ahmad as the president of the Hockey India on 7th July.

July 8, 2020

Young tennis star Sumit Nagal has become the first Indian to win an international tournament in the COVID-19 era after he boosted the PSD Bank Nord Open trophy, a locally organised clay court tournament in Germany.

July 8, 2020

The International Boxing Association has issued the world rankings 2020 for women’s and men’s boxing.
Amit Phangal has been stood no.1 in the men’s 52kg weight category as per the latest rankings issued by the Amateur Indian Boxing Association (AIBA).

July 8, 2020

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on 6^th June approved a new branding and visual identity, including an institutional and a commercial logo, to commemorate a century of participation of the country’s players at the Summer Olympics.

July 7, 2020

The 23-year-old G. Akash from Chennai, Tamil Nadu becomes the country’s 66th Grandmaster with rating of 2495.
The title was endorsed at the new meeting of International Chess Federation (FIDE) Council

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