CurrentAffairsMarchtoAugust2015

Month August2015

Type Sports

155CurrentAffairswerefoundinLastSixMonthsforTypeSports

Sports
1. 10yearoldShubhamJaglanwonIJGAWorldStarsofJuniorGolfeventinLasVegas(USA).
2. 15thIAAF(InternationalAssociationofAthleticsFederations)WorldChampionshipsinAthleticsBeijing(China)
1933Atheletesfrom206countriesparticpiatedin47Events.
Kenyatoppedthemedaltallyforthefirsttime,FollowedbyJamaicaonsecondandUSAatThird.
HostChinawas11th.Russia,theoverallwinnerof2013endedat9thplace.
Indiastayedat65thplaceinoverallmedaltallywithnomedalswon.However,India'sLalitaBabarfinishedeighthin3000m
steeplechase(Obstacle)eventandearnedonepointforIndia.Thisonepointgaveindia65thplaceinmedaltally.
Indiahaswononly2medalsinall15Athleticsworldchampionshipsheldsofar.BothbylongjumperAnjuBobbyGeorge.One
bronzewaswonbyherin2003championshipsinParisandonegoldmedalin2005championshipsinMonaco.
UsainBolt(Jamaica)won3goldsin100mand200meventsandasapartof4*400mrelay.
Next(16th)IAAFworldAthleticsChampionshipswillbeheldinLondonin2017.
MedalTallyTop10Countries
Country

Gold Silver Bronze Total

Kenya

16

Jamaica

12

USA

18

GreatBritain 4

Ethiopia

Poland

Canada

Germany

Russia

Cuba

3. 15thNationalParaAthleticchampionshipsheldinGhaziabad(UttarPradesh).
4. 2015WorldArcheryChampionships
OrganizedinCopenhagen(Denmark).623Competitorsfrom96nationsParticipated.
SouthKorearemaiedatthetopwith9Medals.Denmarksecondwith2Medals.
Indiawon2SilverMedals.OnebywomensrecurvearcheryteamconsistingofLaxmiraniMajhi,DeepikaKumari,andRimilBuriuly.
OthersilvermedalwaswonbyRajatChauhannthecompoundcategory.
5. 5thNationalInterStateSeniorAthleticsChampionships(Chennai).
Keralatoppedthetablewithcombinedteamscore(bothmaleandfemale)of177.5pointsamongthe20statesparticipated.Tamil
NaduandHaryanaweresecondandthirdrespectively.
6. 63rdNationalSeniorSquashChampionshipsheldinKerala.SauravGhosalwoninmen'sandJoshnaChinappawoninwomen's
Category.
7. AditiChauhanbacameFirstIndianfootballertoplayEnglishleaguefootball.ShemadeherdebutforwomensteamofWestHamUnited
affiliatedwithWestHamUnitedFC.
8. AirIndiawonGuruTeghBahadurHockeytitlebydefeatingArmyXI31.
9. AllIndiaFootballFederation(AIFF)signedanagreementwithFrenchFootballFederation(FFF)forMutualDevelopmentofFootball

SportinEachCountry.
10. AmelieMauresmo(France),thetwotimeGrandSlamwinnerhasbeeninductedintoInternationalTennisHallofFame.
11. AmericanboxerFloydMayweatherJr.defeatedMannyPacquiaofromPhilippinestowintheunifiedWorldWelterweighttitle.Thematch
wastermedasFightoftheCenturyandwasheldatMGMGrand,LasVegas(USA).
12. ArchanaGirishKamathandAnezkaIlcikova,theIndoCzechRepublicpairwoncadetgirlsdoublestabletennistitleattheFrenchjunior
andcadetopendefeatingFrenchpairofLucieGauthierandLeiliMostafavi.
13. AsianAtheleticChampionships2015(Qatar)
Indiafinishedthirdin21stAsianAthleticsChampionshipswith4gold,5silverand4bronzeMedals.ThisisIndia'sbestfinishafter
2007inJordanwhereIndiawasplacedsecond.
ChinawasFirst(15Gold,13Silver,13Bronze)andQatar(7Gold,2Silver,1Bronze)wassecond.
14. AsianYouthChessChampionships2015(SuwonSouthKorea)
Indiastayedatopwith17medals(5Gold,5Silverand7Bronze)outoftotal36Medals.
Iranwassecond(7Medals)andVietnamwasthird(4Medals).
15. AustraliawonICCCricketWorldCup2015defeatingNewZealandatMelbourneCricketGround(Australia).
AustralianCaptainMichaelClarkeretiredfromODIcricket
16. AustraliancricketteamcreatedWorldCuprecordforhighestscoreof417inamatchagainstAfghanistanandbrokePreviousrecordof
413runsmadebyIndiaagainstBermudainCWC2011.
17. AustraliancricketerMichaelClarkeannouncedretirementfromInternationalCricketafterongoingAshesseries.
18. Australis'sAdelaidewillhostcricket'sfirstdaynightTestinNovember2015betweenAustraliaandNewZealand.
19. BWFBadmintonWorldChampionships2015(Jakarta(Indonesia))
ChinaStayedattopoftablewith6Medals,Indonesiaissecondwith4Medals.
India'sSainaNehwalwonSilveraftergettingdefeatedbyCarolinaMarin(Spain).
20. BangladeshwonSouthAsianFootballFederation(SAFF)under16title2015(VenueBangladesh)bydefeatingIndia.
21. BarcelonaFCwon2015UnionofEuropeanFootballAssociations(UEFA)ChampionsLeaguetrophyforfifthtimedefeatingJuventus
FC.
22. BarcelonaFootballClubwonSpanishKingsCup(CopadelRey)for27thTimedefeatingAthleticBilbao.
23. Beijingwillhost2022WinterOlympicsandParalympics.Thedecisionhasbeenmadeatthe128thInternationalOlympicsCommitee
sessioninKualaLumpur(Malaysia).
24. BritainsAndyMurraywonmenssinglestitleofAegonChampionshipsatQueensClubinEnglandbydefeatingSouthAfricanKevin
Anderson.
25. CanadaOpenBadminton2015
Men'sSinglesLeeChongWei(Malaysia)
Women'sSinglesMichelleLi(Canada)
Men'sDoublesLiJunhuiandLiuYuchen(China)
Women'sDoublesJwalaGuttaandAshwiniPonnappa(India)
MixedDoublesLeeChunHeiandChauHoiWah(HongKong)
26. ChhattisgarhcapitalRaipurwillhost2015FinalofsecondeditionofFIHWorldHockeyLeaguetobeheldNovember6December2015.
27. ChilewonCopaAmericacup2015(SouthAmericasmostprestigiousfootballtrophy)bydefeatingArgentina.
28. Chinawon2015NongfuSpringSnookersWorldCupdefeatingScotlandinShanghai(China).
29. ChrisFroome(UK)won102ndTourdeFrance.
TourDeFranceisoneofcycling'sthreeGrandToursTourdeFrance,Girod'ItaliaandVueltaaEspaa.
30. CincinnatiMastersTennis2015
Men'sSinglesSerenaWilliams(USA)wonsecondtitleafterdefeatingSimonaHalepofRomania.
Women'sSinglesRogerFederer(Switzerland)wonforseventhtimebydefeatingNovakDjokovicofSerbia.
31. ConceptualisedbyPKMuralidharanRaja,IndianBoxingCouncil(IBC)hasbeenlaunchedasprofessionalboxingbodytotapthe
potentialofprofessionalboxinginIndia.
32. CourtofArbitrationforSportsallowedIndianwomenathleteDuteeChandtocompeteinwomensevents.TheverdictwasgivenbyCAS
chairedbyJusticeAnnabelleClaireBennett(FederalCourtofAustralia).CASalsosuspendedtheInternationalAssociationofAthletics
Federations(IAAF)regulationgoverningeligibilityoffemaleswithnaturallyoccurringHyperandrogenism.
CourtofArbitrationforSportisaninternationalbodyestablishedtosettledisputesrelatedtosports.ItsheadquartersisinLausanne
(Switzerland)andcourtsarelocatedinNewYork,SydneyandLausanne.

33. CricketSouthAfrica(CSA)announcedtostartAfricaT20Cuptopromotethegameandnurtureyoungtalentinthecontinentfeaturing
Zimbabwe,Kenya,Namibia,hostsSouthAfricaand12CSAaffiliates.
ThetournamentwillbeaWorldCupstylecompetition,consistingoffourpoolsoffourteamseachwiththewinnersofeachpool
advancingtothesemifinalsandeventuallytothefinal.
34. EntertainmentNetwork(India)Ltd(ENIL)announcedtoacquireTVTodayNetwork(TVTN)RadioChannel104.8OyeFM.
35. FIFAWorldRankingsAugust2015released
ArgentinaremainingNo1inWorld,followedbyBelgium(second)andGermany(Third).
Indiawith161pointsretainedits156thpositioninFIFAWorldrankings.
BiggestupwardmovebypointsAlbania(166pointsup).
BiggestdownwardmovebypointsGermany(185pointsdown).
BiggestupwardmovebyrankJamaica(21ranksup).
BiggestdownwardmovebypointsrankSerbia(23ranksdown).
36. FamousIndianBoxerMaryKomannouncedtoretirefromboxingafter2016BrazilOlympics.
37. FootballClubChelseawonBarclaysPremierLeague201415defeatingCrystalPalace.
38. FootballClubChelseawontheFootballLeagueCup201415bydefeatingTottenhamHotspur.
39. Forbes'ListofWorld'sRichestAthletes
CricketerMahdenraSinghDhoniisonlyIndianamongworld'srichestathletes.Hehasbeenranked23rdintheListwithUSD31
MillionAnnualEarnings.
BoxerFloydMayweatherJr.(USA)isrichestAthleteintheworldwith$105millionAnnualEarnings.
40. FormerIndiancricketersHrishikeshKantikarandAjayRatraretiredfromallformsofcricket.
41. FormerWestIndiesfastbowlerWesHallwasinductedintoICCCricketHallofFame.
42. FormercricketersSachinTendulkar,SouravGangulyandVVSLaxmanareinductedintoBCCIsnewlyconstitutedcricketadvisory
committee.
43. FrenchOpenTennis2015
MaleStanislasWawrinka(Switzerland)wonhisfirstFrenchOpenMenssingletitledefeatingNovakDjokovicofSerbia.
FemaleSerenaWilliams(USA)defeatedCzechRepublic'sLucieSafarova.It's20thgrandslamwinforSerena.
44. GeorgiawonWomensWorldTeamChessChampionshipbydefeatingChinainChina.
45. GermandriverSebastianVettelwonHungarianGrandPrixF1Race.
46. Governmentissuedsocioeconomicandcastecensus(SECC)2011asapictureofruralIndia.
Oneoutofthreefamilieslivinginvillagesislandlessanddependsonmanuallabourforlivelihood.
Stateofeducationispoorinruralas23.52%ruralfamilieshavenoliterateadultabove25years.
Therearetotal24.39crorehouseholdsinthecountry,ofwhich17.91croreliveinvillages.Ofthese,10.69crorehouseholdsare
consideredasdeprived.
47. GrandmasterAbhijeetGuptawon19thCommonwealthChessChampionship.
48. Gujaratcricketteamwon201415SyedMushtaqAliT20TrophydefeatingPunjab.
49. GurpreetSinghqualifiedfor2016RioOlympicsalongwithAbhinavBindra,GaganNarang,JituRaiandApurviChandela.
50. HaryanaGovernmentincludedDeaflympicsinitsSportsPolicytoenableDeaflympianmedaliststogetcashrewards,jobsandother
benefits.DeaflympicswerepreviouslyknownasWorldGamesfortheDeafandInternationalGamesfortheDeaf.
51. HimachalPradeshwillhostParaglidingWorldCup2015undertheaegisofParaglidingWorldCupAssociation,France.
52. HockeyplayerGurbajSinghhasbeensuspendedfor9monthsforindulgingingroupismandcreatingdisharmonywithintheteam.s
53. IndiawomencricketteamcaptainMithaliRajbecamefirstIndianandsecondinworldtocomplete5000runsinwomen'sODIs.
54. Indiawomenshockeyteamqualifiedfor2016RioOlympicsafterfinishing5thin12teamsHockeyWorldleaguechampionship.
55. Indiawon3goldand2bronzemedalsatInternationalShootingCompetitioninGermany.AbhinavBindrawonsingleandteamgold
withChainSinghandGaganNarangin10metreairrifleevent.ChainSinghalsowongoldin50metremensrifle.GaganNarangwon
Bronzein50metrerifleandApurviChandelawonBronzeinwomensairrifle.
56. Indiawon4thSouthAsianBasketball(SABA)ChampionshipinBengalurubydefeatingSriLanka.
57. Indiawontotaleightmedals(2Gold,1Silverand5Bronze)infirstlegofAsianAthleticsGrandPrixinBangkok,Thailand.InderjitSingh
(ShotPut)andJinsonJohnsonwongoldin800meterevent.
58. India's17yearoldAditiAshokbecameyoungesteverandfirstIndianwinnerofLadiesBritishAmateurgolfchampionshipatLeeds
(UnitedKingdom).
59. India'sAnantjeetSinghNarukawongoldin7thInternationaljuniorshotguncupinOrimattila(Finland)bybeatingLariPesonenof

Finland.
60. India'sInderjeetSinghwongoldmedalinmen'sshotputeventin21stAsianAthleticsChampionshipsinChina.
61. IndianArmyteamemergedchampionsin19thFederationCupNationalSeniorAthleticChampionshipsinMangaluru(Karnataka)with
123.5points.TamilNaduteamcameatsecondpositionbysecuring114poi
62. IndianBadmintonplayerSainaNehwalhasbeenrankedNo1inworld,leavingbehindCarolinaMarin(Spain)by2,180points.Shealso
signedaINR25CroreDealwithmanagementcompanyIOSSports&Entertainment.
63. IndianBasketballPlayersAssociation(IBPA)launchedinDelhi.ItisincorporatedasasocietyunderSocietiesRegistrationAct,1860.
OrgznizationStructureis
PresidentSajjanSinghCheema(ArjunaAwardee)
GeneralSecretaryJayasankarMenon(FormerAsianAllStarBasketballplayer)
TreasurerAshokSharma(NationalplayerandFIBACommissioner)
ChairmanAbbasMoontaisar
ViceChairmenManmohanSinghandSumanSharma.
64. IndianMen'sHockeyTeamwonthreematchseriesoftheirEuropeanTour21againstFranceandSpain.Indiawononegameagainst
eachofFranceandSpainandlostonegameagainstspain.
65. IndianOpenBadminton2015
Men'sSinglesKidambiSrikkanth(India)wonbydefeatingViktorAxelsen(Denmark).
Women'sSinglesSainaNehwal(India)wonbydefeatingRatchanokIntanon(Thailand).
66. IndianPlayerKidambiSrikanthwonmen'ssinglestitleinSwissOpenGrandPrixGoldBadmintonTournamentafterbeatingViktor
AlexsonofDenmark.
67. IndianRailwaywon5thHockeyIndiaSeniorMenNationalHockeyChampionshipheldatPunebybeatingUttarPradeshinfinal.
68. IndianSainaNehwalbecamefirstIndianwomanBadmintonPlayertoberankedasworldNo.1Player.
69. IndianSquashPlayerJoshnaChinappawonwomenssquashtitleinVictorianOpeninMelbourne(Australia).
70. IndianTennisPlayerYukiBhambriwonTFUzbekistanF1FuturesSinglesdefeatingDzmitryZyrmontofSerbia.
71. IndianWellsTennis2015(HeldinCalifornia(USA))
MensSinglesSerbiasNovakDjokovicwonhisfourthtitlebydefeatingSwitzerlandsRogerFederer.
WomensSinglesSimonaHalepofRomaniadefeatedJelenaJankovicofSerbia
Women'sDoublesSaniaMirza(India)andMartinaHingis(Switzerland)defeatedRussiansEkaterinaMakarovaandElena
Vesnina.
72. IndianarcherAbhishekVermawongoldmedalbybeatingIranianEsmailEbadiinWorldArcheryChampionships(Poland)2015.
2015ArcheryWorldCupis10theditionoftheannualArcheryWorldCuporganisedbyWorldArcheryFederation.
Itconsistsof4preliminarystages(Legs)andFinalstobeheldinMexicoCity.LocationsareFirstleginShanghai(China),second
leginAntalya(Turkey)thirdinWroclaw(Poland)andFourthleginMedellin(Colombia).FinalswillbeheldinMexicoCityon17
18October,2015.
Sofar,SouthKoreaisattopofMedalTallywith18Medals,USAsecondwith13whileDenmarkisThirdwith5Medals.
IndianArchershavesofarwon4Medalsin3LegsofWorldArcheryWorldCup2015asfollows
IndianteamcomprisingChinglensana,AbhishekVermaandRajatChauhanwonBronzeinFirstLeginShanghai(China).
DeepikaKumariwonBronzeinSecondlegofArcheryWorldCup2015inAntalya(Turkey).
MixedpairofDeepikaKumariandMangalSinghChampiawonsilverinThirdLegofWorldArcheryChampionships2015in
Poland.
IndianarcherAbhishekVermawongoldbybeatingIranianEsmailEbadiinThirdLegofWorldArcheryChampionships2015
inPoland.
73. IndianarcherDeepikaKumariwonbronzeinwomen'sindividualrecurveeventinArcheryWorldCupinTurkey.
74. Indianboxerswon3Goldand2silvermedalsatWorldJuniorWomen'sboxingChampionshipinTaiwan.Savita,MandeepSandhuand
SakshiwonGoldwhileSoniyaandNiharikaGonellawonsilvermedals.
75. Indianboxerswon4Gold,1Silverand2bronzeatDoha(Qatar)InternationalBoxingTournament.LDevendroSingh,ShivaThapa,
ManishKaushik,andManojKumarwongold,GauravBidhuriwonSilver,MandeepJangraandVikasKrishanwonbronze.
76. IndiancricketerSachinTendulkarhasbeenvotedasBestTestPlayerof21stcenturyinanonlinepollconductedbyCricketAustralia.
Sachinreceived23%voteswhileKumarSangakkaraofSriLankawassecondwith14%votes.
77. IndiandiscusthrowerVikasGowdawonGoldatJamaicanInternationalInvitationmeetthrowof65.14metres.
78. IndianhockeylegendMajorDhyanChandwillbeconferredwiththeBharatGauravLifetimeAchivementAwardbyNRIorgainsation

SanskritiYuvaSangsthaattheHouseofCommonsinsidetheBritishParliament.
79. IndianshooterApurviChandelawonBronzeat10meterAirrifle(women)inInternationalShootingSportFederation(ISSF)Rifle/Pistol
WorldCupheldinChangwon(SouthKorea).
80. IndianshooterJituRaiwonBronzeat10meterAirPistolMeninInternationalShootingSportFederation(ISSF)Rifle/PistolWorldCup
heldinChangwon(SouthKorea).
81. IndianshotputPlayerInderjitSinghwonGoldmedalattheWorldUniversityGamesinGwangju(SouthKorea)withhisthrowof20.27
meters.HebecomefirstIndiantowinagoldmedalattheWorldUniversityGames.
82. IndianwomenswrestlerswonsilverastheyfinishedsecondinfifthSeniorInternationalWrestlingTournament(CupofthePresidentof
RepublicofKazakhstan).HostKazakhstanwongoldwhileMangoliawonbronzemedal.
83. IndianwomenshockeyteamqualifiedforRioOlympics2016after36yearsasIndiatookthequotaplaceonthebasisofitsfifthplace
finishinwomensHockeyWorldLeagueSemifinalsinBelgium.
84. IndianwrestlerswonTwomedalsatCadetWrestlingWorldChampionshipsatSARAJEVO(BosniaandHerzegovina).Anilwongold
medalinthe50kgfreestyleandAnkushwonsilverin38kgwomenfreestyle.
85. IndianAmericanAmitojChhabrawonJuniorTitleatUSPowerliftingAssociationNationalChampionships2015.
86. IndiasPankajAdvaniwonhis13thworldtitlebywinningWorld6RedSnookerChampionship.HedefeatedChineseYanBingtao.
87. IndiastennisplayerLeanderPaesbecameFirstindianand47thglobalplayertoplaywith100differentpartnersonATPCircuit.
88. IndonesiaOpenBadmintontournament2015
MaleJapan'sKentoMomotadefeatedDenmark'sJanO.Jorgensen.
FemaleThailand'sRatchanokIntanondefeatedJapan'sYuiHashimoto.
89. InternationalCricketCouncil(ICC)amendedplayingconditionsrulesforOneDayInternationals(ODIs)andT20S
Nobattingpowerplayswillbeallowedin1540thoverinODIs.
Fivefielderswillbeallowedoutside30yardcirclein4150thoverratherthanfourcurrently.
Allnoballs,notjustfootfaults,willleadtoafreehitonnextball.
90. InternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)officiallyrecognisedFrisbeeasanOlympicsportduring128thIOCSessionheldinKuala
Lumpur(Malayasia).IOCgaveofficialrecognitiontoWorldFlyingDiscFederation(WFDF).Frisbeeisthesportofflyingdiscwhich
becamepopularinthe1960sand70s.
91. ItalianOpenTennis
WomenMariaSharapova(Russia)wonbydefeatingSpain'sCarlaSuarezNavarro.
MenSerbianNovakDjokovicwonbedefeatingSwitzerland'sRogerFederer.
92. Jamaica'sSprinterUsainBoltwonGoldin100MetreRaceinWorldChampionshipsinAthletics2015inBeijing(China).
93. JordanSpieth(USA)wonUSOpenGolfTournamentandbecamesecondmanafterTigerwoodstowintheMastersandtheUSOpenin
thesameyear.
94. JordanSpiethhasbeenrankedasNo.1RankedGolfPlayerinWorldSurpassingRoryMcIlroy.
95. KarnatakawontheireighthRanjiTrophytitleofcricketdefeatingTamilnadu.
96. KolkataKnightRiders(KKR)coownerShahRukhKhanacquiredCarribeanPremierLeague(CPL)T20teamTrinidad&Tobago(T&T)
.
97. KolkatagiantsMohunBaganwontheirfirstILeaguetitlein13yearsaftermanaginga11drawagainstdefendingchampionsBengaluru
FC.
98. LaureusWorldSportsAwardsfor2015(China)
IndianCricketerSachinTendulkarelectedasmemberofLaureusSportsAcademy.
SportsmanoftheYear:NovakDjokovic,theSerbiantennisstar
SportswomanoftheYear:GenzebeDibaba,theEthiopiansprinter
TeamoftheYear:GermanyMensFootballTeam
ComebackoftheYear:SchalkBurgerofSouthAfrica,whofoughtthroughlifethreateningmeningitistowinbackhisplaceinthe
Springboksrugbyteam
SportspersonoftheYearwithaDisability:TatyanaMcFadden,thewheelchairracer
ActionSportspersonoftheYear:AlanEustace,heholdstheworldrecordforthehighestaltitudefreefalljump
99. LewisHamilton(England)wonBelgianGrandPrix2015
2015FormulaOneseason
Total19GrandPrixRacestobeorganizedacrosstheworldin2015.Calendaris

GrandPrix Date

Winner

Australia

15March

LewisHamilton(UK)

Malaysia

29March

SebastianVettel(Germany)

China

12April

LewisHamilton(UK)

Baharain

19April

LewisHamilton(UK)

Spain

10May

NicoRosberg(Germany)

Monaco

24May

NicoRosberg(Germany)

Canada

7June

LewisHamilton(UK)

Austria

21June

NicoRosberg(Germany)

Britain

5July

LewisHamilton(UK)

Hungary

26July

SebastianVettel(Germany)

Belgium

23August

LewisHamilton(UK)

Italy

6September

Singapore

20September

Japan

27September

Russia

11October

USA

25October

Mexico

1November

Brazil

15November

AbuDhabi

29November

TrickforrememberingrecentF1RacesWinnerssofar(BasedondatatillBelgianGrandPrixheldonAugust25,2015)
AllcountriesstartingwithA,BandCexceptAustriaWONbyLewisHamilton(England)
HungaryandMalaysianRaceshavebeenWonbySebastianVettel(Germany)(rememberSabastianwasHUNGRYin
MALAYSIA):)
AllotherracesincludingAustriahavebeenwonbyNicoRosberg(Germany).
100. LewisHamilton(UK)ofMercedesteamwonChineseFormulaOne(F1)GrandPrix.
101. LinDan(China)wonmen'stitleatBadmintonAsiaChampionships2015inChinabydefeatingTianHouwei(China).
102. MadridTennisOpen2015
Men'sSinglesAndyMurrayofBritainwonbydefeatingSpainsRafealNadal.
Women'sSinglesPetraKvitovaofCzechRepublicwonbydefeatingRussiasSvetlanaKuznetsova.
Men'sDoublesRohanBopanna(India)andFlorinMergea(Romania)wonbydefeatingSerbianPolishpairofNenandZimonjic
andMartinMatkowski.
103. MagnusCarlsenofNorwaywonShamkirchesstournamentinAzerbaijandefeatingAzerbaijaniRaufMamedov
104. MalaysiaOpenBadminton2015
MaleChinasChenLongwonbebeatingChina'sLinDan.
FemaleSpainsCarolinaMarinwonbybeatingChina'sLiXuerui.
105. ManchesterUnited(England)becameWorldsmostvaluablefootballbrandwith1.2billionUSDWorth.
106. MercedesdriverLewisHamiltonofBritainwon2015BirtishGrandPrixofFormulaOne.
107. MercedesdriverNicoRosbergfromGermanywonAustrianF1GrandPrix.
108. MexicodefeatedJamaicatowinCONCACAFGoldCupregionalfootballtournamentforseventhtime.Thefinalwasplayedat
Philadelphia(USA).
109. MiamiOpenTennis2015
Women'sdoublesSaniaMirza(India)andMartinaHingis(Switzerland)Won.
Men'sSinglesNovakDjokovic(Serbia)wonbybeatingAndyMurrayofBritain.
Women'sSinglesSerenaWilliams(USA)wonbybeatingSuarezNavarroofSpain.
110. MinistryofYouthAffairsandSportsapprovedregognitionofcertainsportsfederationsrepresentingindigenoussportsasRegionalSports
Federations(RSFs)subjecttosubstantialpopularityofthesportintheconcernedregion.
111. MumbaiIndianswoneighthIndianPremierLeague(IPL)TournamentdefeatingChennaiSuperKingsby41runsinEdenGardeans
(Kolkata).ItissecondtitleforMumbaiIndiansaftertheirfirstwinin2013.
112. MumbaiRanjicricketerHikenShahhasbeensuspendedbytheBCCIforbeingfoundguiltyofbreachingAntiCorruptionCode.
113. NewZealandcricketerDanielVettoriretiredfromallformsofInternationalCricket.
114. NewZealandwon2015SultanAzlanShahCupmenshockeytournamentdefeatingAustraliainMalaysia.
115. Newzealand'sMartinGuptillscoredhighesteverscoreof237inCricketWorldCuphistory,PlayingagainstWestIndies.
116. NicoRosberg(Germany)ofMercedeswonMonacoGrandPrixFormula1WorldChampionshiptitle.
117. NicoRosberg(Mercedes)fromGermanywonSpanishGrandPrixFormula1WorldChampionship.

118. NobelwinningGermanwriterGunterGrasspassedaway.
119. NovakDjokovicofSerbiawonMonteCarloMastersTennistitlebydefeatingTomasBerdychofCzechRepublic.
120. RafaelNadal(Spain)wonArgentinaTennisOpenbeatingJuanMonaco(Argentina).
121. Railwayswon5thHockeyIndiaSeniorWomenNationalChampionship2015defeatingJharkhand.
122. RogerFederer(Switzerland)won2015GerryWeberOpentennisinHalle(Germany)fortheeighthtimedefeatingAndreasSeppi(Italy).
123. RogerFederer(Switzerland)wonDubaiOpenforseventhtimebydefeatingNovakDjokovic(Serbia).
124. RogersCupTennis2015
Men'sSinglesAndyMurray(UK)wonbyDefeatingNovakDjokovic(Serbia)
Women'sSinglesBelindaBencic(Switzerland)wonbyDefeatingSimonaHalep(Romania)
Men'sDoublesBobBryanandMikeBryan(USA)wonbyDefeatingDanielNestor(Canada)andEdouardRogerVasselin(France)
Women'sDoublesBethanieMattekSands(USA)andLucieSafarova(CzechRepublic)wonbyDefeatingCarolineGarcia(France)
andKatarinaSrebotnik(Slovenia)
125. RussiawonEuropeanteamathleticschampionshipsbywinning10ofthe40eventsheldinCheboksary(Russia).Itisthefourthtimethat
Russiahaswonthetitlesincetheinceptionofgamesin2009.
126. SaniaMirza(India)andMartinaHingis(Swiss)wonWTAFamilyCircleCupdoublestitlebeatingAustralianCroatianpairofCasey
DellacquaandDarijaJurak.
SaniaMirzabecamefirstfemaletennisplayerfromIndiatoachievetheworldnumberonerankindoubles.
127. SatnamSinghBhamarahasbecamefirstIndianplayertobedraftedintheNBALeagueashehasbeenPickedbytheDallasMavericks
for2015NBA(NationalBasketballAssociation)LeagueDraft.
128. SerbiawonFifaUnder20FootballWorldCupbybeatingBrazilinAuckland(NewZealand).
129. Serviceswon69thSantoshTrophyFootballTournamentbeatingPunjabinPunjab.
130. SevillaFootballClubwonEuropaLeaguetitledefeatingDniproDnipropetrovskfootballclubinPoland.
131. ShooterGaganNarangwonbronzein50mRifleEventinISSFWorldCupinUSAandbecamethirdIndianshootertoqualifyfor2016
RioOlympicsafterJituRaiandApurviChandela.
132. SouthAfricanCricketerABdeVilliersbecamefastestbatsmantoreach8000OneDayInternationalrunsin182innings.Hebroke
previousrecordofIndianSouravGangulywhotook200inningsforthesame.
133. SouthSudanbecame206thmemberofInternationalOlympicCommitteeandwillcompeteinRio2016Olympics.
134. SpanishCarolinaMarinwonAllEnglandBadmintonChampionshipbeatingIndia'sSainaNehwal.
135. SpanishRafaelNadalwonmen'sTitleatStuttgartOpendefeatingSerbia'sViktorTroicki.IndoRomanianPairofRohanBopannaand
FlorinMergeawonDouble'stitledefeatingAustrianBrazilianpairAlexanderPeyaandBrunoSoares.
136. SpecialSummerOlympicGames2015(LosAnglesUSA)
6500Atheletesfrom177CountriesParticipatedinvariouseventsin25sports.
IndianAthleteswontotal173medals47gold,54silverand72bronze.
RanvirSinghSainibecamefirstIndiangolfertowinagoldmedalinspecialolympics.
137. SportsMinistrySignedMoUwithIIFCL(IndiaInfrastructureFinanceCompanyLimited)forsupportingBadmintonsport.
138. SportsMinistryapprovedFinancialassistancefromNSDFofupto10LakhstoShivaKeshavanKP(LugeWintergame)forTraining.
139. SriLankanCricketerKumarSangakkaracreatedrecordofcenturiesinfourconsecutivematchesinCricketWorldCup.
140. SriLankancricketerKumarSangakkaraannouncedretirementfromTestcricket
141. SriLankancricketerKumarSangakkararetiredfromInternationalCricket.
142. SunilChhetribecamefirstIndianfootballertoscore50internationalgoals.HescoredHis50thGoalduring2018WorldCupqualifying
matchagainstGuam.
143. SupremeCourtCommitteeunderR.M.LodhasuspendedIndianPremierLeague(IPL)teamsChennaiSuperKings(CSK)andRajasthan
Royals(RR)fromtheLeaguefortwoyearsongroundsoffixingactivities.
144. SwissplayerRogerFedererwonFirstIstanbulOpenMen'ssinglestitlebydefeatingPabloCuevesofUruguay.
145. TennisandvolleyballteamsofIndianRailwayswonGoldMedalsin20thUnionSportiveInternationaledesCheminots(USIC)World
RailwaysChampionships.IndianRailwaytennisteamdefeatedFrance31inNuremberg(Germany)whilevolleyballteambeatRussiain
Gomel(Belarus).
146. UMumbawonthesecondversionofStarSportsProKabaddibydefeatingBengaluruBulls.
147. UK'scricketerMattPriorretiredfromallformsofcricket.
148. USAwon2015FIFAWomensWorldCupbydefeatingJapaninthefinalplayedinCanada.
149. UnionMinistryofYouthAffairsandSportsrecognisedMotorSportsasasportbyincludingitinthelistofsportsministrybacked

NationalSportsFederations(NSF).
150. UnionSportsMinistrysuspendedrecognitionofParalympicCommitteeofIndia(PCI)forpoormanagementandconductof15th
NationalParaAthleticsChampionshipsinGhaziabadinMarch2015.
151. UnitedArabEmirateswillhost17thAsianFootballConfederation(AFC)AsianCupin2019.
152. VeselinTopalov(Bulgaria)wonNorwayChesstournament2015byleavingbehindIndia'sViswanathanAnandintoaquickdraw.
153. WimbeldonTennis2015
Men'sSinglesNovakDjokovic(Serbia)wonwimbledontitleforthirdtimebydefeatingRogerFederer(Switzerland).
FemaleSinglesSerenaWilliams(USA)beatSpain'sGarbineMuguruzatowinherSixthWimbledonTitle.
FemaleDoublesSaniaMirza(India)MartinaHingis(Switzerland)wonbydefeatingEkaterinaMakarovaandElenaVesnina
(BothfromRussia).
MaleDoublesJeanJulienRojer(Netherlands)HoriaTecau(Romania)wonbydefeatingJamieMurray(Britain)JohnPeers
(Australia).
MixedDoublesLeanderPaes(India)andMartinaHingis(Switzerland)wonbydefeatingAlexanderPeya(Austria)andTimea
Babos(Hungary).
Boy'sDoublesSumitNagal(India)andNamHoangLy(Vietnam)wonbydefeatingReillyOpelka(USA)andAkiraSantillan
(Japan).
154. WladimirKlitschko(Ukraine)wonworldheavyweightboxingfor18thtimeinarowbeatingBryantJennings(USA).
155. WorldPolice&FireGames2015(USA)
USAfirstwith1,777Medals,Canadasecondwith430medalswhileIndiaperformedwellwithover150Medals(89goldsand50
silvers)
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