SPORTS AND WORLD

World Cup History

The idea of organising a of cricket was mooted and agreed to in principle in 1971 when such a proposal was discussed at a meeting of the International Cricket Conference in . However, due to various commitments the tournaments could not be staged until 1975 when the original plan of a South African team's visit to fell through following opposition to the country's racial policy. England's Prudential Assurance Company came forward with sponsorship and for three consecutive years - 1975, 1979 and 1983, the one-day tournament was held in England. It became famous as the Prudential Cup.

In the first two tournaments, apart from the six full members of the International Cricket Conference (England, Australia, West Indies, , India and ), Sri Lanka, before being elevated to Test status in 1981, had joined East Africa in 1975 and Canada in 1979 (two top teams among the associate members) to complete the groups in the tournaments proper. The West Indies, under , not only won the first two tournaments in 1975 and 1979 but in true Calypso style they produced sparkling cricket and confirmed their unassailable supremacy in this game. India broke the West Indian stranglehold in 1983 to open a new chapter in the brief annals of this prestigious tournament.

Year Hosting Country

2011 India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka

2007 West Indies, Bermuda

2003 , Kenya &

1999 UK

1996 India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka

1992 Australia

1987 India & Pakistan

1983 UK

1979 UK

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Higest Individual Scores In Cricket 264 Rohit Sharma, India vs Srilanka, Eden Garden, November 2014.

237 Martin Guptill, New Zealand vs West Indies, , March 2015

219 Virender Sehwag, India vs West Indies, , December 2011.

215 , West Indies vs Zimbabwe, Canbera, February 2015

209 Rohit Sharma, India vs Australia, , November 2013.

200 * , India vs South Africa, , February 2010.

194* Charles Coventry, Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, Bulawayo, August 2009

194 Saheed Anwar, Pakistan vs India, , May 1997

189* , West Indies vs England, , May, 1984

189 Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka vs India, Sharja, October 2000

188* , South Africa vs UAE, Rawalpindi, February 1996

186* Sachin Tendulkar, India vs New Zealand, Hydrabad, November 1999

183* Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India vs Srilanka, , October 2005

183 Virat Kohli, India vs Pakistan, Dhaka, March 2012

183 , India vs Sri Lanka, Tauton, May 1999

181* Mathew Hayden, Australia vs New Zealand, Hamilton, February 2007

181 Viv Richards, West Indies vs Sri Lanka, Karachi, October 1987. - See more at: http://www.onlinegk.com/games-and-sports/higest-individual-scores-in-one-day- international-cricket/#sthash.2ybdDqd7.dpuf

History Of FIFA World Cup Football

The World Cup football tournament is organised by the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) once in four years since 1930. It was on July 18, 1930 that the first-ever World Cup match was played between Uruguay and Chile, at the newly built Centenary Stadium in Montevideo (Uruguay). The World Cup now officially designated as Jules-Rimet Cup, named after the French lawyer who was the President of FIFA from 1921 to 1953, is 12 inch high and made of solid gold.

Winner at a Glance Year: 2014

Venue: Brazil Winner: Runners:

 Man of the Match: Mario GOETZE (GER)  Adidas Golden Shoe: James RODRIGUEZ(COL)

 Adidas Golden Ball: (Argentina)

 adidas Golden Glove: Manuel Neuer(GER)

 FIFA Fair Play award: Colombia

 Best Young Player Award: (FRA)

Year: 2010

Venue: South Africa Winner: Runners: Netherland

 Adidas Golden Shoe: Thomas MUELLER(GER)

 Adidas Golden Ball: Diego FORLAN(URU)

 adidas Golden Glove: Iker CASILLAS(ESP)

 FIFA Fair Play award: Spain

 Best Young Player Award: Thomas MUELLER(GER)

Year: 2006

Venue: Germany Winner: Runners:

 Adidas Golden Ball: Zinedine ZIDANE (FRA)

 Adidas Golden Shoe: (GER)

 Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Gianluigi BUFFON (ITA)

 Best Young Player Award: Lukas PODOLSKI (GER)

 FIFA Fair Play award: Spain, Brazil

 FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team:

Year: 2002 Venue: Korea/ Winner: Brazil Runners: Germany

 Adidas Golden Ball: Oliver KAHN (GER)

 Adidas Golden Shoe: RONALDO (BRA)

 Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Oliver KAHN (GER)

 FIFA Fair Play award: Belgium

 FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: Korea Republic

Year: 1998

Venue: France Winner: France Runners: Brazil

 Adidas Golden Ball: RONALDO (BRA)

 Adidas Golden Shoe: Davor SUKER (CRO)

 Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Fabien BARTHEZ (FRA)

 FIFA Fair Play award: England, France

 FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: France

Year: 1994

Venue: USA Winner: Brazil Runners: Italy

 Adidas Golden Ball: ROMARIO (BRA)

 Adidas Golden Shoe: Oleg SALENKO (RUS), (BUL)

 Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Michel PREUDHOMME (BEL)

 FIFA Fair Play award: Brazil

 FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: Brazil

Year: 1990 Venue: Italy Winner: Germany FR Runners: Argentina

 Adidas Golden Ball: (ITA)

 Adidas Golden Shoe: Salvatore SCHILLACI (ITA)

 FIFA Fair Play award: England

Year: 1986

Venue: Mexico Winner: Argentina Runners: Germany FR

 Adidas Golden Ball: (ARG)

 Adidas Golden Shoe: (ENG)

 FIFA Fair Play award: Brazil

Year: 1982

Venue: Spain Winner: Italy Runners: Germany FR

 Adidas Golden Ball: (ITA)

 Adidas Golden Shoe: Paolo ROSSI (ITA)

 FIFA Fair Play award: Brazil

Year: 1978

Venue: Argentina Winner: Argentina Runners: Netherlands

 Golden Shoe: (ARG)

 FIFA Fair Play award: Argentina

Year: 1974 Venue: Germany Winner: Germany FR Runners: Netherlands

 Golden Shoe: (POL)

Year: 1970

Venue: Mexico Winner: Brazil Runners: Italy

 Golden Shoe: Gerd MUELLER (GER)

Year: 1966

Venue: England Winner: England Runners: Germany FR

 Golden Shoe: EUSEBIO (POR)

Year: 1962

Venue: Chile Winner: Brazil Runners: Czechoslovakia

 Golden Shoe: Florian ALBERT (HUN), Valentin IVANOV (URS), Drazen JERKOVIC (YUG), Leonel SANCHEZ (CHI), VAVA (BRA), (BRA)

Year: 1958

Venue: Sweden Winner: Brazil Runners: Sweden

 Golden Shoe: (FRA)

Year: 1954

Venue: Switzerland Winner: Germany FR Runners: Hungary

 Golden Shoe: Sandor KOCSIS (HUN) Year: 1950

Venue: Brazil Winner: Uruguay Runners: Brazil

 Golden Shoe: ADEMIR (BRA)

Year: 1938

Venue: France Winner: Italy Runners: Hungary

 Golden Shoe: LEONIDAS (BRA)

Year: 1934

Venue: Italy Winner: Italy Runners: Czechoslovakia

 Golden Shoe: Oldrich NEJEDLY (TCH)

Year: 1930

Venue: Uruguay Winner: Uruguay Runners: Argentina

 Golden Shoe: Guillermo STABILE (ARG)

 Adidas Golden Ball: Diego MARADONA (ARG)

 Adidas Golden Shoe: Gary LINEKER (ENG)

 FIFA Fair Play award: Brazil

Year: 1982

Venue: Spain Winner: Italy Runners: Germany FR

 Adidas Golden Ball: Paolo ROSSI (ITA)

 Adidas Golden Shoe: Paolo ROSSI (ITA)  FIFA Fair Play award: Brazil

Year: 1978

Venue: Argentina Winner: Argentina Runners: Netherlands

 Golden Shoe: Mario KEMPES (ARG)

 FIFA Fair Play award: Argentina

Year: 1974

Venue: Germany Winner: Germany FR Runners: Netherlands

 Golden Shoe: Grzegorz LATO (POL)

Year: 1970

Venue: Mexico Winner: Brazil Runners: Italy

 Golden Shoe: Gerd MUELLER (GER)

Year: 1966

Venue: England Winner: England Runners: Germany FR

 Golden Shoe: EUSEBIO (POR)

Year: 1962

Venue: Chile Winner: Brazil Runners: Czechoslovakia

 Golden Shoe: Florian ALBERT (HUN), Valentin IVANOV (URS), Drazen JERKOVIC (YUG), Leonel SANCHEZ (CHI), VAVA (BRA), GARRINCHA (BRA)

Year: 1958 Venue: Sweden Winner: Brazil Runners: Sweden

 Golden Shoe: Just FONTAINE (FRA)

Year: 1954

Venue: Switzerland Winner: Germany FR Runners: Hungary

 Golden Shoe: Sandor KOCSIS (HUN)

Year: 1950

Venue: Brazil Winner: Uruguay Runners: Brazil

 Golden Shoe: ADEMIR (BRA)

Year: 1938

Venue: France Winner: Italy Runners: Hungary

 Golden Shoe: LEONIDAS (BRA)

Year: 1934

Venue: Italy Winner: Italy Runners: Czechoslovakia

 Golden Shoe: Oldrich NEJEDLY (TCH)

Year: 1930

Venue: Uruguay Winner: Uruguay Runners: Argentina

 Golden Shoe: Guillermo STABILE (ARG)

- See more at: http://www.onlinegk.com/games-and-sports/history-of-fifa-world-cup- football/#sthash.xiPWbO2S.dpuf US Open 2014 Womens Single - of USA won the 18th title of her career, beating of 6-3, 6-3 to claim a third consecutive Womens SIngle trophy at the US Open. Womens Double - and of clinched the Women's Doubles title by defeating of Switzerland and of Italy. Mixed Double - of India and of Brazil defeated of USA and Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico to clinched mixed doubles Grand Slam crown in US Open Tennis. Mens Single - Marin Cilic of Croatia clinch US Open Men's Single Title defeating Kei Nishikori of Japan. Mens Double - and his brother of USA defeated and Marc Lopez of Spain in their men's doubles final match at the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament. 2013 Womens Single - Top-seeded Serena Williams won her fifth U.S. Open championship and 17th Grand Slam title overall by beating No. 2 of Belarus. Womens Double - Andrea Hlavackova of Czech Republic and Lucie Hradecka of Czech Republic defeated of Australia and of Australia. Mixed Double - Andrea Hlavackova of Czech Republic and of Belarus defeated Abigail Spears of USA and Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico. Mens Single - of Spain win the US Open Tennis Men Single title after defeating , of . Mens Double - Radek Stepanek, of the Czech Republic, and , of India, won the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament after defeating of and Bruno Soares of Brazil, in the men's doubles final. 2012 Womens Single - Serena Williams (USA) beat Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) Womens Double - (ITA) and (ITA) beat Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) and Lucie Hradecka (CZE). Mixed Double - Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) and Bruno Soares (BRA) beat Kveta Peschke (CZE) and (POL). Mens Single - (UK) defeated Novak Djokovic (Sarbia) Mens Double - Bob Bryan (USA) and Mike Bryan (USA) beat Leander Paes (IND) and Radek Stepanek (CZE). 2011 Womens Single - (Australia) defeated Serena Williams (USA) Womens Double - (USA), (KAZ) defeated (USA), (USA) Mixed Double - (USA), (USA) defeated (ARG), Eduardo Schwank(ARG) Mens Single - Novak Djokovic (Sarbia) defeated Rafel Nadal (Spain) Mens Double - Jurgen Melzer ( Austria), (GER) defeated (POL) Marcin Matkowski(POL) 2010 Womens Single - (Belgium) defeated (Russia) Womens Double - Vania King (USA) and Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazaksthan) defeated Liezel Huber (USA)and (Russia) Mixed Double - Liezel Huber (USA) and Bob Bryan (USA) defeated Kveta Peschke (CZE) and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (Pakistan) Mens Single - Rafel Nadal (Spain) defeted Novak Djokovic (Sarbia) Mens Double - Bob Bryan (USA) and Mike Bryan (USA) defeated (India) Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (Pakistan) 2009 Womens Single - Kim Clijsters (Belgium) defeated Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) Mens Single - Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) defeated (Switzerland) 2008 Womens Single - Serena Willams (USA) defeated Jelena Jankovic(Serbia) Mens Single - Roger Federer (Switzerland) defeated Andy Murry (UK) 2007 Womens Single - Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium) defeated (Russia) Mens Single - Roger Federer (Switzerland) defeated Novak Djokovic

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French Open Tennis

2014 Womens Single - Russia's won her second title at Roland Garros in the last three years, overcoming 12 double-faults to beat fourth-seeded of 6 - 4, 6 - 7 (5), 6 - 4 in the final. Womens Double - of and Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan won their second Grand Slam title together by defeating Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-4, 6-1 in the final of the women’s doubles. Mixed Double - Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany and Jean-Julien Rojer of Netherlands won their first mixed doubles title together, seeing off Julia Goerges of Germany and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia. Mens Single - Rafael Nadal won the French Open title for the ninth time, and the fifth time in a row, by beating Novak Djokovic 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 in the final. Mens Double - J Benneteau (FRA) and E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) beat M Granollers (SPA) and M Lopez (SPA) 2013 Womens Single - Serena Williams of USA win the French Open Tennis Women's Singles Final match against Maria Sharapova of Russia at Roland Garros in Paris, France. Womens Double - Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina of Russia won their first Grand Slam title by defeating defending champions Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy. Mixed Double - Czech Republic pair Frantisek Cermak and Lucie Hradecka won the French Open mixed doubles title by defeating of Canada and of France. Mens Single - Rafael Nadal(Spain) defeated (Spain). Mens Double - Bob Bryan (USA) and Mike Bryan (USA) beat Michael Llodra (FRA) and (FRA) in men's double. 2012 Womens Single - Russia's Maria Sharapova became the 10th woman in tennis history to win all four Grand Slam titles when she defeated Italy's Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open final. Womens Double - Sara Errani(Itali) and Roberta Vinci(Itali) defeated (Russia) and Nadia Petrova(Russia) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in a shade two hours to secure their first ever Grand Slam title. Mixed Double - India's and Sania Mirza won the mixed doubles French Open defeating Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico and Klaudia Jans-Ignacik of Poland. Mens Single - Rafael Nadal(Spain) defeated Novak Djokovic(SRB) Mens Double - Max Mirnyl (BEL) & Daniel Nestor (Canada) defeated Mike Bryan & Bob Bryan (USA). 2011 Womens Single - Chinese defeated Italian Fransesca Scevone by 6-4, 7-6 (0) to win the Women’s title at French Open 2011. Womens Double - Andrea Hlavachova and Lucie Hradecki of Czech Republic defeated Indian hottie Sania Mirza and russian Elena Vesnina by 6-4, 6-3 to win their first grand slam title. Mixed Double - Casey Dellacqua & Mens Single - Rafael Nadal of Spain defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland 7-5, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6- 1 to lift the French Open 2011 Men’s trophy. Mens Double - Max Mirnyi (Belarus) and Daniel Nestor(Canada) defeated Juan Sebastian Cabal and Eduardo Schwank by 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-4 to win their first double’s title. 2010 Womens Single - (Itali) defeated Samantha Stosur (Australia) Womens Double - Serena Williams(USA) and (USA) defeated Kveta Peschke(Czech Republic) and () Mixed Double - Katarina Srebotnik(Slovenia) and Nenad Zimonjic(Serbia) defeated Yaroslava Shvedova(Kazaksthan) and (Austria) Mens Single - Rafael Nadal(Spain) defeated Robin Söderling(Sweeden) Mens Double - Daniel Nestor(Canada) and Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia) defeated Lukas Dlouhy(Czech Republic) and Leander Paes(India) 2009 Womens Single - Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) defeted (Russia) Womens Double - (Spain) and (Spain) defeated Victoria Azarenka(Belarus) and Elena Vesnina(Russia). Mixed Double - L Huber(USA) and B Bryan(USA) defeated A-L Gronefeld(Germany) and M Knowles(The Bahamas) Mens Single - Roger Federer (Switzerland) defeted Robin Soderling (Swdeen) Mens Double - Lukas Dlouhy(Czch Republic) and Leander Paes(India) defeated (South Africa) and Dick Norman(Belgium) 2008 Womens Single - (Serbia) defeted Dinara Safina (Russia) Mens Single - Rafel Nadal (Spain) defeted Roger Federer (Switzerland) 2007 Womens Single - Justine Henin Hardenne (Belgium) defeated Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) Mens Single - Rafel Nadal (Spain) defeted Roger Federer (Switzerland) - See more at: http://www.onlinegk.com/games-and-sports/french-open-tennis/#sthash.jjyuLc4w.dpuf Tennis 2015 Womens Single - Serena Williams of USA defeats Maria Sharapova of Russia. Mixed Double - Martina Hingis of Switzerland and Leander Paes of India win the mixed doubles final at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Mens Single - Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Andy Murray of UK Mens Double - and of Italy defeats Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut of France. 2014 Womens Single - Li Na of China defeated Dominika Cibulkova of Womens Double - E. Makarova of Russia and E. Vesnina of Russia defeated S. Errani of Itali and R. Vinci of Itali Mixed Double - Daniel Nestor (Canada) and Kristina Mladenovic (France) defeated Sania Mirza (India) and Horia Tecau (Romania) Mens Single - Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Spain's Rafael Nadal Mens Double - L. Kubot of Poland and R.Lindstedt of Sweden defeated of USA and R. Klaasen of South Africa 2013 Womens Single - Victoria Azarenka Belarus defeats Li Na of China. Womens Double - Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy defeated Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua of (Australia). Mixed Double - Jarmila Gajdosova and Mathew Ebden of Australia defeated Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak of Czech Republic. Mens Single - Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Andy Murray of UK Mens Double - Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan(USA) defeated (Dutch) and Igor Sijsling (Dutch). 2012 Womens Single - Victoria Azarenka Belarus defeats Maria Sharapova of Russia. Womens Double - Svetlana Kuznetsova / Vera Zvonareva of Russia defeats Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci of Italy. Mixed Double - Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) and Horia Tecau (Romania) defeats Elena Vesnina (RUS) and Leander Paes(IND). Mens Single - Novak Djokovic(SRB) beats Rafael Nadal(Spain) Mens Double - Leander Paes(IND) / Radek Stepanek (CZE) defeats Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA). 2011 Womens Single - Kim Clijsters (BEL) defeated Na Li(CHN) Womens Double - Gisela Dulko(ARG)and Flavia Pennetta(ITA) defeated Victoria Azarenka(BLR) and Maria Kirilenko(RUS) Mixed Double - Katarina Srebotnik(SLO) and Daniel Nestor(CAN) defeated Yung-Jan Chan(TPE) and (AUS) Mens Single - Novak Djokovic (SRB) defeated Andy Murray(UK) Mens Double - Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan(USA) defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes(IND) 2010 Womens Single - Serena Williams(USA) defeated Justine Henin(Belgium) Womens Double - Serena Williams(USA) and Venus Williams(USA) defeated (Zimbabwe) and Liezel Huber(USA) Mixed Double - Cara Black(Zimbabwe) and Leander Paes(India) defeated Ekaterina Makarova(Russia) and Jaroslav Levinsky(Czch Republic) Mens Single - Roger Federer(Switzerland) defeated Andy Murray(UK) Mens Double - Bob Bryan(USA) and Mike Bryan(USA) defeated Daniel Nestor(Canada)and Nenad Zimonjic(Serbia) 2009 Womens Single - Serena Williams (USA) defeted Dinara Safina (Russia) Womens Double - Serena Williams(USA) and Venus Williams(USA) defeated Daniela Hantuchova(Slovakia) and (Japan) Mixed Double - Sania Mirza(India) and Mahesh Bhupathi(India) defeated Nathalie Dechy(France) and (Israel) Mens Single - Rafel Nadal (Spain) defeted Roger Federer (Switzerland) Mens Double - Bob Bryan(USA) and Mike Bryan(USA) defeated Mahesh Bhupathi(India)and (The Bahamas) . 2008 Womens Single - Maria Sharapova (Russia) defeated Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) Mens Single - Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Petsonga(France) 2007 Womens Single - Serena Williams (USA) defeated Maria Sharapova (Russia) Mens Single - Roger Federer (Switzerland) defeated Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (Chili) - See more at: http://www.onlinegk.com/games-and-sports/australian-open- tennis/#sthash.5bxtnF3N.dpuf

Trophies Associated With Various Sports And Games

Air Racing Jawaharlal Challenge Trophy, King's Cup, World Cup.

Archery

Athletics Charminar Trophy, Federation Cup, World Cup.

Badminton Agarwal Cup, Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Austrelasia Cup, Chadha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim Rahimatollah Challenge Cup, Konica Cup, Narng cup, Sophia Kitiakara Cup, Konica Cup, S. R. Ruia Cup, Thomas Cup, Tunku Abdul Rahman Cup, , World Cup, Yonex Cup. Basalat Jha Trophy, B. C. Gupta Trophy, Federation Cup, S. M. Arjuna Raja trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, William Jones Cup.

Billiards Arthur Walker Trophy, Thomas Cup.

Boat Rowing American Cup (Yacht racing), Wellington Trophy (India).

Boxing Aspy Adjahia Trophy, federation Cup, Val iBaker Trophy.

Bridge Basalat Jha Trophy, Holkar Trophy, Ruia Gold Cup, Singhania Trophy.

Chess Naidu Trophy, Khaitan Trophy, Limca Trophy, Linares City Trophy, World Cup.

Cricket Anthony D'Mellow Trophy, Ashes, Asia Cup, Benson and Hedges Cup, Bose Trophy, Champions Trophy, Charminar Challenge Cup, C. K. Nayudu Trophy, Cooch-Behar Trophy, , , Gavaskar-Border Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Gavaskar-Border Trophy, G. D. Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, Ghulam Ahmad Trophy, hakumat Rai Trophy, ICC World Cup, Interface Cup, Irani Trophy, Jawaharlal , Lombard World Challenge Cup, McDowells Challenge Cup, Merchant Trophy, Moin-ud-Dowla Cup, NatWest Trophy, Prudential Cup (World Cup), Rani Jhansi Trophy, , Rohinton Baria Trophy, Rothmans Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Sheesh Mahal Trophy, Sheffield Shield, Singer Cup, Sir Frank Worrel Trophy, Texaco Cup, Titan Cup, , Vijay Merchant Trophy, Vizzy Trophy, Wisden Trophy, , World Series Cup.

Football African Natons Cup, Airlines Cup, america Cup, Asia Cup, Asian Women's Cup, Bandodkar Trophy, B. C. Roy Trophy, Begum Hazrat Mahal Cup, Bicentennial Gold Cup, BILT Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Colombo Cup, Confederations Cup, DCM Cup, , European Cup, FA Cup, Federation Cup, G. V. Raja Memorial Trophy, gold Cup, Governor's Cup, Greek Cup, Great Wall Cup, IFA Shield, Independence Day Cup, Trophy, Inter-Continental Cup, Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup, Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Kings Cup, , Lal Bahadur Shastri Trophy, McDowell Cup, Merdeka Cup, Nagjee Trophy, Naidunia Trophy, Nations Cup, NFL Trophy, Nehru Gold Cup, Nizam Gold Cup, Raghbir Singh Memorial Cup, Rajiv Gandhi Trophy, , Sanjay Gold Cup, , Scissors Cup, Sir Ashutohs Mukherjee Trophy, Stafford Cup, , Supercup Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, UEFA Cup, US Cup, Vittal Trophy, Winner's Cup, World Cup.

Golf Canada Cup, Eisenhower Trophy, Inter-Continental Cup, Maekyung LG Fashion Open Trophy, Muthiah Gold Cup, Nomura Trophy, Paralamdi Trophy, President's Trophy, Prince of Wales Cup, Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, Topolino Trophy, Walker Cup, Waterford Crystal Trophy, World Cup.

Hockey Agha Khan Cup, Allwyn Asia Cup, Azlan Shah Cup, , Bhim Sain Trophy, BMW Trophy, Bombay Gold Cup, Champions Trophy, Clarke Trophy, Dhyan Chand Trophy, Esanda Champions Cup, European Nations Cup, Gurmeet Trophy, Guru Nanak Cup, Gyanvati Devi Trophy, Indira Gandhi Gold Cup, Intercontinental Cup, Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Cup, Kuppuswamy Naidu Cup, Lady Rattan Tata Cup (women), Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Modi Gold Cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, Nehru Trophy, Obaidullah Gold Cup, Prime Minister's Gold cup, Rangaswami Cup, Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Rene Frank Trophy, Sanjay Gandhi Trophy, Scindia gold Cup, Shriram Trophy, Tunku Abdul Razak Cup, Wellington Cup, World Cup, Yadavindra Cup.

Horse Racing Beresford Cup, Blue Riband, Derby, Grand Natonal Cup.

Kabaddi Federation Cup

Kho-Kho Federation Cup

Netball Anantrao Pawar Trophy.

Polo Ezar Cup, Gold Cup, King's Cup, President Cup, Prithi Singh Cup, Radha Mohan Cup, Winchester Cup.

Rowing Beefeather's Gin.

Rugby Football Bledisloe Cup; Calcutta Cup, Webb Ellis Trophy.

Shootng North Wales Cup, Welsh Grand Prix.

Snooker Team Tournament Asean Cup.

Table Tennis Asian Cup, Berna Bellack Cup, Corbillion Cup (women), Electra Gold Cup, Gasper-Giest Prize, Grand Prix, Jayalaxmi Cup (women), Kamala Ramanunjan Cup, Marcel Corbillon Cup, Pithapuram Cup (men), Swaythling Cup (men), Travancore Cup (women), U Thant Cup, World Cup.

Tennis Ambre Solaire Cup, A T&T Cup, Champions Cup, ATP President's Cup, , Dr. Rajendra Prasad Cup, Edgbaston Cup, Evert Cup, Federation Cup, Ghafar Cup, Grand Prix, Grand Slam Cup, Nations' Cup, Watson's Water Trophy, Wightman Cup, Wimbledon Trophy, World Cup, World Team Cup.

Volleyball Centennial Cup, Federation Cup, Indira Pradhan Trophy, Shivanthi Gold Cup, World Cup, World League Cup.

Weightlifting World Cup.

Wrestling Bharat Kesari, Burdwan Shield, World Cup.

Yachting America Cup

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ANCIENT History Of Olympic Game

The origin of the ancient Olympic Games is lost the midst of pre-history, but for many centuries they were only a festival of the Greek people. The Games were first held in honour of the Greek God, Zeus in 776 BC in the plain of kingdom of Elis, nestled in lush valley between the Alpheus River and Mount Kronion, 15 km from the Ionian Sea. The Olympiad celebrated that year was considered as the first and was used to date subsequent historic events. But religious ceremonies and games were held in Olympia before that time. The oldest sanctuary of Greece was there, the altar of the Great Mother of Gods, Rhea (Earth). On the day of the feast, the priest stood in front of the altar, ready to perform a sacrifice. Women were forbidden to be present and the male contestants were naked. Young men waited at a distance on one stadium (about 200 yds). As soon as a signal was given they ran and the first to arrive at the altar received the torch from the priest’s hand and lit the sacrificial fire

The old Olympiads were held after every four years and the Greeks measured time in terms of Games started on the first new moon after the summer solstice, around mid-July. The ancient Olympic Games lasted for five days and the events took place in a precise order. On the first day, there were sacrifices and opening ceremonies. On the second day there were special competitions for the “ephebians”. The third day was devoted to events for adult competitors: dromos, diaulos, dolichos, pugilism, wrestling, pancratium. On the fourth day, there were equestrian events, pentathlon, and race with arms. On the fifth and the final day, there were closing ceremonies and proclamation of the heroes. During the first six Olympic games, however, the prize had been a portion of meat or ‘meria’ taken from an animal sacrificed to the Gods. It was only after VII Games that the olive crown was given to the winners and the moral significance of the prize was considerable. Once the prizes were awarded, a flock of pigeons was releases to carry the names of the champions to all the corners of the Greece.

The Games came to a sudden end when the Roman Emperor Theodosius banned the competitions and their attendant sacrificial offerings as pagan manifestations. From 395 AD onwards the fall of Olympia was very rapid. In that year the first damage was caused by the invasion of Alaric’s barbarians. A year earlier the famous crysele-phantide statute of Zeus had been taken to Constantinople. It was destroyed in 475 AD during the great fire. Following the attacks of the Goths, a fire destroyed the temple of Zeus; earth quakes from 522 to 551 and the most severe of all in 580 brought down whatever had remained standing. Glory had vanished and of the vast riches there were now left but a few ruins and the name of Olympia. Something immortal remained, however, and that was the Olympic spirit.

MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES The revival work of the Games was undertaken by Baron Pierre de Coubertin nearly 1,500 years after the last of the ancient Games. He was born into a family of Italian origin which had settled in France. It was on November 25, 1892, during a conference at Sorbonne about the history of physical exercises, that he first pronounced those famous six words in public “The Restoration of the Olympic Games”. He said that the games would ennoble and strengthen amateur sports, to give them strength and lasting quality for an essential role in the world of modern education.

It was at the International Congress for the for the Study of the Propagation of the Principles of Amateurism held in Paris in June 1894 that the delegates led by Baron Pierre de Coubertin and associates unanimously voted to restore the Olympic Games and to create an International Olympic committee to oversee them. De Coubertin had planned to propose Paris for the site of the first modern Olympics in 1900 but the enthusiasm and zeal of the delegates was so great that they insisted the first Games to be held in 1896. Athens was, there fore, the venue for the 1896 Games. Since then these Games are held very four years.The aims of the Olympic Movement are to promote the development of these fine physical and moral qualities which are the basis of amateur sports and to bring together the athletes of the world in a great quadrennial festival of sports. The honour of holding the Olympic Games is entrusted to a city ad not a country or area. The choice of a city for the celebration of an Olympiad is with the International Olympic Committee.

The XXII Olympic Games were held in Moscow from July 19 to August 3, 1980. Only 80 of the 140 member countries of the International Olympic Committee participated due to a Western- sponsored boycott of the Games. The XXIII Games were held in Los Angeles from July 28 to August 12, 1984. The Games were boycotted by the and other Eastern bloc countries except Romania because of security reason. The Games also saw the re-entry of China after an absence of 32 years. It was America’s year at the Games just as it was Russia’s year in the XXII Games in Moscow in 1980 when Americans had boycotted. The XXIV Games were held in Seoul, the capital of , form September 17 to October 2, 1988. The Soviet Union was the biggest medals winner of the Games which was participated by 160 countries. The XXV Games were held in Barcelona, the second largest city of Spain, in July August 1992. Athletes from 171 countries participated and Olympic medals were awarded to a record 64 nations, breaking the mark of 52 set at the 1988 Seoul Olympic.

The XXVI Modern Olympic Games were held in Atlanta (USA) from July 19 to August 4 in 1996. Over 10,000 athletes from 197 countries participated in the 26 sports and 37 disciplines. The Mascot of the Atlanta Olympics was a computer-generated creative called `Izzy’.

OLYMPIC SYMBOL It comprises of five rings or circles, linked together to represent the sporting friendship of all people. The rings also symbolize the continents Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and America. Each ring is of a different colour, i.e., blue, yellow, black, green and red.

OLYMPIC FLAG The Olympic flag created in 1913 at the suggestion of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, was solemnly inaugurated in Paris in June 1914 but it was raised over an Olympic stadium for the first time at the Antwerp Games (Belgium) in 1920. There is also a second Olympic flag, which is used for the Winter Games. These Flags are made of white silk and contain five intertwined rings. From left to right the rings are blue, yellow, black, green and red. The rings are meant to represent five continents viz., Africa (black), America (red), Asia (yellow), Australia (green) and Europe (blue). At least one of these colours is found on the flag of every country.

OLYMPIC FLAME It was at the Amsterdam Games in 1928 that for the first time an Olympic flame was ceremonially lighted and burned in a giant torch at the entrance of the stadium. The modern version of the flame was adopted in 1936 at the Berlin Games. The Olympic flame symbolizes the continuity between the ancient and modern Games. The torch used to kindle the flame, is first lit by the sun’s rays at Olympia, Greece, and then carried to the site of the Games by relay of runners. Ships and planes are used when necessary. On July 15, 1976, space age technology was used to transport the flame from one continent to another.

OLYMPIC MOTTO The Olympic motto is “Citius-Altius-Fortius” (faster, higher, stronger). Rev. Father Didon (1840- 1900), headmaster of a school near Paris and a great promoter of sports in the French Catholic colleges near the end of the nineteenth , first used the motto and had it embroidered on the pennants of his school clubs. This succinct definition of the philosophy of sport appealed to father Didon’s friend, Baron pierre de Coubertin who was responsible for the revival work of the Olympic Games nearly 1,500 yeas after the last of the ancient games. It was adopted at his suggestion at the International Congress for the “Study and Propagation of the Principles of Amateurism” on June 23, 1894, the same day on which the restoration of the Olympic Games and the creation of the International Olympic Committee were also decided. OLYMPIC PRIZES, MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES While in ancient times the Olympic heroes received a crown of olive branches for their exploits, modern Olympic champions are rewarded with medals and certificates. The winning athlete now receives a gold medal, the athlete in the second place is awarded a Silver medal and the third placed athlete wins a Bronze medal. In addition, all athletes ranking from first to sixth receive a certificate. Each medal is 60 mm in diameter and 3 mm thick. The first and second place medals are made of 92.5 per cent silver and the medal for the first winner is then plated with 6 gram of fine gold. Thus this medal is not of full gold. The third place medal is of bronze.

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Sports And The Terms Associated With Them

Badminton: Angled Drive Serve, Backhand Low Serve, Bird, Deuce, Double Droup, Fault, Flick Serve, Forehand Smash, Let, Lob, Love All, net Shots, Rush, Smash.

Baseball: Base, Battery, Bunting, Catcher, Diamond, Hitter, Home Infield, Outfield, Pinch, Pitcher Plate, Pullout, Short Stop, Strike.

Basketball: Ball, Basket, Blocking, Dribbling, Free Throw, Held Ball, Holding, Jump Ball, Multiple Throws, Pivot.

Billiards: Baulk Line, Break, Bolting, Cannon, Cue, Hazard, In-off, Jigger, Long jenney, Pot, Scratch, Screw Back, short Stop, Strike.

Boxing: Ausiliary Point System, Babit Punch, Break, Cut, Defence, Down, Hook, Jab, Lying On, Knock, Seconds out, Slam, Upper Cut, Weight In, Win by Knock-out.

Bridge: Auction, Bid, Chicane, Cut, Declarer, Doubleton, Dummy, Finesse, Grand Slam, Little Slam, Notrumps, Over-trick, Revoke, rubber, Ruff, Shuffle, Suit, Vulnerable.

Chess: Bishop, Capture, Castling, Checkmate, En Passant, Gambit, Grand Master, King, Knight, Pawn, Queen, Rook, Stalemate, Under Promoting.

Cricket: Ashes, Banana, Boundary, Bowling, , Chinaman, Cover Drive, Crease, Doosra, Duck, Duckworth-Lewis Rule, Fine Leg, Follow On, Full Toss, Gardening, Googly, Gully, Hat-trick, Hit , Inswinger, l.b.w., Leg-break, Leg-bye, Leg Glance, late Cut, maiden Over, No Ball, Off Break, On Drive, Out, Outswinger, Over, Mandatory Over, over Pitch, Popping Crease, Rubber, Run Down, , Short Pitch, Silly Point, Slip, Square Leg, Stone Walling, Straight Drive, Stumped, Short leg, Spin, Swing, Thirdman, Yorker.

Croquet: Hoops, Mallet, Peg Out.

Draughts: Huff

Football: Advantage Clause, Blind Side, Centre Forward, Corner Kick, Dead Ball, Direct Free Kick, Dribble, Goal kick, Golden Goal, Hat-trick, Marking, OffSide, Penalty Kick, Penalty Shootout, Red Card, Striker, Throw In, Tripping.

Golf: Best-ball Foursome, Bogey, Bunker, Caddie, Dormy, Fairway, Fourball, Foursome, Greed Holes, Links, Niblic, Par, Put, Rough, Stymied, Tee, Threesome.

Gymnastics: A-bars, Ariel, Blocks, Cone of Swing, Dish, Flairs, Giants, Inlocate, Kip, Planche, Tariff, Tumble, Virtuosity, Wrap.

Hockey: Advantage, Back-stick, Bully, Cary, Centre Forward, Corner, Dribble, Flick, Free-hit, Goal Line, Green Card, Halfway Line, Hat-trick, Off-side, Red Car, Roll -in, Scoop, Short Corner, Sixteen- yard hit, Square Pass, Stick, Striking Cirele, Tackle, Tie-breaker, Zonal Marking.

Horse Racing: Jockey, Punt, Steeplechase, Thorough Bred.

Judo: Ashi-waza, chui, Dan, Dojo, Gyaku, Hajime, Ippon, Jigotai, Kaeshiwaza, Koka, Makikomi, Nage-waza, O-goshi, Randori, Scarf, Tani-Otoshi, Uchi-komvi, Waki-gatame, Yoshi, Yuko.

Karate: Age Zuki, Ai-uchi, Aka, Chakugan, Dachi, Encho Sen, Fudotachi, Gedan, Geri, Hajime, Ibuki, Jion, Kakato, Koka, Makiwara, Nidan, Obi, Rei, Sanbon, Shiro, Tobigeri, Ude, Waza-ari, Yoko- geri, Zanshin, Zen-no.

Polo: Bunker, Chukker, Mallet.

Rowing: Bow, Bucket, Cow, Ergometer, Feather, Paddle, Regatta.

Rugby Football: A Trackle, Lines, Scrum, Touch, Try.

Shootng: Bag, Bull's Eye, Marksmanship, Muzzle, Plug.

Skiing: Tobogganing.

Swimming: Breast Stroke, Crawl.

Table Tennis: Anti Loop, Backspin, Chop, Loop, Penhold Grip, Push, Spin, Twiddle.

Tennis: Ace, Backhand Stroke, Deuce, Deep Volley, Deuce, Double Fault, Fault, Ground Stroke, Half Volley, Let, Love, Slice, Smash, Volley Volleyball: Ace, Base-line, Blocking, Doubling, Foot Fault, Heave, Holding, Jump Set, Lob Pass, Love All, Point, Quick Smash, Scouting, Service, Spike, Tactical Ball, Volley, Windmill Service.

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History of Commonwealth Game

History: Reverend Ashley Cooper was the first person to propose the idea of having a Pan- Britannic sporting contest to foster a spirit of goodwill and understanding within the British Empire. In 1928, a key Canadian athlete, Bobby Robinson, was given the task of organizing the first ever Commonwealth Games. These Games were held in 1930, in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and saw the participation of 400 athletes from eleven countries.

Since then, the Commonwealth Games have been held every four years, except for the period during the Second World War. The Games have been known by various names such as the British Empire Games, Friendly Games and British Commonwealth Games. Since 1978, they have been known as the Commonwealth Games. Originally having only single competition sports, the 1998 Commonwealth Games at saw a major change when team sports such as cricket, hockey and made their first appearance.

In 2001, the Games Movement adopted the three values of Humanity, Equality and Destiny as the core values of the Commonwealth Games. These values inspire and connect thousands of people and signify the broad mandate for holding the Games within the Commonwealth.

After Olympics, Commonwealth Games is the second largest sports festival in the world. The Games are held once in four years but only in between the Olympic years. The Games were originally known as the British Empire Games. The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 at Hamilton, Canada. The 10th Commonwealth Games were held at Christchurch, New Zealand in 1974, the 11th in Edmonton (Canada) in 1978, the 12th in Brisbane (Australia) in 1982, the 13th in Edinburgh () in 1986, the 14th in Auckland (New Zealand) in 1990 and the 15th in Victoria (Canada) in 1994, where about 3,350 athletes from a record 64 nations (including South Africa, which joined the family of Commonwealth athletes after 36 years) participated. Namibia also, which gained its independence in 1990, made its debut while made its final appearance in the Games before being ceded to China in 1997.

- See more at: http://www.onlinegk.com/games-and-sports/history-of-commonwealth- game/#sthash.fzr4wQb1.dpuf Venues (Cities) Of Summer Olympic YEAR CITY

1896 Athens

1900 Paris

1904 St. Louis

1908 London

1912 Stockholm

1920 Antwerp

1924 Paris

1928 Amsterdam

1932 Los Angeles

1936 Berlin

1948 London

1952 Helsinki

1956 Melbourne

1960 Rome

1964

1968 Mexico City

1972 Munich

1976 Montreal

1980 Moscow

1984 Los Angeles

1988 Seoul

1992 Barcelona

1996 Atlanta

2000 Sydney

2004 Athens

2008 Beijing

2012 London

2016 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil-Scheduled)

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S. No Venue Year No of Countries

1 Hamilton, Canada 1930 11

2 London, 1934 16

3 Sydney, Australia 1938 15

4 Auckland, New Zealand 1950 12

5 Vancouver, Canada 1954 24

6 Cardiff, United Kingdom 1958 35

7 Perth, Australia 1962 35

8 Jamaica, West Indies 1966 34

9 Edinburgh, United Kingdom 1970 42

10 Christchurch, New Zealand 1974 38

11 Edmonton, Canada 1978 48

12 Brisbane, Australia 1982 47

13 Edinburgh, United Kingdom 1986 26

14 Auckland, New Zealand 1990 55

15 Victoria, Canada 1994 64

16 Kuala Lumpur, 1998 70

17 Manchchester, United Kingdom 2002 72

18 Melbourne, Australia 2006 71

19 New , India 2010 71

20 , Scotland 2014 71 - See more at: http://www.onlinegk.com/games-and-sports/commonwealth-game-venues-and-number-of- participating-countries/#sthash.b3JTqVm8.dpuf

Higest Individual Scores In One Day International Cricket 264 Rohit Sharma, India vs Srilanka, Eden Garden, November 2014.

237 Martin Guptill, New Zealand vs West Indies, Wellington, March 2015

219 Virender Sehwag, India vs West Indies, Indore, December 2011.

215 Chris Gayle, West Indies vs Zimbabwe, Canbera, February 2015

209 Rohit Sharma, India vs Australia, Bangalore, November 2013.

200 * Sachin Tendulkar, India vs South Africa, Gwalior, February 2010.

194* Charles Coventry, Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, Bulawayo, August 2009

194 Saheed Anwar, Pakistan vs India, Chennai, May 1997

189* Viv Richards, West Indies vs England, Manchester, May, 1984

189 Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka vs India, Sharja, October 2000

188* Gary Kirsten, South Africa vs UAE, Rawalpindi, February 1996

186* Sachin Tendulkar, India vs New Zealand, Hydrabad, November 1999

183* Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India vs Srilanka, Jaipur, October 2005

183 Virat Kohli, India vs Pakistan, Dhaka, March 2012

183 Sourav Ganguly, India vs Sri Lanka, Tauton, May 1999

181* Mathew Hayden, Australia vs New Zealand, Hamilton, February 2007

181 Viv Richards, West Indies vs Sri Lanka, Karachi, October 1987. - See more at: http://www.onlinegk.com/games-and-sports/higest-individual-scores-in-one-day- international-cricket/#sthash.2ybdDqd7.dpuf

Wimbledon Tennis

2014 Womens Single - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic defeat Eugenie Bouchard of Canada. Womens Double - S. Errani and R. Vinci of Itali defeat T. Babos (HUN) and K. Mladenovic (FRA). Mixed Double - Nenad Zimonjic(Serbia) and Samantha Stosur(Austalia) won the title, defeating Max Mirnyi(Belarus) and Chan Hao-ching(Taipei). Mens Single - Novac Djokovic emerges triumphant in a classic tussle; the Serb wins his second Wimbledon title, overcoming a spectacular resurgence by Roger Federer. Mens Double - V. Pospisil (CAN) and J. Sock (USA) defeat B. Bryan (USA) and M. Bryan (USA) 2013 Womens Single - (FRA) win the Wimbledon womens single title for 2013 by defeating (GER). Womens Double - Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) and Shuai Peng (CHN) win the Wimbledon womens double title 2013 by defeating Ashleigh Barty (AUS) and Casey Dellacqua (AUS). Mixed Double - Daniel Nestor (CAN) and Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) win the Wimbledon mixed double title 2013 by defeating Bruno Soares (BRA) and Lisa Raymond (USA). Mens Single - Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic to become the first Briton to win the Wimbledon men's singles title. Mens Double - Bob Bryab (USA) and Muke Bryan (USA) win the Wimbledon mens double title 2013 by defeating (CRO) and (BRA). 2012 Womens Single - Serena Williams of USA won the title, beating Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland. Womens Double - Serena Williams and her sister Venus Williams of USA clinched the women's double title by defeating Andrea Halavackova and Lucie Hradecka of Czech Republic. Mixed Double - Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond of USA beat Leander Paes of India and Elena Vesnina of Russia in the final to clinch the mixed doubles title. Mens Single - Roger Federer of Switzerland clinched the 2012 Wimbledon men's singles title, beating Andy Murray of the United Kingdom. Mens Double - Jonathan Marry of UK and Frederik Nielson of Denmark won the title, beating of Sweden and Horia Tecau of Romania. 2011 Womens Single - Petra Kvitova (CZE) defeated Maria Sharapova (RUS) by 63, 6-4. Womens Double - Kveta Peschke (CZE) & Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) defeated Sabine Lisicki (GER) & Samantha Stosur (AUS) by 6-3, 6-1. Mixed Double - Jurgen Melzer (AUT) & Iveta Benesova (CZE) defeated Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) & Elena Vesnina (RUS) by 6-3, 6-2 Mens Single - Novak Djokovic (SRB) Defeated Rafael Nadal (ESP) by 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 Mens Double - Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan (USA) defeated Robert Lindstedt (SWE) & Horia Tecau (ROU) by 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) 2010 Womens Single - Serena Williams(USA) defeated Vera Zvonareva(Russia) Womens Double - Vania King(USA) and Yaroslava Shvedova() defeated Elena Vesnina(Russia) and Vera Zvonareva(Russia) Mixed Double - Leander Paes(India) and Cara Black(Zimbabwe) defeated Wesley Moodie(South Africa) and Lisa Raymond(USA) Mens Single - Rafael Nadal (Spain) defeated Tomas Berdych(Czch Republic) Mens Double - Jürgen Melzer(Austria) and Philipp Petzschner(Germany) defeated Robert Lindstedt(Sweeden) and Horia Tecau(Romania) 2009 Womens Single - Serena Williams (USA) defeted Venus Williams (USA) Mens Single - Roger Federer(Switzerland) defeted (USA) 2008 Womens Single - Venus Williams (USA) defeated Serena Williams (USA) Mens Single - Rafel Nadal(Spain) defeated Roger Federer(Switzerland) 2007 Womens Single - Venus Williams (USA) defeted Marion Bartoli (France) Mens Single - Roger Federer(Switzerland) defeted Rafel Nadal(Spain) - See more at: http://www.onlinegk.com/games-and-sports/wimbledon-tennis/#sthash.ifSyQxDt.dpuf