SPORTS INDIA AND WORLD
World Cup Cricket History
The idea of organising a World Cup 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 London. 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 England 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 limited overs cricket 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, New Zealand, India and Pakistan), 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 Clive Lloyd, 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 South Africa, Kenya & Zimbabwe
1999 UK
1996 India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka
1992 Australia
1987 India & Pakistan
1983 UK
1979 UK
1975 UK - See more at: http://www.onlinegk.com/games-and-sports/world-cup-cricket- history/#sthash.gZwkr3Hn.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
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: Germany Runners: Argentina
Man of the Match: Mario GOETZE (GER) Adidas Golden Shoe: James RODRIGUEZ(COL)
Adidas Golden Ball: Lionel Messi(Argentina)
adidas Golden Glove: Manuel Neuer(GER)
FIFA Fair Play award: Colombia
Best Young Player Award: Paul Pogba(FRA)
Year: 2010
Venue: South Africa Winner: Spain 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: Italy Runners: France
Adidas Golden Ball: Zinedine ZIDANE (FRA)
Adidas Golden Shoe: Miroslav KLOSE (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: Portugal
Year: 2002 Venue: Korea/Japan 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), Hristo STOICHKOV (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: Salvatore SCHILLACI (ITA)
Adidas Golden Shoe: Salvatore SCHILLACI (ITA)
FIFA Fair Play award: England
Year: 1986
Venue: Mexico Winner: Argentina Runners: Germany FR
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)
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 Tennis 2014 Womens Single - Serena Williams of USA won the 18th Grand Slam title of her career, beating Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-3, 6-3 to claim a third consecutive Womens SIngle trophy at the US Open. Womens Double - Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina of Russia clinched the Women's Doubles title by defeating Martina Hingis of Switzerland and Flavia Pennetta of Italy. Mixed Double - Sania Mirza of India and Bruno Soares of Brazil defeated Abigail Spears 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 - Bob Bryan and his brother Mike Bryan of USA defeated Marcel Granollers 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 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Womens Double - Andrea Hlavackova of Czech Republic and Lucie Hradecka of Czech Republic defeated Ashleigh Barty of Australia and Casey Dellacqua of Australia. Mixed Double - Andrea Hlavackova of Czech Republic and Max Mirnyi of Belarus defeated Abigail Spears of USA and Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico. Mens Single - Rafael Nadal of Spain win the US Open Tennis Men Single title after defeating Novak Djokovic, of Serbia. Mens Double - Radek Stepanek, of the Czech Republic, and Leander Paes, of India, won the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament after defeating Alexander Peya of Austria and Bruno Soares of Brazil, in the men's doubles final. 2012 Womens Single - Serena Williams (USA) beat Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) Womens Double - Sara Errani (ITA) and Roberta Vinci (ITA) beat Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) and Lucie Hradecka (CZE). Mixed Double - Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) and Bruno Soares (BRA) beat Kveta Peschke (CZE) and Marcin Matkowski (POL). Mens Single - Andy Murray (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 - Samantha Stosur (Australia) defeated Serena Williams (USA) Womens Double - Liezel Huber (USA), Lisa Raymond(KAZ) defeated Vania King (USA), Yaroslava Shvedova(USA) Mixed Double - Melanie Oudin(USA), Jack Sock(USA) defeated Gisela Dulko(ARG), Eduardo Schwank(ARG) Mens Single - Novak Djokovic (Sarbia) defeated Rafel Nadal (Spain) Mens Double - Jurgen Melzer ( Austria), Philipp Petzschner (GER) defeated Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) Marcin Matkowski(POL) 2010 Womens Single - Kim Clijsters (Belgium) defeated Vera Zvonareva (Russia) Womens Double - Vania King (USA) and Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazaksthan) defeated Liezel Huber (USA)and Nadia Petrova (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 Rohan Bopanna (India) Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (Pakistan) 2009 Womens Single - Kim Clijsters (Belgium) defeated Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) Mens Single - Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) defeated Roger Federer (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 Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) Mens Single - Roger Federer (Switzerland) defeated Novak Djokovic
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French Open Tennis
2014 Womens Single - Russia's Maria Sharapova won her second title at Roland Garros in the last three years, overcoming 12 double-faults to beat fourth-seeded Simona Halep of Romania 6 - 4, 6 - 7 (5), 6 - 4 in the final. Womens Double - Peng Shuai of China 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 French Open 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 Daniel Nestor of Canada and Kristina Mladenovic of France. Mens Single - Rafael Nadal(Spain) defeated David Ferrer (Spain). Mens Double - Bob Bryan (USA) and Mike Bryan (USA) beat Michael Llodra (FRA) and Nicolas Mahut (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 Maria Kirilenko(Russia) and Nadia Petrova(Russia) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in a shade over two hours to secure their first ever Grand Slam title. Mixed Double - India's Mahesh Bhupathi 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 Li Na 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 & Scott Lipsky 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 - Francesca Schiavone (Itali) defeated Samantha Stosur (Australia) Womens Double - Serena Williams(USA) and Venus Williams(USA) defeated Kveta Peschke(Czech Republic) and Katarina Srebotnik(Slovenia) Mixed Double - Katarina Srebotnik(Slovenia) and Nenad Zimonjic(Serbia) defeated Yaroslava Shvedova(Kazaksthan) and Julian Knowle(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 Dinara Safina (Russia) Womens Double - Anabel Medina Garrigues(Spain) and Virginia Ruano Pascual(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 Wesley Moodie(South Africa) and Dick Norman(Belgium) 2008 Womens Single - Ana Ivanovic (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 Australian Open 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 - Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini of Italy defeats Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut of France. 2014 Womens Single - Li Na of China defeated Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 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 Eric Butorac 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 Robin Haase (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 Paul Hanley(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 Cara Black(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 Ai Sugiyama(Japan) Mixed Double - Sania Mirza(India) and Mahesh Bhupathi(India) defeated Nathalie Dechy(France) and Andy Ram(Israel) Mens Single - Rafel Nadal (Spain) defeted Roger Federer (Switzerland) Mens Double - Bob Bryan(USA) and Mike Bryan(USA) defeated Mahesh Bhupathi(India)and Mark Knowles(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 Federation Cup
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, Uber Cup, World Cup, Yonex Cup. Basketball 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, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep 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 Nehru Cup, Lombard World Challenge Cup, McDowells Challenge Cup, Merchant Trophy, Moin-ud-Dowla Cup, NatWest Trophy, Prudential Cup (World Cup), Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji 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 Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Vizzy Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills 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, Durand 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, Indira Gandhi Trophy, Inter-Continental Cup, Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Kings Cup, Kirin 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, Rovers Cup, Sanjay Gold Cup, Santosh Trophy, Scissors Cup, Sir Ashutohs Mukherjee Trophy, Stafford Cup, Subroto 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, Beighton 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, Davis 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 OLYMPIC GAMES 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 Soviet Union 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 South Korea, 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 century, 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, Caught, Chinaman, Cover Drive, Crease, Doosra, Duck, Duckworth-Lewis Rule, Fine Leg, Follow On, Full Toss, Gardening, Googly, Gully, Hat-trick, Hit Wicket, 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, Run Out, 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 Kuala Lumpur saw a major change when team sports such as cricket, hockey and netball 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 (Scotland) 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 Hong Kong 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 Tokyo
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, United Kingdom 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, Malaysia 1998 70
17 Manchchester, United Kingdom 2002 72
18 Melbourne, Australia 2006 71
19 New Delhi, India 2010 71
20 Glasgow, 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 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) win the Wimbledon womens single title for 2013 by defeating Sabine Lisicki(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 Ivan Dodig (CRO) and Marcelo Melo (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 Robert Lindstedt 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(Kazakhstan) 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 Andy Roddick (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