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Current Affairs July to December Mid-2016 Download from www.arunacademy.in - 1 - Today we, Arun Academy providing List of important Sports related events in National and International Level during July to December Mid-2016. Sport related questions are frequently asked in most of the competitive exams. This will be very useful for upcoming Bank PO/Clerk Mains exam, Railways and TNPSC Group exams too. sPORTs iMPORTANT SPORTS EVENTS 14th edition of Homeless World Cup 2016 started in Glasgow (Scotland). It is an annual football tournament focusing on advocating a global awareness about homelessness. Slum Soccer also partnered with Tata Trusts and Football Players Association of India (FPAI) for India’s participation in world cup. Slum Soccer organization uses football as a tool for social upliftment of downtrodden and atrisk youth. 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad, a men's tennis tournament has been won by Spainish player Feliciano Lopez. He defeated Robin Haase of Netherlands. 2016 Wimbledon Championships winners (130th edition) Men's Singles Andy Murray (Britain) won by defeating Canadas Milos Raonic. It was his second Wimbledon title after 2013. Women's Singles Serena Williams (USA) won by defeating Germanys Angelique Kerber. It is Williams seventh Womens Singles Wimbledon title (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2015) and overall 22nd Grand Slam title. Men's Doubles French pair of PierreHugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut defeated French pair Julien Benneteau and Édouard RogerVasselin. Women's Doubles USA pair of Serena Williams and Venus Williams defeated Tímea Babos (Hungary) and Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan). Mixed Doubles Henri Kontinen (Finland) and Heather Watson (UK) defeated Robert Farah (Colombia) and AnnaLena Grönefeld (Germany). 73rd Senior National Squash Championship (held in Mumbai (Maharashtra)) Mens singles Saurav Ghosal won by defeating Harinderpal Singh Sandhu (he won this title for 11th time). Women's Singles Dipika Pallikal Karthik won by defeating Joshna Chinappa. Dipa Karmakar became First Indian gymnast to be named a ‘Gymnaste de Classe Mondaile (World class gymnast) by International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). German football team captain Bastian Schweinsteiger retired from national team. Gordon Reid (Great Britain) won first ever Wimbledon wheelchair tennis men's singles title 2016 by defeating Sweden's Stefan Olsson. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu became first Indian football player to play in UEFA Europa League, after being named in Norwegian club Stabaek FCs squad for qualifying match against Connahs Quay Nomads FC in Europa League. Herbalife International India entered into a two year partnership with Indian Olympic Association to be official nutrition sponsor of Indian Olympic contingent to Rio De Janeiro Olympics 2016. Himachal Pradesh won 41st All India Electricity Board Kabaddi tournament 2016 by defeating Punjab. IWAS (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports) U23 World Games held in Prague (Czech Republic). India's para swimmer Niranjan Mukundan won eight medals in these games, including three golds. India jumped 11 places to occupy 152nd spot in latest world football rankings issued by FIFA. India named Parveen Rana as a replacement for dopetainted wrestler Narsingh Yadav for Rio Olympics in 74kg freestyle category. Narsingh Yadav has been foundb guilty in a dope test. India will host 2016 Kabaddi World Cup to be held in October 2016. Coaching For: NEET, JEE, BANK PO / CLERK, TNPSC Gr-I,II,IV,VII & VAO, SSC, RRB,TET,TRB,MAT, POLICE, SI,NIC-AO, LIC-ADO & AO,TANCET AND ENTRANCE EXAMS E-MAIL: [email protected], cell: 9360246557 / 0427-4056557 Model Exam Website: www.arunonlineexam.com, Official website: www.arunacademy.in, www.facebook.com/arunacademy BranchName: SALEM ERODE NAMAKKAL DHARMAPURI ATTUR Contact No: 9994949322 9942029422 9994953608 9994983313 9994953607 Current Affairs July to December Mid-2016 Download from www.arunacademy.in - 2 - India will host world's first Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) 'Super Fight League' from August 26 to October 1, 2016. This league will feature eight teams DELHI, Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai, Haryana, Bangalore, Punjab, Pune and Goa. India's Wrestling Entry for Rio Olympics, Narsingh Yadav failed dope test after he was tested positive for a banned substance steroid. Besides, Shot Putter Inderjeet Singh also failed dope Test. Indian Badminton Player B Sai Praneeth won 2016 Canada Open Grand Prix Badminton title by defeating Lee Hyun II of South Korea. Mens doubles title was won by Indian pair Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy. Indian professional boxer Vijender Singh won 2016 WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title after defeating former WBC European champion Kerry Hope (Australian). Indian shooter Manavaditya Rathore (son of Athens Olympics silver medallist Rajyawardhan Rathore) won trap bronze medal in Champion of Champions match at Junior World Cup in Porpetto (Italy). Anant Naruka also won a bronze. Indian test cricket team captain Virat Kohli became first Indian captain to score a double century outside India. He achieved this after scoring 200 runs against West Indies on second day of first Test. Indias Chess Grand Master Harika Dronavalli won Fide Womens Grand Prix trophy in Chendu (China) by defeating Russias Olga Girya. International Weightlifting Federation suspended 8member Russian team from Rio Olympics due to doping offences. Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra (18 years age) became first Indian Junior athlete ever to create a World Record in Junior athletics Championship. He achieved this after a throw of record 86.48 metre distance furing Under20 World Athletics Championships in Bydgoszcz (Poland). Javeline thrower Annu Rani beat her national record with a 59.87m throw at 56th National InterState Senior Athletics Championships in Hyderabad. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from Great Britain has won the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from Great Britain has won the 2016 British Grand Prix. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton from Great Britain has won the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix title of Formula One. Muttaiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka), Australia's Arthur Morris, Karen Rolton and George Lohmann of England will be included in ICC hall of fame. Muttaiah Muralitharan will be first Sri Lankan to be included in ICC's Hall of Fame. Noted sprinter Sameer Mon won gold in 100 meters in 56th National Interstate Athletics (Hyderabad) by completing in 10.60 seconds. Odisha government announced 60 lakh rupees cash special incentive for 6 sportswomen of the state who qualified for Rio Olympics. The six sportspersons are Dutee Chand, Srabani Nanda and four hockey players Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, Lilima Minz and Sunita Lakra. Olympians Association of India, India's first ever association for Indian Olympians has been launched. It's official Twitter account @IndianOlympians, will serve as the platform for realtime updates of Indian contingent at upcoming Rio Olympics. PM Narendra Modi flagged off Run for Rio event to encourage Indian contingent at 2016 Rio Olympics beginning on August 5, 2016. Pakistan captain MisbahulHaq became oldest captain to score Test hundred as he scored 110 against England at First test at Lord's. Patna Pirates won 4th edition of STAR SportsProKabaddi League by defeating Jaipur Pink Panthers. It was second consecutive title of Patna Pirates. Portugal won 2016 UEFA European football championship (Euro Cup 2016) by defeating host France. It was Portugals first UEFA European Championship title. Saudi Arabia elected as 39th Associate Member of International Cricket Council’s (ICC) during its meeting in Edinburgh (Capital of Scotland). South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) Zone Qualifying Round of FIBA Asia Challenge 2016 held in Bangalore (Karnataka). Coaching For: NEET, JEE, BANK PO / CLERK, TNPSC Gr-I,II,IV,VII & VAO, SSC, RRB,TET,TRB,MAT, POLICE, SI,NIC-AO, LIC-ADO & AO,TANCET AND ENTRANCE EXAMS E-MAIL: [email protected], cell: 9360246557 / 0427-4056557 Model Exam Website: www.arunonlineexam.com, Official website: www.arunacademy.in, www.facebook.com/arunacademy BranchName: SALEM ERODE NAMAKKAL DHARMAPURI ATTUR Contact No: 9994949322 9942029422 9994953608 9994983313 9994953607 Current Affairs July to December Mid-2016 Download from www.arunacademy.in - 3 - Spinner Yasir Shah ranked number one in ICC Test rankings, becoming first Pakistani bowler to do so since Mushtaq Ahmed in December 1996. He took 10 wickets in match against England at Lord's. Bhutan will become fourth Asian country (After India, Thailand and Iran) to host a tournament on Asian Tennis Tour (ATT) in September 2016. It will be Bhutan's first ever international tennis tournament. 31st Summer Olympic Games started in Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, with theme World peace and Environment. Abhinav Bindra (2008 Beijing Olympic gold medallist) is the flag bearer from India in opening ceremony. It is his 5th appearance at the Olympics. Next (32nd) Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo (Japan) in 2020 ith 5 added - baseball/softball, karate, skateboard, sports climbing and surfing. 82nd All India Railway athletic Championship - Western Railway overall best team. Best athlete Men’s - Jasdeep Singh Women's - Dutee Chand ATP Toronto Masters also known as the Rogers club Cup Men's Singles - Novak Djokovic (Serbia) won by defeating Kei Nishikori (Japan). Women's Singles - Simona Halep (Romania) won by defeating Madison Keys (USA). Men’s doubles - Ivan Dodig (Croatia) and Marcelo