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largest population of the youth, the Ross Dross was brought down by the President said government must equip goalkeeper and a defender inside the and nurture the youth with the right kind circle. of education, skill-set and opportunity to IOA seeks views on Asiad reap this demographic dividend. • The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Nadal’s ninth title has sought the views of its members about • After all the consecutive victories and the submitting a bid for hosting the Asian confidently clenched fists, after the new Games in 2019. hires and the new attitude, the 2014 • With the deadline for submitting the bid French Open was just another red-clay being July 1, the secretary general of the rerun for Novak Djokovic. IOA, Rajeev Mehta, has written to the • He arrived in Paris full of fresh and members, stating that there was not legitimate hope. enough time to call a general body He will depart again without the trophy, meeting. which is officially called the Coupe des • “The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Mousquetaires but which is clearly in has already shown its keenness in need of a name change at this belief- supporting a bid from IOA to host the beggaring stage of the tournament’s Games. history. Viswanathan • In the modern era, no man has had a Anand joint ninth tighter grip on a Grand Slam event than Rafael Nadal, whose 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 • Five-time world champion Viswanathan victory over Djokovic allowed him to win Anand got off to a sedate start with two his ninth French Open by the age of just draws and ended up joint ninth after the 28. end of the fifth round of World Rapid Seventh women’s hockey World Cup Chess Championship . • A couple of draws at the beginning title against Ivan Salgado Lopez of Spain and • Olympic gold medallists The Netherlands Maxim Matlakov of Russia in the first two defeated Australia 2-0 in the title rounds for Anand were followed by a showdown to clinch the women’s hockey couple of victories coming at the expense World Cup . of his new full time ‘second’ Sandipan • This was the fourth time these two nations Chanda and Russian Vladimir Fedoseev. met in the women’s World Cup final and • But a draw in the fifth round with Viktor The Netherlands has won three of them. Laznicka of Czech Republic saw the Out of 13 women’s World Cups since its Indian ace slump a little in the strongest inception in 1974, the Dutch have won it ever rapid chess tournament of the world. seven times. India fifth in the shooting World Cup • Captain Maartje Paumen, one of the four Dutch players winning her second World • National champion Sanjeev Rajput shot Cup gold, put her team ahead in the 12th 1160 to take the 26th spot in the men’s free minute with a penalty stroke conversion. rifle 3-position event, but India had the The penalty stroke was awarded when honour of finishing fifth in the medals Click Here to Buy SSC Exams Study Kit in Print Copy: http://sscportal.in/community/study-kit Click Here to Join SSC Exams Online Coaching (at just Rs.100 per month): http://sscportal.in/community/courses 151 Current Affairs

table, in the shooting World Cup at week’s annual conference in Melbourne. Maribor, Slovenia. • BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel confirmed • Rajput shot 386 in kneeling, 394 in prone that Srinivasan was going to Melbourne. and 380 in standing, 16 points short of his “By the month-end, India will take a national record 1176, and missed the final leading role in the ICC. by 10 points. Sourav Ganguly joined Mudgal • Gagan Narang was in awful form, Committee finished second from last among 52 shooters with a score of 1141. It was his • Sourav Ganguly, the former Indian cricket third lowest total in an international captain, joined the Mudgal Committee on competition in the event. IPL spot-fixing as an expert on cricketing affairs.The Mudgal committee headed by • India was fifth out of 14 countries that Justice (retired) Mukul Mudgal is probing won at least one medal, in an overall field IPL betting and spot fixing scandals of of 59 countries, thanks to a gold and silver 2013. by Jitu Rai and a bronze by Ayonika • It is investigating on the 13 names Paul.China (7) and Germany (4) finished submitted by it to Supreme Court in a in that order with three gold medals. sealed envelope in February 2014 after a Amla named South Africa test captain preliminary inquiry. It was appointed in October 2013 by the Supreme Court to • South African cricket broke new ground investigate the fixing allegations that took with the appointment of Hashim Amla as place during the IPL’s 2013 season. test captain, the first black cricketer to • The Supreme Court in its direction asked hold the post permanently in a sport long the probe committee to select a cricketer seen to be dominated by whites. of impeccable repute and integrity to help • Cricket South Africa (CSA) had identified the committee on the cricketing matters related to IPL betting and spot fixing. Amla, one-day skipper AB de Villiers and Twenty20 leader Faf du Plessis as the Saina Nehwal won Australian Open potential successors to Graeme Smith, Super Series title who retired from the international game • Saina Nehwal, Indian badminton ace, on in March. 29 June 2014 won 750000 US dollar • Having initially ruled himself out, Amla Australian Open Super Series by had a change of heart in recent weeks and defeating Carolina Marin of Spain in will now lead the side to Sri Lanka for a straight-game 21-18, 21-11 in final played two-match series next month. at Sydney. • Amla believes it is the right time for him • This is the second title win of the year for to take over after the loss of senior players sixth-seeded, Saina Nehwal. The previous Smith and Jacques Kallis in the past six title for her was Indian Open Grandprix months. Gold in Delhi. On the other hand, this was Srinivasan set to take over as chairman first World Super Series final for World of ICC Number 11, Carolina Marin. 35th National Games to be held in • BCCI’s president-in-exile N. Srinivasan is Kerala set to take over as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) at this • 35th National Games dates were Click Here to Buy SSC Exams Study Kit in Print Copy: http://sscportal.in/community/study-kit Click Here to Join SSC Exams Online Coaching (at just Rs.100 per month): http://sscportal.in/community/courses Current Affairs 152

announced at Thiruvananthapuram by Boxing Federation (IABF) and Archery Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The Association of India (AAI) for not games will be held at 32 different venues implementing age and tenure directives. across seven districts of Kerala from 31 The court's directive will certainly make January to 14 February 2015. The dates all NSFs accountable and their for the games were formally approved by functioning transparent. Union Minister for Sports and Youth • The sports ministry has repeatedly Affairs Sarbanand Sonowal on behalf of outlined that recognition to any NSF Government of India. would rely on the current legal status of • The 35th National Games will be held in the organisation, recognition by the 36 disciplines and will see a total of 11641 respective international federation, the participants that includes 7744 athletes. Asian federation and the Indian Olympic The participants will compete for a total Association (IOA). The IOA had also of 365 gold and silver medals as well as challenged the government's authority, 477 bronze medals.This is for the second but the latest directive from the court has time Kerala will be hosting the National come as a jolt. Games. For the first time, Kerala Richmond Open conducted the 27th National Games in 1987. • Joshna Chinappa ended a career-long losing run to Australia's former world 2 Medals for Indian Archers champion Rachael Grinham when she • Indian men's recurve archers went down upset the top seed in straight games to fighting against Korea in the final of the win the inaugural $10,000 Richmond World Cup Stage II at Medellin, Columbia Open. recently. • World No.21 Chinappa beat her 16th- • The Indian team of Atanu Das, ranked opponent 11-9, 11-5, 11-8 for the Thupuvoyi Swuro and Sanjay Boro fought first time in six meetings to bag her ninth gallantly to go down in the tiebreak and Women's Squash Association (WSA) tour claim the silver medal. title at the Country Club of Virginia. • The Indian mixed team of Das and Ambassador of TCS World 10K 2014 Laishram Bombayla Devi won the bronze medal by beating their Mexican rivals. • Multiple Olympic champion Carl Lewis The Korean side began strongly winning was confirmed as the event ambassador the first two sets to go 4-0 up. of the TCS World 10K 2014 recently. The event will be flagged off from Bangalore`s Validity of sports code Sree Kanteerava Stadium on May 18. • The Delhi high court has directed all • In a career spanning from 1979 to 1996, National Sports Federations (NSF) to Lewis won 10 Olympic medals including follow the national sports code. This nine golds in disciplines as varied as simply means that the Union sports 100m, 200m, 4X100m relay and Long ministry's guidelines on age and tenure jump. Besides the Olympic glory, he also restriction have attained legal sanctity. won 10 World Championships medals, • This is a shot in the arm for the ministry setting numerous records. The which suspended the Indian Amateur International Olympic Committee

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honoured him with the title, the has signed a historic agreement to use the Sportsman of the Century for his power of sports to promote peace and unrivalled achievement as a track and economic development, a move that field athlete. strengthens collaboration between two of Badminton Asian Championship the world's major organizations. • The U.N. and Olympic charters, both call • For the first time after their reunion, for international cooperation to promote doubles duo of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini peace, a better life for people around the Ponnappa made it to the quarterfinals of world and preserving human dignity. an event outside India. • The Memorandum of Understanding • The pair stunned third seeds A signed with the IOC was "a logical and Duanganong and V Kunchala 21-11, 21- historic step after years of ever closer 18 in the pre-quarters of the Badminton collaboration in using sport to promote Asian Championship in Gimcheon, South development and peace." Korea. • The agreement calls for joint sporting • PV Sindhu and RMV Gurusaidutt joined initiatives between the IOC, national the doubles specialists in the Olympic committees, international sports quarterfinals. While Sindhu defeated federations, organizing committees and Eriko Hirose for the first time in her career international athletes and the 193 U.N. 14-21, 21-13, 21-18, Guru registered a member states, U.N. agencies, envoys and hard-fought victory over Wang Tzu Wei goodwill ambassadors. of Chinese Taipei 17-21, 21-13, 21-19. • The two organizations will be promoting Asian Championship education for youth through sport without discrimination of any kind, access • India's teen sensation P V Sindhu and to sport for all communities especially the Commonwealth Games gold medallist most disadvantaged and marginalized, pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini healthy lifestyles and peace-building and Ponnappa had to settle for bronze medals community dialogue. after losing their respective semifinals matches in the Asian Badminton Indian tennis players and top-100 Championship held at Korea. bracket • The 18-year-old Sindhu fought hard for • A struggling Somdev Dev-varman one hour and 18 minutes before losing to dropped out of top-100 bracket in the the two-time reigning All England singles rankings as the Indian slipped to champion Shixian 21-15 20-22 12-21 in the 102 with the loss of two places. women's singles competition. •¨ Somdev has been struggling since • In women's doubles, Jwala and Ashwini winning the Delhi Open challenger title failed to breach the defence of Luo Yu and and failed to cross the first round hurdle Luo Ying, and suffered a 12-21 7-21 loss in five consecutive tournaments on the to the world number 10 Chinese pair ATP tour. Historic accord on Sport for Peace • Also sliding in the ATP ranking ladder • The United Nations (U.N.) and the was India's second best singles player, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Yuki Bhambri, who lost four spots to be 153. Click Here to Buy SSC Exams Study Kit in Print Copy: http://sscportal.in/community/study-kit Click Here to Join SSC Exams Online Coaching (at just Rs.100 per month): http://sscportal.in/community/courses Current Affairs 154

• The tall and big serving Saketh Myneni • India has become the number-one ranked though jumped seven places to be 262. Twenty20 Inter-national (T20I) side after • In the doubles, Leander Paes continued the annual update of the Reliance ICC to be India's best ranked player and the T20I Team Rankings, which was recently only one in top-10 at number nine. Davis announced . Cupper Rohan Bopanna was next best at • India has swapped places with ICC World number 14. Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 champion Sri • Mahesh Bhupathi, who will retire this Lanka. year and will be playing only select • In the past 12 months, India has lost just events, gained a place to be 46. one T20I (against Sri Lanka in the recent Real Madrid reach their first ICC WT20 Final in Bangladesh), while Sri Champions League final Lanka has lost four matches. The 2013- 2014 results are weighted at 100 per cent • Real Madrid reached their first whereas, the results in 2011-2012 and Champions League final for 12 years with 2012-2013 are now weighted at 50 per an historic 4-0 win at Bayern Munich in cent. Therefore, Sri Lanka's strong semifinal, second leg to knock the holders performances in those two earlier years out. now count for less. • Having won last week's first leg 1-0 in • In the other major change, the West Indies Madrid, Real won the semifinal 5-0 on has slipped two places. This drop has aggregate as Pep Guardiola's Bayern moved Australia and New Zealand up by suffered their heaviest home defeat in one place each. European com-petition. Texas Open squash final • Bayern had previously never lost at home by more than two goals in Europe as the • Deepika Pallikal stumbled on the final Bavarian giants saw their dreams of hurdle against Egyptian teenager Nour El reaching a fourth Champions League final Sherbini in the title clash of the Women's in five years crushed. Champion Fiberglass Texas Open. Top test rank for Australia • Eyeing maiden major title of her career, world No 12 Deepika faltered against the • Australia has reclaimed the number one 18-year-old qualifier 7-11, 11-5, 7-11 to lose Test ranking for the first time in five years. in 48 minutes. • They also remain the top-rated one day • The 22-year-old Deepika was celebrating international side in the latest official the biggest Tour final of her career - while rankings from the International Cricket world junior champion El Sherbini was Council (ICC). continuing the form of her life which had • It is the first time since December 2008 that seen the youngster reach last month's the country has been ranked number one WSA World Championship final after in Tests and ODIs at the same time. They upsetting world No 1 Nicol David. last held the top Test ranking in August Shotgun World Cup 2009, when they were displaced after losing the Ashes 2-1 to England. • Mohammed Asab missed the double trap Reliance ICC T20I Team Rankings knock-out phase by one point in the Shotgun World Cup in Tucson, US. Ankur Click Here to Buy SSC Exams Study Kit in Print Copy: http://sscportal.in/community/study-kit Click Here to Join SSC Exams Online Coaching (at just Rs.100 per month): http://sscportal.in/community/courses 155 Current Affairs

Mittal finished 19th with a 132 while Champion Fiberglass Texas Open. Ronjan Sodhi placed 35th with 120 in a • Eyeing maiden major title of her career, field of 41. world No 12 Deepika faltered against the • Joshua Richmond of the US who made the 18-year-old qualifier 7-11, 11-5, 7-11 to lose cut for the knock-out, one point above in 48 minutes. Asab, following a shoot-off on 138, went • The 22-year-old Deepika was celebrating on to bag the silver after losing the shoot- the biggest Tour final of her career - while off for gold against compatriot Jeffrey world junior champion El Sherbini was Holgun. continuing the form of her life which had • In women's skeet, Saniya Sheikh shot 64 seen the youngster reach last month’s to be placed 25th among 31 shooters. WSA World Championship final after National champion Rashmee Rathore upsetting world No 1 Nicol David. could muster only 57 . Danka Bartekova Shotgun World Cup of Slovakia won the gold as she beat Wei Weng of China, 14-13. • Mohammed Asab missed the double trap knock-out phase by one point in the 2014 South Asian Judo Championship Shotgun World Cup in Tucson, US. Ankur • Humera Ashique recently became the first Mittal finished 19th with a 132 while Pakistani women to win a judo gold Ronjan Sodhi placed 35th with 120 in a medal in an international event in Nepal. field of 41. • The 24-year-old took the gold at the 2014 • Joshua Richmond of the US who made the South Asian Judo Championship in cut for the knock-out, one point above Kathmandu as she defeated a local athlete Asab, following a shoot-off on 138, went to clinch the 48kg event. on to bag the silver after losing the shoot- Rome Masters off for gold against compatriot Jeffrey Holgun. • Serena Williams won her third title of the • In women’s skeet, Saniya Sheikh shot 64 season as she delivered a crushing 6-3, 6- to be placed 25th among 31 shooters. 0 defeat to Sara Errani to win a third National champion Rashmee Rathore trophy at the Rome Masters . could muster only 57 . Danka Bartekova • The world number one now heads to the of Slovakia won the gold as she beat Wei French Open on solid form after winning Weng of China, 14-13. the week in Rome after withdrawing from 2014 South Asian Judo Championship a Madrid semi-final last weekend with a thigh injury. • Humera Ashique recently became the first • Williams becomes the first player on the Pakistani women to win a judo gold WTA to lift three trophies this season after medal in an international event in Nepal. beating Italy's Errani for the seventh time • The 24-year-old took the gold at the 2014 with the loss of just one set in that series. South Asian Judo Championship in Eexas Open squash final Kathmandu as she defeated a local athlete to clinch the 48kg event. • Deepika Pallikal stumbled on the final 2014 ICC World Team hurdle against Egyptian teenager Nour El Sherbini in the title clash of the Women’s • His side may have lost in the final but

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, recorded captain of the 2014 ICC World Team of by the Mukul Mudgal Committee which the Tournament that figures four Indians, probed allegations of IPL spot and match including star batsman Virat Kohli. fixing. • Opener Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran • The plea was mentioned before a bench Ashwin are the other two Indian players headed by Justice A K Patnaik which who feature in the team that was posted the matter for hearing on April 11. announced by the ICC. • In the application, the BCCI has also • Kohli was adjudged Player of the sought the transcripts of statements by Tournament for amassing 319 runs with Sundar Raman, the Chief Operating the help of four half centuries, including Officer of IPL. knocks of 72 and 77 in the semifinal and Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year final of the showpiece event. • Besides Indians, the team has two players ¨ Indian batting star Shikhar Dhawan has from both South Africa and West Indies, earned top honours by being named in and one representative each from the prestigious Wisden’s list of Five Australia, the Netherlands and Cricketers of the Year, an honour dating champions Sri Lanka. back to 1889, for his 2013 performance. • Chosen by a select group of experts, the • The Five Cricketers of the Year are team was aimed at being suited for Dhawan, Australia players Chris Rogers Bangladesh conditions, on the basis of and Ryan Harris, England batsman Joe performances in the tournament only. Root and England women’s captain Statistics were used but were not the sole Charlotte Edwards. basis for selections. • Dhawan was acknowledged for his role in India’s victorious Champions Trophy The newest Laureus Ambassador campaign in England, in which he was the • Spain’s young MotoGP world champion highest run-scorer, amassing 363 runs in Marc Marquez has been appointed the five ODIs at an average of 90.75 and was newest Laureus Ambassador. awarded the Man of the Series for his • Marquez, the youngest ever MotoGP performance that included centuries world champion, at 20 years 266 days, a against South Africa and West Indies. feat for which he received the Laureus • The Cricketer of the Year is chosen by the World Breakthrough of the Year Award editor of the Wisden Cricketers’ last month, was welcomed into the Almanack, based on their ‘excellence in, Laureus Family by motor cycle legend or performance on, the previous English and Laureus World Sports Academy summer’ and it can be won only once in a member Mick Doohan. player’s career. Match-fixing case Denial of Arjuna Award • The Board of Control for Cricket in India • The Supreme Court issued notice to the (BCCI) moved an application before the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Supreme Court seeking transcripts of Sports on a petition challenging the audio tapes containing statements of withdrawal of the Arjuna Award from a Board President N Srinivasan and Indian triple jump athlete, Renjith Maheswary, Click Here to Buy SSC Exams Study Kit in Print Copy: http://sscportal.in/community/study-kit Click Here to Join SSC Exams Online Coaching (at just Rs.100 per month): http://sscportal.in/community/courses 157 Current Affairs

hours before the presentation ceremony approves a new National Federation for based on a news report that he failed a the sake of the sport of boxing in India. doping test in 2008. Bopanna: 12th in ATP rankings • A Bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam and Justices Ranjan Gogoi and M.Y. Eqbal • India’s doubles tennis player Rohan was acting on a writ petition filed by the Bopanna leaped four places to 12th in the Navalokam Samskarika Kendram, latest ATP rankings. Kottayam. • The Indian achieved the feat after • The petitioner submitted that Mr. clinching the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Maheswary’s name was on the award list Championships title with Pakistani Aisam released on August 14, 2013. On August ul Haq Qureshi. 29, he came to Delhi from Chennai and • Meanwhile, Leander Paes still remains stayed at Hotel Ashoka, along with other India’s highest ranked doubles player at award winners. He was presented a No.10 while another veteran Mahesh cheque for Rs. 5 lakh towards the cash Bhupathi slipped six places to No.47. prize the next day and made to participate • In the men’s singles category, Somdev in a rehearsal at Rashtrapati Bhavan for Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri remained the function. The next morning, he was static at 78th and 146th, respectively, told to stay away from the ceremony as while Sania Mirza is No.11 in the women’s the award had been withdrawn. doubles list. International Boxing Federation and Cycling academy launched IABF • Sports minister Jitendra Singh • The International Boxing Federation inaugurated the National Cycling (AIBA) has reportedly terminated any Academy at the Indira Gandhi Sports official relationship with its current Complex and launched a project to create suspended member, the Indian Amateur swimming pools at three separate Boxing Federation (IABF), for damaging stadiums in the capital. the image, reputation and interest of the • At an estimated cost of ‘907.50 lakhs, the sport in the country. project of creating swimming pools will • According to the official AIBA website, come up at the Jawaharlal Nehru AIBA has not recognized any official Stadium, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex activities and did not support the officers and Karni Singh Shooting Range. from IABF since the December 2012 • On the occasion, Singh also launched a Community Connect Scheme to include suspension, adding that after receiving sports and recreational facilities in the disturbing reports on the way the sport JNS, IGSC and the SP Mukherjee of boxing was managed in India, it has Swimming Complex. now become impossible for them to • The academy will be financed by the continue any association with India. Union government, and the sports • Boxers and coaches will remain protected ministry through SAI with a long-term and authorized to compete at any perspective of making it a top notch competition at all levels under the AIBA institution, which is financially flag. AIBA also hopes that the IOA will independent and a self-sustaining give its full cooperation until AIBA venture. Click Here to Buy SSC Exams Study Kit in Print Copy: http://sscportal.in/community/study-kit Click Here to Join SSC Exams Online Coaching (at just Rs.100 per month): http://sscportal.in/community/courses Current Affairs 158

Vijay Hazare Trophy • World number 9 Sindhu showed once again why she is considered to be India’s • Karnataka annexed a historic triple crown next big badminton sensation as she at the Eden Gardens , as the Ranji and produced a beautifully controlled and Irani Cup champion lifted the STAR carefully-paced game to keep Shixian at Sports Vijay Hazare Trophy for the first bay throughout the quarterfinal match. time defeating Railways by four wickets in a low-scoring final. 1st Asian Grand Prix Archery • Karnataka asked Railways to take first Championships strike and restricted the 2005-06 • Indian archers won two gold and one champion to 157 in 47.4 overs with Man- silver in team events in the ongoing 1st of-the-Match Abhimanyu Mithun picking Asian Grand Prix Archery up four wickets for 19 runs. Championships in Bangkok. Swiss Grand Prix Gold • Compound women team of Gagandeep • Producing yet another emphatic Kaur, V Jyothi Surekha and P Lily Chanu performance, Indian giant slayer P V defeated Iran in the final team event and Sindhu stunned the recently-crowned All took the first gold for the country by a England champion Shixian Wang to good margin of 15 points (219 vs 204). breeze into the semifinals even as it was They eliminated Taipei team (224 vs 220) end of road for Saina Nehwal at the in the semi-final and Lao (224 vs 214) in $125,000 Swiss Grand Prix Gold . the quarter-final. • In the men’s singles, Parupalli Kashyap • Recurve men trio of Jayanta Talukdar, also booked a semifinal berth with a hard- Tarundeep Rai and Kapil clinched the fought victory over sixth seed Tien Chen gold by thrashing Taipei in a one-sided Chou of Chinese Taipei. final (6-0) in set system. • Seventh seed Sindhu played a dominating • Recurve women team lost to Japan in the game to assert her supremacy. bronze medal match.

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