Sports Current Events January 2012/For CWE/IBPS/IAS/CDS/Banking Exams
1. Lee Westwood completed yet another victory in the Thailand Golf Championship, shooting a 3-under 69 in windy conditions to beat Charl Schwartzel by seven strokes. 2. Dipika Pallikal rounded off a very successful year with another victory, her third WISPA (women’s professional squash tour) crown in 2011. The India No. 1 overcame a tough challenge from local favourite Joey Chan to win the Crocodile Challenge Cup in Hong Kong. 3. Luke Donald added another…
Read more...Tags:Argentine bike rider Jorge Martinez Boero died , Australian Open , Charl Schwartzel , Charl Schwartzel beaten by seven stokes , Crocodile Challenge Cup in Hong Kong , Dakar Rally , Dipika Pallikal won WISPA (women's professional squash tour) crown in 2011 , first team of female boxers of Afghanistan , Golf Writers Association of America , Joey Chan , Lee Westwood , Luke Donald , Luke Donald named male player of the year by the Golf Writers Association of America. , Serena Williams , Somdev Devvarman pulled out of the Aircel Chennai Open 2012 , Teenage Afghan sisters Shabnam and Sadaf Rahimi , Teenage Afghan sisters Shabnam and Sadaf Rahimi become country's first team of female boxers participating in Olympics , Thailand Golf Championship , WISPA (women's professional squash tour) , withdrew from Australian Open due to left ankle injury.
Sports Current Affairs 2011/For SSC/CDS/NDA/FCI/Civil/Corporation Exams
1. Noted West Indies cricket commentator Tony Cozier has been made an honorary life member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) for his contribution to the game for over half a century. 2. Luke Donald, named the European Tour Golfer of the Year. 3. Luke Donald named the 2011 PGA Tour Player of the Year, becoming the first Briton to win the award since it started in 1990. 4. Delhi boy Sumit Nagal won the under-14 boys American…
Read more...Tags:2011 PGA Tour Player of the Year , 2012 , Argentina. , Barcelona-- Team of the Year. , Delhi boy Sumit Nagal , honorary life member , Indian Women Hockey Team won Bronze medal in 4 nation Tournament. , Lionel Messi-- World Player of the Year , Luke Donald , Luke Donald named the 2011 PGA Tour Player of the Year , Luke Donald named the European Tour Golfer of the Year , Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) , Miccosukee Tennis Club in Miami , National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) , Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra , Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra has been recommended for the Bharat Ratna , Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra has been recommended for the Bharat Ratna by NRAI , Parana , Pep Guardiola--Manager of the Year , Tony Cozier , under-14 boys American Cup tennis championship , World Series Hockey postponed to February 29 , World Soccer magazine’s prestigious annual awards