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Barcelona FC wins FIFA Club World Cup for 3rd time
Barcelona FC has won the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup for a record third time. In the final match played at International Stadium Yokoham in Japan the winning team defeated River Plate FC by 3-0 goals. Three goals for Barcelona ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Apurvi Chandela wins gold medal at National Shooting Championship
Apurvi Chandela from Rajasthan has won a Gold medal in the 59th National Shooting Championship in Delhi. She won the gold medal in 10-metre Air Rifle event in women’s category by shooting 207.8 score in the finals. She was followed ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Vijay Kumar wins gold medal at 59th National Shooting Championship
Olympic medallist Vijay Kumar of Indian Army has won gold medal at the 59th National Shooting Championship held in New Delhi. He won the gold medal in the men’s 25-metre centre fire pistol category by shooting a combined score of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Anirban Lahiri wins Order of Merit crown of Asian Tour
India’s star golfer Anirban Lahiri (28) has won the coveted Order of Merit crown of Asian Tour for year 2015. In the 2015 season world No. 41, Lahiri has earned $1,139,084 a way ahead of second-placed Scott Hend of Australia ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Shuttler Carolina Marin wins Female Player of the Year award
World number one women shuttler Carolina Marin from Spain has won the 2015 Female Badminton Player of the Year award. She was presented with the award by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) President Poul-Erik Hoyer in Dubai. India’s Saina Nehwal ..
Pune, Rajkot become interim IPL franchises to replace CSK, RR
Pune and Rajkot have become the new interim franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) through the reverse bidding process. They will replace the suspended teams of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) for a period of two ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Australia wins Hockey World League Final by defeating Belgium
Australia has won the 2014-15 Men’s Hockey World League Final by defeating Belgium. In the final match played at Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Stadium, Raipur Australian team defeated Belgium by 2-1 goals. India was placed at third place in this ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Anil Kumble resigns as chief mentor of Mumbai Indians
Former Indian Test Captain and ace spinner Anil Kumble has resigned as the Chief Mentor of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians with an immediate effect. His decision follows after Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) crackdown ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Great Britain wins 2015 Davis Cup of Tennis
Andy Murray led Great Britain have won the 2015 Davis Cup for first time since 1936 and for the 10th time in the competition’s 115-year history. Great Britain tennis team defeated Belgium team by 3-1 score in the finals to ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
PV Sindhu wins 2015 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton tournament
Ace Indian shuttler Pusarla Venkata Sindhu has won the $120,000 2015 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton tournament in the women’s single category. In the title clash of the tournament, Sindhu (World No. 12) defeated Minatsu Mitani (World No. 6) ..