General Knowledge|Current Affairs|GK Today|Quiz|Trivia from General Knowledge Today

gk today,latest gk,current affairs,general knowledge,gk,quiz,trivia,puzzles,gk sms and more

Welcome to GeneralKnowledgeToday.com

Get the Latest Current affairs and General Knowledge from Indias No.1 Online GK Portal !.

Archive for the ‘Sports Today-In the News’ Category

Team Point Standings as on Today

Pos Team Mat Net RR Pts
1 DD 9 +0.902 14
2 KKR 9 +0.694 11
3 MI 9 -0.187 10
4 CSK 9 -0.015 9
5 RCB 9 -0.462 9
6 RR 9 +0.163 8
7 PWI 9 -0.064 8
8 KXIP 9 -0.347 8
9 DC 8 -0.713 3

 

IPL Teams in 2012th Edition

  • Chennai Super Kings
  • Deccan Chargers
  • Delhi Daredevils
  • Kings XI Punjab
  • Kolkata Knight Riders
  • Mumbai Indians
  • Pune Warriors India
  • Rajasthan Royals
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore

 

DAY ,DATE ,MATCH, TIME ,TEAM, TEAM VENUE

Mon 30-Apr

8pm Chennai Super Kings Kolkata Knight Riders Chennai
4pm Deccan Chargers Pune Warriors India Cuttack
Tue 01-May 8pm

Rajasthan Royals Delhi Daredevils Jaipur
Wed 02-May

8pm Royal Challengers Bangalore Kings XI Punjab Bangalore
Thu 03-May

8pmPune Warriors India Mumbai Indians Pune
Fri 04-May

8pm Chennai Super Kings Deccan Chargers Chennai

4pm Kolkata Knight Riders Pune Warriors India Kolkata
Sat 05-May  8pm

Kings XI Punjab Rajasthan Royals Mohali
4pm Mumbai Indians Chennai Super Kings Mumbai

Sun 06-May

8pm Royal Challengers Bangalore Deccan Chargers Bangalore
Mon 07-May

 

8pm Delhi Daredevils Kolkata Knight Riders Delhi
4pm Pune Warriors India Rajasthan Royals Pune
Tue 08-May

 

8pm Deccan Chargers Kings XI Punjab Hyderabad
Wed 09-May

8pm Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai

4pm Deccan Chargers Delhi Daredevils Hyderabad

Thu 10-May

8pmRajasthan Royals Chennai Super Kings Jaipur

Fri 11-May 57

8pm Pune Warriors India Royal Challengers Bangalore Pune
4pm  Kolkata Knight Riders Mumbai Indians Kolkata

Sat 12-May

 

8pmChennai Super Kings Delhi Daredevils Chennai
4pm Rajasthan Royals Pune Warriors India Jaipur

Sun 13-May 8pm Kings XI Punjab Deccan Chargers Mohali

4pm Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai Indians Bangalore

Mon 14-May

8pm Kolkata Knight Riders Chennai Super Kings Kolkata

Tue 15-May

8pm Delhi Daredevils Kings XI Punjab Delhi

Wed 16-May

8pm Mumbai Indians Kolkata Knight Riders Mumbai
4pm Kings XI Punjab Chennai Super Kings Dharamsala

Thu 17-May

8pm Delhi Daredevils Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi

Fri 18-May

8pm Deccan Chargers Rajasthan Royals Hyderabad
4pm Kings XI Punjab Delhi Daredevils Dharamsala

Sat 19-May 8pm Pune Warriors India Kolkata Knight Riders Pune

4pm Deccan Chargers Royal Challengers Bangalore Hyderabad

Sun 20-May 8pm Rajasthan Royals Mumbai Indians Jaipur

PLAY OFF WEEK
Tue 22-May QUALIFIER 1* 8pm First Placed Team Second Placed Team Pune

Wed 23-May ELIMInATOR* 8pm Third Placed Team Fourth Placed Team Bangalore

Fri 25-May QUALIFIER 2 8pm Winner of Eliminator Loser of Qualiier 1 Chennai

Sun 27-May FInAL 8pm Winner of Qualiier 1 Winner of Qualiier 2 Chennai

* If Royal Challengers Bangalore finish as First Placed Team or Second Placed team then they will play in Qualiier 1 in Bangalore on 23-May.

The Eliminator will then move to 22-May in Pune.

 

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Match

 SL: 254-all out (45.1 Ovs)
Ind: 304/3 (50.0 Ovs)
India won by 50 runs

Djokovic wins third Australian Open title

Posted by admin On January - 29 - 2012

Jan 29,  9:3 PM
World number one, Novak Djokovic has won his third Australian Open title, defeating Spain ‘s Rafa Nadal, 5-7,6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5, in an epic five hour, 53 minute match.

Djokovic, who won the title at Melbourne Park in 2008 and 2011, has now won five Grand slam titles in total and continues his recent domination over the Spaniard, having beaten him in their last seven meetings, all in finals.

Hosts Australia  swept the 4-match Test series, 4-0, after defeating India by 298 runs in the fourth and final cricket test at Adelaide. This was India’s second consecutive series defeat on foreign soil.

Facing a daunting victory target of 500, the touring Indian side resumed the final day today at the overnight score of 166 for 6, with Wriddhiman Saha and Ishant Sharma at the crease.

Failing to withstand the pressure of batting one full day with just 4 wickets in hand, India were dismissed for 201 in the second innings, with the batsmen failing to match the accurate and hostile bowling attack of the hosts.

Paceman Peter Siddle was adjudged man of the match, while Aussie Skipper Michael Clarke was named man of the series.

Both the teams are scheduled to play two Twenty-20 matches, before the tri-nation ODI series, that includes Sri Lanka, beginning on the 5th of February. The first T-20 will be played at Sydney on 1st February.

Shooter Gagan Narang Conferred With Khel Ratna

Posted by admin On September - 9 - 2011

Ace shooter Gagan Narang, who notched up four gold medals at last year’s Commonwealth Games, was  conferred the country’s highest sporting honour — the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award — in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here.

The 28-year-old rifle shooter, who was the first Indian marksman to qualify for next year’s London Olympics with a bronze in the World Championships last year, was an automatic choice for the prestigious award.

Narang, who was disgruntled at being “ignored” for the award last year, received the trophy, that consists of a medal, citation and cash prize of Rs 7.5 lakh, from President Pratibha Patil.

Besides winning four gold medals in the 2010 CWG, Narang bagged a silver in the men’s 10m air rifle singles event at the Asian Games last year. He also won a team silver at the Asian Games when he combined with Abhinav Bindra and Sanjeev Rajput in the 10m air rifle event.

Among the Arjuna awardees, the most high-profile among the ones chosen this year — Indian pace spearhead Zaheer Khan — could not attend the function as he was recently operated upon on his injured ankle in England.

Kvitova beats Sharapova to win maiden Wimbledon title

Wimbledon: Petra Kvitova won her first Grand Slam title Saturday by beating Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final.

xZ

Kvitova was playing in her first major final, but it was three-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova that showed her nerves. The 2004 Wimbledon champion double-faulted six times, including twice to get broken to 4-2 in the first set.

The 21-year-old Kvitova is the first left-handed woman to win the Wimbledon title since Martina Navratilova in 1990.

Using a fast-paced and well-placed forehand, Kvitova did little wrong on Centre Court as Czech greats Navratilova and Jana Novotna sat in the Royal Box with a host of other former Wimbledon champions.

Kvitova kept Sharapova on the run with 18 winners, and never seemed to lose confidence despite being broken three times.

Sharapova was the clear favorite entering the match. Besides winning the title at the All England Club in 2004, she also won the U.S. Open in 2006 and the Australian Open in 2008. Shoulder surgery in October 2008 slowed her career, but she returned to the semifinals at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since then at the French Open last month.

At Wimbledon, Sharapova had not lost a set heading into the final. But she struggled with her serve in the semifinals, double-faulting 13 times before beating German wildcard Sabine Lisicki.

Sharapova won the toss at the net before the final and elected to receive, perhaps because she wanted some time to get into game action before testing her serve.

Latest Sports Updates from generalknowledgetoday.com

Posted by admin On June - 5 - 2011

Li Na Becomes First Chinese to Win French Open

Li Na made sporting history at the French Open today when she became the first player from China to win a Grand Slam singles title.

The 29-year-old from Wuhan defeated defending champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-4, 7-6 (7/0)) to take her place in the pantheon of Chinese sports stars.

Li clinched the watershed win with a superb 7-0 tie-break performance in the second set, falling onto her back in the red dirt when Schiavone hit long on match point

It was a thrilling display of shot-making from the Chinese player who has said she hopes that by winning a Grand Slam title she will act as a catalyst for the growth of tennis in her giant homeland.

For 30-year-old Schiavone it was a bitter pill to swallow one year after she upset the odds to become Italy’s first and so far only Grand Slam women’s champion.

CSK Retain IPL Title

Chennai Super Kings retained the Indian Premier League title after crushing Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in a thoroughly one-sided final here today.

After putting up a formidable 205 for five riding on a smashing 95 from Murali Vijay, the champions restricted their opponents to a meagre 147 for eight thereby winning an incredible eighth match on trot at the Chepauk.

Chasing 206, RCB depended on Chris Gayle (0) but the big Jamaican fell prey to the law of averages as he was snapped up by Dhoni in the very first over bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin. The match was over as a contest after that moment only.

POINTS TABLE OF THE CRICKET WORLD CUP 2011

World Cup 2011 Group A

Teams                MP     W     D     L     NR     NRR           PTS
New Zealand     5       4     0     1     0     +1.957           8
Sri Lanka            5       3     0     1     1     +2.705            7
Australia            4       3     0     0     1     +1.645            7
Pakistan              4       3     0     1     0     +0.760           6
Zimbabwe          4        1     0     3     0     -0.690            2
Canada                5        1     0     4     0     -2.046            2
Kenya                  5        0     0     5     0     -3.005           0

World Cup 2011 Group B


Teams            MP     W     D     L     NR     NRR     PTS

India                  5         3     1      1     0     +0.992         7
West Indies      4        3     0     1     0     +2.206         6
South Africa    4        3     0     1     0     +1.352          6
England             5        2     1     2     0     +0.013          5
Bangladesh      4        2     0     2     0     -1.241            4
Ireland              4        1     0     3     0     -0.444           2
Holland             4        0     0     4     0     -2.728          0

World Cup Records and   Facts

Lowest team totals in World Cup history

Team Score Against Venue World Cup Edition
Canada 36 Sri Lanka Paarl 2003
Canada 45 England Manchester 1979
Namibia 45 Australia Potchefstroom 2003
Bangladesh 58 West Indies Dhaka 2011
Scotland 68 West Indies Leicester 1999
Kenya 69 New Zealand Chennai 2011
Pakistan 74 England Adelaide 1992
Ireland 77 Sri Lanka St George’s 2007
Bermuda 78 Sri Lanka Port of Spain 2007
Namibia 84 Pakistan Kimberley 2003

Highest match aggregates in World Cup history

Team 1 Team 2 Runs Venue World Cup Edition
India England 676 Bangalore 2011
Australia South Africa 671 St Kitts 2007
England Ireland 656 Bangalore 2011
Bangladesh India 653 Dhaka 2011
Sri Lanka Kenya 652 Kandy 1996

Highest individual scores in World Cup history

Player Score Against Venue World Cup Edition
Gary Kirsten 188* UAE Rawalpindi 1996
Sourav Ganguly 183 Sri Lanka Taunton 1999
Vivian Richards 181 Sri Lanka Karachi 1987
Kapil Dev 175* Zimbabwe Tunbridge Wells 1983
Virender Sehwag 175 Bangladesh Mirpur 2011
Craig Wishart 172* Namibia Harare 2003
Glenn Turner 171* East Africa Edgbaston 1975
Andrew Hudson 161 Netherlands Rawalpindi 1996
Imran Nazir 160 Zimbabwe Kingston 2007
Matthew Hayden 158 West Indies Antigua 2007
Andrew Strauss 158 India Bangalore 2011


Irish Kevin O'Brien Hits Fastest World Cup Hundred

Posted by admin On March - 2 - 2011

Ireland batsman Kevin O’Brien entered into World Cup record books by hitting the fastest century in the mega event’s history in just 50 balls during his side’s Group B match against England .

27-year-old O’Brien reached the milestone by taking a double off Michael Yardy in the 41st over of Ireland run chase after England had batted first and posted 327 for eight.

O’Brien’s record is the sixth fastest overall in ODIs. Shahid Afridi holds the record of fastest hundred in ODIs in 37 balls. He also hit another ton in 45 balls. Others who have hit faster centuries in ODIs than O’Brien are Mark Boucher (44 balls), Brian Lara (45) and Sanath Jayasuriya (48).

Services consolidate top position in 34th National Games

Posted by admin On February - 21 - 2011

In the 34th National Games, Services have taken a commanding lead over their rivals in medal standings. At the end of the ninth day of the competitions on Monday, they had a haul of 44 gold, 33 silver and 26 bronze. Maharashtra were a distant second with 34 gold, 37 silver and 36 bronze.