Exercise :: Sports - Latest Current Affairs
- Sports - Latest Current Affairs
| 1. | Who won Brookwater Golf Club women's championship? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The top-ranked Women's Tennis Association (WTA) player in the world and a former professional cricket player, Ashleigh Barty has now added another feat in her sporting list by winning Brookwater Golf Club women's championship.
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| 2. | Who roped in as Brand Ambassador by EdTech major Great Learning? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: One of India's leading edtech companies for professional and higher education, Great Learning today announced the appointment of Virat Kohli, as its brand ambassador. The captain of the Indian cricket team and the world's #1 batsman, who also topped a recent ranking of India's most powerful celebrities, will now be the face of the Great Learning brand. He will lead the brand's latest 'Power Ahead' campaign, which underlines the importance of lifelong learning and showcases how high quality learning at the right time can help professionals and students power ahead in their careers.
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| 3. | Thomas and Uber Cup Finals postponed to 2021 by which Board/Federation? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced that the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup, which were scheduled to be held from 3 to 11 October 2020 in Denmark, has been postponed for 2021.
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| 4. | DP World signed up as global logistics partner of which IPL team? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: DP World and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have signed a long-term sponsorship agreement, making the Dubai government-owned ports and logistics firm the global logistics partner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchisee.
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| 5. | Who won the US Open Women's tennis tournament? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Japan's Naomi Osaka defeated Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to clinch the Women's Singles title in the 2020 US Open Tennis tournament. This is the third Grand Slam title for the fourth seed Osaka. Osaka previously won the title at the 2018 US Open and 2019 Australian Open. She is now the first Asian player to win three Grand Slam singles titles. The victory has moved up Osaka to number 3 in the world rankings.
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