SPORTS

·   What has 32 panels and 642 stitches-A football  (soccer)

·   First British open squash championship played in 1922.

·   First world squash championship 1976.

·   Jhangir khan has won world open 6 times.

·   Wimbledon open tennis was instituted in 1877.

·   A winner of four competitions (Wimbledon, French open, us open, and Australia open) is called Grand Slam.

·   Most Wimbledon single (Men) title are won by Roger Federrer

·   Most Wimbledon single (woman) title won by Martina Navratilova (USA).

·   Common Wealth game are held every 4 years, they were started in 1931.

·   First Asia games were played at New Delhi in 1951.

·   15^th Asian Games will be held in Qatar in 2006.

·   Current World cup holder of hockey is Netherlands.

·   FIFA established in Paris on May 21, 1904.

·   Grand slam is the title associated with Pete Sampras.

·   Michael Chang (USA) is the youngest to win the grand slam.

·   Shahid Afridi has made century on 37 balls.

·   The title “Oval Hero” is with Fazal Muhammad.

·   The sports man Kasparvo is associated with Chess.

·   Modern summer Olympic were held in Greece in 1896.

·   Olympic held every 4 years.

·   Hockey became Olympic event in 1908. Pakistan took part in 1948 in London.

·   1^st world cup hockey 1971 at Barcelona (Spain).

·   Hockey world cup held every 4 year.

·   First world cup cricket 1975, won by West Indies.

·   India won world cup cricket in 1983 by beating West Indies.

·   10 countries have test status.

·   First test mach was played in 1877 between Australia and England.

·   First One day match between Australia and England in Jan 5, 1971.

·   First word cup football 1930, Uruguay, and won by Uruguay.

·   1942 world cup football cup did not hold due to WW2.

·   Nigeria is current Olympic footfall champion.

·   Geoff hunt is associated with Squash.

·   South Africa was expelled from ICC in 1970 because of its apartheid policies.

·   Current heavy weight championship is with L. Lewis.

·   In cricket batsman can be out by 10 ways.

·   Peter Marshal is associated with Squash.

·   Pakistan had won 4 title of world cup hockey so far.

·   First three work cup crickets were played with 60 over.

·   Rocky Morciono only heavy weight boxer remained unbeaten throughout his career.

·   Lowest test match inning is 26 by New Zealand.

·   Highest no of one-days are played at Sharjah Cricket Ground.

·   The champion trophy hockey tournament was introduced by Pakistan in year 1978.

·   Thomas cup badminton is for men only.

·   Uber cup is for badminton.

·   Each team in volleyball consists of 6 players.

·   Antoly Karpov, the world chess player belongs to Russia.

·   Modern Olympic games were first held in Athens.

·   ICC has 10 members and it was founded in 1965.

·   Lowest total in cricket is 36 by Canada.

·   Tennis player steffi graf belongs to Germany.

·   Natwest trophy is for cricket.

·   The Swythiling cup is related to Table Tennis.

·   Morocco cup is for cricket.

·   First modern Olympic games were held in 1896 in Athens.

·   First women competed in Olympic games in 1912.

·   France and which country contested first ever world cup match           Mexico

·   The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was Nine

·   Who owns The Oval cricket ground- Prince Charles

·   Who among the following batsmen achieved the feat of hitting six 6s in one over for the first time in international cricket during the World Cup 2007 Herschelle Gibbs

·   Where were the first winter Olympics held in 1924  -Charmonix France

·   FINA is the governing body of what amateur sport-Swimming

·   FITA are the governing body of what sport-Archery

·   A Lady Paramount judges at what sport- Archery

·   First cricket cup was played in England in 1974.

·   First Asian Games were held in New Delhi in 1951. From 1954 they were held every four years.

·   Baron Pierre de Coubertin was founder of the modern Olympic

·   Bunting is a term in the game of Baseball.

·   Grand Master is a term in Chess.

·   Grand Slam is a term in sports associated with Bridge as well as Lawn Tennis.

·   Martina Hinges is the youngest woman tennis player to win three major singles titles in one season.

·   Iron- a sports term is associated with Golf.

·   McDowell Cup is associated with football.

·   Olympic Games were held twice in Paris and London.

·   Paralympics are the games for disabled.

·   Uber cup is associated with Badminton.

·   Yankee Stadium is associated with Boxing.

·   World’s oldest sports daily is Gazetta dello Sport of Italy.

·   Val Barker Cup is awarded in the Olympic games in Boxing.

·   The Paralympics Games 2008 were held in Beijing.

·   Asafa Powell is 100 m sprinter.

·   The term “Stalemate” is related to the game of Chess.

·   With which sport is the term ‘butterfly’ associated?  Swimming

·   Next Football world Cup in 2010 is in South Africa

·   How many rings on the Olympic flag: Five

·   Who ran the first marathon: Phidipedes

·   What colour is the cap given to an England cricket player-Blue

·   What held up a Cricket test Match between England Pakistan-Mouse on pitch

·   What is the first race in the Grand Prix season-Brazilian

·   By Olympic rules what must have 14 feathers-Badminton Bird

·   How is the Olympic torch lit- By the sun in Greece

·   Martina Navratilova belongs to Czech Republic.

·   Tour De France is French cycle race.

·   National game of Switzerland is skiing.

·   What has 32 panels and 642 stitches-A football  (soccer)

·   In Tennis where is the Australian Open played-Flinders Park

·   What Olympic event was dropped in 1920-Tug of War -1900 to 1920

FIDE govern what game    -Chess