Current Affairs 2020-21: Sports

 

Current Affairs 2020-21

SPORTS

 

The ICC (International Cricket Council) Awards of the Decade- 

ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade- Virat Kohli

ICC Female Cricketer of the Decade- Ellyse Perry (also ODI & T20 Women's Cricketer of the Decade)

ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Decade- Steven Smith

ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Decade- Virat Kohli

ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Decade- Rashid Khan

ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade- MS Dhoni

** ICC Headquarters- Dubai, UAE 

 

Claire Polosak- became 1st Woman Umpire to officiate in Men's Test Cricket. She performed her role of Fourth-Umpire during the 3rd Test Match between India & Australia at SCG (Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21).

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2020-  

Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling), 

Rani Rampal (Hockey), 

Manika Batra (Table-Tennis), 

Rohit Sharma (Cricket), 

Mariyappan Thangavelu (Paralympic High jump)

 

2020 Summer Olympics- 

The 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held from 23rd July to 8th August, 2021.

Hosting Country- Tokyo, Japan    

                                    

 

2016 Summer Olympics- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2012 Summer Olympics- London, England

 

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021- 

Final: Tamil Nadu vs Baroda

Winner- Tamil Nadu

 

FIFA World Cup (Hosts)-

2010- South Africa (Winner- Spain)

2014- Brazil (Winner- Germany)

2018- Russia (WInner- France, Runner-up- Croatia)

2022- Qatar

2026- USA, Canada, Mexico