Sports News & Current Affairs 2014 for SBI Bank PO Exam – Part I
Tennis
Champions of 2014 Australian Open
Men’s Singles – Stanislas Wawrinka
Women’s Singles – Li Na (China)
Men’s Doubles – Łukasz Kubot (Poland) / Robert Lindstedt (Sweden)
Women’s Doubles – Sara Errani (Italy) / Roberta Vinci (Italy)
Mixed Doubles – Kristina Mladenovic (France) / Daniel Nestor (Canada)
Champions of 2014 Miami Masters (also known as Sony Open Tennis)
Men’s Singles – Novak Djokovic
Women’s Singles – Serena Williams
Men’s Doubles – Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Women’s Doubles – Martina Hingis / Sabine Lisicki
Chess
World Chess Championship – Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
Cricket
Asia Cup 2014 – Sri Lanka
ICC World Twenty20 – Sri Lanka
World Cup
Cricket World Cup Host 2019 – England
Cricket World Cup Host 2023 – India (4th Time)
Hockey
Asia Cup 2013 (Hockey) – South Korea Winners / India Runner Up (hosted in Malaysia)
Hockey World Cup Host 2018 – India
Football
AFC Asian Cup 2015 (Football) – To Be Hosted in Austraila
FIFA World Cup Host 2014 – Brazil
Badminton
2013 Badminton Asia Championships
Men’s Singles – Du Pengyu (China)
Women’s Singles – Wang Yihan (China)
Trophy Champions India 2014
Santosh Trophy 2013/2014 (68th season) – Mizoram
Ranji Trophy 2013/2014 (79th season) – Karnataka