Sports General Knowledge

Muhammad Ali was a legendary professional boxer and a three-time world heavyweight champion.

Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, held annually in London.

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis.

Sumo wrestling is the traditional national sport of Japan, deeply rooted in the country's history and Shinto rituals. While baseball is highly popular, it is not the official national sport.

A googly is a type of delivery in cricket bowled by a leg-spin bowler. It is designed to deceive the batsman.

James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, to keep his students active indoors during winter.

The modern Olympic Games were inspired by the ancient Greek tradition of athletic competition held in Olympia.

Ekaterina Paltceva of Russia and Manju Rani of India are both international boxers. Manju Rani won a silver medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, where Paltceva won gold in a different weight category.

The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual international men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It began in 1983 as a biennial contest and became an annual event due to its popularity.

Cricket is not currently an Olympic sport and is not part of the core Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) high-performance programs, which focus heavily on Olympic and Paralympic sports like swimming, athletics, and volleyball. Cricket Australia manages its own high-performance programs independently.

Australia did not qualify or field any competitors in baseball, fencing, handball, or wrestling for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In contrast, Australia did have representatives in sports like karate, surfing, skateboarding, and sport climbing.

The International Olympic Committee added five new sports to the Tokyo 2020 program: baseball-softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing. These additions were aimed at bringing more youthful and vibrant events to the Games.

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis, organized by the International Tennis Federation.

Cricket is the most popular sport in India and is widely considered the de facto national sport, despite the government officially recognizing no single national sport.