General Awareness Updates – August 2011

Sport:

BADMINTON

Indonesia Super Series, Jakarta

Men’s Singles

Winner: Lee Chong Wei ( Malaysia )

Runner-up: Peter Gade (Denmark)

Women’s Singles

Winner: Wang Yihan ( China )

Runner-up: Saina Nehwal (India )

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CRICKET

India in West Indies

Test Series: India won the 3-match series by 1-0.

Player of the Series: Ishant Sharma (India )

ODI Series Result: India won the 5-match series by 3-2.

Player of the Series: Rohit Sharma (India )

Lone T20 Match: India won the lone T20 match.

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MOTORRACING

British Grand Prix, Silverstone

Winner: Fernando Alonso (Spain / Ferrari)

Second: Sebastian Vettel ( Germany / Red Bull-Renault)

Third: Mark Webber (Australia / Red Bull-Renault)

Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal

Winner: Jenson Button (G. Britain / McLaren-Mercedes)

Second: Sebastian Vettel ( Germany / Red Bull-Renault)

Third: Mark Webber (Australia / Red Bull-Renault)

European Grand Prix, Valencia (Spain)

Winner: Sebastian Vettel (Germany / Red Bull-Renault)

Second: Fernando Alonso (Spain / Ferrari)

Third: Mark Webber (Australia / Red Bull-Renault)

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TENNIS

2011 French Open

Men’s Singles

Winner: Rafael Nadal ( Spain )

Runner-up: Roger Federer (Switzerland )

Women’s Singles

Winner: Li Na (China)

Runner-up: Francesca Schiavone (France)

Men’s Doubles

Winners: Daniel Nestor (Canada) / Max Mirnyi ( Serbia )

Runners-up: Eduardo Schwank (Argentina) / Juan Sebastian Cabal ( Colombia )

Women’s Doubles

Winners: Andrea Hlavackova  / Lucie Hradecka ( Czech Republic )

Runners-up: Elena Vesnina (Russia) / Sania Mirza (India)

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2011 Wimbledon

Men’s Singles

Winner: Novak Djokovic ( Serbia )

Runner-up: Rafael Nadal (Spain )

Women’s Singles

Winner: Petra Kvitova ( Czech Republic )

Runner-up: Maria Sharapova (Russia )

Men’s Doubles

Winners: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan ( U.S. )

Runners-up: Robert Lindstedt (Sweden) / Horia Tecau ( Romania )

Women’s Doubles

Winners: Kveta Peschke (Czech Republic) / Katarina Srebotnik ( Slovenia )

Runners-up: Sabine Lisicki Germany) / Samantha Stosur ( Australia )

Mixed Doubles

Winners: Jurgen Melzer (Austria ) / Iveta Benesova ( Czech Republic )

Runners-up: Mahesh Bhupathi (India) / Elena Vesnina ( Russia )

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