General Awareness Updates – August 2013

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General Awareness Updates – August 2013

MOTORRACING

Canada Grand Prix

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

Second: Fernando Alonso (Spain/Ferrari)

Third: Lewis Hamilton (Britain/Mercedes)

British Grand Prix

Winner: Nico Rosberg (Germany/Mercedes)

Second: Mark Webber (Australian/Red Bull)

Third: Fernando Alonso (Spain/Ferrari)


TENNIS

2013 French Open, Roland Garros

Men’s Singles

Winner: Rafael Nadal (Spain)

Runner-up: David Ferrer (Spain)

Women’s Singles

Winner: Serena Williams (U.S.)

Runner-up: Maria Sharapova (Russia)

Men’s Doubles

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

Runners-up: Michael Llodra/Nicolas Mahut (France)

Women’s Doubles

Winners: Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina (Russia)

Runners-up: Sara Errani / Roberto Vinci (Italy)

Mixed Doubles

Winners: Lucie Hradecka/Frantisek Cermak (Czech Republic)

Runners-up: Kristina Mladenovic (France)/Daniel Nestor (Canada)


Triple hosting bonanza for India

India In a triple bonanza for India, the country will host the World T20 Cup tournament in 2016 and World Test Championship 2021, both for the first time, and the 50-over World Cup for the fourth time in 2023, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced.

The three competitions were allotted to India by ICC at its annual conference which finalized its global events from 2015 to 2023. The first edition of the World Test Championship will be staged in 2017 by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in June-July 2017 while the second edition will be held in India in February-March 2021.

The ECB will also host the 2019 World Cup and Cricket Australia (CA) got the right to host the 2020 World Twenty20.




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