Trivia

Who is the last Australian man to take home the singles title?

Date: 15.01.2013

Mark Edmondson won the Australian Open title in 1976. Incidentally, he did this 212th in the world, which also makes him the lowest-ranked winner of a Grand Slam tournament since the ATP rankings were introduced in 1973.

What is the highest score made by a cricketer in his last Test match?

Date: 15.01.2013

Andy Sandham, way back in 1929-30, made a 325 for England against the West Indies at Kingston in what was eventually his last ever Test match. It was also, incidentally, Test cricket`s first triple-century.

Name the player who ended Monica Seles` 33-match unbeaten run at the Australian Open?

Date: 14.01.2013

Martina Hingis defeated Monica Seles in the quarterfinals of the 1999 Australian Open to end her 33-match unbeaten career run at the tournament.

How many Australian Open titles Andre Agassi won in his career?

Date: 13.01.2013

Andre Agassi won the Australian Open men’s singles title four times in his career in 1995, 2000, 2001 and 2003.

Who took the first wicket in Test cricket?

Date: 12.01.2013

Allen Hill.

Who took the first wicket in Test cricket?

Date: 12.01.2013

Allen Hill.

Who is the only cricketer to score a century and take 6 wickets in an ODI?

Date: 11.01.2013

Paul Collingwood. He scored 112* and took 6/31 in 10 overs against Bangladesh in 2005.

Who is the only cricketer to score a century and take 6 wickets in an ODI?

Date: 11.01.2013

Paul Collingwood. He scored 112* and took 6/31 in 10 overs against Bangladesh in 2005.

Who is the only cricketer to get out on 299?

Date: 10.01.2013

Martin Crowe of New Zealand.

Who is the only cricketer to get out on 299?

Date: 10.01.2013

Martin Crowe of New Zealand.

What is the record for highest total by a team in T20I?

Date: 09.01.2013

Sri Lanka’s 260/6 against Kenya in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007 is the highest by any team in this format.

Name 2012 FIFA World XI of the year.

Date: 08.01.2013

FIFA WORLD XI of the year 2012 announced on 6th January is dominated by players from Spain and solely comprises players from La Liga. FIFA WORLD XI: Iker casillas, Dani alves, Marcelo, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Ramos, Andrés Iniesta, Xabi Alonso, Xavi Hernandez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Radamel Falcao, Lionel Messi.