Games & Sports Questions & Answers

The Orange Cap will be awarded to the batsman with the most cumulative runs to his name on each day of the season, and will be worn by that batsman in the field. The Orange Cap is traditional in style and will stand out from any other headgear in the tournament. At the end of the season, the holder of …

It is style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was contested at the first modern Olympic in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908. The style is different from freestyle wrestling as it forbids holding below the waist. This directs the emphasis on throws, since a wrestler cannot use trips …

A Ouija board, also known as a spirit board or talking board, is a flat board marked with letters, numbers, and other symbols, theoretically used to communicate with spirits. It uses a planchette (small heart-shaped piece of wood) or movable indicator to indicate the spirit’s message by spelling it out on the board during a séance. The fingers of the …

It is a dismissal in which a cricketer who is good at playing a particular stroke gets out on that stroke very early. V V S Laxman, for instance, is good at playing the leg stroke. He’s played it on several occasions. But if he gets out early while playing it, it’s called a soft dismissal.

It is a form of bowling. The ball is held between the thumb, forefinger and the middle finger, and the ball is squeezed out of the fingers. It could result in an off-break, a leg-break, or a googly. Like in carrom, one never knows where the ball will land.

In football, a banana kick causes the ball to curve or bend in flight. When hit, the ball curves away from the kicker and then bends back in. It is usually used in a dead ball situation, when the ball is stationary, to get around a “wall” of opposing players and then back in towards the goal. The banana kick …

It usually only matters in the amateur ranks. A fighter is judged on the scorecards as either red corner or blue corner. White corners are considered neutral corners where a fighter is sent in case of a knock down (furthest neutral corner) or a time out is called by the referee. Going back to Japan, the red was always the …

There are five ways that a franchise can acquire a player. In the annual auction, buying domestic players, signing uncapped players, through trading and buying replacements. In the trading window the player can only be traded with his consent. The franchise will have to pay the difference between the old contract price and the new contract price. If the new …

Sumo wrestling. In this sport, the two contestants, who follow a special diet for strength and weight, try to push each other out of a small ring.

898 Of the record 898 medals awarded at Manchester, there were 282 Gold, 280 Silver, and 336 Bronze medals.