In this section I have provided information on various sports including information on the history of Olympics. So go through and if you have any information on the subject please mail the same to me so that I can add it on this page. 

What name is given to a score of 40-40 in tennis?

Who was the founder of Judo?

Dr. Jigoro Kano

With which sport do you associate the Liffey Descent?

Long distance canoeing

What sport takes place in a velodrome?

Cycling

Which sport of oriental origin, took it's name from the Tibetian word for ball. It is remarkable in that no one who is left handed is allowed to participate.

Polo

What name is given to an attempt to goal in which a kicker makes the ball swerve?

Banana Shot

What is the name of the sport which originated in Spain and  played with a scoop basket? It is reputed to be the fastest ball-game in the world?

Pelota

Who is the only Australian cricketer who holds a world record of scoring a double century in a One Day International?

Belinda Clarke

In the 1968 Olympic games held at Mexico city, which athlete long Jumped 29 feet, 2 1/2 inches and broke the existing record by nearly 2 feet.

Bob Beamon

Which game was earlier called 'Poona'?

Badminton

How do we better know 'retroactive decelerated fall'?

Bungee jumping

Which game was named after a school ?

Rugby

Which martial arts means 'the gentle way'?

Judo

What is traditionally drunk by the winner of the Indianapolis 500 race?

Milk

Silverstone is one of the British racing car circuits where the British Grand Prix is held. Which is the other?

Brand's Hatch

In golf, what is the traditional name given to the number 10 iron?

Wedge

Which famous English footballer was known as the 'Wizard of Dribble'?

Stanley Matthews

Which sport introduced the term 'off the wall'?

Squash

What is the last vehicle called in Cycle racing, which follows road events and picks up riders who have dropped out?

Sag Wagon

Which cricketeer is nicknamed "sherry" ?

Navjot Singh Sidhu

In poker what'd you call a pot which can't be opened till you've a couple of Jacks or better?

Jackpot

Since medieval times, English children have been playing a variant of Cricket called "Rounders". What is this game better known as in the USA ?

Baseball.

The only time that the Olympic flame has ever gone out during the games was at Montreal, Canada on July 27,1976. It was eventually rekindled a minute or two later by a plumber with a cigarette lighter and a rolled up newspaper. Name the plumber?

Pierre Bouchard

Brazilian soccer star Edson Arantes Do Nascimento got the nickname of 'Pele' from a game which was an informal version of the football that he played in the streets as a child. Name the game?

Pelada

Rocky Marciano's last defense of the heavyweight boxing title before he retired undefeated was against whom?

Archie Moore

The first women to swim the English Channel did it in August 1926. Name her?

Gertrude Elderle

Jess Willand won the heavyweight title in 1975 by knocking out which boxer in 26 rounds?

Jack Johnson

In cricket, what does the term spectacles mean?

A duck in each innings

Palwankar Balu of Pune who took 114 wickets in major matches between 1905 and 1920 was the inspiration for another person to achieve great things. Whom did he inspire?

Dr. B.R.Ambedkar. Balu was the first Dalit Cricketer

The 400 m Medley was first introduced in the Olympics in 1964. What, in order, are the strokes in this event?

Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Freestyle

The Indian football team qualified for the 1952 Olympics but could not participate because of two reasons - one was the lack of foreign exchange. The other reason was quite weird. What?

The Indians were used to playing barefoot. They could not adjust to wearing shoes and anyway could not afford to buy them, so they bowed out.

On Chess - Prophet Muhammad objected to chess on the grounds that it violated a certain tenet of Islam. What was his objection?

Islam forbids representation of the human form, and chess pieces were then elaborately carved human forms instead of the stylized representations commonly found today.

In the 1960 Olympic games held at Antwerp, this sport made it's first appearance. Name the sport?

Everyone knows that the Dronacharya award is awarded to the best sports coach every year. To whom is the Agastya Award given?

Which is the only sport where men and women compete on an equal basis in all categories all over the world?

Born in 1896, he lost an arm in World War I. He became a first class umpire at the age of 27 and stood in a record 48 tests between 1924 and 1955, noted as much for his umpiring as for a wonderful sense of humour. Who?

In 1959, eight footballers from this team died in an aircrash in West Germany, on the way home from Yugoslavia after having drawn with Red Star Belgrade to qualify for the semis of the European Cup. Among the popular dead were Roger Byrne and Duncan Edwards. Their team manager (who was seriously injured) was Tommy Taylor. This team was known as the "Busby Babes". Name the team.

Name the Australian national team and champions of the 1999 Rugby Union World Cup

In chess, what is a checkmate in two moves called?

When Don Bradman was knighted in 1949, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation honoured him in a unique way. How?

In Tennis, what is a Bagel?

At the Olympics, females athletes are tested to make sure that they are indeed females. But who was the only female athlete allowed to skip these tests at the Montreal Olympics?

Which team game begins with a "Face Off"?

Which athelete in a space of 40 days in 1979 broke the world record for 800 & 1500 metres?

Which was the first sporting event to be broadcast live on television in 1936?

Which word in chess is derived from the Persian word 'Shahmat' meaning 'King is Left' (meaning 'Unable to Escape)?

In which game was Thomas Huges referring to, when he wrote in his book 'Tom Brown's schooldays - It's more than a game, it's an institution'?

Who was held the world chess championship title for the longest period from 1894-1921?

Dr. Emanuel Lasker

By what more common name do we generally refer to 'Toxophily'?

Who was the only boxing heavyweight champion undefeated during his professional career?

Rocky Marciano