In government exams like SSC, Banking, Railways, etc we find many questions from the Sports section. This is the part of the current affairs section. We will cover the section comprehensively so that students can learn and get most of the questions correct in this section. In this article, we will provide a complete list of Important Sports Cups and Trophies.
Important Facts About Sports Cups and Trophies:
The most famous trophy in cricket is the ICC World Cup. It is held every four years by the International Cricket Council (ICC). This format consists of one-day international games (ODI). The first World Cup was held in England in 1975 and the West Indies defeated Australia in the final to win the World Cup trophy.
Grand Slam is considered to be the most important in Lawn tennis. The main trophies associated with Grand Slams are the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open. These four trophies are considered the greatest tennis of all time around the world as they offer the highest prize money, highest popularity, and highest rating points. Of all four of these trophies, Wimbledon is the most prestigious.
The most important trophy is the Hockey World Cup, organized by the International Hockey Federation. The Ice Hockey World Cup tournament began in 1971 and has been held every four years since. Like women’s hockey, the World Cup is equally important. Pakistan won and won the World Cup in the first event of 1971 hosted by Spain. Pakistan has won the Ice Hockey World Championships four times and Australia three.
The most important trophy in football matches is the FIFA World Cup. Founded in 1930 by the International Football Federation. It has been held every four years since 1930 (except 1942 and 1946). Uruguay was the first nation to win and host this prestigious World Cup in 1930. Germany is the current winner of the event, held in Brazil in 2014.
List of Important Sports Cups and Trophies:
Field
Cups/Trophies
Cricket
ICC World Cup
ICC Champions Trophy
Ashes Series
Mellow Trophy
Asia Cup
Ashes Cup
Wisden Trophy
Benson and Hedges
Texaco Cup
Rothman’s Trophy
Benson and Hedges Cup
Duleep Trophy
Deodhar Trophy
Rohinton Barcia Trophy
MRF World Cup
Lombard World Challenge Cup
Ghulam Ahmed Trophy
Mc Dowells Challenge Cup
Moin-ud-daula Gold Cup
Ranji Trophy
Merchant Cup
Net West Trophy
Sheffield Shield
Singer Cup
Wills Trophy
Sir Frank Worrell Trophy
Vijay Hazare Trophy
Vijay Merchant Trophy
Wisden Trophy
Football
Bandodkar Trophy
Chakra Gold Trophy
Colombo Cup
D. C. M. Trophy
Dr. B. C. Roy Trophy
Dr. B.C. Roy Trophy: Football (Junior)
Durand Cup
Durand Cup, F. A. Cup
European Champions Cup
F. A. Shield
FA Cup
Federation Cup
FIFA World Cup
G.V. Raja Memorial Trophy
IFA Shield
Jules Rimet Trophy
Kalinga Cup
Merdeka Cup
Nagjee Trophy
Nixon Gold Cup
Raghbir Singh Memorial Cup
Rovers Cup
Sanjay Gold Cup
Santosh Trophy (National Football)
Scissor Cup
Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy
Subrata Mukherjee Cup (National school football)
Subroto Cup
Todd Memorial Trophy
Vittal Trophy
Hockey
Hockey World Cup
Wellington Cup
Essandre Champions Cup
Rene Frank Trophy
Agha Khan Cup
Beighton Cup
Bombay Gold Cup
Dhyan Chand Trophy
Gurmeet Trophy
Guru Nanak Cup
Gyanwati Devi Trophy
Indira Gold Cup
Kuppuswamy Naidu Trophy
Lady Rattan Tata Trophy
MCC Trophy
Murugappa Gold Cup
Modi Gold Cup
Nehru Trophy
Obaid Ullah Gold Cup
Rangaswami Cup
Obaidullah Gold Cup
Ranjit Singh Gold Cup
Scindia Gold Cup
Sahni Trophy
Tommy Eman Gold Cup
Guru Nanak Championship
Rangaswamy Cup
Lawn Tennis
Edgbaston Cup
Wimbledon Trophy
Grand Slam (Australian open, French open, U.S open, Wimbledon)
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