One Stop GK Guide - Current Affairs - Sports - Highlights 2017 - Part 1

Whether you are giving SNAP, XAT, TISSNET, or IIFT Entrance Exams, you must keep abreast of current affairs and happenings all over the world. GK or general knowledge is an indispensable part of all these exams. And for some careers, GK is a deciding factor.

If you are planning to give any of these exams, here we have compiled some of the most talked about or important happenings all over the world. Divided into 5 broad categories viz. politics & government, sports, top awards, business/commerce, and trivia + entertainment, these highlights will help you focus your preparation. They have been divided month wise, for easy reference.

Sports

January 2017

Lionel Messi became the world's best playmaker for 2016
Somdev Devvarman announced his retirement from tennis
Government constitutes which committee to frame National Sports Code - Injeti Srinivas Committee
Cristiano Ronaldo named as the world’s best player for 2016
First ever Women's Football Professional League was launched by AIFF
Serena Williams won the 2017 Australian Open Women's Singles title
Roger Federer won the 18th Grand Slam title
Dushyant Chautala appointed as President of Table Tennis Federation of India

February 2017

Vinod Rai became head of the Committee of Administrators to run BCCI
Alastair Cook resigned as England Test captain on 6th Feb 2017
Indian racer Jehan Daruvala won the New Zealand Grand Prix 2017
Usain Bolt and Simone Biles awarded Laureus Sportsman of the Year award
India won ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2017 after defeating South Africa
Milind Soman completed 517.5km long race barefoot and bagged the title of Ultraman
Names of best hockey players of 2016 in FIH Hockey Stars Awards -John Dohmen, Naomi Van
Virat Kohli awarded the captain of the year at ESPNcricinfo awards

March 2017

Jitu Rai wins gold in 50m pistol at ISSF World Cup
Brasil Open 2017 won by Pablo Cuevas
Ashwin and Jadeja rank Number One jointly in the ICC Test rankings
All England Open Men's Singles title won by Lee Chong Wei
Sachin Tendulkar appointed as UNICEF Ambassador for ICC Women’s World Cup 2017
Roger Federer wins ATP Indian Wells Masters title
Top spot in ICC Test bowler rankings grabbed by Ravindra Jadeja
Indian athletes grab medals in Special Olympics World Winter Games
Garfield Sobers Trophy awarded to Ravichandran Ashwin
Vietnam Open International Challenger Badminton Doubles title won by Satwik Sairaj & Chirag
Lionel Messi suspended for four matches by FIFA

April 2017

Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal to secure 2017 Miami Open Men's Singles title
Brayan Jimenez, former President of Guatemalan Football Association, banned for life by FIFA
Virat Kohli named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016
Appointment of Foreign Coaches in Athletics approved by Sports Minister Vijay Goel
Misbah-ul-Haq announced international retirement after West Indies series
PV Sindhu reached best World No.2 ranking in Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings
Sai Praneeth won the Singapore Open Super Series
Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2017
Pankaj Advani won the Asian Billiards Championship
India’s first visually impaired runner to complete Boston Marathon - Sagar Baheti
Rafael Nadal won the Monte Carlo Masters Men’s Singles title
Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas won Monte-Carlo Masters Men’s Doubles title

May 2017

Asian Wrestling Championship: India's Harpreet Singh wins bronze in - Greco-Roman weight category
Jhulan Goswami became the highest wicket taker in Women's One-Day Internationals
VVS Laxman awarded honorary life membership of Marylebone Cricket Club
2017 Spanish Grand Prix won by Lewis Hamilton
Rafael Nadal beat Dominic Thiem to win the 5th Madrid Open title
US-based Indian Ramit Tandon won his Maiden PSA title
All India Open Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Meet won by R R Laxman
Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiants to win the 2017 IPL
India’s Rohan Chakravarty wins WWF International President’s Award
N'Golo Kante became the English Premier League's Player of the Year
Bengaluru FC beat Mohun Bagan to lift Federation Cup
International Cricketer of the Year award won by Ashwin
Manchester United beat Ajax to claim 2016–17 UEFA Europa League title
ICC Cricket Committee recommends DRS for T20 Internationals
Borussia Dortmund beat Frankfurt to lift 2016-17 German Cup
2017 Monaco Grand Prix won by Sebastian Vettel
Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 to win the 13th FA Cup
South Korea beat China to win the 2017 Sudirman Cup