International Sports Cups and Trophies

International Cups, Trophies and Associated Sports Disciplines

• Davis Cup: men's lawn tennis
• Federation Cup: women's lawn tennis
• Wimbledon Trophy: lawn tennis
• Australian Open, US Open, French Open: lawn tennis
• Derby: horse racing
• Merdeka: football
• Thomas Cup: men's badminton
• Uber Cup: women's badminton
• Yonex Cup: badminton
• Walker Cup: golf
• Ryder Cup: golf
• Canada Cup: golf
• William Jones Cup: basketball
• Champions Trophy: hockey
• Champions League: football
• Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: hockey

National Cups, Trophies and Associated Sports Disciplines

• Duleep Trophy: cricket
• Shish Mahal Trophy: cricket
• Ranji Trophy: national cricket title
• Vijay Hazare Trophy: cricket (50 overs)
• Irani Trophy: cricket
• Durand Cup: football
• Santosh Memorial Trophy: football (school championship)
• Subroto Cup: football
• Rovers Cup: football
• Sanjay Gold Cup: football
• Nizam Gold Cup: football
• Dr.B.C.Roy Trophy: national junior football championship
• Rangaswami Cup: national hockey title
• Lady Ratan Tata Trophy: women's hockey
• Nehru Trophy: hockey
• Aga Khan Gold Cup: hockey
• Beighton Cup: hockey
• Guru Nanak Championship: all-India women's hockey
• Murugappa Gold Cup: hockey
• Ezar Cup: polo

Important Terms Associated with Various Sports Disciplines

• Badminton:
  • Luv
  • Deuce
  • Drop
  • Smash
  • Double touch
• Basketball:
  • Pivot
  • Dribble
  • Basket
  • Block
  • Held ball
• Billiards:
  • Spider
  • Baulk
  • Cue
  • Scratch
  • Cannon
• Boxing:
  • Hook
  • Rounds
  • Punch
  • Jab
  • Countdown
  • Knock-outs
  • Weights (flyweight, middleweight, heavyweight, etc.)
• Bridge:
  • Tricks
  • Trump
  • Suite
  • Little slam
  • Rubber
• Chess:
  • Knight
  • King
  • Sicilian defence
  • Move
  • Gambit
  • Checkmate
  • Rook
  • Stalemate
  • Queen
  • Bishop
  • Pawn
• Cricket:
  • Gully
  • Hat-trick
  • Pull
  • Beamer
  • Hook
  • Googly
  • Flick
  • Follow-on
  • Maiden
  • Declare
• Golf:
  • Tee
  • Birdie
  • Club
  • Course
  • Iron
  • Eagle
  • Links
  • Caddie
  • Putt
  • Hole
  • Bogey
  • Fore
  • Niblic
• Hockey:
  • Centre
  • Penalty-stroke
  • Free-hit
  • Foul
  • Carry
  • Stick
  • Corner
  • Dribble
  • Trapping
• Table tennis:
  • Deuce
  • Drop
  • Spin
  • Smash
  • Let
• Tennis:
  • Grand slam
  • Lob
  • Ace
  • Passing shot
  • Top-spin
  • Forehand
  • Crosscourt
  • Deuce
  • Down the line
  • Slice
• Volleyball:
  • Heave
  • Serve
  • Blocking
  • Point
  • Doubling

Major Sports Festivals of the World

• The Olympics:
  • The world's most prestigious international sports festival
  • Originated in ancient Greece
  • Modern Olympic Games started in 1896, in Athens, Greece
  • Held every four years
  • The first modern Olympic Games were held at Athens, Greece in 1896
  • India has never hosted the Olympic Games
  • The last Olympic Games were held in 2012 at London, Britain
  • The Olympic flag is white in color with the emblem five rings, embedded at the center of the flag
  • The emblem is made up of five intertwined rings having different colors, representing the five continents of the world
  • The Olympic motto is 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' which means swifter, higher, stronger
• Commonwealth Games:
  • Held first in 1930 at Canada
  • Held every four years, midway between the Olympic Games
• Asian Games:
  • A sports festival of Asian countries
  • First Asian Games were held at New Delhi in 1951
  • Held every four years
• World Cup:
  • Almost all sporting events have a world cup, generally conducted with an interval of every four years