Current Affairs June 2013

Rafael Nadal

• Rafael Nadal on 9 June 2013 won his 8th Men's Singles Tittle of the French Open Tennis Tournament. In the final at Paris, Nadal beat Spanish compatriot David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3

•  India  on 8 June 2013 offered 150 million Dollars credit to Myanmar for establishing a Special Economic Zone at Sittwe in Myanmar's Buyer's Credit Scheme under National Export Insurance Account.

 Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 

•  The Russian duo of  Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina lifted the Women's Doubles title. They defeated top seeded Italian's Sara Irrani and Roberta Vinchi by 7-5, 7-2.

• Srikanth K. on 9 June 2013 clinched the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton trophy. Srikanth defeated top seed Boonsak Ponsana

 

Bob and Mike Bryan

• Twin brothers Robert Charles Bryan and Michael Carl Brya (Bob and Mike Bryan) won their record 14th major doubles title by defeating Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut of France 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 in the French Open men's doubles final.

• The Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari on 6 June 2013 released a book entitled Dard-e-Dil Likhun Kab Tak” (in Urdu and Hindi) authored by Rukhsar Amrohvi.

Frantisek and Lucie

• Frantisek Cermak and Lucie Hradecka won mixed doubles title at the French Open 2013. They defeated Daniel Nestor and Kristina Mladenovic 1-6, 6-4, 10-6.

Serena Williams

• Serena Williams on 8 June 2013 won the Women's Singles title of French Open Tennis tournament. In the final, she defeated Maria Sharapova in straight sets by 6-4, 6-4

  
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Current Affairs June 2013

Maria Sharapova

• The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2012 by Forbes

       Maria Sharapova
       Rank: 22
       Total Earnings:  $29 million
       Salary/winnings: $6 million
       Endorsements:       $23 million

• After the 2013 Pakistani general election, ...... become the 18th Prime Minister of Pakistan

        Nawaz Sharif

A.M. Homes

• American novelist A.M. Homes has won Women’s Prize for Fiction 2013 with her sixth novel, “May We Be Forgiven.” 

• What does WED stand for?

       World Environment Day

• World Environment Day

       June 5

Victoria Beckham

• What is the theme for 2013 World Environment Day celebrations?

         Think.Eat.Save

• Victoria Beckham wins Woman Of The Decade at Glamour Awards in London 

• What does UNEP stand for?

        United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Tiger Woods

•  The World's Highest-Paid Athletes. Who earned $78.1 million in 2012

        Tiger Woods
        Rank: 1
        Total Earnings:  $78.1 million
        Salary/winnings: $13.1 million
        Endorsements:    $65 million 

• Burundi's Lydia Nsekera became the first woman to be elected to the FIFA Executive Committee (ExCo) for a full term of four years

• K R Kamath was re-elected as the Chairman of IBA for 2013-14 tenure

• World's Highest-Paid Cricketer 2012 by Forbes

  

  Mahendra Singh Dhoni

       Mahendra Singh Dhoni
       Rank: 16
       Total Earnings:  $31.5 million
       Salary/winnings: $3.5 million
       Endorsements:       $28 million

• Irish Author Kevin Barry "City of Bohane" won IMPAC Dublin Literary Award

• Japan successfully tested the L0 Trains based on magnetic levitation technology the fastest in the world. It will come into commercial use in 2027.

David Beckham

• The World's Best-Paid Soccer Player 2012 by  Forbes

        David Beckham
        Rank: 16
        Total Earnings:  $47.2 million
        Salary/winnings: $5.2 million
        Endorsements:       $42 million

• Susan Elizabeth Rice was appointed as the National Security Adviser of US President Barack Obama

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