25 May 2014 Current Affairs
Japan Won Thomas Cup 2014
Japan won the 2014 edition of badminton’s Thomas Cup on 25 May . Japan defeated Malaysia 3-2 in the finals of the championship played at Delhi. This was Japan’s maiden Thomas Cup title. Malaysia, who won the last of their five Thomas Cup titles in 1992, had also lost in the final in 1994, 1998 and 2002. Thomas Cup is the premier title for men’s team badminton.
Nico Rosberg Won Monaco F1 Grand Prix
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, of Germany, won the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix title on 25 May . His teammate Lewis Hamilton (UK) was second and third place in the winning podium was taken by Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo for Red Bull team. Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg (Germany) claimed the fifth place to get 10 points. With this win Rosberg again took the lead over Hamilton in the 2014 F1 season, which has been completely dominated by Mercedes team.