1.South Africa won the Rugby World Cup at the weekend. How many of their players were in World Rugby’s team of the year this week? One Three Twelve Fifteen Reveal 2.South Africa’s victory means they have won consecutive Rugby World Cups. Which other country has achieved that feat? Australia England New Zealand It had never happened before Reveal 3.Lord Nelson, The Duke of Wellington, Florence Nightingale, Winston Churchill, Jimmy Choo, Annie Lennox and Stephen Hawking have all been given the Freedom of the City of London. Which footballer joined their ranks this week? Harry Kane Ian Wright David Beckham Bobby Charlton Reveal 4.Jeffrey Hoogland set a new world record this week by cycling one kilometre in what time? 39.812 seconds 48.675 seconds 55.433 seconds 67.123 second Reveal 5.Eddie Jones has left his job as manager of the Australia rugby union team after just nine games. How many of them did they win? None Two Four Seven Reveal 6.Harry Kane scored three times in Bayern Munich’s 8-0 win against Darmstadt. What else happened three times in that match? Three players scored from their own half Three players were sent off There were three injuries to the officials – with the referee and his two assistants both being replaced over the 90 minutes Leroy Sané scored three goals Reveal 7.What happened in Bayern’s next match? They lost 1-0 to Darmstadt in the cup They won 9-0, with Kane scoring four goals They lost to a team from the German third tier Kane was sent off for taking his shirt off after scoring a winning goal Reveal 8.Glenn Maxwell was ruled out of Australia’s match against England at the Cricket World Cup with an injury. What happened to him? One of his teammates threw a cricket ball at him and broke his jaw He fell off a golf cart and suffered a concussion He broke his leg in a game of five-a-side football before training He pulled his hamstring while cleaning his bedroom Reveal 9.Football clubs from which city are bottom of the Premier League and the Championship? London Birmingham Nottingham Sheffield Reveal 10.Neil Jones is representing England in the European Pool Championships this week in Malta. His rise to the team has been remarkable – what happened? He was playing at his local pub this summer, was spotted by the England manager and was given a place in the team He showed off his skills on TikTok and was scouted by the England captain He went to the England team hotel during their last tournament, challenged the players to a game and beat them all He won the lottery, gave up his job and became an expert pool player Reveal 11.Which football manager was sacked this week even though his team are unbeaten in their league this season, with six wins and two draws? Robbie Fowler Steve Bould Robbie Keane Phil Neville Reveal 12.The women’s Ballon d’Or has been awarded for five years. Who has been in the top 10 every year? Sam Kerr Marta Mary Earps Alexia Putellas Reveal 13.The men’s Tour de France will begin in Florence next year. Where will it finish? Paris Nice Rome Bordeaux Reveal 14.Tyson Fury was pushed all the way by Francis Ngannou in their fight on Saturday night. The world champion won a split-decision victory even though he suffered a knockdown in the third round. What was Ngannou’s previous experience as a boxer? He had lost his only previous professional fight on points He had a brief amateur career in his teens, winning four fights and losing two He had never boxed before – neither as a professional nor an amateur He had three warm-ups fights for Fury and lost two of them Reveal 15.Luton host Liverpool in the Premier League for the first time this weekend. Who scored from his own half when the teams met at Kenilworth Road in the FA Cup in 2006? Steven Gerrard Xabi Alonso Peter Crouch Harry Kewell Reveal 16.Daniil Medvedev had a rough time at the Paris Masters this week. He was booed by fans after his defeat to Grigor Dimitrov and seemed to react by giving them the middle finger. What did Medvedev say he was doing when he put up his finger? “Checking the time on my watch” “Counting my Ferraris” “Checking my nails” “Seeing which way was the wind was blowing”