Sports quiz of the week: Cricket World Cup, Mikaela Shiffrin and Argentina

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1.India will play Australia in the Cricket World Cup final on Sunday, a repeat of which final? 1987 2003 2007 2015 Reveal 2.Australia lost their first two matches at the World Cup. They were beaten by India and … England South Africa New Zealand Afghanistan Reveal 3.Girona are top of the table in La Liga after 13 matches this season. What is the highest they have ever finished in the Spanish league? They won three titles in the 1970s They were third last season 10th This is their first season in the top flight Reveal 4.Las Vegas is hosting an F1 grand prix this weekend. When is it due to begin (local time)? Saturday at 3pm Saturday at 10pm Sunday at 7am Sunday at 11.59pm Reveal 5.Which team lost a Premier League match on Saturday despite being in the lead for 88 minutes? Nottingham Forest Tottenham Crystal Palace Fulham Reveal 6.Mikaela Shiffrin, one of the all-time great skiers, won another World Cup slalom competition this week in Finland. What was she given as part of her prize? An invitation to meet Santa in Lapland A reindeer A framed picture of Sanna Marin An eight-person sauna that will be shipped to her house in Colorado Reveal 7.Joasia Zakrzewski, one of the best ultra-marathon runners in the UK, has been banned for 12 months. Why? She used a skateboard during a race She ripped off a rival’s shirt during a race, claiming the number on her bib – 666 – was "distracting" She swapped places with her twin sister midway through a race to record a faster time She jumped into her friend’s car for part of a 50-mile race Reveal 8.Endrick made his Brazil debut in their 2-1 defeat to Colombia on Thursday. He is just 17 years old. Who is Brazil"s youngest ever player? Ronaldo Neymar Pelé Vinicius Junior Reveal 9.Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder are fighting in Saudi Arabia on 23 December – but not against each other. Who are their opponents? Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk Otto Wallin and Joseph Parker Francis Ngannou and Joe Joyce Jarrell Miller and Zhilei Zhang Reveal 10.The Golden State Warriors player Draymond Green has been suspended by the NBA after he put an opponent in a headlock during a match. He will not be paid during his five-match ban – how much will it cost him in forfeited salary? $13,999 $99,762 $250,000 $769,704 Reveal 11.Who has joined the Belfast Giants ice hockey team on loan to help them alleviate an injury crisis? Owen Hargreaves Petr Cech Tristan Gretzky Junior Hoilett Reveal 12.Marie-Louise Eta is the new assistant manager at Union Berlin, which makes her the first female coach appointed by a Bundesliga team. Eta had a glittering career as a player, winning three league titles and the Champions League with which club? Turbine Potsdam Lyon Bayern Munich Barcelona Reveal 13.Argentina lost 2-0 at home to Uruguay in a World Cup qualifier this week. The match was played at La Bombonera, the home of Boca Juniors. Why was it not played at El Monumental, the home of River Plate, as expected? Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni refused to play at River’s ground as he is a former Boca player The Argentina football association wanted to make the journey longer for the visiting Uruguay players Taylor Swift was playing at El Monumental El Monumental is being used as a counting centre for the presidential election Reveal 14.Andrey Rublev left his match against Carlos Alcaraz at the ATP Finals beaten and bloodied. Rublev lost in straight sets. How did he cut himself? He headbutted a camera that he felt was “too close for comfort” He smashed his leg with his racket six times after losing a point He tripped over the net, fell on his face and cut his nose He was hit in the face with a ball thrown by a ball boy Reveal 15.England are playing Malta this weekend in a Euro 2024 qualifier. England have won all six of their previous meetings. In fact, Malta’s only goal in those six games was an own goal by an England goalkeeper. Who scored it? Joe Hart Nigel Martyn Richard Wright Jordan Pickford

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