Sports quiz of the week: perfect starts, cheating claims and England coaches

  • 10/18/2024
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1.In football: Thomas Tuchel has agreed to take the England job. The German won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021; who is the only other England manager to have won the tournament? Bobby Robson Don Revie Fabio Capello Terry Venables Reveal 2.Jacob Fearnley is the British No 3 in men"s tennis after a remarkable run of results took him to 98th in the world. Where was he ranked at the start of this season? 398th 646th 999th 1,893rd Reveal 3.What sporting event did Belgium"s Mike De Decker unexpectedly win on Sunday? Open de France (golf) World Superbikes: Estoril Round World Grand Prix (darts) Wuhan Open (snooker) Reveal 4.In rugby league, Wigan Warriors completed a historic quadruple after a pre-game team talk from which British sporting legend? Alex Ferguson Andy Murray Daley Thompson Shaun Edwards Reveal 5.What interrupted France manager Didier Deschamps" press conference earlier this week? A phone call from his wife A butterfly landing on the podium A journalist falling off their chair First-team players with a birthday cake Reveal 6.Which famous NFL face said this? "Your job isn’t to let me go over all the reasons that I did something ... I’ll get somebody else to ask these questions. I’m not kidding." Aaron Rodgers Jerry Jones Sean Payton Trevor Lawrence Reveal 7.Cheating allegations have rocked the world of competitive conkers, after what item was found in a winner"s pocket? A hanky soaked in vinegar A bottle of nail varnish A replica steel chestnut A list of ways to harden conkers Reveal 8.Where in the world is this? A sailing yacht in front of a harbour. Barcelona Lisbon Stockholm Trieste Reveal 9.Which of these weekend football fixtures features two teams with 100% league records? Bayern Munich v Stuttgart Celtic v Aberdeen Juventus v Lazio Monaco v Lille Reveal 10.England crashed out of the Women"s T20 World Cup in the group stage after losing to West Indies. When was the last time they failed to make the semi-finals? 2010 2016 2023 It"s never happened before Reveal 11.In women"s rugby union, the three-tier WXV tournament reached its climax on Sunday. Which three teams won their divisions? Canada, Scotland and Samoa England, Australia and Spain Ireland, South Africa and Fiji United States, Japan and Madagascar Reveal 12.Who said this? "I think my target now is a Grand Slam. That will be the only thing that will shut people up at the end of the day." Alexander Zverev Ben Shelton Jessica Pegula Nick Kyrgios Reveal 13.In the NHL, Filip Gustavsson scored the Minnesota Wild"s fourth goal in their 4-1 win over St Louis Blues. Why was this unusual? He plays for the Blues – it was a rare hockey own goal He is the assistant head coach, brought on due to an injury crisis Gustavsson is Minnesota"s goaltender Gustavsson is only 15 years old Reveal 14.In boxing: a light-heavyweight bout in Riyadh between Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron was declared a draw after both fighters did what? Refused to leave their corners after a spiky opening round Declined to enter the ring in protest at the fight being relocated Fell through the ropes simultaneously in the fifth round Removed their gloves after the 10th, thinking the fight was over Reveal 15.Finally, on this day in 2009, Jenson Button clinched his only Formula One world title. Which team was he driving for that season? Brawn McLaren Renault Williams

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