Sports quiz of the week: title winners, records and coaching mistakes

1. England have fallen to seventh in the World Rugby rankings after two consecutive defeats, with Ireland losing top spot. Who is the new No. 1 men’s team?

   1. Argentina

   2. France

   3. New Zealand

   4. South Africa

2. Coco Gauff fought back to beat China’s Zheng Qinwen in an epic WTA title final, becoming the first American woman to win the year-end event since…?

   1. Serena Williams

   2. Venus Williams

   3. Sloane Stephens

   4. Lindsay Davenport

3. Former Wycombe and QPR manager Gareth Ainsworth is back in the dugout with which struggling League One club?

   1. Bristol Rovers

   2. Cambridge United

   3. Leyton East

   4. Shrewsbury Town

4. What stopped play for half an hour in the third men’s T20 international match between South Africa and India in Pretoria this week?

   1. A drone flying over Centurion Park

   2. A crocodile in the outfield

   3. A swarm of flying ants

   4. Players watched the end of the Springboks’ victory over Scotland

5. “I don’t really like it if I’m totally honest. I think England comes first. Who said it this week?

   1. Harry Kane

   2. Jimmy Anderson

   3. Lee Carsley

   4. Steve Borthwick

6. Manchester City have lost their last four matches in all competitions. Who was their manager the last time they suffered such a run?

   1. Kevin Keegan

   2. Roberto Mancini

   3. Stuart Pearce

   4. Pierre Reid

7. What was unusual about NFL official Shawn Hochulli’s early penalty call during the Carolina Panthers’ win over the New York Giants?

   1. It was delivered in sign language

   2. It was in the form of a haiku

   3. It was spoken in German

   4. This happened before kickoff

8. 

   Tennis: which player is pictured in action during the ATP Finals?

   1. Alex de Minaur

   2. Carlos Alcaraz

   3. Casper Ruud

   4. Taylor Fritz

9. What record did Tyrone teenager Nick Griggs break this weekend?

   1. Fastest time to swim the ‘Northern Canal’ between Northern Ireland and Scotland

   2. Best time in the world for a man to complete a 5km parkrun

   3. Youngest goalscorer in English Football League history

   4. First Irish player to play in the NBA

10. Which sports star drew crowds this week with her participation in an LPGA pro-am golf tournament in Florida?

    1. Amandine Serrano

    2. Caitlin Clark

    3. Coco Gauff

    4. Simone Biles

11. The Football Association of Wales has contacted which team to leave the English pyramid and join an expanded Cymru Premier division?

    1. Chester FC

    2. village

    3. Newport County

    4. Wrexham

12. Who said it this week? “I think if you’re a boxer it’s really important that you succeed because Mike Tyson is an absolute legend in the sport.”

    1. Katie Taylor

    2. Tony Bellew

    3. David Haye

    4. Jake Paul

13. 

    Where in the world was this photo taken?

    1. Belgium

    2. France

    3. The Netherlands

    4. Norway

14. During the NBA Cup, coach Erik Spoelstra admitted his “horrible mistake” cost Miami their victory against Detroit. What did he do wrong?

    1. I tried to call a timeout when Miami was out of time.

    2. He miscounted the score when his team was two points ahead, not three.

    3. I tried to bring a player who had “fouled” out of the game.

    4. Collided with an opposing player inbounds, conceding a foul

15. On this day in 2008, who scored on their Premier League debut as Manchester United beat Stoke City 5-0?

    1. Danny Welbeck

    2. Federico Macheda

    3. Owen Hargreaves

    4. Tom Cleverley

Solutions

1:D – The all-conquering Springboks are No. 1, the All Blacks at No. 2 and Ireland at No. 3. France is fourth, with Argentina climbing into the top five., 2:A – Serena has won it five times, the last of them coming in 2014. Venus, Stephens and Jessica Pegula have lost the finals during the decade between American titles., 3:D – Just over a year after being sacked by QPR, Ainsworth was appointed by the bottom League One club., 4:C – The pesky insects caused a half-hour delay before South Africa resumed their innings, losing by 11 runs., 5:A – England captain expressed concern after eight of his teammates withdrew from the League Nations., 6:C – In 2006, City lost their final three games of the season and kicked off the following campaign with a 3-0 defeat at Chelsea, before earning a goalless draw at home to Portsmouth. 7:C – The match was played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, with Hochulli continuing the tradition of calling a penalty in the fans’ native language. His father, Ed, did the same in a match in Mexico in 2005., 8:C – He is the world number 7, who began his campaign with a victory against Alcaraz., 9:B – Griggs, 19 years old, ran 5 km. in 13 minutes and 44 seconds at Victoria Park in Belfast – where the women’s record was also set last December by Ciara Mageean., 10:B – The WNBA basketball star played alongside Nelly Korda – and gave a fan a signed ball after hitting him with an incorrect tee shot.,11:B – The Martyrs are currently top of the Premier Division South of the English Southern League, but the FAW are hoping convince them to join a new 16-team Welsh elite.,12:A – Irish fighter faces Amanda Serrano on Friday and played down complaints the fight was on the undercard for Tyson’s fight on Netflix with Jake Paul., 13:A – Lucinda Brand is pictured navigating a difficult area of ​​the Cyclocross Superprestige Jaarmarktcross, held in Niel, Belgium. Local hopeful Laurens Sweeck and Dutchman Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado won the men’s and women’s races, respectively., 14:A – “Coach Spo” entered the field after Detroit tied the game with just over a second to play. His foray led to a technical foul, allowing the Pistons to win at the free throw line., 15:A – Now at Brighton, the English striker is still going strong after 16 years and 72 other Premier League goals .

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