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- 1.Merlin the duck has become Mexico’s unofficial mascot during the World Cup, but why did he not attend their game against Czechia in Mexico City?
The duck was spotted protesting against hydration breaks
He bit the Mexican president
Animals are not permitted inside stadiums
His owner was sold a fake ticket
- 2.Three players have now appeared in six World Cups. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and …
Luka Modric
Manuel Neuer
Edin Dzeko
Guillermo Ochoa
- 3.World Cup winner Ronaldinho has come out of retirement after a decade to sign for a club in which county?
Italy
Brazil
United States
Saudi Arabia
- 4.Which rugby player scored two tries in the Prem final as Northampton Saints beat Exeter Chiefs to win the title?
George Hendy
Henry Pollock
Fin Smith
George Furbank
- 5.Jack Draper has returned from a series of injuries in time to play at Wimbledon. Who is his coach?
Andy Murray
Venus Williams
Tim Henman
Greg Rusedski
- 6.Serena Williams is in the draw for the women’s singles at Wimbledon. When was her first appearance?
1998
2000
2002
2004
- 7.Saracens and Trailfinders meet in the Women’s Premiership rugby final this weekend. Who has been the top points scorer in the league this season?
Zoe Harrison
Emma Sing
Mia Venner
May Campbell
- 8.England have reached the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals. Alice Capsey has been one of the team’s stars in the tournament. What did she do before becoming a professional cricket?
She was a professional footballer
She worked on her parents' dairy farm
She was in the pop group Fifth Harmony
She was a cricket umpire
- 9.Who said: “New York didn’t really like me”?
Casemiro
Ismaïla Sarr
Wyndham Clark
Victor Wembanyama
- 10.For the first time in history, athletes are being paid to compete at the Olympics. How much?
$500
$10,000
$20,000
$100,000
- 11.Who – or what – interrupted two games of golf this week in County Durham?
Boa constrictor snakes
Climate protesters
Kangaroos
Donald Trump
- 12.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is in the India team for their forthcoming matches in the UK. What will be unusual about his experience of the matches?
His Xbox has been installed on the team bus
He will be required to use his own dressing room
He will be personally chaperoned by India’s prime minister
Photographers will not be allowed to take his picture during the matches
- 13.Joe Root has become the second cricketer in history to score more than 14,000 Test runs. Who was the first?
Don Bradman
Alastair Cook
Sachin Tendulkar
Ricky Ponting
- 14.Why was cyclist Mathieu van der Poel fined during the Tour de Suisse?
He took his shirt off after his time trial
He tried to take a shortcut
He took an illegal vehicle tow
He urinated in public
- 15.Manchester City are signing Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest for £116m – a record for a British player. Which club did Forest sign him from two years ago for £35m?
Newcastle
Middlesbrough
Bristol City
Leicester City
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