Yahoo News Sports quiz of the week: France, Fury, Forsberg and five City players
France have become the second team to win the Nations League. Who were the first?
The Netherlands
Spain
Belgium
Portugal
Tyson Fury's trilogy with Deontay Wilder has been a treat for boxing fans. Fury won two of the fights and drew the other, but how many times was he knocked down by Wilder in the three fights?
Never
Twice
Four times
Six times
Fury remains undefeated after 32 professional fights. Who is the only heavyweight boxer in history to have retired as an undefeated world champion?
Lennox Lewis
Muhammad Ali
Joe Louis
Rocky Marciano
Cristiano Ronaldo set a new record this week for scoring the most hat-tricks in international football. How many has he scored?
Seven
10
13
17
Which team has already booked their place at the World Cup in Qatar next year, having won eight straight qualifying matches without conceding a single goal?
Germany
Denmark
England
Italy
Chloë McCardel swam the Channel this week. What was particularly remarkable about her crossing?
It was her 44th crossing – the most by anyone in history
She is 100 years old
McCardel was stung by jellyfish five times along the way
She did not just swim it once but back and forth four times – a record
Gareth Southgate picked five Manchester City players to start for England against Hungary on Tuesday night. Which club once had seven players in an England starting XI?
Arsenal
Manchester United
Liverpool
Rangers
Sweden player Emil Forsberg gave his shirt to a ballgirl after their World Cup qualifier against Greece this week. Why did Forsberg pick her out of the crowd?
She is his daughter
She helped Sweden waste time during the game
He had shouted at her to give him the ball during the game and felt guilty
Fans had laughed at her for falling over during the match and he wanted "to do something nice to make the night a good memory"
The Premier League makes its return this weekend after the international break. Who are the only unbeaten team in the league this season?
Brighton
Liverpool
Manchester United
Chelsea
The T20 World Cup begins this weekend. Which country will be playing at the tournament for the first time, having never played at any cricket World Cup before?
Scotland
Papua New Guinea
Brazil
Wales
Which Premier League boss is gearing up for the 1,000th game of his managerial career this weekend?
Pep Guardiola
David Moyes
Jürgen Klopp
Steve Bruce
Solutions
1:D - Portugal beat the Netherlands 1-0 in the inaugural Nations League final in 2019. Gonçalo Guedes scored the winning goal. , 2:C - Fury was knocked down twice in the first fight and twice in the third fight. But, as he said on Saturday night, what’s important in boxing is not being knocked down but whether or not you get up again. “He shook me and put me down” said Fury. “That’s boxing and that’s life. It’s not about how many times you get put down. It’s about how many times you can keep getting back up and moving forward – like Rocky said. Nothing is ever going to be easy. If you want something that is very hard to get, you have to sacrifice, dedicate, keep pushing and never let anyone tell you that you can’t.”, 3:D - Marciano retired with a staggering record of 49 fights and 49 victories, 43 of which he won by knockout. Fury is unlikely to fight 49 times (and he has the draw against Wilder on his record from their first fight) but having something to aim for is no bad thing., 4:B - Ronaldo has scored 115 goals for Portugal, which is also a record. He has scored against 46 different countries (but not England or Scotland)., 5:B - Germany have also qualified for the World Cup but they do not have a perfect record in their group, having lost to North Macedonia along the way., 6:A - Last year she surpassed the men’s world record of 34 crossings and this week she passed the women’s record of 43 crossings held by British swimmer Alison Streeter. She has battled with pain, boredom, hypothermia and jellyfish on her various swims but, whatever the experience, the stretch of water has kept calling her back. "The first time I really felt like I’d found where I belonged – like my whole life has been heading to this one point," she says. "But I have a love-hate relationship with the Channel. On the bad days it’s like the French shoreline or the wind is tormenting me. But I’m drawn to it. It has this incredible, almost magical pull. I call it my spiritual home.", 7:A - Not only did the England team feature seven Arsenal players, but the game – a violent affair against Italy in 1934 – was played at their home ground, Highbury. Benito Mussolini offered each Italy player an Alfa Romeo car and £150 if they won, but they were beaten 3-2. Seven Manchester United players featured for England against Albania in 2001, but only five of them started the game., 8:B - After the game, Forsberg said: "She was good. She helped me on corners. I told her to hold the ball longer and that she did not have to give it to me so quickly. It was fun, a good effort by her.", 9:B - There are only five unbeaten teams in Europe’s big five leagues – Freiburg in the Bundesliga, Inter, Milan and Napoli in Serie A, and Liverpool in the Premier League, 10:B - Papua New Guinea will begin their World Cup with a game against co-hosts Oman on Sunday, 11:D - Bruce might not make it to the weekend but, either way, he should be proud that he has featured in the last 43 seasons of English football as a player or manager. He played 926 games and has managed 999.
Scores
1 and above.
Ah well. Better luck next week
2 and above.
Ah well. Better luck next week
3 and above.
Ah well. Better luck next week
4 and above.
Ah well. Better luck next week
5 and above.
A fine effort. Have a good weekend
6 and above.
A fine effort. Have a good weekend
8 and above.
A superb effort. Have a great weekend
7 and above.
A fine effort. Have a good weekend
9 and above.
A superb effort. Have a great weekend
10 and above.
A superb effort. Have a great weekend
0 and above.
Ah well. Better luck next week
11 and above.
Perfection. That's impressive. Have a great weekend
