Sports quiz of the week: big deals, bad luck, nicknames and hidden talents

Antonin Panenka, Mo Salah and Matthias Jaissle. Composite: Getty Images

1. David Beckham Elkatohchoongo and Ronaldo Laitonjam Singh completed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. In which sport?

   1. Archery

   2. Boxing

   3. Basketball

   4. Cycling

2. 

   Which country will host the next Commonwealth Games in 2030?

   1. India

   2. Australia

   3. Canada

   4. Pakistan

3. Chad le Clos has become the most decorated athlete in Commonwealth Games history. He has won 21 medals – in which sport?

   1. Swimming

   2. Cycling

   3. Sprinting

   4. Gymnastics

4. 

   Como – the small Italian football club that have reached the Champions League for the first time – say their fans will not be allowed to renew their season tickets after this season if they …

   1. … do not sing loudly enough at matches this season

   2. … do not wear the team’s kit to matches

   3. … miss too many games this season without a good reason

   4. … do not live within a mile of the stadium

5. The world of football celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Panenka this week. Antonín Panenka scored that penalty to help Czechoslovakia win the Euro 1976 final. Who were the opponents?

   1. The Netherlands

   2. West Germany

   3. Italy

   4. England

6. 

   The Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha has signed for the Chilean club Colo-Colo. Which special permission was the goalkeeper granted by the Chilean football association when he joined the club?

   1. He is allowed to miss six weeks of the season to star in the next Ted Lasso series

   2. He is allowed to wear his nickname on the back of his shirt

   3. He is allowed to live in Cape Verde and fly into Chile for matches

   4. He is allowed to have a film crew with him at all times for his forthcoming Netflix documentary

7. Who said: “Spain won the World Cup and everyone is talking about Lamine Yamal. He didn’t really do much, did he? Scored maybe one goal. Assisted, too. Is he the best 19-year-old in the world? No, he’s not”?

   1. Kylian Mbappé

   2. Jude Bellingham

   3. Luke Littler

   4. Pau Cubarsí

8. 

   Eva Olid has replaced Marc Skinner as the manager of the Manchester United women’s team. Which club did she guide to their first ever league title last season?

   1. Villarreal

   2. Paris Saint-Germain

   3. Roma

   4. Hearts

9. 

   Having already won the Tour de France this summer, Tadej Pogacar is now preparing to race in the Vuelta a España, the only Grand Tour he has not won. Which man won all three in the same year?

   1. Eddy Merckx

   2. Chris Froome

   3. Bernard Hinault

   4. It has never been done

10. Matthias Jaissle has replaced Eddie Howe at Newcastle. How many Premier League clubs have appointed new managers in 2026?

    1. Five

    2. Seven

    3. Nine

    4. Eleven

11. 

    Mohamed Salah has signed for Turkish club Trabzonspor on a free transfer after leaving Liverpool. Which club did Liverpool sign him from in 2017?

    1. Chelsea

    2. Fiorentina

    3. Basel

    4. Roma

12. Which club have sold the Côte d'Ivoire winger Yan Diomande to Real Madrid for £115m?

    1. Paris Saint-Germain

    2. Borussia Dortmund

    3. RB Leipzig

    4. Augsburg

13. 

    Shiho Kuwaki won the Women’s Open on Sunday after an extraordinary playoff with Esther Henseleit. Henseleit was very unlucky in the final hole of the playoff – what happened?

    1. Her tee shot hit a volunteer on the ankle and bounced into a bush

    2. A rabbit picked up her ball and dropped it further from the hole

    3. Her caddie misread his own writing, suggested the wrong club and he hit her tee shot into the water

    4. Someone's phone rang during her tee shot and she ended up in a bunker

14. 

    Eve Muirhead is coming out of retirement and hopes to win another gold medal at the Winter Olympics in France in 2030. She is not just an accomplished athlete. Muirhead has also completed in four world championships in …

    1. … stone skimming

    2. … bagpiping

    3. … air guitar

    4. … competitive life-saving

Solutions

1:D - Funnily enough, Ronaldo is named after Ronaldinho. The Indian cyclist was born the day after Brazil beat England at the 2002 World Cup, when Ronaldinho lobbed David Seaman with a free-kick. “My name came from my father,” says Ronaldo. “He is a fan of Ronaldinho. In 2007, I changed my name to Ronaldo, because it was getting so long, but it’s actually Ronaldinho. I feel very motivated to have this great name and to give the legendary name to another sport.” Elkatohchoongo’s story is a bit simpler. “My father was a footballer befor he was a really big fan of David Beckham,” he says., 2:A - Amdavad 2030 will be the second time the event has taken place in India, after Delhi hosted in 2010., 3:A - He has won medals at the 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026 events., 4:C - The Como president, Mirwan Suwarso, says the club are experiencing a rush for tickets now they are in the Champions League and he wants to “make sure that season tickets and seats at the Sinigaglia are reserved for those who genuinely love Como and want to support the club”., 5:B - We spoke to Panenka earlier this year and he said: “The penalty I took really changed my life and the fact I’m still here 50 years later talking about it is absolutely amazing. I’m so happy I did it.", 6:B - His full name is Josimar José Évora Dias but he prefers Vozinha. , 7:C - To be fair to Littler, he has won every major tournament he has played in this year., 8:D - United begin their WSL season at London City Lionesses on 4 September., 9:D - Eight men have won all three – Jacques Anquetil, Felice Gimondi, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali, Chris Froome and Jonas Vingegaard – but no one has done it the set in the same year. , 10:D - Manchester United, Tottenham, Bournemouth, Liverpool, Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town, Manchester City, Chelsea, Nottingham Forest, Fulham and Newcastle have all appointed new managers this year. , 11:D - Trabzonspor are paying Salah upwards of £14.5m per season., 12:C - The transfer fee is the highest ever paid for an African player. , 13:A - "A bit unlucky there," she said afterwards. Looking on the bright side, finishing second at the Open was the best performance of her career. , 14:B - “It is not an easy instrument and if you don’t master it you can sound horrible, but I practised every night to improve,” she says. “As I got better, I went up through the grades and played in a band. I also did a lot of solo competing and competed at four World Championships. Although people think of the bagpipes as just a Scottish thing, it is quite big in countries like Canada, Australia and the US. I also travelled a lot to France, Italy and Spain to perform in the band.”

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

2. 2 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

3. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

4. 4 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

5. 5 and above.

   Not bad.

6. 6 and above.

   Well played. That's a fine score.

7. 7 and above.

   Well played. That's a fine score.

8. 8 and above.

   Well played. That's a fine score.

9. 9 and above.

   Well played. That's a fine score.

10. 10 and above.

    Well played. That's a fine score.

11. 11 and above.

    Well played. That's a fine score.

12. 12 and above.

    Well played. That's a fine score. Have a great weekend.

13. 13 and above.

    Well played. That's a fine score. Have a great weekend.

14. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

15. 14 and above.

    Well played. That's a fine score. Have a great weekend.