Sports quiz of the week: Fury v Joshua, Zinedine Zidane and England’s run

Tyson Fury, Zinedine Zidane and Ellie Kildunne. Composite: PA; AFP/Getty Images; RFU/Getty Images

1. Which two teams have conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League this season?

   1. Manchester City and Arsenal

   2. Everton and Leeds

   3. Brentford and Brighton

   4. Hull and Nottingham Forest

2. 

   Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua is on. The two best British heavyweights of their generation will meet in December. Where?

   1. London

   2. Riyadh

   3. Cardiff

   4. Dublin

3. Which other huge fight between British rivals took place in the same city?

   1. Lennox Lewis v Frank Bruno

   2. Henry Cooper v Joe Bugner

   3. Nigel Benn v Chris Eubank

   4. Carl Froch v George Groves

4. 

   The Tennessee Titans played the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Why was it a particularly tough game for the players?

   1. The game kicked off at 2am to suit international TV audiences

   2. The turf was so hot the players’ shoes melted

   3. There were five delays due to lightning in the area

   4. Eagles fans threw urine on to the pitch to protest against the club’s owners

5. Why has Luke Littler threatened to boycott tournaments in the Netherlands?

   1. Fans booed and whistled at him during a tournament in Amsterdam

   2. He had food poisoning on his last trip to the country

   3. He says he “can’t stand” their footballers

   4. He was delayed for five hours at Amsterdam airport and says he won’t be going back

6. 

   JJ Spaun won the PGA Championship at Wentworth on Sunday. What lucky mascot did his wife, Melody, carry around the course during his rounds?

   1. A miniature statue of the Virgin Mary

   2. A cut-out of Jeremy Clarkson’s face

   3. A framed photo of Nick Faldo

   4. A golf ball they found in the ocean on their honeymoon

7. Zinedine Zidane has his first game as France manager this weekend. What happened the first time he played for France, against Czechia in 1994?

   1. He started the game but was subbed off in the fifth minute after one of his teammates was sent off

   2. He came on as a substitute and did not touch the ball once

   3. He was sent off for punching an opponent

   4. He came on as a substitute, scored two goals and helped France salvage a 2-2 draw

8. 

   Which team has ended England’s run of 39 straight wins in women’s rugby union?

   1. New Zealand

   2. Canada

   3. Australia

   4. France

9. Staying with rugby union, the new Prem season kicks off this weekend. Who are the reigning champions?

   1. Northampton Saints

   2. Bath

   3. Bristol

   4. Leicester Tigers

10. 

    How has the Prem changed this season?

    1. There are now 16 teams in the league, up from 10 last year

    2. The league has scrapped promotion and relegation

    3. Games will last 90 minutes rather than the usual 80

    4. Matches are being split into quarters rather than having half-time breaks

11. The Nations League is back. Which team has won the tournament twice?

    1. Spain

    2. France

    3. Portugal

    4. Belgium

12. 

    Saied Abu Farchi was sent off during Israel’s match against Austria in the Nations League after he picked up a corner flag while celebrating a goal. Removing a corner flag is a bookable offence but the player says he has done this celebration before and was simply …

    1. ... pointing to his wife in the crowd

    2. … mimicking a snooker player holding a cue

    3. … doing an impression of his favourite athlete, the pole vaulter Armand Duplantis

    4. … cleaning the flag

Solutions

1:B - They are also unbeaten after five games., 2:C - After years of negotiations and false starts, the fight is finally happening. It will be broadcast on Netflix., 3:A - They met at the National Stadium in Cardiff in October 1993. Bruno was winning on the judges’ scorecards midway through the fight but Lewis piled on the pressure and won by knockout in the seventh round. , 4:B - The temperature on the artificial turf at the stadium in Nashville reached 157F (69.4C). “It was hot as shit, everybody was as hot as shit,” said the Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni., 5:A - “If the Dutch stay like this, then I’m not going to do any Euro tours over there,” said Littler. “There’s just no point in me travelling, wasting my time while I’m getting booed.”, 6:B - Spaun and his wife holiday in the Cotwolds regularly and are big fans of the TV show Clarkson’s Farm. Spaun explains: “My wife said: ‘I have a surprise for you.’ And sure enough, on Thursday morning, here she is and it’s Jeremy Clarkson in the gallery, a cut-out face of his. Jeremy was there in spirit and I think he brought me good fortune.”, 7:D - Zidane went on to score 31 goals for France, including three in World Cup finals., 8:B - England’s 26-26 draw with Canada brought an end to one of the longest winning sequences in sport. They remain unbeaten in 40 matches, though, which is pretty impressive. , 9:A - They are aiming to become the first team to win back-to-back titles since Saracens in 2018 and 2019., 10:B - Teams can still be relegated but it will no longer be automatic and based on finishing bottom of the league; rather teams will only be replaced in the top flight when a more financially viable replacement is available. Ambitious clubs will have to apply to join the Prem and they will be judged across a range of criteria such as finances, investment potential, infrastructure and how they could help spread the league’s appeal., 11:C - They won the inaugural tournament in 2019 and are also the reigning champions, having beaten Spain in the final last year., 12:B - Israel’s head coach, Ran Ben Shimon, defended his player, saying: “Abu Farchi celebrates all his goals in this way – you can check that. Perhaps it was my fault that I didn’t tell him he needs to stop. He must learn from this. It is also a big lesson for us.” His red card cost Israel, who conceded twice without him and lost the game 3-1.

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. Not bad at all

6. 6 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

7. 7 and above.

   That's a fine score. Well played

8. 8 and above.

   That's a fine score. Well played

9. 9 and above.

   That's a super score. Well played

10. 10 and above.

    That's a super score. Well played

11. 11 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Well played

12. 0 and above.

    Ah well, better luck next week

13. 12 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Well played