Sports quiz of the week: transfer deadline day, the US Open and rugby drama

In the news this week: Harry Kane, Novak Djokovic and the Seattle Seahawks. Composite: AP/Getty/AP

1. Novak Djokovic lost his US Open first-round match against Mariano Navone this week, the first time he has lost a grand slam opener since ... ?

   1. 2006

   2. 2011

   3. 2016

   4. He had never lost in the first round before

2. Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich eased to a 4-1 German Cup win at Osnabrück. What did the home fans create in the stands for the big game?

   1. A recreation of Argentina's winner in the 2026 World Cup semi-final

   2. A giant pinball machine

   3. A functioning rollercoaster

   4. A huge painting of Kane and Danny Dyer

3. Across Europe's "big five" men's football leagues, about £6.6bn was spent on transfers this summer. How much of that was spent by Premier League clubs?

   1. £1.5bn

   2. £2.5bn

   3. £3.5bn

   4. £4.5bn

4. Hull City have defied gloomy pre-season predictions by winning their first two games. Who were the last promoted side to take six points from six at the start of a Premier League season?

   1. Huddersfield, 2017-18

   2. Hull City, 2016-17

   3. Hull City, 2008-09

   4. Bolton, 2001-02

5. What connects Viking, Como, Lask and Sabah in 2026?

   1. They are the four Group One winners at Ascot

   2. Four mascots for the Under-20 Women's World Cup in Poland

   3. Four new teams added to the Formula E paddock

   4. They are Champions League debutants

6. Katie Taylor is bringing the curtain down on her glittering boxing career at Dublin's Croke Park on Saturday. Who is the only fighter to beat Taylor in a professional bout?

   1. Amanda Serrano

   2. Claressa Shields

   3. Chantelle Cameron

   4. Natasha Jonas

7. The Formula One season continues on Sunday with the Italian GP at Monza. Kimi Antonelli leads the drivers' standings, but which two drivers are in second, both on 183pts?

   1. George Russell and Lewis Hamilton

   2. George Russell and Lando Norris

   3. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc

   4. Lando Norris and Max Verstappen

8. 

   Where was this picture taken?

   1. Gloucestershire

   2. Germany

   3. Georgia, USA

   4. Greece

9. The new WSL season kicks off on Friday as London City Lionesses host Manchester United. How many of the top flight's 14 teams are based in London this season?

   1. Three

   2. Five

   3. Seven

   4. Nine

10. Which British cyclist won a mountain bike cross-country world title last Sunday?

    1. Charlie Aldridge

    2. Ellie Maclean-Howell

    3. Evie Richards

    4. Tom Pidcock

11. In Cape Town, South Africa beat New Zealand to level their rugby union Test series at 1-1 – but what incident overshadowed the game itself?

    1. A mass pitch invasion by political protesters

    2. Two planes flying dangerously low over the stadium

    3. New Zealand wore white socks for the first time

    4. The Papua New Guinea national anthem was mistakenly played

12. Who said it? "It was a bad day at the office – times two. I struggled with the conditions, the noise, I let things distract me. I have to deal with it better."

    1. Katie Boulter

    2. Luke Humphries

    3. Moses Itauma

    4. Rory McIlroy

13. Transfer deadline day was predictably chaotic, with Hull making six new signings. Which of these players did not join the Tigers on Tuesday?

    1. Tim Iroegbunam

    2. Liam Millar

    3. Brooke Norton-Cuffy

    4. Sorba Thomas

14. What was unusual about Derbyshire's County Championship match against Middlesex this week?

    1. Both sides agreed to play with nine batters owing to illness and injuries

    2. Both sides included 15-year-olds in their starting XIs

    3. The game was used to test a new neon yellow ball for use in bad light

    4. Derbyshire batted twice and Middlesex did not bat at all

15. The NFL returns next week, with Seattle hosting New England in a Super Bowl rerun. Where is the second game of the season, between the Rams and 49ers, being played?

    1. London

    2. Mexico City

    3. Melbourne

    4. Munich

Solutions

1:A - Djokovic lost to Paul Goldstein at the 2006 Australian Open, then went on a 20-year run without a single first-round exit at a grand slam., 2:C - The temporary structure, which included a wooden cart, was set up in front of the East Stand and featured highlights from the second-tier club's long history, 3:C - The English top flight's 20 clubs collectively spent more than the Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Serie A and La Liga sides put together., 4:A - The Terriers beat Crystal Palace and Newcastle in their first two games; despite winning just seven more matches all season, they stayed up with 37 points. Hull also won their first two matches in 2016-17 but were ultimately relegated; in 2008, the Tigers began with a win and a draw, then lost 5-0 to Wigan before winning five of their next six games to go third in the table., 5:D - Serie A's Como are joined by Viking (Norway) and Sabah (Azerbaijan) in pot four, alongside Lask, who memorably fought back to eliminate Celtic in the playoffs., 6:C - Taylor lost to Cameron in Dublin by majority decision in May 2023, but won their rematch and currently holds a 25-1 career record., 7:A - Russell has two GP wins to Hamilton's one, with Norris in fourth place completing a trio of British title chasers., 8:A - This is the annual River Windrush football match, held in Bourton-on-the Water every August Bank Holiday. Two teams play in ankle-deep water – the game ended 3-3 this year., 9:C - Promoted Charlton and Crystal Palace join Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham and the aforementioned Lionesses. There are no London teams in the second division., 10:D - Pidcock dedicated his second world title to the late Fin Tarling after victory in Val di Sole, Italy. His compatriot Aldridge was second in the main event and short-track race. Richards took silver in the women's short-track event., 11:B - A pre-match fly-by operated by the local flight operator Airlink led to two jets swooping over the DHL Stadium – with one clearing the roof by just 40 feet., 12:A - The British No 1 lost 6-1, 6-0 to Karolina Muchova inside an hour, in a match that was moved from an outside court to Louis Armstrong Stadium owing to rain., 13:B - Millar left Hull for Birmingham City on loan, despite scoring the winner at Coventry in the Premier League last weekend., 14:D - Heavy rain meant that Derbyshire ended their first innings at 131 on day four. Middlesex forfeited their first innings and put their hosts back in, but Derbyshire batted out to stumps. Forfeited innings were much more common in the 1980s and 1990s, but there have only been six in county cricket this decade., 15:C - The NFL's first regular-season game in Australia will take place at the MCG in Melbourne, which is 17 hours ahead of California time.

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