Sports quiz of the week: US Open, Premier League and La Vuelta

Bruno Fernandes, Serena Williams and Moses Itauma. Composite: Getty, AP

1. If Moses Itauma beats Filip Hrgovic on Saturday night he will become the second youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history. Who is the youngest?

   1. Anthony Joshua

   2. Mike Tyson

   3. Muhammad Ali

   4. Jack Dempsey

2. 

   How many times has Itauma fought as a professional?

   1. Seven

   2. 14

   3. 21

   4. 28

3. In the other big fight of the weekend, Mikaela Mayer is taking on Chantelle Cameron in Birmingham. What is remarkable about the five fights on the main card?

   1. All 10 fighters on the bill are unbeaten

   2. Every fight pits a boxer from the UK against one from the US

   3. All 10 fighters have won Olympic medals

   4. The fighters are all being paid the same

4. 

   It was a big week for Savinho. He made a £85m move from Manchester City to Tottenham and …

   1. … got married

   2. … changed his name to Sávio

   3. … received his British citizenship so he can play for England

   4. … bought a 25% share of his first club, Atlético Mineiro

5. Bruno Fernandes has been named PFA player of the year for last season. Who is the only man to have won the award three times?

   1. Cristiano Ronaldo

   2. Alan Shearer

   3. Mohamed Salah

   4. Thierry Henry

6. 

   Serena and Venus Williams will play in the women’s doubles at the US Open. When did they first win the event together?

   1. 1999

   2. 2003

   3. 2007

   4. 2011

7. Which player is going into the US Open as a top seed at a grand slam for the first time?

   1. Elena Rybakina

   2. Alexander Zverev

   3. Jessica Pegula

   4. Félix Auger-Aliassime

8. 

   Why was the third stage of the Vuelta a España abandoned?

   1. A heatwave

   2. A torrential hailstorm

   3. High winds

   4. A typhoon

9. The organisers of the Sydney Marathon have admitted to “an unfortunate error” after which sporting venue was mistakenly engraved on finishers’ medals?

   1. Lord’s, London

   2. Eden Park, Auckland

   3. Allianz Arena, Munich

   4. Principality Stadium, Cardiff

10. 

    Billy Boston has died at the age of 92. He was the first rugby league player to be knighted. Who was the second?

    1. Martin Offiah

    2. Garry Schofield

    3. Ellery Hanley

    4. Kevin Sinfield

11. Boston won the World Cup in 1960. Which team was he playing for at the time?

    1. Wales

    2. England

    3. Great Britain

    4. Australia

12. 

    Brydon Carse has been dropped from the England cricket team after he was handcuffed by police outside a nightclub. Where did the incident take place?

    1. The Rex Rooms nightclub in Chelsea

    2. Molly Malone’s Irish Tavern in Derby

    3. A rooftop bar in Wellington

    4. At a hotel bar in Noosa, Australia

13. The Sunday League team Wythenshawe FC Veterans have a number of retired footballers on their books, including Emile Heskey, Danny Drinkwater, Antonio Valencia, Joleon Lescott, Marc Albrighton, Nedum Onuoha and Papiss Cissé. Which athlete has joined the club?

    1. Rafa Nadal

    2. Usain Bolt

    3. Tom Daley

    4. Roger Federer

14. 

    Aston Villa are bottom of the Premier League after the opening weekend of the campaign. How did they start last season?

    1. They lost their first match 4-0 (like this year)

    2. They beat the champions in their opening game

    3. They did not win any of their first five matches

    4. They drew their first six matches of the season

15. Who – or what – interrupted the MLS match between Minnesota United and the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday?

    1. Fans released a chicken on to the pitch to protest against their owners (who made their fortune in the poultry industry)

    2. A toddler, who wandered on to the pitch

    3. The referee paused the game for a minute so everyone could watch the solar eclipse

    4. The sprinklers came on and soaked all of the players

Solutions

1:B - Tyson was just 20 years, four months and 22 days old when he won the world title in 1986. Itauma is 21., 2:B - He has won 12 of his 14 fights by knockout and is yet to go past the sixth round. Hrgovic has much more experience. He is 34 and has won 20 of his 21 fights (15 by knockout). He’s an Olympic bronze medallist and his only defeat was against Daniel Dubois two years ago., 3:B - It’s a cracking card that also features Caroline Dubois v Amelia Moore, Reina Tellez v Jessica Barry, Terri Harper v Miranda Reyes and Tysie Gallagher v Ashleigh Johnson. , 4:B - He scored on his debut as Spurs hammered Charlton 5-1 to book their place in the third round of the League Cup, where they will play Liverpool., 5:C - The former Liverpool winger won it in 2017-18, 2021-22 and 2024-25. Shearer, Ronaldo and Henry won it twice, alongside Gareth Bale, Kevin De Bruyne and Mark Hughes., 6:A - Serena also won the singles event that year – the first of her 23 grand slam singles titles., 7:B - The 29-year-old ended his grand slam title drought at the French Open this year and will be the top men’s seed after overtaking Carlos Alcaraz in the world rankings, with the world No 1, Jannik Sinner, out injured. , 8:B - It's not the first time a Grand Tour has been affected by weather this summer. Fans were told to stay away from stage three of the Tour de France last month due to wildfires in the Pyrenees., 9:C - The medal features several of the city’s landmarks but designers apparently confused Bayern Munich’s ground with the Allianz Stadium in Sydney. “A little too much international flavour has found its way on to the back of the medal,” organisers said after the error was picked up on social media. , 10:D - The former England captain, who was knighted earlier this year, has raised more than £11m for motor neurone disease-related charities and causes., 11:C - He was born in Wales, spent most of his career in England and won the World Cup with Great Britain. His widespread popularity is summed up by the fact there are three statues of Boston: one in Cardiff, one in Wigan and one at Wembley., 12:B - The other three venues will be familiar to cricket fans. The Rex Rooms is where Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson broke their curfew; Harry Brook had an altercation with a bouncer after being denied entry to a bar in Wellington; and Noosa is where Ben Duckett was filmed worse for wear after a night out., 13:B - They play in the Premier Division of the Cheshire Veterans Football League., 14:C - And yet they finished fourth in the Premier League, won the Europa League and booked their place in the Champions League., 15:B - The kid ran on the field in the 91st minute before being escorted back to his mother by security. As for a chicken being released on to a pitch, that did happen – Blackburn fans released a chicken at Ewood Park in 2012 to protest against their owners, Venky’s, a massive poultry company. Blackburn lost the game 1-0, confirming their relegation to the Championship.

Scores

1. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

2. 4 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

3. 5 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

4. 6 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

5. 7 and above.

   That's a fine score. Have a good weekend.

6. 8 and above.

   That's a fine score. Have a good weekend.

7. 9 and above.

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

8. 10 and above.

   That's a brilliant score. Have a great weekend.

9. 11 and above.

   That's a brilliant score. Have a great weekend.

10. 12 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Have a great weekend.

11. 13 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Have a great weekend.

12. 14 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Have a great weekend.

13. 15 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Have a great weekend.

14. 2 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

15. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

16. 1 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.