Sports quiz of the week: winners and losers, lovers and leavers

This may or may not be a clue. Photograph: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC/Getty Images

1. Hans Niemann, the chess player who was accused of cheating by Magnus Carlsen last year, believes that Carlsen paid another grandmaster €300 to heckle him. What words did the player shout at Niemann during a tournament?

   1. "Niemann no mates"

   2. "Hans off our game"

   3. "Hans So-so"

   4. "Cheater Hans"

2. 

   The 2023 Dakar Rally is reaching its conclusion this weekend. This is the 45th edition of the race, which was established in the 1970s by Thierry Sabine. What inspired him to set up the race?

   1. He got the idea from watching the film Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

   2. He got lost in the desert during a rally and thought it would be good terrain for a race

   3. He was watching a nature show about oases in the Sahara Desert

   4. His brother bet him $100 he could not drive from Paris to Dakar

3. Who said: "I thought it was going to sting my nuts at one stage"?

   1. Ronnie O’Sullivan

   2. Michael Smith

   3. Mark Williams

   4. Michael van Gerwen

4. 

   At 18, the Brighton forward Evan Ferguson has become the second youngest player to score and set up a goal in a Premier League game. Which player did it while only 17?

   1. Wayne Rooney

   2. Michael Owen

   3. Jack Wilshere

   4. James Milner

5. Macclesfield FC have given their striker Tom Clare a leave of absence because – in their words – he has been given an "incredible opportunity for both him and his family". What is this opportunity?

   1. He won £1m on the lottery and has organised a five-star round-the-world trip for his family

   2. He told the club he “gotta go see about a girl” and hasn't been at training since

   3. He is drumming for Ed Sheeran on a world tour

   4. He is starring in Love Island

6. 

   Gareth Bale retired from football this week. In his first spell at Spurs, how many games did he play for the club before he was on the winning side?

   1. 15

   2. 20

   3. 25

   4. 30

7. The Women’s Super League returns this weekend after its midseason break. Which team lost all nine of their matches in the first half of the season?

   1. Leicester City

   2. Liverpool

   3. Everton

   4. Reading

8. 

   Which of the League Cup semi-finalists has waited the longest since they last won a major trophy?

   1. Southampton

   2. Nottingham Forest

   3. Manchester United

   4. Newcastle United

9. Which footballer has joined a list that contains Michael Brown, Steven Reid, Lee Hendrie, Laurent Koscielny, Gervinho, Clint Hill and Federico Fazio?

   1. Joelinton

   2. Wout Weghorst

   3. Harry Kane

   4. João Félix

10. The Australian Open begins on Monday. What do the last two winners of the women’s tournament have in common?

    1. They are both Australian

    2. They are sisters

    3. They are both pregnant and not playing in this year’s event

    4. They have both retired from tennis to play professional cricket

Solutions

1:D - Niemann is seeking $100m in damages for defamation, slander and “unlawfully colluding to blacklist him from the profession to which he has dedicated his life”., 2:B - In 1977, he got lost during the Abidjan-Nice Race and realised that the desert would be a good location for a rally. He established a race from Paris to Dakar and devoted the rest of his life to organising it. His motto for the Dakar Rally was: “A challenge for those who go, a dream for those who stay behind.”, 3:C - Williams was playing at the Masters snooker event in Alexandra Palace when he was attacked by a wasp. He soldiered through and has since gone on to reach the semi-finals., 4:B - Owen was only 17 when he scored and picked up an assist for Liverpool in a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace in 1997. , 5:D - “Tom approached us with the request a number of weeks ago and we were happy to show the same loyalty that he has to us,” said the club., 6:C - Bale joined Spurs for £10m in May 2007 and he did not win a game for over two years. His first victory arrived in September 2009, when Spurs beat Burnley 5-0 – although, even then, he was only brought on as an 84th-minute substitute. His first win as a starter in a league game came against Fulham in January 2010., 7:A - Leicester’s record this season is astonishingly bad: nine games, nine defeats, two goals scored, 23 conceded. , 8:D - Newcastle have not won a trophy since they won the FA Cup in 1955; Southampton won the FA Cup in 1976; Nottingham Forest won the League Cup in 1990; and Manchester United won the Europa League in 2017., 9:D - These players have all been sent off in their Premier League debuts., 10:C - Last year’s winner, Ash Barty, and 2021 winner, Naomi Osaka, have both announced their pregnancies in the last week. Barty has retired from tennis but Osaka plans to return to tennis next year.

Scores

1. 3 and above.

   Ah well. There's always next week

2. 4 and above.

   A respectable score. Have a great weekend

3. 5 and above.

   A fine score. Have a great weekend

4. 6 and above.

   A fine score. Have a great weekend

5. 7 and above.

   A sensational score. Have a great weekend

6. 10 and above.

   A sensational score. This quiz is too easy for you.

7. 8 and above.

   A sensational score. Have a great weekend

8. 9 and above.

   A sensational score. Have a great weekend

9. 1 and above.

   Ah well. There's always next week

10. 2 and above.

    Ah well. There's always next week

11. 0 and above.

    Ah well. There's always next week