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RB Leipzig coach Ralf Ragnick has installed a “wheel of misfortune” to help determine how misbehaving players should be punished? Which of these forfeits is not on the wheel?
Train in a tutu
Work in the club shop
Serve food in the canteen
Buy gifts for the club’s employees
Pay a fine
Which of these statements about new US Open champion Naomi Osaka is false?
She was only one year old when Serena Williams first won the US Open
She has a 100% record against Serena Williams
She was born in New York
She is the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam singles tournament
Premier League leaders Liverpool face their toughest challenge of the season so far on Saturday, when they visit Tottenham. Liverpool struggled in recent away matches against their closest rivals. At which of these grounds did they pick up any points last season?
The Etihad, Manchester City
Old Trafford, Manchester United
Wembley, Tottenham
Stamford Bridge, Chelsea
None of them
What feat did Gavin Whyte achieve this week?
He became the youngest cricketer to win the County Championship
He scored with his first touch in international football
He scored the first hat trick in Nations League history
He became the first golfer from Belgium to be picked for the Ryder Cup
Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Álvarez meet in Las Vegas on Saturday night for their long-awaited rematch 364 days after their controversial draw at the same venue. Who is the only boxer to have defeated either man in the professional ranks?
Manny Pacquiao
Bernard Hopkins
Floyd Mayweather
Amir Khan
The teams are in for the 2018 Ryder Cup. Which US player is older than the Europe team captain?
Tiger Woods
Phil Mickelson
Bryson DeChambeau
Bubba Watson
The Ryder Cup is being played in continental Europe for only the second time this year. France are hosts this year; which country hosted in 1997?
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Luxembourg
George Weah played for Liberia against Nigeria aged 51 on Tuesday. What was his son Tim doing that day?
Managing the Nigeria team
Playing up front alongside his father
Playing for USA against Mexico in Nashville
Meeting Theresa May in his role as Liberia’s economics minister
What did Rikki Clarke do for the first time in 2002 and for the second time this week?
He won a US Open doubles title
He scored for Luxembourg against San Marino
He won the County Championship with Surrey
He raced in a Formula 1 grand prix
What is remarkable about Surrey’s title winners?
No one in their squad has ever played Test cricket for England
They have not lost a game all season
All of their players are under the age of 23
They also won both the One-Day Cup and the T20 Blast
1 and above.
Ah well, better luck next week
2 and above.
Ah well, better luck next week
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Ah well, better luck next week
3 and above.
Ah well, better luck next week
5 and above.
A fine performance. Enjoy your weekend
6 and above.
A fine performance. Enjoy your weekend
7 and above.
You hero. Have a great weekend. You’ve earned it
8 and above.
You hero. Have a great weekend. You’ve earned it
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You hero. Have a great weekend. You’ve earned it
0 and above.
Ah well, better luck next week
10 and above.
Perfection. You hero. Have a great weekend. You’ve earned it
Written by Paul Campbell
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/14/sports-quiz-week-golovkin-alvarez-osaka-football under the title “Sports quiz of the week: Golovkin v Álvarez, Osaka and footballers in tutus”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
