Sports quiz of the week: goalscorers, gob, gaffes and Geraint Thomas

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Have you been following the big stories in football, rugby, boxing, tennis, golf, cycling and athletics?

  1. 1.Aggie Beever-Jones scored the first goal of the new Women’s Super League season. Where?
  2. 2.Ornella Vignola had a dream debut for Everton at the weekend, scoring three goals in their 4-1 win against Liverpool at Anfield. Who was the last Everton player, male or female, to score a hat-trick against Liverpool?
  3. 3.Which tennis player reached four grand slams finals this year?
  4. 4.Christian Wade has left rugby league club Wigan Warriors and signed for rugby union club Newcastle Red Bulls. Wade says he wants to become the all-time try scorer in the Premiership. Whose record is he chasing?
  5. 5.Which footballer became his country’s top scorer this week?
  6. 6.Luis Suárez has been banned for nine games. What has he done this time?
  7. 7.Which boxer is aiming to make history this weekend by becoming the first man to win all four world titles at three different weight classes?
  8. 8.Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan are fighting for a world title this weekend. What makes it a special fight?
  9. 9.The Great North Run is always a highlight of the sporting calendar. There were more than 60,000 runners and 200,000 spectators on the streets of Newcastle for the half-marathon race on Sunday, but the organisers made one glaring mistake. What happened?
  10. 10.How many goals has Erling Haaland scored for Norway in his 45 appearances for his country?
  11. 11.Why has a T-shirt released by the USA Ryder Cup team made the news?
  12. 12.Geraint Thomas, the former Tour de France champion, retired from cycling this week. Where did his last race finish?
  13. 13.The World Athletics Championships begin in Tokyo this weekend. How much will gold medal winners receive in prize money?
  14. 14.Which two cities are hosting the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-finals this weekend (and the semi-finals next week)?
  15. 15.Which team is playing in the quarter-finals of the Women's Rugby World Cup for the first time in their history?

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