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Have you been following the big stories in football, rugby, snooker, tennis, cricket, motor racing, cycling and futsal?
- 1.Antoine Semenyo has joined Manchester City. How did he say goodbye to the Bournemouth fans?
He took out a full-page advert in the Bournemouth Echo newspaper
He put £100,000 behind the club bar for their match last weekend
He spent four hours on Bournemouth Pier giving away signed shirts and scarves
He hired a hot-air balloon to fly across the town with the message: "Adios from Antoine"
- 2.Michael Carrick has been appointed Manchester United head coach until the end of the season. This is his second stint in charge of the team. Which of these statements best describes his first?
The team lost all of their games
The team won all of their games
The team drew all of their games
The team remained unbeaten
- 3.In which competition did Bedford Tigers, Hammersmith Hills Hoists and Aberavon Fighting Irish win matches over the weekend?
The Challenge Cup
The FA Cup
The FA Trophy
The Hundred
- 4.What did the first eight matches at the Masters snooker tournament at Alexandra Palace all have in common?
They all finished 6-2
They were all won by Chinese players
They all featured a 147 break
They were all interrupted by streakers
- 5.Why was Estelle Cascarino unable to make her debut for West Ham in their Women’s Super League match at the weekend? She was picked to come on as a substitute but …
West Ham misspelt the name on her shirt and she refused to play
She had left her boots on the team bus
She could not remove an earring so was not allowed to play
The ball did not go out for play for the last 15 minutes of the match
- 6.Which country is currently hosting the Dakar Rally?
France
Senegal
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
- 7.Barcelona won the Spanish Supercup in Jeddah this week. In which city did Paris Saint-Germain win the French equivalent, the Trophée des Champions?
Madrid
Kuwait City
Paris
Beijing
- 8.Milos Raonic has retired from tennis after a brilliant career. The closest he came to winning a grand slam was at Wimbledon in 2016, when he was beaten in the final by which player?
Andy Murray
Kei Nishikori
Marin Cilic
Stan Wawrinka
- 9.Virat Kohli has now scored 28,091 runs in international cricket, second only to which player?
Ricky Ponting
Don Bradman
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
- 10.Morocco and Senegal meet in the Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday. What is remarkable about the fixture?
It is a repeat of the opening game of the tournament (which Morocco won 2-0)
It will be their first meeting at an Afcon tournament
It will kick off at 11.59pm (to suit International TV audiences)
Neither team has reached the final before
- 11.Morocco have the chance to win the Africa Cup of Nations as hosts. What percentage of Afcon tournaments have been won by the hosts?
0%
18%
35%
52%
- 12.Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia are preparing to host the futsal Euros. Which team are aiming to win their third straight title?
Portugal
Spain
England
France
- 13.Arsenal are one good result away from playing in the League Cup final. Which team did they beat in the final the last time they won the competition, in 1993? Clue: they beat the same team in the FA Cup final that year.
Leeds United
Sheffield Wednesday
Oldham
Sunderland
- 14.Formula One teams are unveiling their new cars for the season. Which new team will make their F1 debut in 2026, expanding the grid to 11 teams?
Hyundai
Cadillac
Suzuki
Audi
- 15.Where will the men's Tour de France start next year?
Wales
England
Scotland
France
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