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

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Bruno Fernandes, Serena Williams and Moses Itauma.

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

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

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

  1. 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?
  2. 2.How many times has Itauma fought as a professional?
  3. 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?
  4. 4.It was a big week for Savinho. He made a £85m move from Manchester City to Tottenham and …
  5. 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?
  6. 6.Serena and Venus Williams will play in the women’s doubles at the US Open. When did they first win the event together?
  7. 7.Which player is going into the US Open as a top seed at a grand slam for the first time?
  8. 8.Why was the third stage of the Vuelta a España abandoned?
  9. 9.The organisers of the Sydney Marathon have admitted to “an unfortunate error” after which sporting venue was mistakenly engraved on finishers’ medals?
  10. 10.Billy Boston has died at the age of 92. He was the first rugby league player to be knighted. Who was the second?
  11. 11.Boston won the World Cup in 1960. Which team was he playing for at the time?
  12. 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?
  13. 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?
  14. 14.Aston Villa are bottom of the Premier League after the opening weekend of the campaign. How did they start last season?
  15. 15.Who – or what – interrupted the MLS match between Minnesota United and the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday?

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