Sports quiz of the week: World Cup, French Open, Lord’s, Giro and NBA

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Have you followed the big stories in football, rugby, cricket, cycling, basketball, horse racing, tennis and hockey?

  1. 1.The World Cup begins on Thursday. Where?
  2. 2.There are 1,248 players in the 48 World Cup squads. In which country were 98 of them born?
  3. 3.PSG beat Arsenal in the Champions League final on Saturday night. How many saves did the PSG goalkeeper, Matvey Safonov, make in the match (including the penalty shootout)?
  4. 4.There were three Challenge Cup finals played at Wembley on Saturday: the men’s, women’s and schools final. All three were won by teams from …
  5. 5.Staying on the subject of teams winning three finals, Manchester City won the men’s FA Cup, women’s FA Cup and Youth FA Cup this season. Which other club has won all three cups in the same year?
  6. 6.Serena Williams is making a comeback to tennis at the age of 44. When did she win the last of her 23 grand slam singles titles?
  7. 7.Where are Item, Action, Christmas Day and Poker competing this weekend?
  8. 8.Maja Chwalińska has reached the women’s final at the French Open. What is her world ranking?
  9. 9.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi won the player of the tournament award in the IPL and was given a car. Why is that not the best prize for him?
  10. 10.England are hosting New Zealand this week in the 150th Test match to be played at Lord’s. Where did the ground get its name?
  11. 11.Which sporting event is visiting Raleigh and Paradise this week?
  12. 12.Lorena Wiebes won the opening stage of the women’s Giro d’Italia, but why will she not complete the race this weekend?
  13. 13.Which team is trying to win the NBA Finals for the first time since 1973?
  14. 14.Tahith Chong scored for Curaçao in their 4-1 friendly defeat to Scotland. Why is he unique among Dick Advocaat’s squad?
  15. 15.Which country shocked Canada to win their first medal at the men’s ice hockey world championship last week?
  16. 16.Wales are playing Montenegro in a Women’s World Cup qualifier on Friday. Their trip to Podgorica was hit by travel delays – where did manager Rhian Wilkinson have to spend the night?

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