Trivia

1 In his 13 visits to Roland Garros, how many matches has Rafael Nadal lost? 2 Of his 10 French Open wins, how many have been against Roger Federer in the final? 3 Which nationality is women’s French Open women’s champion Jelena Ostapenko? 4 Who did the Springboks call up as cover for the concussed Jesse Kriel this week? 5 True or false: Stefan Terblanche has scored more Test points than Elton Jantjies? 6 Name the Asian team that qualified for the 2018 Fifa World Cup this week. 7 Who’s 200m national record did Wayde van Niekerk break last weekend? 8 How many run-outs where there in the Proteas’ Champions Trophy loss to India last weekend? 9 Who won the NBA finals this week? No beating around the bush Former champion Rory McIlroy was not amused with the decision to trim back the fescue at Erin Hills, this venue for this week’s US Open. This was his message to his fellow professionals. Choke’s on Proteas After their feeble surrender against India at the The Oval last Sunday, jokes about choking have been rife this week. Here is one that did the round on social media.