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Sports Quiz YOUR SPORTING KNOWLEDGE WITH OUR BUMPER QUIZ

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1. Tottenham signed joint record goalscorer Jimmy Greaves from which club in 1961?

2. Heading into this year’s Australian Open, how many grand slam singles titles had Victoria Azarenka won?

3. In rugby union, who is Ireland’s all-time leading points scorer?

4. Who became the first woman to referee a Sky Bet Championsh­ip match in Birmingham’s home defeat to Preston earlier this month?

5. This year’s Monte Carlo Rally was won for a record ninth time by which driver?

6. Which team did Oval Invincible­s beat in the women’s Hundred final for the second year in a row in 2022?

7. Liam Smith stepped up to which boxing weight when becoming the first man to stop Chris Eubank Jnr?

8. At which club did former Burnley boss Sean Dyche begin his managerial career?

9. Where will golf’s fourth major of the year, The Open, be held in 2023?

10. Leeds Rhinos beat which club in last year’s Grand Final to become Women’s Super League champions?

11. Alex Dombrandt plays club rugby for which Gallagher Premiershi­p side?

12. How many Formula One world championsh­ips has Lewis Hamilton won?

13. Who did Andy Murray beat in the men’s singles final at Wimbledon in 2016?

14. In which position did Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag primarily play?

15. In rugby league, which

Super League side play their home matches at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle?

16. Dan Marino spent 17 seasons as quarterbac­k with which NFL franchise?

17. The Bell brothers competed in skiing for Great Britain throughout the 1980s and ‘90s, but what were their first names?

18. Jonas Eidevall is manager of which Women’s Super League club?

19. Who was named BBC Sports Personalit­y World Sport Star of the Year for 2022?

20. Who won Olympic gold in the decathlon in both 1980 and 1984?

21. How many Formula One races will take place in the United States in 2023?

22. Australian batter Steve Smith recently signed a contract with which English county for the upcoming cricket season?

23. Steve Kerr won five NBA Championsh­ip rings with which two teams?

24. Chelsea’s Ann-Katrin Berger plays her internatio­nal football for which country?

25. When was golf’s Solheim Cup first contested: 1988, 1990 or 1995?

26. Regan Grace recently left St Helens to join which French rugby union side?

27. Which player knocked Rafael Nadal out of the 2023 Australian Open in the second round?

28. The first edition of the women’s Indian Premier League is set to get under way in which month?

29. New Chelsea signing Mykhaylo Mudryk has scored how many goals in the Champions League this season?

30. The Bank of America Stadium is home to which

American football team?

31. England internatio­nal Amy Hardcastle has joined which Betfred Women’s Super League side?

32. Against which team did Brock Purdy make his NFL debut for the San Francisco 49ers?

33. Which Football League team play their home games at Brunton Park?

34. Welsh boxer Rosie Eccles won Commonweal­th gold in which weight division?

35. Who won the 2022 Heineken Cup?

36. How many Open Championsh­ips did golfer Tom Watson win? A-2, B-5 or C-6?

37. Who is the Wales men’s captain for this year’s Six Nations?

38. Name the two newlypromo­ted teams who will play in Division One of the County Championsh­ip this year.

39. Where is the final race of the 2023 Formula 1 season?

40. Fenway Park is home to which famous Major League Baseball team?

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Rosie Eccles in blue
34 Rosie Eccles in blue
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GOAL POACHER: Number 15 Mykhaylo Mudryk in action for his new club team Chelsea
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Andy Murray
13 Andy Murray
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Steve Smith
22 Steve Smith

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