SPORTS TRIVIA

ON THIS DAY

1966: Clevedon’s David Bryant won the singles title for England at the inaugural World Bowls Championship in Sydney. The event was organised because the sport had been left out of that year’s Commonwealth Games in Jamaica.

BIRTHDAYS

Football’s George Cohen – England defender in the 1966 World Cup-winning team, 1939, and Arsene Wenger – former Arsenal manager, 1949; Horse Racing’s Sir Michael Stoute – top flat trainer, 1945; Athletics’ Mick Hill – former javelin thrower, 1964; Cricket’s Owais Shah – former England batter, 1978; and Cycling’s Mark Renshaw – Australian former cyclist who regularly led out British sprinter Mark Cavendish, 1982.

QUIZ

1 Who is the captain of Ireland’s cricket team at the current men’s Twenty20 World Cup?

2 Which English football stadium will host the final of the Rugby League World

Cup next month?

3 Which NFL team had lost eight games in a row at home – their worst run for 64 years – before beating New Orleans this week?

4 Who is the highest-placed Scottish golfer in the official world rankings?

5 How many reds are on the table at the start of a frame of snooker?