SPORTS TRIVIA

ON THIS DAY

2015: Sam Burgess left Bath Rugby to rejoin rugby league’s South Sydney Rabbitohs, ending his brief and largely disappointing stint in rugby union.

BIRTHDAYS

Boxing’s Dennis Andries – former world light-heavyweight champion, 1953; Football’s Nayim – former Tottenham and Barcelona midfielder, 1966, Rob Jones – former Liverpool and England defender, 1971, Richard Wright – ex-Ipswich, Everton, Arsenal and England goalkeeper, 1977, and Kasper Schmeichel – Denmark goalkeeper, formerly at Leicester now at Nice, 1986; Golf’s Bubba Watson – Masters champion in 2012 and 2014, 1978; and Cricket’s Virat Kohli – India batsman, 1988.

QUIZ

1 In tennis, in which city does the Australian Open take place?

2 Which two disciplines are featured in the Nordic Combined at the Winter Olympics?

3 Who was Nigel Mansell’s Williams teammate when he won the 1992 Formula One world drivers’ championship?

4 What is the closest Irish racecourse to the centre of Dublin?

5 With which sport would you associate the former BBC commentator Stuart Storey?