SPORTS TRIVIA

ON THIS DAY

1953: England lost to continental opposition at Wembley for the first time, beaten 6-3 by a Hungary side including the great Ferenc Puskas.

BIRTHDAYS

Football’s Brian Little – former Aston Villa player and manager, 1953, Xabi Alonso – former Liverpool, Real Madrid and Spain midfielder, currently head coach of Bayer Leverkusen, 1981; Cricket’s Jhulan Goswmi – India Women fast bowler, who recently retired from the international game, 1982, and Peter Siddle – Former Australia fast bowler who spent 2022 with Somerset, 1984.

QUIZ

1 At which cricket ground did Alastair Cook score 235 not out in the 2010-11 Ashes?

2 The Nationals, Wizards, Commanders and Capitals all play in which American city?

3 How many times has Andy Murray been runner-up at the Australian Open?

4 In which two years did rival middleweights Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank fight?

5 Piercarlo Ghinzani, Jo Gartner, Huub Rothengatter and Nicola Larini all drove for which back-of-the-grid Formula One team during the 1980s?