SPORTS TRIVIA

ON THIS DAY BIRTHDAYS

2007: Steve McClaren was sacked as England manager after the Three Lions failed to qualify for Euro 2008. Tennis players Billie Jean King – winner of 12 grand slam women’s singles titles, 1943, and Boris Becker – German who was 17 when he won the first of his six grand slam men’s singles titles, 1967; Football’s Tony Mowbray – former Celtic, West Brom and Blackburn manager, now in charge of Sunderland, 1963, Asamoah Gyan – Ex-Ghana and Sunderland striker, 1985, and Marouane Fellaini – Former Manchester United and Belgium midfielder, now with Shandong Luneng, 1987.

QUIZ

1 Name the three members of Wales’ World Cup squad with over 100 caps to their names.

2 Mark Allen won which of snooker’s Triple Crown events in 2018?

3 What was Lewis Hamilton’s finishing position in this season’s Formula One drivers’ championship?

4 With which sport would you associate the former commentator Eddie Hemmings?

5 How many points is an NFL field goal worth?