Have you been following the big stories in football, rugby, snooker, Formula One, cricket, golf, horse racing and GAA?
- 1.Leeds pipped Burnley to the title in the Championship. What was their winning margin?They finished one point above Burnley They won the title on goal difference They won it on goals scored The teams had almost identical records so the title was decided on number of away wins
- 2.Burnley missed out on the title but they are returning to the Premier League. Which pop star joined their promotion celebrations, singing one of her big hits on the pitch and then leading the players in a singsong in the dressing room?
DidoKatie Melua Natasha Bedingfield Rachel Stevens
- 3.Which country can now be added to this list: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Belgium and … NorwayChina FranceSouth Korea
- 4.Mark Williams became the oldest finalist in Crucible history at the age of 50. Who is the oldest winner in the tournament’s history, having lifted the title at the age of 46?
John Higgins Steve Davis Mark Williams Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 5.Which sport will turn its attention to Quail Hollow next week?CricketTennisGolf Formula One
- 6.Oscar Piastri won the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday and is now the frontrunner to become the F1 world champion. He would be the third Australian champion after Jack Brabham and Alan Jones. What was unusual about Brabham’s win in 1966?
He did not win a single race all season He missed four of the races as he would not drive on Sundays He was 65 at the time He drove for a team that he also owned
- 7.Who said: “We don’t really want the darts atmosphere. It’s something we need to stamp out immediately. It’s a little annoying and hopefully we can stamp it out”?Thomas Tuchel Novak Djokovic Lewis Hamilton Judd Trump
- 8.Maro Itoje will captain the Lions on their tour of Australia this year. Who was the last English player to lead the team?
Owen Farrell Steve Borthwick Will Carling Martin Johnson
- 9.The cricketer Tom Bailey had an embarrassing moment during a match at Old Trafford. What fell out of his pocket while he was batting for Lancashire against Gloucestershire in their County Championship match?A packet of Skittles His mobile phone Some sandpaper His car keys
- 10.Which club has been promoted to the Women’s Super League for the first time?
Birmingham City Bears London City Lionesses Norwich City Canaries Bristol City Robins
- 11.Congratulations to Harry Kane, who has won the first major trophy of his career. Who was the first English player to win the Bundesliga?Jimmy Greaves Graeme Souness Kevin Keegan Owen Hargreaves
- 12.Camogie players in Ireland held an unusual protest last weekend. What did they do?
They played with the same size of ball as men use in hurling They wore shortsThey did not wear their wedding rings They played on for 90 minutes – the same as men’s matches
- 13.Bristol City, Sheffield United, Coventry City and Sunderland have qualified for the Championship playoffs. Which of the four clubs had a run of three straight relegations the last time they were in the top flight – which took them from the first tier to the fourth in three years? Bristol City Sheffield United Coventry City Sunderland
- 14.PSG have reached the Champions League final. Which French club played in the very first European Cup final in 1956, which was held at the Parc des Princes?
MarseilleReimsLyonSaint-Étienne
- 15.Who won the Champions League the last time there were no English, Spanish or German teams in the final?MarseillePortoJuventusMilan
- 16.What do the 19 horses that competed in the Kentucky Derby last weekend all have in common?
They are all five years old They are all descended from Secretariat They are all trained by Irishmen They were all born in Argentina
Source: www.theguardian.com
