Sports quiz of the week: goalkeeper goals, golf records and an F1 great

Who found the net? Who filled in? Who went undercover?

Alisson became the sixth goalkeeper to score in the Premier League when he found the net against West Brom. What made his goal different from the others?

It was the first goal scored by a foreign keeper in the Premier League

It was the first headed goal by a keeper in the Premier League

It was the first time a keeper had scored inside the opposition’s half

It was the first time a keeper has scored in his team’s own stadium

Peter Schmeichel was the first keeper to score in the Premier League. Who was he playing for at the time?

Manchester United

Manchester City

Leeds United

Aston Villa

The second golf major of the year, the US PGA Championship, is being played at Kiawah Island in South Carolina this week. Which player won the tournament by a record eight-shot margin the last time it was held at the course, in 2012?

Graeme McDowell

Lee Westwood

Justin Rose

Rory McIlroy

How long did it take for Barcelona to score four goals against Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League final?

20 minutes

36 minutes

44 minutes

50 minutes

The F1 season makes its way to Monaco this weekend. William Grover-Williams won the first Monaco Grand Prix in 1929. Why did he compete under the name “W Williams”?

He was racing for Williams racing team and they thought that changing his name would help with their brand recognition

He did not want his family to find out he was competing

The organisers of the race were not sure what he was called so made up a name “that would befit an Englishman”

He “hated the name William and could not bear to see it written twice”

Scott Carson made his Manchester City debut this week. What was unusual about the game for Carson?

It was his first appearance in the Premier League for a decade

He was given a guard of honour by the opposition before the match

He saved a penalty and conceded from a penalty

He has been at the club for two years but it was the first time he had made it onto the pitch

All of the above

Federico Chiesa scored the winning goal for Juventus in the Coppa Italia final this week. With which club did his father win the trophy in 1999?

Parma

Fiorentina

Lazio

Roma

If Josh Taylor beats José Ramírez on Saturday night, he will hold all four belts in the super-lightweight division: the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO titles. Which other British boxer has held all four belts in a single division?

Lennox Lewis

David Haye

Anthony Joshua

No one

River Plate beat Santa Fe in the Copa Libertadores this week. What was unusual about their win?

They won 3-0 thanks to three own goals from Santa Fe players

They had a midfielder in goal

The game was 0-0 after 90 minutes and they went on to win 6-0 in extra time.

The game was not played in South America

There was some controversy in the semi-finals of the Irish Cup this weekend. The game between Crusaders and Larne went to penalties after a 1-1 draw. During the penalty shootout the Crusaders goalkeeper Jonathan Tuffey was sent off. What had he supposedly done wrong?

The keeper stuck his tongue out at a Larne player while he was taking his kick and was shown a red card for “violent conduct”

He asked the referee (who is English) “bout ye?” and the referee assumed it was a grave insult

He moved off his line before penalties were kicked three times in a row

He took off his gloves and boots off before the shootout and would not put them back on, saying he wanted to be “at one with the grass”

3 and above.

Not bad.

4 and above.

A fine effort. Have a great weekend

5 and above.

A fine effort. Have a great weekend

6 and above.

A fine score. Have a great weekend

7 and above.

A fine score. Have a great weekend

8 and above.

A fine effort. Have a great weekend

9 and above.

A superb effort. Have a great weekend

10 and above.

A superb effort. Have a great weekend

2 and above.

Oh dear.

0 and above.

Oh dear.

1 and above.

Oh dear.

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