Sports quiz of the week: French Open, Josh Taylor and Champions League

Who went down? Who found their level? Who is on the up?

England wicketkeeper Ben Foakes will miss the two Tests against New Zealand with a torn hamstring. How did he pick up the injury?

He fell taking groceries out of his car

He tripped over a mask that was lying on the ground outside his house

Foakes, a Liverpool fan, injured himself while jumping up in celebration when Manchester United lost the Europa League final

He slipped on a dressing room floor after a game of county cricket

David de Gea did not have the best of nights in the Europa League final. He was in goal against Villarreal for 120 minutes and faced 11 penalties in the shootout. Overall, how many saves did he make?

None

One

Two

Three

English clubs have struggled against Spanish opponents in European finals in the last few decades. Which English team has beaten a Spanish side in a European final this century?

Chelsea

Arsenal

Liverpool

Middlesbrough

Josh Taylor beat José Ramírez on Saturday night to win all four belts in the junior welterweight division. What was unusual about the world title fight?

Both men were knocked down twice but neither was knocked out

They both won gold medals at the same Olympic Games

Ramírez was born in Mexico but represents the US when he fights, and Taylor was born in England but represents Scotland when he fights

All three judges reached the same scoreline (114-112 to Taylor)

Complete this sequence: London, Munich, London, Lisbon, Berlin, Milan, Cardiff, Kyiv, Madrid, Lisbon …

Istanbul

Vienna

Amsterdam

Porto

Sergio Agüero is saying goodbye to Manchester City after a decade in the Premier League. Agüero will forever be remembered for scoring the last-minute goal that won Manchester City the title in 2012. Who set up that goal?

Edin Dzeko

David Silva

Yaya Touré

Mario Balotelli

Phil Mickelson won the US PGA Championship on Sunday. Which of these statements about Mickelson is true?

He has won all four majors in golf

He has been the world No 1 in his career

He is naturally left-handed

At 50, he has become the oldest major winner in the history of golf

The French Open begins on Sunday. Rafa Nadal is the favourite to win the men’s title. Nadal has played 102 singles matches at Roland Garros in his career. How many of them has he won?

96

98

100

102

Nadal was 34 when he won the men’s title at the French Open last year. What age was women’s champion Iga Swiatek?

17

19

35

37

Which of these leagues was won by the same club this year and last year?

Premier League

La Liga

Serie A

Ligue 1

Bundesliga

Scottish Premiership

Premiera Liga

Süper Lig

1 and above.

Ah well. Have a good weekend

2 and above.

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3 and above.

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4 and above.

Nice work. Have a good weekend

5 and above.

Well played. Have a good weekend

6 and above.

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7 and above.

A superb score. Well played. Have a good weekend

8 and above.

A superb score. Well played. Have a great weekend

9 and above.

A superb score. Well played. Have a great weekend

0 and above.

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10 and above.

Perfection! Well played. Have a great weekend

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