Sports quiz of the week: Premier League, Paralympics and Pacquiao

Who cost a fortune? Who gave away the prize? Who left it late?

Maria Andrejczyk won a silver medal in the javelin at the Olympics in Tokyo. What has she done with her medal?

She melted it down and turned it into a wedding ring

She had it plated with gold as she feels as if she “was the real winner”

She auctioned it off for a toddler who needed the money to pay for life-saving heart surgery

She had to see her vet as her dog ate it. (The dog was OK)

The Paralympics begin on Tuesday in Tokyo. Which two new sports will feature at the Games this year?

Chess boxing and squash

Badminton and taekwondo

Croquet and snooker

Padel and kabaddi

Chelsea have now signed Romelu Lukaku twice: from Anderlecht in 2011 and from Inter in 2021. How much has his transfer fee increased by in the last decade?

100%

333%

622%

1,500%

What was unusual about the results in the first weekend of the Premier League season?

All 10 games were won by the home team

No English players scored any goals

There were no English managers in charge of the 20 teams

There were no draws

Why did Mark Allen say his match in the first round of the British Open snooker competition this week was “horrible”?

He lost 5-0 and didn’t manage to pot a ball

He smashed his his cue on the table halfway through the match after missing an easy shot and had to play on with half a cue

He was playing against his ex-girlfriend

He missed out on a 147 break (and £147,000) by missing the final black ball

Danny Ings scored the 2,000th penalty in Premier League history on Saturday. Which player has scored more of those 2,000 penalties than anyone else?

Bruno Fernandes

Frank Lampard

Alan Shearer

Matt le Tissier

Mark van Bommel has taken over as the new Wolfsburg manager. What happened in his first game in charge of the club – a match in the German Cup?

Wolfsburg lost 4-0 to a team from the eighth tier

Van Bommel brought on too many substitutes and Wolfsburg were kicked out of the cup

Four of his players were sent off for fighting each other

His assistant manager quit midway through the second half

Gerd Müller died this week at the age of 75. He scored 68 goals for West Germany – in how many appearances?

52

62

72

82

Manny Pacquiao is fighting Yordenis Ugás on Saturday night for a version of the welterweight world title. When did Pacquiao win his first world title?

1998

2002

2006

2010

Speaking of athletes in their 40s, Michael Hogan bowled the last wicket in the One-Day Cup final this week to give his county their first silverware in 17 years. Which county was he playing for?

Essex

Glamorgan

Durham

Kent

1 and above.

Oh dear

2 and above.

Oh dear

3 and above.

An OK score. Not great. But OK.

4 and above.

An OK score. Not great. But OK.

5 and above.

Nice work. Have a good weekend

6 and above.

Well played. Have a good weekend

7 and above.

Well played. Have a good weekend

8 and above.

Very well played. Have a great weekend

9 and above.

Very well played. Have a great weekend

0 and above.

Oh dear

10 and above.

You star. Have a great weekend

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