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
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