Sports quiz of the week: champions of Europe, Africa and the world

Jacob Skov Olesen, Lucy Bronze and Tadej Pogacar. Composite: Getty Images

1. All three of England’s knockout games at Euro 2025 went to extra time. They played 360 minutes against Sweden, Italy and Spain. For how many minutes in those games were England in the lead?

   1. One

   2. 12

   3. 32

   4. 46

2. 

   England won penalty shootouts against Spain and Sweden, and also beat Italy after being awarded a late penalty. They took 13 penalties in their three knockout games. How many of them did they score?

   1. Six

   2. Eight

   3. 10

   4. 12

3. Lucy Bronze started all six games for England at the tournament. Why is that a surprise?

   1. At 40, she was the oldest player at the tournament

   2. She only played five games for her club this season

   3. She was not in the original squad and was only called up after another player went home injured

   4. She played with a broken bone in her leg

4. 

   Sarina Wiegman has won the last three Euros in a row. Two with England and one with …

   1. Sweden

   2. Germany

   3. Spain

   4. The Netherlands

5. England became champions of Europe on Sunday. Which women’s team became the champions of Africa on Saturday?

   1. Nigeria

   2. Algeria

   3. Cameroon

   4. South Africa

6. 

   The British & Irish Lions have won all eight of their matches on tour in Australia. The Lions have not achieved a clean sweep in a series since 1936, when they won all 10 of their matches in ...

   1. Argentina

   2. New Zealand

   3. South Africa

   4. France

7. Complete this sequence: Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson, Luke Humphries …

   1. Stephen Bunting

   2. Luke Littler

   3. James Wade

   4. Gerwyn Price

8. 

   Jacob Skov Olesen played at the Open two weeks ago (and briefly held the lead). What is he doing this week?

   1. Playing guitar with his band at Coachella festival

   2. Playing tennis for Denmark in the Davis Cup

   3. Caddying at the Women’s Open

   4. Doing a one-man show at the Edinburgh festival

9. Lottie Woad began the Women’s Open as the favourite, having already won the Irish Open and Scottish Open this summer. Why is her recent success a surprise?

   1. She spent 20 years on the tour without ever winning a tournament until this summer

   2. She only turned professional a few weeks ago

   3. This time last year she was a professional cricketer

   4. She is only 16 years old

10. 

    Tadej Pogacar won the Tour de France on Sunday. How long did it take him to complete the 2,075-mile course?

    1. 40 hours, seven minutes and 39 seconds

    2. 53 hours, three minutes and one second

    3. 76 hours and 32 seconds

    4. 110 hours, six minutes and 54 seconds

11. The top 10 finishers in the Tour de France are all …

    1. … European

    2. … in their 30s

    3. … previous Grand Tour winners

    4. … left handed

12. 

    Kévin Vauquelin finished eighth in the Tour de France. Why is he now going to miss a few races?

    1. He is touring Europe in a campervan with his wife

    2. He has gone to Australia to watch the third Lions Test

    3. He is starring in the new Devil Wears Prada movie so is filming in Paris

    4. He is out injured, having fallen down his stairs two days after the race

13. Which football club are playing in League One this weekend, two years after they kicked off their season in the Premier League?

    1. Cardiff City

    2. Luton Town

    3. Reading

    4. Ipswich Town

14. Blakey Johnston has set a new world record by surfing how many waves in a month?

    1. 1,123

    2. 2,536

    3. 4,097

    4. 7,432

15. Xander Zayas won a world title at the weekend, making him the youngest current world champion in boxing. Wilfred Benítez is the youngest world champion of all-time. Zayas and Benítez both represent …

    1. Cuba

    2. Puerto Rico

    3. Mexico

    4. Venezuela

Solutions

1:A - They were never in the lead against Sweden or Spain and only took the lead against Italy in the 119th minute., 2:A - England are finally winning on penalties – even if they're still not particularly good at them. , 3:D - The defender says she played with a fractured tibia in her left leg, which was “very painful”. , 4:D - Wiegman’s run in major tournaments over the last decade is incredible: Euros winner in 2017, World Cup finalist in 2019, Euros winner in 2022, World Cup finalist in 2023 and Euros winner in 2025., 5:A - Nigeria came from two goals down to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final., 6:A - The Lions only conceded one try in 10 games. Their standout player on that tour was the winger Alexander Obolensky, who had been born in St Petersburg before settling in London. He is best known for scoring two tries on his England debut – a 13–0 victory over the All Blacks, the first time England had beaten New Zealand. , 7:B - The 18-year-old won the World Matchplay title at the weekend, making him the fifth player (and by far the youngest) to have completed the PDC triple crown. , 8:C - Olesen is caddying for his girlfriend, the Welsh golfer Darcey Harry. , 9:B - The Open is just her second tournament as a professional. The Scottish Open was her first and she won it. She won the Irish Open while still competing as an amateur. , 10:C - He travelled at an average speed of 27.3 mph., 11:A - Cyclists from Slovenia (two), Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Austria, Norway, France (two) and Ireland made it the first all-European top 10 in decades. , 12:D - Vauquelin fractured his fibula while walking down his stairs with a suitcase. If he is anything like Lucy Bronze, he will be back in no time., 13:B - It’s certainly an interesting time to be a Luton fan. They have played in all four tiers of the League Football – League Two, League One, the Championship and Premier League – in the last eight years. , 14:C - He surfed 4,097 waves in 253 sessions over 25 days at a wave pool in Sydney. , 15:B - Zayas is 22; Benítez was just 17 when he won the first of his three world titles.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

2. 2 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

3. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

4. 4 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

5. 5 and above.

   Ah well. Better luck next week.

6. 6 and above.

   That is a great score. Have a good week.

7. 7 and above.

   That is a great score. Have a good week.

8. 8 and above.

   That is a great score. Have a good week.

9. 9 and above.

   That is a great score. Have a good week.

10. 10 and above.

    That is a sensational score. Have a great week.

11. 11 and above.

    That is a sensational score. Have a great week.

12. 12 and above.

    That is a sensational score. Have a great week.

13. 13 and above.

    That is a sensational score. Have a great week.

14. 14 and above.

    That is a sensational score. Have a great week.

15. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week.

16. 15 and above.

    That is a sensational score. Have a great week.

• This quiz was amended on 1 August 2025 to clarify that question 2 refers to the number of penalties England took in their knockout games, not the overall tournament.