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Paul Campbell

Sports quiz of the week: Haye v Bellew, Liverpool's losses and Luis Enrique

David Haye
David Haye poses in the ring at the O2 Arena. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters
  1. Liverpool have lost to five teams in the Premier League this season. Which of them is highest in the league table?

    1. Burnley

    2. Bournemouth

    3. Swansea City

    4. Hull City

    5. Leicester City

  2. Luis Enrique will be leaving Barcelona at the end of the season. Which club did Enrique leave to join Barcelona in 1996?

    1. Roma

    2. Milan

    3. Real Madrid

    4. Sporting Gijón

  3. Harry Kane is the only Harry to have scored a hat-trick in the Premier League. Who is the only David to have scored a hat-trick in the Premier League?

    1. David Beckham

    2. David Silva

    3. David Bentley

    4. David Unsworth

  4. According to Sam Allardyce, if every player in a football team improves by 2%, how much will the team improve by?

    1. 2%

    2. 22%

    3. 100%

    4. 110%

  5. David Haye says he will retire if he loses to Tony Bellew on Saturday night. Which of these heavyweights won his last professional fight?

    1. Joe Frazier

    2. Muhammad Ali

    3. Mike Tyson

    4. Lennox Lewis

  6. What prevented Lucas Moura's goal-bound shot from crossing the line during Paris Saint-Germain's match against Niort this week?

    1. A dog

    2. A muddy puddle

    3. A low-flying bird

    4. A goalkeeper's towel

  7. The Chinese Super League kicks off this weekend. Which team has won the league for the last six seasons in a row?

    1. Beijing Guoan

    2. Guangzhou Evergrande

    3. Shandong Luneng

    4. Shanghai SIPG

  8. When asked about the nature of his job, who said: "It’s very demanding. You have nothing else happening in your life. Basically, you get 90% aggravation and 10% top satisfaction and you have to give everything in your life for that. I always say to all the young people who want to go into this job: 'Are you ready to sacrifice your life?' It’s like a priest"?

    1. David Haye

    2. Conor McGregor

    3. José Mourinho

    4. Arsène Wenger

  9. England are on course to become the first team to win back-to-back Grand Slams in the Six Nations era. Who were the last team to win consecutive slams in the Five Nations, in 1997 and 1998?

    1. Ireland

    2. Wales

    3. France

    4. Scotland

    5. England

  10. According to six NFL players, why were they denied entry to a nightclub in London on Monday night?

    1. They tried to pay in £50 notes

    2. They looked "too urban"

    3. They play for New Orleans Saints and the owner is an Atlanta Falcons fan

    4. They were wearing sports gear

Solutions

1:A - Burnley are 11th – so Liverpool haven't lost to a team in the top half of the league., 2:C - Enrique spent five seasons at Real Madrid before moving to play for Barcelona for eight years., 3:C - Only six Davids have won the title – Platt, May, Seaman, Beckham, De Gea and Silva – but Bentley remains the only to have scored a hat-trick in the league., 4:B - It has been a bad week for marginal gains., 5:D - Narrowly. The fight was stopped before the seventh round due to a cut above Vitali Klitschko's left eye when the Ukrainian was leading 58–56 on all three judges' scorecards., 6:B - Not to worry. PSG still won the match 2-0., 7:B - Their last five titles have been won under Marcello Lippi (2012, 2013 and 2014) and Luiz Felipe Scolari (2015 and 2016)., 8:D - Wenger also described himself as a "specialist in masochism"., 9:C - England won back-to-back slams in 1991 and 1992., 10:B - Mark Ingram tweeted: "They told us they were ‘6 big guys’ that are too ‘Urban’ but nobody taller than 5’11!"

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