Sports quiz of the week: losing streaks, World Cup winners and grand gestures

England players after defeat to Ireland in Dublin, Coco Gauff with the Western & Southern Open trophy, New Zealand wicket-keeper Dane Cleaver. Composite: Reuters, Getty

1. Luton play Chelsea in the Premier League on Friday night. Their last league trip to Stamford Bridge came in August 1991. Who was Chelsea's club-record signing back then?

   1. Dave Beasant

   2. Dennis Wise

   3. Robert Fleck

   4. Paul Furlong

2. The US Open tennis begins on Monday, so can you complete this sequence? Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Daniil Medvedev ... ?

   1. Novak Djokovic

   2. Carlos Alcaraz

   3. Casper Ruud

   4. Andy Murray

3. What notable gesture did Slovakian race walker Dominic Cerny make at the world athletics championships this week?

   1. He agreed to share his gold medal with an opponent who fell just before the finish line

   2. He proposed to his girlfriend after she had taken part in the women's 35km event

   3. After finishing the 35km race, he walked the remaining 50km to the Slovakian border for charity

   4. He ran down the home straight, getting himself disqualified in a protest over funding

4. There was a gold medal shared at this week's world championships – but in which event?

   1. The women's pole vault

   2. The men's 1,500m

   3. The men's discus

   4. The mixed 4x400m relay

5. Who scored the winning goal for Spain as they beat England in the Women's World Cup final?

   1. Alexia Putellas

   2. Salma Paralluelo

   3. Aitana Bonmatí

   4. Olga Carmona

6. Who took to Instagram and asked the question: 'is this your version of an apology/taking accountability?'

   1. Mary Earps

   2. Jennifer Hermoso

   3. Megan Rapinoe

   4. Alex Scott

7. Which European nation has unveiled a plan to become the Winter Olympics' first 'host country'?

   1. Norway

   2. Austria

   3. Switzerland

   4. Andorra

8. After the assistant linesman and fourth official were injured during Portsmouth's 0-0 draw with Cheltenham, who took over running the line?

   1. A member of Cheltenham's backroom team, after a coin was flipped to choose between the sides

   2. The man who plays Nelson, the Portsmouth mascot (minus the suit, of course)

   3. A Portsmouth fan plucked from the crowd at Fratton Park

   4. Nobody; the other assistant covered both halves

9. England's limp 29-10 loss to Ireland in Dublin means they have lost four of their last five Test matches, scoring five tries in total. How many have they conceded?

   1. 10

   2. 15

   3. 20

   4. 25

10. The knockout stages of the Hundred are set with the top three in each event decided. Who are the only team still in contention for both the men's and women's trophies?

    1. Oval Invincibles

    2. Welsh Fire

    3. Southern Brave

    4. Manchester Originals

11. Staying with cricket: which country beat New Zealand in a 20-over match for the first time this week in Dubai?

    1. Scotland

    2. Netherlands

    3. United Arab Emirates

    4. Zimbabwe

12. Which football manager said this? 'I think when I won trebles before, people think that’s just what you come in and do?'

    1. Ange Postecoglou

    2. Brendan Rodgers

    3. Pep Guardiola

    4. Carlo Ancelotti

13. Coco Gauff finally beat Iga Swiatek at the eighth attempt in their Cincinnati semi-final. How many sets did the American win in their previous seven encounters?

    1. Zero

    2. One

    3. Three

    4. Seven

14. What caused an unexpected delay to the men's 200m semi-final in Budapest?

    1. An electrical storm in Budapest

    2. An argument over lane allocations

    3. A race official getting stuck in traffic

    4. A crash between golf buggies

15. Finally, on this day in 2004, Gal Friedman became Israel's first-ever Olympic gold medallist – in what sport?

    1. Weightlifting

    2. Windsurfing

    3. Archery

Solutions

1:B - Wise joined the Blues from Wimbledon in July 1990 for £1.6m, or 1.4% of Moisés Caicedo's fee. Fleck became the new record-holder when he joined from Norwich before the 1992-93 Premier League campaign., 2:B - These are the last four winners of the men's title at Flushing Meadows. Djokovic has not won the title there since 2018, losing in the 2021 final to Medvedev and missing last year's event due to Covid travel restrictions. He withdrew in 2019, and was disqualified in 2020 to complete a tough recent run., 3:B - Cerny waited at the finish line and proposed to Hana Burzalova when she completed the course. She said yes. 'We've been together for almost one Olympic cycle, so I think it was the right time,' said Cerny, the old romantic. , 4:A - Australia's Nina Kennedy and Jamie Moon of the US agreed to share first place after both clearing 4.90m. 'I said, "Hey, girl, you maybe wanna share this?"' Kennedy said afterwards. 'And the relief on her face, and you could see it on my face, it was mutual.', 5:D - The Real Madrid wing-back scored the only goal in the 29th minute in Sydney. Tragically, Carmona found out after the final whistle that her father had died – and paid an emotional tribute to him at the team's trophy celebrations in Madrid., 6:A - The goalkeeper was responding to a Nike statement about providing replica shirts for future tournaments. The sportswear giant have now U-turned and will sell England, USA, France and the Netherlands keeper kits from this year's finals 'in limited quantities'., 7:C - The Alpine country is keen on hosting in either 2030, 2034 or 2038 – but would spread events across the country, rather than have a traditional host city or region. The Swiss ski resort of St Moritz hosted the games in 1928 and 1948., 8:C - Julian Browning, who is a qualified local league referee, responded to a call from the PA system – and took over assistant referee duties for the second half, including 21 minutes of stoppage time. 'He was probably the best official we’ve had this year,” joked the Cheltenham manager, Wade Elliot, afterwards., 9:C - Ireland ran in five tries to England's one at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday., 10:C - The Brave will play in the women's final against either Welsh Fire or Northern Superchargers; Oval Invincibles topped the men's league and will play either the Brave or Originals in Sunday's final. So now you know., 11:C - The hosts chased down the Black Caps' 142-8 inside 16 overs, winning by seven wickets. New Zealand went on to win the series 2-1, though., 12:B - The Celtic manager was speaking after the Hoops' shock 1-0 League Cup loss to Kilmarnock – Rodgers' first Cup defeat with Celtic after going unbeaten through his first tenure at the club., 13:A - Gauff had averaged four games in a series of one-sided losses to the world No 1 – but got off the mark before the US Open with a 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4 victory., 14:D - Two vehicles carrying athletes to the track collided, sending one runner to the ground. As Michael Johnson said on the BBC: 'You had one job!', 15:B - Friedman won the men's Mistral One Design race, which was included in the sailing category. Two Israeli gymnasts won gold in Tokyo, trebling the country's total.

Scores

1. 11 and above.

   An impressive performance

2. 0 and above.

   Hard luck – thanks for playing

3. 6 and above.

   A decent effort – well done