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The Guardian - UK

Sport

Paul Campbell

Sports quiz of the week: Marta, Murray, Morgan and McLean

Marta and Thaisa enjoy the moment as Brazil beat Italy at the Women’s World Cup. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Andy Murray made a welcome return to tennis this week at Queen's. At which tournament did Murray announce his intention to retire from the sport, saying: "The pain is too much and I don’t want to continue playing that way – the pain is not allowing me to enjoy competing or training or any of the stuff I love about tennis"?
1. Wimbledon
2. French Open
3. US Open
4. Australian Open
According to Nick Kyrgios, how did he prepare for his first-round match at Queen’s this week?
1. Learning the Batman theme song on ukulele
2. Drinking a six-pack of pale ale
3. Paddle boarding on the Regent's Canal in London
4. Playing Fifa to 3am
Fernando Torres has announced his retirement from football. Torres won just about everything available in the game, including the World Cup, European Championship, Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup. Which trophy did he win at Liverpool?
1. Champions League
2. FA Cup
3. Europa League
4. League Cup
5. He won nothing at Liverpool
In recent years, League Cup draws have been held in far-flung cities such as Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City. Where was the first-round draw for this season's competition held on Thursday night?
1. A squash court in Hackney
2. At a Morrisons supermarket in Colindale
3. A climbing castle in north London
4. The Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury
Tyson Fury beat Tom Schwarz in just two rounds on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Which two songs did Fury sing after the fight (to his wife in the ring and then at the post-fight press conference)?
1. Eye of the Tiger and Living in America
2. It Wasn't Me and Every Breath You Take
3. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing and American Pie
4. My Way and Go Your Own Way
Michelle Akers did it in 1991. Oleg Salenko did it in 1994. Who has done it in 2019?
1. Sam Kerr
2. Alex Morgan
3. Marta
4. Lucy Bronze
Morgan is prolific but no one can keep up with Brazil striker Marta, who has now scored 17 goals in 19 matches at World Cups. When did Marta score her first goal at a World Cup?
1. 2003
2. 1999
3. 2011
4. 2007
With 20 minutes to play in their Women’s World Cup match against Argentina, Scotland were 3-0 up and seemed to be coasting towards the quarter-finals. What happened next?
1. They scored 10 more goals and were criticised for celebrating
2. Scotland held on for a 3-2 win but had six players booked for time-wasting
3. The referee stopped the game due to torrential rain and declared Scotland the winners
4. Argentina scored three goals and knocked Scotland out
Ten teams are competing at the Cricket World Cup. Which of them is yet to win a game?
1. South Africa
2. Afghanistan
3. Pakistan
4. West Indies
Argentina lost their first group match at the Copa América and only drew their second. Which team do they have to beat in their third to have a chance of reaching the quarter-finals?
1. Brazil
2. Uruguay
3. Mexico
4. Qatar

Solutions

1:D - It’s good to see him back. , 2:D - After hitting a poor shot in the second set, Kyrgios muttered to himself: "So lazy, do something, so lazy you are. You were playing Fifa until 3am, what do you expect?", 3:E - Even though he was more prolific for Liverpool, Torres won all of his trophies in England as a Chelsea player., 4:B - John Barnes and Ray Parlour pulled the balls out of a hat. , 5:C - Fury has a surprisingly good voice. , 6:B - They all scored five goals in a single game at a World Cup. Akers for USA against Taiwan; Salenko for Russia against Cameroon; and Morgan for USA against Thailand., 7:A - For all her goals, Marta has never won the World Cup., 8:D - Expect to see Del Amitri rising up the charts, 9:B - Afghanistan have lost all five of their games so far. Their next chance to win some points comes on Saturday against Australia., 10:D - Qatar (and Japan) are guests at the South American tournament this summer.