Sports quiz of the week: Mayweather v McGregor, US Open and transfer records

Jordan Pickford, the third most expensive goalkeeper of all time. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

1. Floyd Mayweather returns to the boxing ring in August to fight Conor McGregor. Who was Mayweather's opponent in his previous fight, back in 2015?

   1. Canelo Álvarez

   2. Andre Berto

   3. Miguel Cotto

   4. Manny Pacquiao

2. Rafa Nadal has now won the French Open 10 times. How many grand slams singles titles has he won in total?

   1. 13

   2. 15

   3. 19

   4. 22

3. With a year to go until the World Cup kicks off, three teams have guaranteed their places at the tournament: hosts Russia, five-time champions Brazil and … ?

   1. New Zealand

   2. Germany

   3. Australia

   4. Iran

4. How did Pacífico defender Federico Allende try to gain an advantage in an Argentinian cup match against Estudiantes?

   1. By putting moisturiser in strikers' eyes

   2. By poking opposing strikers with a needle

   3. By wearing pungent perfume to give himself more space on the pitch

   4. By whispering Justin Bieber lyrics into their ears at set-pieces to make them laugh

5. Which of the eight teams competing at the Confederations Cup has won the tournament before?

   1. Australia

   2. Cameroon

   3. Chile

   4. Germany

   5. Mexico

   6. New Zealand

   7. Portugal

6. The Under-21 European Championship kicks off in Poland this weekend, with 330,000 tickets available for the 21 matches. What are the most expensive tickets on sale at the tournament?

   1. £3.80

   2. £8.30

   3. £83

   4. £380

7. Southampton have sacked Claude Puel after just one season in charge. Where did they finish in the Premier League?

   1. Fifth

   2. Eighth

   3. 11th

   4. 14th

8. Which state is hosting the US Open for the first time this week?

   1. Wisconsin

   2. Minnesota

   3. Ohio

   4. Hawaii

9. India and Pakistan will contest the Champions Trophy final on Sunday at The Oval. What was the result when the two teams met in the group stage of the competition a couple of weeks ago?

   1. India won by seven runs

   2. India won by 124 runs

   3. Pakistan won by one run

   4. Pakistan won by 17 runs

10. Everton signed Jordan Pickford from Sunderland for a fee that could rise to £30m, making him the third most expensive goalkeeper of all time after Ederson and … ?

    1. Gianluigi Buffon

    2. Claudio Bravo

    3. David de Gea

    4. Manuel Neuer

Solutions

1:B - Mayweather won on points and was supposedly going to walk away from the sport with an undefeated record of 49–0., 2:B - Ten at the French Open plus two at Wimbledon, two at the US Open twice and one at the Australian Open., 3:D - Iran, who are managed by Carlos Queiroz, beat Uzbekistan in Tehran this week to guarantee they will appear at successive World Cups for the first time., 4:B - "I kept piercing the Estudiantes strikers with a needle," said the Pacifico defender. "We know top division players don't like contact, they don't like if we waste time or if we play dirty. So that was the way to do it. Football is like that. Football is for the clever." , 5:E - Brazil have won it four times, France twice and Mexico once., 6:B - Group games cost as little as £3.12. Decent value, if you find yourself in Poland with nothing to do over the next few weeks., 7:B - Puel also took them to their first cup final since 2003., 8:A - Nineteen of the 50 states have hosted the US Open. New York has hosted the tournament the most, with 18., 9:B - Using the Duckworth–Lewis method., 10:A - Buffon was the most expensive keeper in the world for 16 years.

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