Sports quiz of the week: Wimbledon, Euro 2025, PSG v Chelsea and the Open

PSG, Lando Norris and Jess Fishlock. Composite: Getty Images

1. Flavio Cobolli reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals this week. The Italian has a tattoo on his chest that reads “sei tu l’unica mia sposa, sei tu l’unico mio amor,” which means “you are my only wife, you are my only love” – a quote made famous by which athlete?

   1. Daniele de Rossi

   2. José Mourinho

   3. Valentino Rossi

   4. Roberto Baggio

2. 

   Wimbledon’s new electronic line judge system is not proving universally popular. There was a particularly galling moment during the match between Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Sonay Kartal when the British player hit a shot long but the system did not call the ball out. What caused the error?

   1. A bee flew across the court, confusing the AI camera

   2. A cork from a champagne bottle landed on the court during the shot

   3. It hadn’t been switched on

   4. The system was programmed for a doubles match rather than singles

3. When was the last time the men’s and women’s singles titles at Wimbledon were won by players from the same country?

   1. 1990, when both champions were from Germany

   2. 2000, when both champions were from USA

   3. 2010, when both champions were from Switzerland

   4. 2020, when both champions were from Spain

4. 

   Mexico beat USA in the Gold Cup final this week. The Concacaf tournament has been contested 18 times since its launch in 1991, with just three teams managing to win it: Mexico, USA and …

   1. Brazil

   2. Colombia

   3. Canada

   4. Jamaica

5. PSG beat Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup even though they …

   1. … had three goals ruled out by VAR

   2. … only led the match for one minute

   3. … made 11 changes from their last-16 game

   4. … had two men sent off

6. 

   Chelsea have the opportunity to win their second Club World Cup title when they meet PSG in the final on Sunday. Who did they beat in the final when they won the competition for the first time, in 2021?

   1. Corinthians

   2. Palmeiras

   3. Fluminense

   4. Flamengo

7. Tyler Burey was playing in League Two for Carlisle United six months ago. This week he played in a Champions League qualifier for the champions of which country?

   1. Moldova

   2. Bosnia and Herzegovina

   3. Bulgaria

   4. Hungary

8. 

   A British driver won the British Grand Prix on Sunday. In which famous British town did Lando Norris grow up?

   1. Middlemarch

   2. Emmerdale

   3. Glastonbury

   4. Ambridge

9. The Open returns to the Irish coastal town of Portrush this week. Which Irish golfer won the tournament the last time it was played in Ireland?

   1. Darren Clarke

   2. Graeme McDowell

   3. Rory McIlroy

   4. Shane Lowry

10. 

    In which iconic venue will Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano meet on Friday night to complete their boxing trilogy?

    1. Fenway Park

    2. Yankee Stadium

    3. Madison Square Garden

    4. Soldier Field

11. What was the opening match of Euro 2025?

    1. Switzerland v Norway

    2. Iceland v Finland

    3. England v France

    4. Sweden v Germany

12. 

    Jess Fishlock’s goal against France at Euro 2025 makes her the first female player to score for Wales at a major tournament. How many goals has Fishlock scored for her country?

    1. One

    2. Two

    3. 48

    4. 77

13. Preston North End are playing Liverpool in a pre-season friendly on Sunday. One of the stands at their ground, Deepdale, is named after a man who is a legend at both clubs. Who?

    1. Kenny Dalglish

    2. Bob Paisley

    3. Ian Rush

    4. Bill Shankly

14. 

    Andy Farrell is leading the Lions on their tour of Australia. This is not his first experience of a Lions tour. When he was 21 years old, Farrell captained the Lions rugby league team in a three-match series against New Zealand. How did that go?

    1. The Lions lost the first two matches and the third was rained off

    2. The Lions lost all three matches

    3. The Lions won all three matches, with Farrell scoring tries in all three

    4. They won a match each and the third was drawn, meaning the series finished as a tie

15. Wiaan Mulder captained South Africa for the first time this week in their Test against West Indies. He declared while he was on a score of 367, just 30 runs short of the all-time Test record of 400 that was set by …

    1. Matthew Hayden

    2. Mahela Jayawardene

    3. Brian Lara

    4. Garry Sobers

Solutions

1:A - De Rossi printed those words on his armband when he was made Roma captain. Cobolli is a lifelong Roma fan who spent five years at the club’s academy in his youth before pursuing professional tennis., 2:C - Pavlyuchenkova complained bitterly about the mistake, suggesting that the decision had gone Kartal’s way as “she’s local”. , 3:B - Pete Sampras won the last of his seven titles and Serena Williams won the first of her five. , 4:C - Canada won the tournament in 2000. They were a bit lucky to reach the final; their group finished in a tie and they only made it through to the knockout rounds by winning a coin toss., 5:D - It was a strange game. It was 0-0 after 77 minutes but, by full-time, two PSG players had scored (Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé) and two had been sent off (Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernández)., 6:B - Romelu Lukaku and Kai Havertz scored their goals in a 2-1 win. , 7:B - The 24-year-old signed for Zrinjski Mostar a few weeks ago – in time to play in their Champions League qualifiers. “I just took a risk and I trusted God,” he says. “Any time I’ve watched Champions League football, I’ve always said to myself: ‘I will get there one way or another.”, 8:C - The other three are fictional places., 9:D - McDowell grew up in Portrush, Clarke lives there and McIlroy set the course record at the club when he was 16, but they were all beaten by Lowry at the Open in 2019. , 10:C - Taylor has won their two previous fights, although both were controversial decisions – especially the second., 11:B - The hosts or reigning champions usually kick off major tournaments. Not this one. , 12:C - She has played more games and scored most goals than any other Wales international – male or female. Gareth Bale is second on both counts, with 111 caps and 41 goals. , 13:D - Shankly enjoyed 16 years at the club as a player, winning the FA Cup and the Football League War Cup. , 14:B - The tour was a disaster for the team but Farrell emerged from it with great credit, as Phil Larder, the team’s coach at the time, later recalled: “Andy wasn’t somebody I had identified to be captain but, as the tour developed, it was obvious he was the leader. He was the one they all looked up to and he was playing exceptionally well. He became my captain. Andy has presence. If he walks into a room, he seems to attract people to him. Players latch on to that.", 15:C - When asked why he did not try to beat the record, Mulder replied: “Firstly, I thought we’d got enough and we needed to bowl. And secondly Brian Lara is a legend, let’s be real. He got 400 against England and for someone of that stature to keep that record is pretty special.

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's a fine score. Well played. Have a great weekend

7. 7 and above.

   That's a fine score. Well played. Have a great weekend

8. 8 and above.

   That's a fine score. Well played. Have a great weekend

9. 9 and above.

   That's a great score. Well played. Have a great weekend

10. 10 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Well played. Have a great weekend

11. 11 and above.

    That's a stupendous score. Well played. Have a great weekend

12. 12 and above.

    That's a stupendous score. Well played. Have a great weekend

13. 13 and above.

    That's a stupendous score. Well played. Have a great weekend

14. 14 and above.

    That's a staggeringly good score. Well played. Have a great weekend

15. 0 and above.

    Ah well. Better luck next week

16. 15 and above.

    That's a staggeringly good score. Well played. Have a great weekend