Sports quiz of the week: Murray, Marcelo Bielsa and Manny Pacquiao

1. Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech says he is retiring at the end of the season. Which of these statements about Cech is false?

   1. He was born a triplet

   2. He took up drumming after playing Rock Band on the PlayStation with Carlo Cudicini

   3. He played in France before his move to England in 2004

   4. He has more Premier League titles than any other keeper

2. The Dakar Rally – in which trucks, motorcycles and quad bikes race off-road for 3,000 miles – drew to a close this week in the city where it had begun 11 days before. Where?

   1. Dakar

   2. Porto

   3. Lima

   4. Zoetermeer

3. Who said: "I’m a supporter of Leeds and hopefully next season they can be in the Premier League. It would be good for the Premier League"?

   1. Frank Lampard

   2. Stuart Pearce

   3. David Cameron

   4. Pep Guardiola

4. Ultrarunner Jasmin Paris became the first woman to win a gruelling 268-mile race along the Pennine Way this week, breaking the course record by 12 hours. What made her achievement at the Spine Race even more remarkable?

   1. She is only 16 years old

   2. She expressed breast milk for her baby along the way

   3. She was doing her job (as a vet) the day before

   4. She ran a marathon the day after the race – and won that too

5. Complete the sequence: Slavisa Jokanovic, Mark Hughes, José Mourinho …

   1. Claudio Ranieri

   2. Neil Warnock

   3. David Wagner

   4. Antonio Conte

6. It has been played in Italy 21 times, China four times, the US twice, Qatar twice and Libya once. Where was it played this week?

   1. Belgium

   2. Saudi Arabia

   3. England

   4. Chile

7. Who said: "I don’t agree with athletes having to physically exert themselves in the wee hours of the morning"?

   1. Serena Williams

   2. Johanna Konta

   3. Eddie Jones

   4. Ronnie O'Sullivan

8. There are a lot of Dembélés in the world of sport. The Belgian midfielder Mousa Dembélé left Tottenham to play in China this week. Moussa Dembélé, the French striker, is now playing for Lyon. In which sport did another Moussa Dembélé represent Senegal at the Olympics in 2012?

   1. Football

   2. Basketball

   3. 110m hurdles

   4. Fencing

9. Manny Pacquiao fights Adrien Broner in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Which of these statements about Pacquiao is false?

   1. Pacquiao is now in his 40s

   2. He has won world titles in eight weight divisions

   3. This is his 70th professional fight

   4. He is currently the president of the Philippines

10. It looks as if Andy Murray has played his last game at the Australian Open, a competition he has never won. How many times did he lose to Novak Djokovic in the final?

    1. One

    2. Two

    3. Three

    4. Four

Solutions

1:D - Cech has won the Premier League four times; Peter Schmeichel won it five times., 2:C - The race traditionally started in Paris and ended in Dakar but it has been held in South America since 2009., 3:D - Guardiola is a big fans of Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa: "I love him as a human being. He trained me when I was young in an incredible way and I feel his success like my success. I’m not involved in any way but I like the people I like doing well. For the guys in charge of the big clubs it’s easier than the other ones. We win because we are in the big clubs with the big players. But everyone who works with him is a better player and the teams are better. That’s why he’s a special manager and special person.", 4:B - Paris completed the 268-mile run in 83 hours 12 minutes and 23 seconds but not before she had seen some strange sights along the way: “When I was on the final section I kept seeing animals appearing out of every rock and kept forgetting what I was doing – hallucinations!”, 5:C - The four managers who have left their jobs in the Premier League this season., 6:B - The Supercoppa Italiana – the Italian version of the Community Shield – was held in Jeddah this week, with Juventus beating Milan 1-0 thanks to a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo. , 7:B - Konta was speaking after she lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in the second round of the Australian Open in a match that ended at 3.21am., 8:C - He fell at the eighth hurdle., 9:D - Pacquiao has served as a senator in the Philippines since 2016. He is not the president but is among the favourites to secure the top job in the 2022 election., 10:D - He also lost a final to Roger Federer.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Oh dear. Have a great weekend

2. 2 and above.

   Oh dear. Have a great weekend

3. 3 and above.

   Ah well. Have a great weekend

4. 4 and above.

   That's a decent score. Have a great weekend

5. 5 and above.

   Respectable score. Have a great weekend

6. 6 and above.

   An impressive score. Have a great weekend

7. 7 and above.

   A very impressive score. Have a great weekend

8. 8 and above.

   A very, very impressive score. Have a great weekend

9. 9 and above.

   You are a sporting genius. Have a great weekend

10. 0 and above.

    Oh dear. Have a great weekend

11. 10 and above.

    You are a genius. Have a great weekend