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The chequered flag at Silverstone in 1950, a brawl between USA and Canada players, Diogo Jota heads the new Premier League ball.
The chequered flag at Silverstone in 1950, a brawl between USA and Canada players, Diogo Jota heads the new Premier League ball. Composite: Getty, Reuters
The chequered flag at Silverstone in 1950, a brawl between USA and Canada players, Diogo Jota heads the new Premier League ball. Composite: Getty, Reuters

Sports quiz of the week: fights, shocks, records, mistakes and a comeback

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Were you watching the football, rugby, cricket, hockey, boxing, cycling, F1, sailing, athletics, darts and tennis?

  1. 1.England and Scotland are playing for the Calcutta Cup in the Six Nations this weekend. Which trophy will be awarded to the winner of the Italy v France match?
  2. 2.Why will Ireland wear white shirts in their Six Nations match against Wales on Saturday?
  3. 3.Sticking with the theme of sports gear, Nike unveiled their new Premier League ball this week. It will be the last ball they make for the league. Which company is taking over the job from next season?
  4. 4.There were surreal scenes during the opening stage of the Tour of Algarve cycling race this week. What happened towards the end of the stage that meant the results were scrapped?
  5. 5.Jacob Kiplimo set a new world record for the half marathon in Barcelona. What was his time?
  6. 6.Violette Dorange has become the youngest person in history to do what? Clue: it took her 90 days, 22 hours and 37 minutes.
  7. 7.How did Harrison Rimmer make history this week?
  8. 8.Daniel Dubois has pulled out of his heavyweight title fight against Joseph Parker with illness, with Martin Bakole stepping in as a late replacement. Bakole was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo but where is he based?
  9. 9.Which of this weekend’s Premier League fixtures features the two teams who have made the most fouls this season?
  10. 10.There was a ferocious start to the ice hockey match between USA and Canada in Montreal this week in the Four Nations. Canadian fans booed the US national anthem and there were three fights in the first nine seconds of the game. Who are the other two nations in the tournament?
  11. 11.Formula One had a big party at the O2 in London this week to celebrate 75 years of the World Championship. Giuseppe Farina won the first championship in 1950 – in which car?
  12. 12.Louis Buffon, the son of former Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi, has been called up to play for which country's Under-18s?
  13. 13.Michael Flynn spends most of his time working in social care in the west of Ireland. What did he do this week that put him on the sporting map?
  14. 14.The Champions Trophy began this week. Pakistan is hosting the cricket tournament – however, where are India playing their matches?
  15. 15.Which seven-times grand slam winner is making a comeback at Indian Wells next month after more than a year out?
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