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Have you been following the big stories in football, cricket, rugby, boxing, darts, baseball and swimming?
- 1.Arsenal are four points clear at the top of the Premier League. What percentage of their league goals this season have been scored from set pieces (free-kicks, corners and penalties)?
33%
50%
69%
85%
- 2.Jemimah Rodrigues an unbeaten 127 against Australia to lead India to the highest successful run chase in women’s ODI cricket history and set up a World Cup final against South Africa. But what is notable about the Indian player’s tournament prior to her semi-final heroics?
This is her debut international tournament
She was dropped by India in the group stage against England
She lost a toe in a gardening accident just before the tournament started
She also scored 127 in two other matches
- 3.Why might football fans feel shortchanged this Christmas?
Away fans have been banned from matches on New Year’s Day
The FA Cup third round, which normally starts in early January, has been delayed until February
The Premier League is only planning to play one game on Boxing Day
The January transfer window will only last for one week
- 4.The rugby union November internationals kick off this weekend. England play Australia in London, Scotland play USA in Edinburgh, and Ireland play New Zealand in …
.. Dublin
… Chicago
… Johannesburg
… Cardiff
- 5.Jamie Cureton was playing for Norwich in the Premier League 20 years ago. He is now the first footballer in history to …
… be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
… be elected into the US Senate
… feature on Forbes' list of billionaires
… have scored in the top 10 tiers of English football
- 6.Mark Nawaqanitawase made his debut for Australia against England at Wembley on Saturday in the rugby league Ashes. Why is that remarkable?
His son was also in the team
He has now represented Australia in rugby league, rugby union and rugby sevens
He played for England against Australia last year
He has not played a game for his club in 2025
- 7.Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford met in the clásico at the weekend. When was the last time two Englishmen faced off in a match between Barcelona and Real Madrid?
The 2000s
The 1980s
The 1930s
It had never happened before
- 8.Luke Littler missed out on playing in the Players Championship tournament in Wigan this week. What happened?
He drove to the wrong venue – the Hindley Leisure Centre rather than the Robin Park Leisure Centre
He injured his foot while riding his younger brother’s tricycle
He was stuck in traffic and arrived too late to register
He injured his thumb while playing on his Nintendo Switch
- 9.What was unusual about Brighton’s second goal in their 4-2 defeat to Manchester United on Saturday?
It was scored in the 109th minute, making it the latest goal in Premier League history
The player who set it up was 21 years older than the player who scored it
It was scored directly from a corner
It was the first headed goal at Old Trafford for more than a year
- 10.Jake Pollard fought on the undercard of the Joseph Parker v Fabio Wardley bill at the O2 on Saturday night. What happened in Pollard’s fight?
He threw one punch and knocked out his opponent
The referee stopped the contest as neither fighter was throwing 'meaningful punches'
He lost – for the 100th time in 101 fights
He was knocked down three times in the first round before winning by knockout in the second
- 11.Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 950th goal of his career this week. He has only scored against one of these teams. Which one?
Italy
Manchester United
England
Real Madrid
- 12.What did swimmer Mollie O’Callaghan do twice in a week at the Swimming World Cup?
She broke two world records
She finished second in finals by 0.01 seconds
She was disqualified from two finals, having been the pre-race favourite
She won two finals in which her sister finished second
- 13.Pat Cummins will miss the first Test of the Ashes with an injury. Who will take over as Australia's captain?
Josh Hazlewood
Steve Smith
Mitchell Starc
Josh Hazlewood
- 14.The LA Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays are playing in the World Series this week. The winning team will be given the Commissioner’s Trophy. What will the winning players receive?
Dollar bills signed by the president
Rings
Small swords made from white oak
Bronze medals
- 15.A group of 185 football fans made a 914-mile, 15-hour round trip to watch a National League match on Saturday. It was the longest journey in the history of English league football. Which teams were playing?
Gateshead v Truro City
Carlisle United v Portsmouth
Dover Athletic v Blyth Spartans
Hartlepool United v Torquay United
- 16.Wembley hosted the first Test of the rugby league Ashes on Saturday. Which football club's stadium will host the second Test this weekend?
Liverpool
Everton
Wigan Athletic
Leeds United
