Sports quiz of the week: World Cup heroics, shock defeats and sumo

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Have you been following the news in football, darts, tennis, rugby, sumo wrestling, snooker, cycling and the NFL?

  1. 1.England beat Latvia 5-0 to book their place at the World Cup next summer. When did they last fail to qualify for the tournament?
  2. 2.England have an incredible recent record in qualifying. They have not lost a World Cup qualifier since 2009, when they were beaten by …
  3. 3.Which country has qualified for the World Cup for the first time since they hosted it?
  4. 4.Why was the World Cup qualifier between Wales and Belgium paused for five minutes this week?
  5. 5.Which footballer became his country’s top goalscorer this year and his country’s top assister this week?
  6. 6.Pico Lopes, who was born in Ireland and plays his club football for Shamrock Rovers, is going to the World Cup with Cape Verde. The centre-back has made 38 appearances for the team over the last six years. How did he receive his first call-up in 2019?
  7. 7.All four of these countries will play at the World Cup next summer, but which is the odd one out based on their qualifying record?
  8. 8.Hull KR have won the rugby league treble for the first time in their history. They won​ the Super League Grand Final​, Challenge Cup final and which other trophy?
  9. 9.Jack Wilshere has started his managerial club at the same club he started his playing career at the age of eight. What is that club?
  10. 10.Valentin Vacherot’s victory at the Shanghai Masters makes him the lowest-ranked player ever to win an ATP 1000 event. What made the world No 204’s triumph even more special?
  11. 11.Anthony Richardson, the Indianapolis Colts backup quarterback, is out for a month after a freak injury involving which piece of gym equipment?
  12. 12.Luke Littler won the World Grand Prix on Sunday, picking up £120,000 in prize money. What did he do on Monday?
  13. 13.Taylor Hinds has been called up to the England women’s team for the first time. She already has one international cap – for which country?
  14. 14.The Grand Sumo Tournament has only been held outside Japan twice in its long history: in 1991 and this week. Which venue hosted both events?
  15. 15.What record did snooker legend Mark Williams set this week in China?
  16. 16.Tadej Pogacar won the Giro di Lombardia cycling race on Sunday, capping an amazing season. He has finished on the podium at the five biggest one-day races this year – the five Monuments. The races all have nicknames. What is Il Lombardia’s nickname?
  17. 17.Wales legend Jess Fishlock is retiring from international football. Not only is she the team’s top scorer and most capped player, she also scored their first goal in an international tournament. Who were Wales playing?

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