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Hobby horses, Erin Cuthbert and Erling Haaland.
Hobby horses, Erin Cuthbert and Erling Haaland. Composite: AP, Alamy, EPA
Hobby horses, Erin Cuthbert and Erling Haaland. Composite: AP, Alamy, EPA

Sports quiz of the week: historic wins, shock defeats and main characters

Test your knowledge of football, boxing, NFL, tennis and more from the past seven days

  1. 1.Erling Haaland has scored nine goals in four Premier League games this season. How many top-flight teams is he currently outscoring?
  2. 2.Nottingham Forest ended Liverpool’s perfect start with a 1-0 away win on Saturday. Who was UK prime minister the previous time Forest won at Anfield?
  3. 3.Who described being left out of key matches as ‘a bitter pill to swallow?’
  4. 4.Anthony Joshua faces Daniel Dubois at Wembley on Saturday night, with the IBF world heavyweight title on the line. Who is the only fighter to have defeated both men?
  5. 5.There were plenty of shocks in the NFL over the weekend. Who were the only team from last season’s final four who managed to win?
  6. 6.The Women’s Super League kicks off this weekend. Last season, Chelsea narrowly retained their title but who was the top scorer?
  7. 7.An unpredictable Formula One season continues this weekend in Singapore. How many different drivers have won a race this season?
  8. 8.Where in the world was this picture taken?A woman jumps over a hurdle while holding a hobby horse
  9. 9.In cricket, Afghanistan and New Zealand’s match in India became the eighth men’s Test in history to end with what outcome?
  10. 10.Which British player won their first-ever WTA Tour title in Tunisia on Sunday?
  11. 11.'Someone has to take care of us, because we are the main characters of this sport or business or whatever you want to call it.' Who said this?
  12. 12.Which former golf major winner who defected to LIV was 'relegated' from the breakaway tournament this week?
  13. 13.Salvatore 'Totò' Schillaci, Italy's 1990 World Cup hero, died this week at the age of 59. Schillaci won the Italia '90 Golden Shoe with six goals. Who came second, with five?
  14. 14.This week, the city of Portland, Oregon was awarded an expansion team in which US sporting league?
  15. 15.Finally, can you complete this sequence? Manchester, Melbourne, Delhi, Glasgow, Gold Coast, Birmingham ...?

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