Sports quiz of the week: new faces, old friends, fights, fallouts and a curse

Sports quiz of the week: new faces, old friends, fights, fallouts and a curse

Tadej Pogacar, Marc Cucurella, Aziz Abdul Composite: Getty ImagesTadej Pogacar, Marc Cucurella, Aziz Abdul Composite: Getty ImagesHave you been following the big stories in football, boxing, athletics, horse racing, Gaelic games, golf and cycling?1.Chelsea are keen to sign Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson. Which club did they play for together 16 years ago?2.Eddie Howe has left Newcastle United. How many of the 20 clubs in the Premier League have English managers?3.York City also changed managers this week. Why was their decision to sack Stuart Maynard a surprise?4.Marc Cucurella has commemorated Spain winning the World Cup by getting a new tattoo. What is it?5.The fixtures for the new Women’s Super League season were released this week. There are 14 teams in the league this season. Which three clubs have been promoted?6.Which country is top of the Commonwealth Games medal table, having won more gold medals than the teams in second, third, fourth and fifth combined?7.The boxer Tarona Taafaki has secured Tuvalu’s first ever medal at the Commonwealth Games. Why is that remarkable? 8.Mayo have won the All-Ireland football championship for the first time in 75 years. According to local folklore, Mayo were cursed for decades because of something their victorious players did after winning the title in 1951. What (supposedly) happened on that fateful day?9.Where did Scandinavia triumph this week?10.The Women’s Open – the fifth and final major of the year – is taking place this weekend. Which players have already won two majors each this year?11.The Japanese footballer Kazuyoshi Miura scored a goal for ⁠Fukushima ​United in their win against Iwaki Furukawa in the Emperor’s Cup. Why is that remarkable?12.Tadej Pogacar has won the Tour de France for the fifth time. Which cyclist has six titles (Lance Armstrong does not count)?13.What was Pogacar's average speed over the 2,016-mile route?14.Aziz Abdul – the grandson of former dictator Idi Amin – was picked to box for Uganda in the Commonwealth Games. How did that go?15.Which of these European leagues kicks off this weekend?16.Franco Baresi, the great Milan and Italy defender, has died at the age of 66. The club retired his shirt when he retired. Which number did he wear?

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