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Sports quiz of the week: Cole Palmer, Women’s Cricket World Cup and Cape Verde

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Sports quiz of the week: Cole Palmer, Women’s Cricket World Cup and Cape Verde
Arsenal are considering expanding the capacity of the Emirates from 60,704 to 70,000, which would make it the largest club ground in London. Which club has the biggest ground in London at the minute? Tottenham West Ham Crystal Palace Chelsea The Women’s Cricket World Cup has started in India. Where will the final be played? Delhi Chennai Kolkota We don’t know yet Which of these phrases has the Chelsea player Cole Palmer trademarked? “Chippy chips” “Wot?” “Cold Palmer” “Prem soon come” South Africa won the Rugby Championship on Saturday by beating Argentina 29-27. Where was the game played? Buenos Aires Cape Town Wellington London Aurélien Fontenoy set a new world record by climbing 686 steps at Eiffel Tower in 12 minutes and 30 seconds while … … hopping on one leg … on a bike … carrying an egg and spoon … his legs were tied together Which teams will meet in the Super League Grand Final on Saturday night, having also contested last year’s final? Wigan and Hull KR Leeds and St Helens Leigh and Hull FC St Helens and Wakefield Which Championship club beat their local rivals this week for the first time in 16 years? Ipswich Town (who beat Norwich City) Stoke City (who beat West Brom) Bristol Rovers (who beat Bristol City) Sheffield Wednesday (who beat Sheffield United) La Liga and Serie A will play games abroad this season. Villarreal v Barcelona will be played in Miami. Where will Milan v Como be played? China Australia Canada Spain Which English club won a game in the Women’s Champions League this week for the first time in their history? Liverpool Manchester United Manchester City Tottenham The Minnesota Vikings beat the Cleveland Browns in Tottenham on Sunday thanks to a last-second touchdown. It was a bittersweet match for Vikings kicker Will Reichard. He missed a field goal in very unlucky circumstances. What happened? His kick hit a pigeon and went wide His kick was blown wide by a gust of wind during Storm Amy His kick hit a TV wire and missed the target He was confused by the 18-yard box and took the kick from the wrong Conor McGregor has been banned from UFC after he missed three drugs tests. But he will be back in action next summer just in time to … … have a rematch against Floyd Mayweather … fight at the White House … fight Logan Paul … have a rematch against Khabib Nurmagomedov Where was Daryz first, Minnie Hauk second and Sosie third? Longchamp, Paris Ascot, England Saratoga, New York Churchill Downs, Kentucky Cristiano Ronaldo says scoring 1,000 goals before he retires is a "big motivation". How many has he scored so far? 765 888 900 954 Cape Verde are just one win away from qualifying for the World Cup next year. With a population of 525,000, they would be the second smallest country to feature at a World Cup after … Iceland Northern Ireland Paraguay Kuwait What percentage of Premier League goals this season have been scored in the 90th minute (including injury time)? 5% 9% 13% 19% Solutions 1:A - Manchester United have the biggest ground in the country (74,879) followed by Tottenham (62,850), West Ham (62,500) and Liverpool (61,276) fourth., 2:D - It all depends on whether Pakistan reach the final. If they don’t make it, the game will be held in India. If they do, it will be moved to Sri Lanka., 3:C - The Chelsea and England player can now sell his own merchandise – including toys, mobile phone covers, food, stationery, energy drinks and much more. He is not allowed to sell wine though, as the winemaker Château Palmer objected to his trademark request., 4:D - Argentina were technically the home team for the fixtures and decided to maximise revenue by playing the game at Twickenham. There were more than 70,000 supporters in attendance and tickets did not come cheap., 5:B - He bunny​-hopped his way to the top. “When you are in the small sports, like bike trials, it’s very hard to make a living, so we have to find solutions to make money or to find sponsors,” he says. “My idea was to make more content and appeal to a larger public. And it was also a good idea to show what the sport is and do something crazy we haven’t done before.", 6:A - Wigan won the final last year (and the year before). , 7:A - Ipswich had not won the East Anglian derby since 2009. , 8:B - “It’s completely crazy,” said the Milan midfielder Adrien Rabiot. “There’s a lot of talk about schedules and player health, so this seems truly absurd. It’s crazy to travel so many miles for a match between two Italian teams in Australia.” Luigi de Siervo, the chief executive Serie A, hit back at Rabiot, telling him to “respect his employer”. , 9:B - They beat the Norwegian team Valerenga 1-0 thanks to a penalty from Maya le Tissier., 10:C - Reichard did not receive a re-kick as no one noticed at the time. , 11:B - Donald Trump is hosting a UFC event at the White House next June., 12:A - At the Prix de l’Arc de ­Triomphe. Daryz beat Minnie Hauk in a photo finish, winning £2,402,900 in the process. , 13:D - Just 46 more to go. "I'm still passionate about this," he said. "People, especially my family, say: ‘It’s time for you to stop. You’ve done everything. Why do you want to score a thousand goals?’ But I don’t think so. I think I’m still producing good things. I’m helping my club and the national team, so why not keep going?" , 14:A - Cape Verde need to beat Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland) on Monday to book their place at the tournament., 15:C - It was less than 2% in the first season of the Premier League, in 1992-93, but has shot up in recent years. Scores 3 and above.Ah well. Better luck next week 4 and above.Ah well. Better luck next week 5 and above.Ah well. Better luck next week 6 and above.That's a decent score. Have a good weekend. 2 and above.Ah well. Better luck next week 1 and above.Ah well. Better luck next week 7 and above.That's a fine score. Have a good weekend. 8 and above.That's a fine score. Have a good weekend. 9 and above.That's a great score. Have a good weekend. 11 and above.That's a great score. Have a good weekend. 12 and above.That's a great score. Have a good weekend. 13 and above.That's a great score. Have a good weekend. 14 and above.That's a great score. Have a good weekend. 15 and above.Perfection! 0 and above.Ah well. Better luck next week 10 and above.That's a great score. Have a good weekend.