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Sports quiz of the week: Geoff Capes, triathlon trouble and playground goals

Test your knowledge of a big week in the NBA, MLB, Champions League and Women’s T20 World Cup cricket

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  1. 1.In triathlon, Cassandre Beaugrand won the elite women's world championship despite what mishap during the season's final race?
    She swam in the wrong direction
    Her bicycle chain broke – twice
    She mistakenly put on someone else's running shoes
    She miscounted laps and thought she had finished after her penultimate circuit
    Reveal
  2. 2.Geoff Capes, a true British sporting colossus, died this week at the age of 75. Which of these titles did he fail to win during his career?
    Commonwealth Games
    Highland Games
    Olympic Games
    World's Strongest Man
    Reveal
  3. 3.Which former Manchester United player will make his professional tennis debut on the ATP Tour in November?
    David de Gea
    Diego Forlán
    Edinson Cavani
    Antonio Valencia
    Reveal
  4. 4.The Commonwealth Games programme in 2026 will feature just 10 different sports. Which of these four is the only one to stay in the slimmed-down programme?
    Diving
    Hockey
    Judo
    Squash
    Reveal
  5. 5.In golf, Julien Guerrier won his first DP World Tour title – but what else was historic about the Frenchman's victory at the Andalucía Masters?
    He won by a record-breaking 10-shot margin
    He beat his own coach, Raphaël Jacquelin, by a stroke
    He won after a record nine-hole playoff
    At 39, he is the oldest ever maiden winner on the Tour
    Reveal
  6. 6.New Zealand beat South Africa in the Women's T20 World Cup final on Sunday, winning the trophy for the first time. Who was the tournament's top run scorer?
    Danni Wyatt-Hodge (England)
    Georgia Plimmer (New Zealand)
    Harmanpreet Kaur (India)
    Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa)
    Reveal
  7. 7.The NBA regular season began this week, but what distracted Phoenix's Kevin Durant against the LA Clippers?
    A clip of LeBron and Bronny James playing for the Lakers on the arena's giant LED screen
    A seating area at the Clippers' new Intuit Dome arena, known as 'The Wall'
    A free Chick-Fil-A sandwich giveaway for missed free throws
    An emotional support rabbit brought in to the venue by a fan
    Reveal
  8. 8.Where in the world was this picture taken?A female skier performs a trick
    Austria
    China
    Switzerland
    United States
    Reveal
  9. 9.Which retiring grand slam winner played their last professional tennis match this week?
    Bianca Andreescu
    Dominic Thiem
    Sloane Stephens
    Stan Wawrinka
    Reveal
  10. 10.Vinícius Júnior scored a hat-trick for Real Madrid in the Champions League, taking his tournament tally to 24. Who is Brazil's all-time top scorer in the competition?
    Kaká
    Neymar
    Rivaldo
    Vinícius Júnior
    Reveal
  11. 11.In the NFL, Jake Bates kicked a game-winning field goal for Detroit against Minnesota. What was his job 18 months ago?
    He was Minnesota's backup kicker
    He was a goalkeeper on Maidstone's books
    He was a brick salesman in Houston
    He was a car mechanic in Pittsburgh
    Reveal
  12. 12.The Women's Euro 2025 qualifying playoffs kick off on Friday. Which two nations could meet in an eliminator?
    England and Scotland
    Scotland and Northern Ireland
    Northern Ireland and Wales
    Wales and Republic of Ireland
    Reveal
  13. 13.In snooker, Luca Brecel made an early exit from the Northern Ireland Open after leaving Belfast between games to do what?
    Go fishing on Lough Erne
    Watch Liverpool beat Chelsea at Anfield
    Fly to Mallorca for Ironman training
    Get married back at home in Belgium
    Reveal
  14. 14.'I don't know what to call it even. There will be kids in the playground all around the country trying that.' TNT Sports pundit Glenn Hoddle on which Champions League goal this week?
    Christian Pulisic (Milan v Brugge)
    Erling Haaland (Man City v Sparta Prague)
    Raphinha (Barcelona v Bayern Munich)
    Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid v Dortmund)
    Reveal
  15. 15.Finally, the World Series begins on Friday night with the New York Yankees playing the LA Dodgers. How many times have they met before in baseball's biggest fixture?
    Never
    Once
    Six times
    Eleven times
    Reveal