Sports quiz of the week: Monza drama, US Open heroics and unusual side hustles

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Kimi Antonelli, Elena Rybakina and Erling Haaland
In the news this week: Kimi Antonelli, Elena Rybakina and Erling Haaland. Composite: NurPhoto/Shutterstock; Reuters; Getty Images

Test your knowledge of the big stories in football, tennis, cricket, rugby union, F1 and more

  1. Valdas Dambrauskas, who has taken the Azerbaijani side Sabah to the league phase of the Champions League for the first time, used his modest winnings from the Lithuanian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? to help fund a move to England and start his coaching career. What other jobs did he work during his time in the country?

    1. He worked as a postman, in a factory, as a taxi driver, a train driver, a security guard and at a carwash

    2. He worked in a pub, delivering newspapers, at a nursery school, as a gardener, in sales and as a handyman

    3. He worked as a children's entertainer, a mime, a stagehand, a prop designer, a film extra and an usher

    4. He worked as a roofer, a scaffolder, a butcher, a courier, at a bike shop and in a newsagent

  2. Aryna Sabalenka roars with delight at the US Open but she is world No 1 no longer

    In the US Open, Elena Rybakina beat the Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals and become the women's world No 1. Aryna Sabalenka was knocked off top spot – how long had she been there for?

    1. A week

    2. 15 weeks

    3. 56 weeks

    4. 99 weeks

  3. In the US Open men's singles, Ben Shelton prevailed in an epic 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7) victory to dethrone Carlos Alcaraz and reach the last four. Why was the match historic?

    1. It was Alcaraz's first defeat at the quarter-final stage

    2. Shelton fired down the most aces in a US Open match

    3. It had the latest finish in the tournament's history

    4. Alcaraz won the fewest return points of his career

  4. Kimi Antonelli celebrates his remarkable win at Monza

    Kimi Antonelli became the first Italian driver to win a home grand prix in 60 years on Sunday. Who was the last Italian driver to achieve the feat?

    1. Ludovico Scarfiotti

    2. Lorenzo Bandini

    3. Giancarlo Baghetti

    4. Giacomo Russo

  5. Bernie Ecclestone, the former Formula One chief, was detained in Portugal and questioned this week over an item found on his private jet. What was it?

    1. A firework

    2. A gold bar

    3. A pair of nail scissors

    4. A shotgun

  6. Matthew Brennan celebrates his win on stage 17 in Sevilla

    The 21-year-old British rider Matthew ⁠Brennan won the 17th stage of the Vuelta a España on Wednesday. How many stages has he won at the race?

    1. Two

    2. Three

    3. Five

    4. Eight

  7. After Manchester City's 2-0 win at Porto in the Champions League, Erling Haaland, who scored both goals, accused the midfielder Pablo Rosario of what?

    1. Poking him in the eye

    2. Denying him a hat-trick with a handball

    3. Grabbing his bottom

    4. Saying Oasis are overrated

  8. Henry Pollock celebrates Northampton's victory in the Premiership final this summer

    Henry Pollock, the Northampton flanker, is nearing a new deal with the Prem club believed to be worth more than £400,000 a year. But how much did Eddie Hearn, his representative, claim he should be earning per annum?

    1. £500,000

    2. £1m

    3. £2m

    4. £5m

  9. Megan Eckert made ultrarunning history this week, shattering her own six-day women's world record and the American men's record. How far did she run?

    1. 603.155 miles

    2. 606.243 miles

    3. 626.543 miles

    4. 636.482 miles

  10. Pakistan's Saim Ayub walks back to the pavilion after losing his wicket

    Another batting collapse from Pakistan on the first day of the third Test put England in a strong position to secure a 3-0 series whitewash. The tourists were all out for 133 in their first innings – who took the most wickets?

    1. Ollie Robinson

    2. Jofra Archer

    3. Gus Atkinson

    4. Josh Tongue

Solutions

1:B - "The start was very, very difficult," he said. "I wasn't speaking decent English, had no contacts, we didn't know anyone, we lived in different places, did all kinds of jobs.", 2:D - The Belarusian's spell at the top was the the sixth-longest consecutive reign in history., 3:C - The match ended after 3.30am local time., 4:A - Britain's Mike Parkes came second at the 1966 Italian Grand Prix, with New Zealand's Denny Hulme in third., 5:D - The 95‑year‑old said the gun was for use in clay pigeon shooting., 6:C - He also won the second, fifth, 11th and 16th stages, making him the youngest rider to reach five Grand Tour stage victories., 7:C - "I was really keen on a hat-trick and it seemed like he was very eager to stop me from getting it," Haaland told Norway's TV 2. "It was a little interesting, that – you'll be seeing a picture where he's grabbing my bottom. It'll be interesting to see that picture.", 8:B - Phil Dowson, Northampton's director of rugby, pledged "to find a happy medium" when asked about Hearn's comments, adding: "Eddie Hearn has a job to do, and that is to promote his client and ask for more money for his client. He's doing both of those very effectively.", 9:D - "It's the longest and the shortest thing," she said after the race. "It's unbelievable. There's so much that goes on, so many ups and downs. But we had a good time. It's going to take a long time to process.", 10:D - The 28-year-old took four wickets, with the other six shared evenly between Robinson and Archer.

Scores

  1. 9 and above.

    Excellent to the point of nerdiness

  2. 7 and above.

    Decent effort

  3. 5 and above.

    Mediocre but acceptable

  4. 0 and above.

    Do you even like sport?

  5. 3 and above.

    Not the best if we're honest