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Sports quiz of the week: World Cup, Knicks, T20, Giro and Serena Williams

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Sports quiz of the week: World Cup, Knicks, T20, Giro and Serena Williams

TL;DR

  • Hugo Broos managed in the opening game of the 1986 and 2026 World Cups at the Estadio Azteca.
  • Three teams qualified for the World Cup without conceding a goal: England, Tunisia, and Côte d’Ivoire.
  • Carlos Queiroz managed a team at USA 94 and is also managing a team this year.
  • Scotland is competing in the Women's T20 World Cup for the first time.
  • Ben Stokes was dropped from the England team; Gus Atkinson will captain the next Test against New Zealand.
  • Serena Williams made her comeback on a court named after Sue Barker.
  • Mirra Andreeva and Alexander Zverev won singles titles at the French Open, having never won grand slam titles before.
  • Kimi Antonelli has won five of six Formula One races; Max Verstappen won the other.
  • The 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit is 8.5 miles long.
  • Annemiek van Vleuten was the first woman to win the Tour de France, Vuelta de España, and Giro d’Italia; Demi Vollering is the second.
  • The pope caused controversy by saying God has “no interest in who wins football matches”.
  • The Brazil v United States women's football match was unusual because there were eight red cards.
  • Ja’Kobe Tharp became the first American to win a PDC darts tournament.
  • The New York Knicks last won the NBA championship during Bill Clinton's presidency.
  • North Wales Crusaders lost 134-0 to London Broncos, the biggest defeat in the top two divisions of rugby league.