Sports quiz of the week: love, revenge, scoring and the sack

Who was up early? Who has new blood? Who couldn’t keep up?

Romelu Lukaku scored his 50th and 51st goals for Belgium this week. Which of these countries has never produced a striker with as many international goals?

Petr Cech has joined which ice hockey team as a goalie?

Jay Gruden was sacked from his job as an NFL coach this week. What was particularly harsh about it?

Scotland played Russia this week at the Rugby World Cup and in a Euro 2020 qualifier. What was the combined score over the two games?

Colchester United beat Tottenham on penalties in the League Cup last month. What happened when their Under-21 teams met this week?

Neymar won his 100th cap for Brazil this week in a 1-1 draw against Senegal. Only five players have won more caps for Brazil. Who has the most?

Katherine Brunt and Nat Sciver were in the England team that won the Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2017. What did they announce this week?

Barcelona played Sevilla in La Liga on Sunday. With three minutes left in the match, Barcelona were wining 4-0. What happened in those three minutes?

Thierry Henry was sacked by Monaco earlier this year after just 20 matches as their manager. Which of his former teammates was given the boot by a French club this week after just 11 games in charge?

St Helens meet Salford Red Devils in the Super League Grand Final on Saturday evening. St Helens only lost three league games this season. How many games did Salford lose? (They both played 29 matches).

 

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