Sports quiz of the week: Spurs, Stokes, Scheffler, Swiatek and birds on badges

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Have you been paying attention to the football, cricket, golf, rugby union, tennis, chess and NFL?

  1. 1.Crystal Palace won their first major trophy by beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday. There are now just four clubs in the Premier League that have never won a major trophy: Brentford, Bournemouth, Brighton and …
  2. 2.Before Palace did it on Saturday, who were the last English team to win a major trophy for the first time?
  3. 3.Why will the Six Nations start on a Thursday next year?
  4. 4.Chelsea Women played 30 games in the Women’s Super League, FA Cup and League Cup this season. Who were the only team to beat them?
  5. 5.Arsenal face Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League final on Saturday. Arsenal have won the competition once before, in 2007. Who did they beat in that final?
  6. 6.What lifestyle change did Ben Stokes make to get fit for England’s Test match against Zimbabwe?
  7. 7.When will the Championship playoff final between Sunderland and Sheffield United kick off on Saturday?
  8. 8.Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship on Sunday. What happened to him at the tournament last year?
  9. 9.Complete this sequence: South Melbourne, Australia Under 20s, Brisbane Roar, Australia, Yokohama, Celtic ...
  10. 10.Tottenham beat Manchester United in the Europa League final. Which other English team have they beaten in a European final?
  11. 11.Which of the four English clubs that have won major trophies this season do not have a bird on their badge?
  12. 12.Northampton Saints face Bordeaux in the Champions Cup final on Saturday. Northampton have won the trophy once before, in 2000. What was unusual about their victory in that final?
  13. 13.Why was the Ashford United player Gary Lockyer celebrating this week?
  14. 14.Magnus Carlsen was held to a draw in a game of freestyle chess this week. What was unusual about the contest?
  15. 15.In the NFL, the Philadelphia Eagles will be allowed to continue which controversial play after a motion to ban it didn’t get enough votes?
  16. 16.Iga Swiatek is seeking her fourth straight French Open title in Paris this year. Who is the last player to win four consecutive women’s singles titles?

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