Sports quiz of the week: hat-tricks, derby defeats and a sad goodbye

Who rubbed heads? Who bowed out? Who has kept his hand in?

Serena Williams had a tough week, losing to Naomi Osaka in the semi-finals of the Australian Open and then breaking down in tears in her post-match press conference. Williams is still pursuing her 24th grand slam title, which would equal the all-time record currently held by Margaret Court. How many women have won a grand slam since Williams claimed her 23rd title?

Five

Eight

11

14

Who has scored in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Champions League, Europa League and for his country this season?

Gareth Bale

Marcus Rashford

Bukayo Saka

Bruno Fernandes

Bournemouth are hoping to appoint Thierry Henry as their new manager. Henry began his managerial career at Monaco, where he was in charge for 20 games. What percentage of them did he win?

0%

20%

40%

60%

Darren Drysdale squared up to Alan Judge during the Ipswich v Northampton game in League One on Tuesday. What is unusual about that?

Drysdale is the Ipswich manager and Judge is his assistant

Drysdale is better known as Northampton mascot Clarence The Dragon

Drysdale was refereeing the game

Drysdale was on commentating for North Suffolk Radio but left his post midway through the game to confront a player

Lara Gut-Behrami won the women’s giant slalom at the skiing world championships this week with a time of two minutes and 30.66 seconds. Mikaela Shiffrin finished second. What was her time?

Two minutes and 30.68 seconds

Two minutes and 30.75 seconds

The minutes and 30.99 seconds

Six minutes and 9.54 seconds

If Faustino Asprilla and Andriy Shevchenko did it in 1997, who did it this week?

Phil Foden

Mo Salah

Kylian Mbappé

Erling Haaland

Milan and Inter are meeting for a top-of-the-table clash in Serie A on Sunday. What is another name for their derby?

Derby della Lanterna

Derby dell’Appennino

Derby del Sole

Derby della Madonnina

Aslan Karatsev played Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Djokovic is the world No 1. What is Karatsev’s world ranking?

No 52

No 88

No 114

No 432

Manchester City beat Everton on Wednesday night to go 10 points clear in the Premier League. Who were the last club to squander a double-figures lead and not win the title?

Newcastle United

Arsenal

Leeds United

Manchester United

After three straight defeats in the Premier League, Liverpool will be delighted that they are facing Everton this weekend. When was the last time Everton won at Anfield?

The 2010s

The 2000s

The 1990s

The 1980s

2 and above.

Oh dear. Have a good weekend.

3 and above.

Not great, but not terrible. Have a good weekend.

4 and above.

Have a good weekend.

5 and above.

Have a good weekend.

6 and above.

Have a good weekend.

7 and above.

Have a good weekend.

8 and above.

Have a good weekend.

9 and above.

Have a good weekend.

10 and above.

Have a good weekend.

0 and above.

Oh dear.Have a good weekend.

1 and above.

Oh dear. Have a good weekend.

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source: theguardian.com