Keon Greene and Shalon Knight were shown red cards 20 minutes apart for the same offence. What did they do?They both told the referee he was a “cheat” They both farted loudly at corners, which the referee deemed “unsporting behaviour” They both pulled an Anguilla player’s dreadlocks They both celebrated goals by taking off their shirts Reveal 2. 2.England are preparing to play in the Women’s Blind Football Euros. What is notable about the England captain?She is also the England captain in blind rugby She is 15 years old She is Scottish She is Louis Braille’s great-great-great granddaughter Reveal 3. 3.Bodhana Sivanandan has done something remarkable at the age of 11.
What is it?She has made her full international debut in women’s football She ran a marathon in under three hours She has become the youngest chess player in history to become a Woman Grandmaster She has sprinted 100 metres in under 12 seconds Reveal 4. 4.Jürgen Klopp, Zinedine Zidane, Xavi Hernández and Roberto Mancini were back in the dugout this week, taking charge of Germany, France, Spain and Italy, respectively. Which of the four managers won his first game in charge?Jürgen Klopp Zinedine Zidane Xavi Hernández Roberto Mancini Reveal 5. 5.Which Women’s Super League club have sacked their manager just four games into the season?Aston Villa Charlton Birmingham City Liverpool Reveal 6. 6.Which of the 18 teams in the County Championship did not lose a match this season?Durham Warwickshire Somerset Kent Reveal 7. 7.Who said: “I mostly find myself defending my arch rival to fans I meet in the street, saying: ‘If you could achieve 10% of what this man has achieved, you’d be doing well’”?José Mourinho on Pep Guardiola Lionel Messi on Cristiano Ronaldo Tyson Fury on Anthony Joshua Alex Ferguson on Arsène Wenger Reveal 8. 8.Lionel Messi will play his last game for Argentina next week when they host Benin in Buenos Aires. What happened in Messi’s first game for Argentina?He scored a hat-trick He came on in the last minute and did not touch the ball He was sent off He scored an own goal Reveal 9. 9.Which team is playing in the Super League Grand Final this weekend for the first time in their history?Leigh Leopards Toulouse Olympique Wakefield Trinity Warrington Wolves Reveal 10. 10.Where is the “Bahrain Grand Prix” taking place this weekend?Bahrain Malaysia Singapore London Reveal 11. 11.Ffion Lewis is in the Wales squad for the Rugby League World Cup.
Why is that a remarkable achievement?She is 44 years old She only took up the sport this year She has also played rugby union for Wales at a World Cup She has been injured since the last World Cup and has not played a game in four years Reveal 12. 12.Trevor Zegras has been at the centre of a strange story in the NHL. Why was the Philadelphia Flyers player given a two-minute penalty by a referee?He refused to punch an opponent He waved to his mum in the crowd during the game He tucked his jersey into his trousers He gave the referee a hug Reveal 13. 13.Where are Bay City Roller, Thundering On, Friendly Soul, Chestnut Rocket, Bright Light and Diamond Necklace competing this week for a prize pot worth €5m?Madrid Paris Vienna Helsinki Reveal 14. 14.For the first time in 32 years, China have not won the gold medal at the Asian Games in men’s table tennis. Which team beat them in the final?Thailand Taiwan Japan South Korea Reveal 15. 15.Why were the writer Stephen King and businessman Mark Zuckerberg in the sports news this week?
They are both mentioned in the Premier League’s report about Manchester City They have made a $1m bet with each other about who will win the Fury v Joshua fight They have both donated money to sports clubs in the British Isles They have launched a team of robot footballers and hope they will play in MLS in “a decade” Reveal With the midterm elections approaching, voters need fact-based reporting to decide the future of our country. Facing declining popularity, Donald Trump is accelerating his attacks on journalists’ First Amendment rights. Before you close this tab, can we ask you to support the Guardian at this critical time for journalism in the US?
The assault on the free press makes it more difficult to report on top election issues like the war in Iran, immigration enforcement, and AI’s potentially existential threat to humanity. Most recently, Trump banned CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House, in retaliation for “negative” coverage. While a federal judge has restored White House access for now, saying the ban is likely unconstitutional, Trump is still blocking CNN from Air Force One.
At the same time, Trump is using the FCC – which is supposed to be an independent regulator in the public interest – to settle political scores: The FCC targeted ABC after Jimmy Kimmel made a joke about the First Lady, and Trump suggested that the agency should punish the host of Meet the Press for making a factual statement the president disliked. The Pentagon, meanwhile, fired the editor of Stars and Stripes newspaper for “insubordination” shortly after they reported on a suicide attempt aboard the USS Lincoln, the Navy aircraft carrier reported to be in dire straits after 10 months at sea.
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