Sports quiz of the week: Murray, Marcelo Bielsa and Manny Pacquiao

Who ran for 83 hours? Who exerted herself? Who left London?

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech says he is retiring at the end of the season. Which of these statements about Cech is false?

He was born a triplet

He took up drumming after playing Rock Band on the PlayStation with Carlo Cudicini

He played in France before his move to England in 2004

He has more Premier League titles than any other keeper

The Dakar Rally – in which trucks, motorcycles and quad bikes race off-road for 3,000 miles – drew to a close this week in the city where it had begun 11 days before. Where?

Dakar

Porto

Lima

Zoetermeer

Who said: "I’m a supporter of Leeds and hopefully next season they can be in the Premier League. It would be good for the Premier League"?

Frank Lampard

Stuart Pearce

David Cameron

Pep Guardiola

Ultrarunner Jasmin Paris became the first woman to win a gruelling 268-mile race along the Pennine Way this week, breaking the course record by 12 hours. What made her achievement at the Spine Race even more remarkable?

She is only 16 years old

She expressed breast milk for her baby along the way

She was doing her job (as a vet) the day before

She ran a marathon the day after the race – and won that too

Complete the sequence: Slavisa Jokanovic, Mark Hughes, José Mourinho …

Claudio Ranieri

Neil Warnock

David Wagner

Antonio Conte

It has been played in Italy 21 times, China four times, the US twice, Qatar twice and Libya once. Where was it played this week?

Belgium

Saudi Arabia

England

Chile

Who said: "I don’t agree with athletes having to physically exert themselves in the wee hours of the morning"?

Serena Williams

Johanna Konta

Eddie Jones

Ronnie O'Sullivan

There are a lot of Dembélés in the world of sport. The Belgian midfielder Mousa Dembélé left Tottenham to play in China this week. Moussa Dembélé, the French striker, is now playing for Lyon. In which sport did another Moussa Dembélé represent Senegal at the Olympics in 2012?

Football

Basketball

110m hurdles

Fencing

Manny Pacquiao fights Adrien Broner in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Which of these statements about Pacquiao is false?

Pacquiao is now in his 40s

He has won world titles in eight weight divisions

This is his 70th professional fight

He is currently the president of the Philippines

It looks as if Andy Murray has played his last game at the Australian Open, a competition he has never won. How many times did he lose to Novak Djokovic in the final?

One

Two

Three

Four

1 and above.

Oh dear. Have a great weekend

2 and above.

Oh dear. Have a great weekend

3 and above.

Ah well. Have a great weekend

4 and above.

That's a decent score. Have a great weekend

5 and above.

Respectable score. Have a great weekend

6 and above.

An impressive score. Have a great weekend

7 and above.

A very impressive score. Have a great weekend

8 and above.

A very, very impressive score. Have a great weekend

9 and above.

You are a sporting genius. Have a great weekend

0 and above.

Oh dear. Have a great weekend

10 and above.

You are a genius. Have a great weekend

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