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June 28, 2025

TOP OF THE LEAGUE: The most capped England women's player of all-time, Fara Williams

1. In which year did Yorkshire last win cricket's County Championship?

2. Which Welsh pair were beaten by Northern Ireland duo Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney in the final of the World Cup of Darts?

3. Defending champions England will play their group stage matches at Euro 2025 in which two cities?

4. In golf, which man won last year's Open Championship at Royal Troon?

5. Who is the only member of Andy Farrell's British and Irish Lions squad to play his club rugby outside England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales?

6. British Formula One driver Lando Norris was born in which city?

7. Martina Navratilova won the last of her record nine Wimbledon women's singles titles in which year?

8. Lingfield Park Racecourse is in which English county?

9. England Under-21 defender Charlie Cresswell plays for which French football club?

10. British teenager Bly Twomey, who aged 14 won two bronze medals at the 2024 Paralympics, competes in which sport?

11. Which club has former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag recently taken charge of?

12. Who won the men's and women's titles at Wimbledon 10 years ago?

13. Roger Black won Olympic track silver at Atlanta 1996 in which event?

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