Round 4: Sports

Virat Kohli reached 14,000 runs in ODI cricket during the match against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy. Other than Kohli, how many other players have scored 14,000 or more runs in ODIs?

• 4

• 2

• 1

• None

Upsetting a top-ranked player in the finals, this 29-year-old won her first ever Grand Slam title at the Australian open 2025. Who is she?

• Aryana Sabalenka

• Madison Keys

• Paula Badosa

• Coco Gauff

During the Australian open 2025 competition, Novak Djokovic refused to speak to a certain sports channel owing to a perceived slur that it's host Tony Jones made. The television channel and its host later apologized to the player. What was the television channel?

• Star Sports

• ESPN

• Sky Sports

• Channel 9

The most recent Olympics held in 2024 brought about a few surprises. The biggest of which was the men's 200M event which saw a little-known sprinter, Leslie Tebogo take the gold medal. Which country did he represent?

• Botswana

• St. Kitts

• Namibia

• The Bahamas

Famous Cricketers have nicknames given to them by adoring fans and sometimes sports commentators. Ian Botham was "Beefy" whilst Lasith Malinga was better known as "Slinga". Who was known as "Whispering Death"?

• Michael Holding

• Wesley Hall

• Kapil Dev

• Richard Hadley

The 2028 edition of the Olympics is due to be held in which City?

• Sydney

• Tokyo

• Mexico City

• Los Angeles

The most prestigious Football award is the Ballon d'Or, which is awarded annually to an individual player. Historically the top award was won by Strikers, Forwards and Mid Fielders. Only on one occasion was the award won by a goalkeeper. Who was he?

• Hugo Lloris

• Gordon Banks

• Lev Yashin

• Oliver Khan

The 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup was the inaugural edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an annual club association football tournament organized by FIFA. Which team won the tournament?

• Botafogo

• Pachuca

• Real Madrid

• Al Ahly

Sri Lanka Cricket imposed a USD 10,000 fine on former national captain Dasun Shanaka, following allegations that he breached his contractual obligations by seeking leave for an injury, only to appear in a foreign franchise league match a few hours later. Playing for SSC locally, what foreign team did he represent later?

• Desert Vipers

• Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

• Gujarat Titans

• Dubai Capitals

It has been 25 years since Susanthika Jayasinghe brought home the second silver medal for Sri Lanka at the Olympics. Susanthika won silver in the 200M event, whilst Duncan White was the first to bring home a silver medal way back in 1948. What was his pet event?

• 100M

• 400M hurdles

• High Jump

• 110M hurdles