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Sports quiz of the week: winners, losers, movers and history makers

The winners.

The winners. Photograph: Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images
Liverpool have started the season with eight wins in a row. Which club once began a top-flight campaign with 11 straight victories?
Which of the quarter-finals at the Rugby World Cup this weekend features two former champions?
Which two teams at the tournament flew home having lost all four of their games?
England are playing Australia at the Rugby World Cup on Saturday. At which other World Cup – which is being held in Australia over the weekend – are England playing France, Lebanon and Wales (in the men’s event) and Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand (in the women’s event)?
Pedro Pasculli managed Bangor City to a 1-1 draw against Ruthin Town in the Welsh second division this week. What did he do in June 1986?
Which capital city hosted a World Cup qualifier this week that had no goals, no fans, no journalists and no live broadcast on TV?
Lee Ann Walker received 58 penalty shots at a golf tournament in Indiana this week. What had she done wrong?
Mighty Mike, Voltage, Superchin, Bully Boy, The Flying Scotsman, Snakebite, The Iceman and The Machine will be in Leicester this weekend. Which sport will they be playing?
If La Liga have their way, where will the match between Atlético Madrid and Villarreal be played in December?
As a player, he scored his country’s first (and so far only) goals at the European Championship. And now, as the team’s manager, he has helped them qualify for the Euros next year. Who is he?
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 700th goal of his career this week. For which team did he score the first goal of his career?

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