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How closely have you been following the sports news this week?

In what might prove to be the Filipino boxing icon's final outing, who upset the 42-year-old Manny Pacquiao in a welterweight title bout during the wee hours of Sunday morning?
Shawn Porter
Yordenis Ugas

Keith Thurman
Errol Spence Jr
Manchester United equaled the away record of Arsenal's 'Invincibles' with a frustrating 1-1 draw at Southampton on Sunday afternoon. In how many Premier League games are they unbeaten on the road?
18
21

27
30
Who was Limerick's top scorer during their All-Ireland-final demolition of Munster neighbours Cork?
Aaron Gillane
Cian Lynch

Peter Casey
Gearóid Hegarty
Wexford's Tom O'Brien rode his career-landmark 1,000th winner at Worcester on Monday. How many other active jump jockeys in Ireland and Britain have achieved the same feat?
6
9

12
18
True or false: Leona Maguire will next week become the first ever Irishwoman to represent Europe in the Solheim Cup.
True
False
Ireland underage international Val Adedokun earlier this week moved to Premier League Brentford from which League of Ireland club?
Bohemians
Cork City

Sligo Rovers
Dundalk
After a long journey, Ellen Keane finally claimed Paralympic gold on Thursday, storming to Ireland's first medal of the 2021 Games. Where did Keane finish in her first Paralympic breaststroke final way back in 2008, aged just 13?
5th
6th

7th
8th
Which of the following players *was* included in Stephen Kenny's 25-man squad for Ireland's upcoming trio of World Cup qualifiers?
Shane Long
James McCarthy

Robbie Brady
Darren Randolph
For which club has Springboks star Cheslin Kolbe left Toulouse in a shock move?
Saracens
Toulon

The Stormers
Suntory Sungoliath
“Nothing crazy. It’s not astrophysics” - What was Stefanos Tsitsipas attempting to explain away, here, following his three-set defeat to Alexander Zverev at the Cincinnati Masters?
A point he scored with his eyes closed
His use of Earth Luxe Nourishing Coconut Shampoo to avoid split ends

An incredibly elaborate post-match handshake with Zverev which wowed their audience
An eight-minute bathroom break which annoyed Zverev
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