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In the news this week: Harry Kane, Novak Djokovic and the Seattle Seahawks. Composite: AP/Getty/AP
Have you been following the big stories in football, cricket, tennis, boxing, Formula One and cycling?
- 1.Novak Djokovic lost his US Open first-round match against Mariano Navone this week, the first time he has lost a grand slam opener since ... ?
- 2.Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich eased to a 4-1 German Cup win at Osnabrück. What did the home fans create in the stands for the big game?
- 3.Across Europe's "big five" men's football leagues, about £6.6bn was spent on transfers this summer. How much of that was spent by Premier League clubs?
- 4.Hull City have defied gloomy pre-season predictions by winning their first two games. Who were the last promoted side to take six points from six at the start of a Premier League season?
- 5.What connects Viking, Como, Lask and Sabah in 2026?
- 6.Katie Taylor is bringing the curtain down on her glittering boxing career at Dublin's Croke Park on Saturday. Who is the only fighter to beat Taylor in a professional bout?
- 7.The Formula One season continues on Sunday with the Italian GP at Monza. Kimi Antonelli leads the drivers' standings, but which two drivers are in second, both on 183pts?
- 8.Where was this picture taken?
- 9.The new WSL season kicks off on Friday as London City Lionesses host Manchester United. How many of the top flight's 14 teams are based in London this season?
- 10.Which British cyclist won a mountain bike cross-country world title last Sunday?
- 11.In Cape Town, South Africa beat New Zealand to level their rugby union Test series at 1-1 – but what incident overshadowed the game itself?
- 12.Who said it? "It was a bad day at the office – times two. I struggled with the conditions, the noise, I let things distract me. I have to deal with it better."
- 13.Transfer deadline day was predictably chaotic, with Hull making six new signings. Which of these players did not join the Tigers on Tuesday?
- 14.What was unusual about Derbyshire's County Championship match against Middlesex this week?
- 15.The NFL returns next week, with Seattle hosting New England in a Super Bowl rerun. Where is the second game of the season, between the Rams and 49ers, being played?
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