Toastrack
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It’s all about sportsmen & women in their 40s this week.
There’s a couple of gimmes for Pool fans
- and one for Giro, if he’s lurking 
Answers later today.
1 Who appeared for Scotland in the 1970s, scored at both ends in an FA Cup final in the 1980s and played for Swansea City at 43 in the 1990s?
2 Two cricketers played in 29 Tests after they turned 40: an Englishman in the 20th century and a Pakistani in the 21st. Who are they?
3 Which future West Ham United manager played 22 games for them in the top flight at the age of 41 in 1987-88?
4 Who is the only 40-year-old to have played in the men’s Rugby World Cup?
5 Who helped the following four clubs gain promotion to the Premier League late in his career: West Bromwich Albion at 34, Birmingham City at 35, Crystal Palace at 39 and Leicester City at 40?
6 Which Japanese golfer won the 1983 Hawaiian Open, his only PGA Tour victory, at 40?
7 At home to which club did Ryan Giggs make both his Manchester United debut at 17 and his first appearance for United as a 40-year-old?
8 In 2004, Martina Navratilova became the oldest player to win a main-draw match at Wimbledon when she won her first-round singles match. How old was she?
9 Which former England player appeared for Colchester United aged 42 in 2008?
10 For which NFL franchise did Brett Favre play after his 40th birthday?
11 Which 40-year-old player-manager helped his team avoid relegation from the Premier League in 1996-97?
12 In which discipline did Dara Torres, 41, represent the US at the 2008 Olympics?
13 Who played 30 league matches for AC Milan in 2008-09 at the age of 40 having first turned out for the club at 16?
14 Which 48-year-old beat Tavoris Cloud in 2013 to claim the IBF light-heavyweight title and break his own record as the oldest world champion in boxing?
15 Which defender, who scored 78 penalties in his club career, passed his 40th birthday while in his second spell at Preston North End in 2011?
16 Who played in five Premiership matches for Leicester Tigers after his 40th birthday in 2015?
17 Which midfielder, who made a record 681 appearances for Manchester City between 1959 and 1976, played for Port Vale aged 41?
18 Dick Saunders was 48 when he became the oldest jockey to win the Grand National in 1982. Which horse did he ride?
19 Stanley Matthews played throughout his forties before making his final top-flight appearance at the age of 50 years and five days for which club?
20 Who won the 1978 World Snooker Championship aged 45?
21 Francesco Totti appeared from the ages of 16 to 40 for which Italian club?
22 Which England Women bowler, who also played in a football World Cup, retired from international cricket in 2005 aged 40?
23 Jimmy Dickinson, who represented England at two World Cups, made 829 appearances for which football club, the last of which came on his 40th birthday in 1965?
24 Which Japan-born US cyclist won La Vuelta in 2013 at 41, becoming the oldest grand-tour winner?
25 Which Cameroon player is the oldest scorer at the men’s football World Cup, having netted against Russia in 1994 at the age of 42?
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Answers
1 Tommy Hutchison
2 Bob Taylor, Misbah-ul-Haq
3 Billy Bonds
4 Diego Ormaechea (Uruguay, 1999)
5 Kevin Phillips
6 Isao Aoki
7 Everton
8 47
9 Teddy Sheringham
10 Minnesota Vikings
11 Gordon Strachan, of Coventry City
12 Swimming
13 Paolo Maldini
14 Bernard Hopkins
15 Graham Alexander
16 Brad Thorn
17 Alan Oakes
18 Grittar
19 Stoke City
20 Ray Reardon
21 Roma
22 Clare Taylor
23 Portsmouth
24 Chris Horner
25 Roger Milla
There’s a couple of gimmes for Pool fans
- and one for Giro, if he’s lurking Answers later today.
1 Who appeared for Scotland in the 1970s, scored at both ends in an FA Cup final in the 1980s and played for Swansea City at 43 in the 1990s?
2 Two cricketers played in 29 Tests after they turned 40: an Englishman in the 20th century and a Pakistani in the 21st. Who are they?
3 Which future West Ham United manager played 22 games for them in the top flight at the age of 41 in 1987-88?
4 Who is the only 40-year-old to have played in the men’s Rugby World Cup?
5 Who helped the following four clubs gain promotion to the Premier League late in his career: West Bromwich Albion at 34, Birmingham City at 35, Crystal Palace at 39 and Leicester City at 40?
6 Which Japanese golfer won the 1983 Hawaiian Open, his only PGA Tour victory, at 40?
7 At home to which club did Ryan Giggs make both his Manchester United debut at 17 and his first appearance for United as a 40-year-old?
8 In 2004, Martina Navratilova became the oldest player to win a main-draw match at Wimbledon when she won her first-round singles match. How old was she?
9 Which former England player appeared for Colchester United aged 42 in 2008?
10 For which NFL franchise did Brett Favre play after his 40th birthday?
11 Which 40-year-old player-manager helped his team avoid relegation from the Premier League in 1996-97?
12 In which discipline did Dara Torres, 41, represent the US at the 2008 Olympics?
13 Who played 30 league matches for AC Milan in 2008-09 at the age of 40 having first turned out for the club at 16?
14 Which 48-year-old beat Tavoris Cloud in 2013 to claim the IBF light-heavyweight title and break his own record as the oldest world champion in boxing?
15 Which defender, who scored 78 penalties in his club career, passed his 40th birthday while in his second spell at Preston North End in 2011?
16 Who played in five Premiership matches for Leicester Tigers after his 40th birthday in 2015?
17 Which midfielder, who made a record 681 appearances for Manchester City between 1959 and 1976, played for Port Vale aged 41?
18 Dick Saunders was 48 when he became the oldest jockey to win the Grand National in 1982. Which horse did he ride?
19 Stanley Matthews played throughout his forties before making his final top-flight appearance at the age of 50 years and five days for which club?
20 Who won the 1978 World Snooker Championship aged 45?
21 Francesco Totti appeared from the ages of 16 to 40 for which Italian club?
22 Which England Women bowler, who also played in a football World Cup, retired from international cricket in 2005 aged 40?
23 Jimmy Dickinson, who represented England at two World Cups, made 829 appearances for which football club, the last of which came on his 40th birthday in 1965?
24 Which Japan-born US cyclist won La Vuelta in 2013 at 41, becoming the oldest grand-tour winner?
25 Which Cameroon player is the oldest scorer at the men’s football World Cup, having netted against Russia in 1994 at the age of 42?
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Answers
1 Tommy Hutchison
2 Bob Taylor, Misbah-ul-Haq
3 Billy Bonds
4 Diego Ormaechea (Uruguay, 1999)
5 Kevin Phillips
6 Isao Aoki
7 Everton
8 47
9 Teddy Sheringham
10 Minnesota Vikings
11 Gordon Strachan, of Coventry City
12 Swimming
13 Paolo Maldini
14 Bernard Hopkins
15 Graham Alexander
16 Brad Thorn
17 Alan Oakes
18 Grittar
19 Stoke City
20 Ray Reardon
21 Roma
22 Clare Taylor
23 Portsmouth
24 Chris Horner
25 Roger Milla
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