Sports - 4

This is just a set of miscellaneous questions based on sports.

1. Each winner receives a X statuette exclusively produced by Cartier. The universal nature of sport is celebrated by the representation of the five continents, which are engraved on the base. The statuettes are 30 cm high and weigh 2.5 kg. Each figure contains 670 g of solid silver with a 650 g gold finish base. What is X?

2. Connect:
April - weekend ending 2nd Sunday in April; hosted as an invitational by and played at Augusta National ____ Club
June - weekend ending with the 3rd Sunday in June; played at various locations in the USA
July - weekend containing the 3rd Friday in July; a played o at various locations in the UK
August - 4th weekend after the Championship in July; played at various locations in the USA.

3. Some weeks before this annual event in 1996, it was found that some proxy servers were blocking the web site for the event. The reason: The game's Roman numeral (XXX) is usually associated with pornography. Which major event, whose winner is awarded the Vince Lombardi Trophy, am I talking about?

4. Fever Pitch sold over a million copies in the United Kingdom. It has been seen as something of a turning point in the public perception of football, making an interest in the game acceptable, even fashionable, in educated and literary circles. It won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year in 1992. It was also reprinted with a new cover and made available as part of the 2005-06 _______ membership pack as part of the "Final Salute" to________.

5. This tournament, played in Mason, Ohio, has attained a status just below the Grand Slam level Tennis. It is presently sponsored by the Western & Southern Financial Group. It was formerly called the ATP championship and Tri-State Tennis tournament. Which tournament?

6. Connect: A quote by Jos Hermens “You give a party, and someone is killed at the party, you don’t continue the party, you go home. That’s what I’m doing.” and Operation Wrath of God.

7. Rhodes announced that he planned to retire from One-Day International cricket after the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa. However, his tournament was cut short when he got injured in a match against Kenya. In Kenya's innings, Maurice Odumbe hit the ball in the air toward Rhodes, who dropped the catch and in the process broke his hand. The South African team's medical staff concluded that it would take four to five weeks to heal, effectively ruling Rhodes out of the rest of the tournament. Due to this unexpected event, which player, who replaced Rhodes got a chance to play for SA?