Sports !!!

1.
Most Xs since the inception in 1978 were from Paris, France to ______ but due to political
instability in Africa the 2009 X will be run in South America, the first time X takes place
outside of Europe and Africa. X is open to both amateur and professional entries. Amateurs
typically make up about eighty percent of the participants.
X is a sporting event. Which ?

2.
Y is a Tamil language film set to be released in 2008. It stars Raghavendra Lawrence and Sneha
in the lead roles. The film released on May 23, 2008. Y? Yes, this is a Sports Quiz.

3.
Z was awarded the Croix de guerre and the Médaille de la Résistance by the French government for his efforts in fighting the German occupation; to the end of his life, however, Z would refer to his work with the French Resistance as 'boy scout stuff'.
Z who died in Paris on 22 December 1989 aged 83, had two first-class games for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in 1925 and 1926, scoring 35 runs in his four innings and conceding 64 runs without taking a wicket. What is Zs claim to fame ?

4.
10 days after the national team returned home, while sitting in a bar called "El Indio" in Medellin with his girlfriend, 3 people came close to Q and started to tease him. Q responded to them, but since they were violent people they took him outside to the parking lot and murdered the 27-year-old when they shot him 12 times and after every shot they screamt Y, mimicing _______________. It seems that they gambled and lost lot of money because of _________ and decided that Q is the one to blame. The murder shocked the whole nation. 120,000 people came to the funeral of Q. Gimme Q and Y

5.

ID the game being played above