Misc: In what field is Romuald Rat a well-known name?

Questions

What sport is central to Ernest Hemmingway's Death in the afternoon?

What sport features the fastest-moving ball?

Who carried the Olympic flame into the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1956?

What Argentine soccer player was hailed as the world's best when he arrived at the 1982 World Cup?

Who left Rugby League football to become a great Australian fast bowler of the 1940s and 50s?