Sportword

ACROSS

1. Michael ........ , striker whose only England appearance was against the Netherlands in 2002 (8)

7 and 8 Across. Southampton midfielder formerly with Chelsea and Barcelona (5,5)

8. See 7 Across.

9. An informal term for Petr Cech, Jordan Pickford or Darren Randolph, for example (6)

10. Stephen .... , Republic of Ireland and Stoke City winger born in 1985 (4)

12. Marco .... , WBO Cruiserweight champion from 2009-15 (4)

14. Arnold ...... , 1960 US Open golf champion (6)

17. Gary ..... , British Heavyweight boxing champion 1989-91 (5)

18. Horse racecourse that hosts the Derby (5)

19. Alistair ........ , British triathlete who won gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics (8)

DOWN

1. Pepe ..... , Milan and former Liverpool goalkeeper, currently on loan to Aston Villa (5)

2. Scottish football team that in 1967 became the first British side to win the European Cup (6)

3. The European Football Championship is known as the .... tournament (4)

4. Alberto ..... , 1988 Olympic slalom skiing gold medallist (5)

5. Horse racecourse that hosts the Prix de l’arc de Triomphe (9) 6. Snooker player who won the 2014 and 2016 Championship League (4,5) 11. Tony ...... , 1967 League Cup winner with QPR (6)

13 . ..... Azpilicueta, Chelsea and Spain defender (5)

15. Billiards stroke in which the cue is held nearly vertically to effect a swerve (5)

16. John .... , England Test cricketer who took 7-40 against Australia at Sydney in 1971 (4)