SPORTWORD ACROSS

A test of knowledge for the sporting enthusiast

1. Tony ..... , 1985-86 WBA Heavyweight champion (5)

4. Michaël ..... , retired France defender whose clubs included Lazio and LA Galaxy (5)

7. Topsy ..., London Irish winger from 2005-19 (3)

8. Lilian ..... , former Leicester City and Plymouth Argyle midfielder (5)

9 & 14D Former Ireland, Man City, Arsenal and Sunderland striker (5,5)

10. John .... , 2001-03 WBA Heavyweight champion (4)

11. Mark ...... , Australian F1 driver (6)

14. Ana Fidelia ..... , 1995 and 1997 World Championships 800m gold medallist (6)

15 & 4D 1992 Olympic men’s triple jump gold medallist (4,6)

18. Dougie ..... , retired Scottish defender whose clubs included Inverness CT and St Mirren (5)

20 & 13D 2006 Commonwealth men’s 100m gold medallist (5,6)

21. Denis ..., 1964 Ballon d’Orwinner (3)

22. Rafael ..... , 2006 French Open singles tennis champion (5)

23. The ..... , nickname of Aldershot Town (5)

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1. Devin ..... , Irish lock who was the tallest player in the 2015 Rugby World Cup (5)

2. Franco ....... , 2007-12 England national football team assistant manager (7)

3. Sammy .... , Dominican Republic-born baseball player who hit over 600 career home runs between 1989-2007 (4)

4. See 15 Across

5. Initialism for the basketball organization that merged with the NBA in 1976 (3)

6. Gökhan ..... , 2006-15 Switzerland and 2015-16 Leicester City midfielder (5)

12. Brian ....... , 1988 Olympic figure skating gold medallist (7)

13. See 20 Across

14. See 9 Across

16. Eric ..... , 1956-58 England rugby union captain (5)

17. Brian .... , 2006-09 Sheffield Wednesday manager (4)

19. Colour of the ball worth one point in snooker (3)