SPORTWORD

A test of knowledge for the sporting enthusiast

ACROSS

1. Jürgen ..... , 2002-11 Austria goalie who played for Sunderland and Chelsea (5) 4. Vladimir ..... , 2009-18 Slovakia midfielder formerly at Man City; his father is the current manager for Georgia (5) 7. Home of the F1 Belgian

GP (3)

8. Terry ..... , Spurs manager 1974-76 (5)

9. Recently retired defender who was at Brasiliense 2018-2019, formerly at Brazil and Inter (5) 10. The heavier end of a snooker cue (4)

11. Horse racecourse in the Tees Valley (6)

14. Bird on the crest of Norwich City FC (6)

15. Ruud .... , Ajax and Netherlands defender born in 1949 (4)

18. Chanda ..... , 1996 Australian Open women’s doubles tennis champion with Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (5)

20 & 23A Wales rugby union winger whose 1987

Test debut was against France (5,5)

21 & 4D Forest defender who scored an own goal in the 1991 FA Cup Final (3,6)

22. The ..... Stadium, home ground of Cambridge United (5)

23. See 20 Across.

DOWN

1. See 19 Down.

2. Chris ....... , all-time top league goalscorer for Hull City (7) 3. Host city of the 1952 Winter Olympics (4)

4. See 21 Across. 5. Initialism for the world governing body of cricket (3) 6. Fredrik ..... , Sweden defender who played for Fulham between 2008-11 (5) 12. Vedran ....... , Lokomotiv Moscow defender formerly at Man City and Spurs (7) 13. Horse ridden by Pat Eddery that won the 1975 Epsom Derby (6)

14. Guillermo ..... , 2004 French Open singles tennis championship runner-up (5) 16. Type of golf course on, or near to, the coast (5) 17. Dennis .... , former Chelsea captain midfielder and Leeds manager (4)

19 and 1 Down. Huddersfieldborn Arsenal defender in their 1971 FA Cup Final win (3,5)