SPORTWORD

ACROSS

1. See 6 Down. 7. Pocketing of the cue ball in snooker by accidentally striking another ball (2-3) 8. Clemente ..... , 2008 and 2012 Olympic heavyweight boxing silver medallist for Italy (5) 9. Ignacio ...... , Argentina and former Worcester Warriors fly-half (6) 10. White ball in bowls (4) 12. Jacob .... , New Zealand Test cricketer who hit 133 against South Africa in Centurion in 2006 (4) 14. John ...... , Ghana defender who spent 2009-11 on loan to Sunderland from Lyon (6) 17. Dane ..... , Hurricanes hooker; 2015 New Zealand Rugby World Cup Final winner (5) 18. Ron ..... , Netherlands and AZ defender at Aston Villa from 2012-15 (5) 19. Mike ........ , former Middlesex and England Test cricket captain; 2007-08 MCC President (8)

DOWN

1. Nicole ..... , 2008 Olympic cycling road race gold medallist (5) 2. Brazil, Lyon and former Manchester United right-back (6) 3. Patrice .... , France and Marseille defender previously at Juventus (4) 4. Emiliano ..... , Argentina and Stuttgart defender at Liverpool from 2007-11 (5) 5. Ross County striker who scored all four goals in a Scottish Premiership win over Inverness last month (4,5)

6 and 1 Across. Most northerly club in the 2016-17 RFU Championship (9,8) 11. ...... Town FC, League Two club managed by Darren Way since 2015 (6) 13. Rene ..... , Hamburg and Germany goalkeeper (5) 15. Tony ..... , Southampton forward; 1979 League Cup Final runner-up (5) 16. Mauricio .... , Chile and Cagliari midfielder; 2014-15 loanee at QPR (4)