SPORT WORD

ACROSS

1. Hildegard ..... , 1972 Olympic 800m gold medallist for West Germany (5) 4. Jurgen ..... , former Austria and Sunderland goalkeeper (5) 7. Jordon ..., Bournemouth winger (3) 8. Razvan ..... , former Romania midfielder who last played for Chicago Fire in 2016 (5) 9. See 18 Across. 10. Player listed in order of their considered likelihood to win a sports tournament (4) 11. Valtteri ...... , Mercedes F1 driver (6) 14. Danny ...... , former Sunderland, QPR and Preston forward (6) 15. See 21 Across. 18 and 9 Across. Leicester Tigers prop; 2016 England Test debutant v. Wales (5,5) 20. Tony ..... , 1990s Notts County striker (5) 21 and 15 Across. 2017 Hong Kong e-Prix Race 1 winner (3,4) 22. 2002 biography of Peter Osgood (5) 23. Abdoulaye ..... , former Ivory Coast and Marseille defender (5)

DOWN

1. Ruth ..... , 1972 and 1976 Olympic javelin gold medallist (5) 2. Charles ....... , 2018 Sauber F1 driver (7) 3. See 19 Down. 4. Gary ...... , 2000-04 West Brom boss (6) 5. Emre ..., Liverpool and Germany midfielder (3) 6. Jesse ..... , 1936 Olympic long jump, 100m and 200m gold medallist (5) 12. Manu ....... , Leicester Tigers centre; 2011 England Test debutant against Wales (7) 13. Oumar ...... , Senegal and Everton striker (6) 14. Scorer of Atletico Madrid’s third in the 2012 Europa League Final (5) 16. Brian ..... , Sheffield United striker who won three England caps in the 1990s (5) 17. Paul .... , 2004 Olympic men’s artistic gymnastics individual all-around gold medallist (4) 19 and 3 Down. Ulster Rugby Director of Rugby (3,4) Call 0907 181 2622 for today’s solution. Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge. SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390. Turn to Page 45 for yesterday’s answers.