SPORTS CROSSWORD

Test your knowledge just for fun! The answers are below.

CLUES ACROSS

1. Sir Gordon ........, champion jockey on the Flat on 26 occasions (8)

6. Thomas ....., first Danish golfer to play in the Ryder Cup (5)

7. Laurent ....., manager of Paris St Germain (5)

9. Cassius ...., name discarded by Muhammad Ali (4)

10. Peter ......, England Test cricket all rounder and later a Test umpire (6)

12. Magnus ......, Coventry City, Celtic and Sweden goalkeeper (6)

14. Jim ...., boxer who became WBC lightweight champion in 1979 (4)

17. Venue of F1’s Italian Grand Prix (5)

18. Shaquille .’...., Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers basketball player (1’4)

19. Scottish Premiership League club whose home ground is Pittodrie (8)

CLUES DOWN

2. Venue of the San Marino Grand Prix from 1981 until 2006 (5)

3. .... Mandlikova, two-time women's singles champion at the Australian Open (4)

4. ...... Fowler, Liverpool, Manchester City, Cardiff City and England striker (6)

5. Gladstone ....., former Warwickshire and England fast bowler (5)

6. Manchester United, Real Madrid, LA Galaxy and England midfielder (7)

8. and 11 down. Losing finalists in the 2016 FA Cup Final (7,6) 11. See 8 down 13. Captain of Brazil's 1994 FIFA World Cup winning team (5)

15. ..... Bikela, two-time men’s marathon Olympic champion (5)

16. Touching ...., St Leger winner in 1982 (4)