SPORT WORD

ACROSS

1. David ..... , Southampton defender; 1979 League Cup Final opening scorer (5) 4. Real Zaragoza 1995 European Cup Winners’ Cup Final winning scorer (5) 7 and 4 Down. Leinster Rugby captain (3,6) 8. Mark ..... , 1995-98 Oxford winger (5) 9. Martin ..... , former New Zealand Test and ODI cricket captain (5) 10. Derartu .... , 1992 and 2000 Olympic women’s 10,000m gold medallist (4) 11 and 17 Down. Former Wales, Scarlets, Bristol and Sale Sharks scrum-half (6,4) 14. Graeme .. .... , England defender who scored against Brazil in 1995 (2,4) 15 and 6 Down. 2017 Rally Mexico winner (4,5) 18. Kevin ..... , Notts County player-boss (5) 20. Emmanuel ..... , former Arsenal player (5) 21 and 23 Across. 1984 Man of Steel and Lance Todd Trophy winner (3,5) 22. Osasuna and former Newcastle United striker (5) 23. See 21 Across.

DOWN

1. David ..... , former England and Aston Villa midfielder; 1990 PFA Players’ Player of the Year award winner (5) 2. See 19 Down. 3. Jimmy .... , Coventry City manager from 1961-67 (4) 4. See 7 Across. 5. Brian …, Gillingham FC record goalscorer (3) 6. See 15 Across. 12. Lizzy ……., 2014 Olympic skeleton gold medallist for Great Britain (7) 13. Spanish midfielder signed by Bradford City from Hearts in 2001 (6) 14. Steve ..... , Leicester City winger signed from Birmingham City in 1981 (5) 16. Dale ..... , South Africa Test cricketer who took 7-51 against India in Nagpur in 2010 (5) 17. See 11 Across.

19 and 2Down. 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics host city recently named as host of the 2028 Games (3,7)