SPORTWORD ACROSS

A test of knowledge for the sporting enthusiast

1. See 21 Across

4. Ole ....., speedway world

champion (5)

7. See 18 Across

8. ..... Ferga, 2000 and

2002 European Indoor Championships 60m hurdles winner (5)

9 & 10 Across Name given to any of the four Major tennis tournaments (5,4) 10. See 9 Across

11. Illegal delivery in cricket such as when a bowler oversteps the crease (2-4) 14. Runner-up medal in

Olympic sport (6)

15 & 19 Down Barcelona

stadium (4,3)

18 & 7 Across Golfer that won The Open Championship in 2002 (5,3)

20. Rafael ....., 1963 US National Singles tennis champion (5)

21 & 1 Across 1982 England Test cricket debutant against Pakistan at

Leeds (3,5)

22. Benoît ....., France rugby union player who won the first of 63 caps in 1964 (5) 23. ..... Drechsler, 1992 and 2000 Olympic women’s long jump champion (5)

DOWN

1. Freddie ....., 1948-50 World Light Heavyweight boxing champion who died in

1965 (5)

2. Derek ......., England Test cricketer who scored 126 against India at Lord’s in 1982 (7)

3. The circular stitching joining the two halves of the cricket ball (4)

4. Peter ......, Chelsea scorer in the 1970/71 European Cup Winners’ Cup Final (6) 5. Home of the F1 Belgian

GP (3)

6. Miguel Angel ....., former Spain footballer nicknamed the ‘Beast of Barcelona’ (5) 12. Kriss ......., 1990 Commonwealth 400m hurdles champion (7)

13. Swiss home of Servette

FC (6)

14. Gary ....., former Sheffield United manager who as a player was capped 85 times for Wales between 19902004 (5)

16. River ....., Buenos Aires

football team (5)

17. Devon ...., horse ridden by Dick Francis in the 1956 Grand National (4)

19. See 15 Across