SPORTWORD

A test of knowledge for the sporting enthusiast

ACROSS

1. Jimmy ..... , former Swindon goalie who famously scored the winner for loan club Carlisle in their final match of the 1998/99 season in Division Three (5)

4. Fast, powerful overhead stroke in tennis (5) 7. Small peg that supports a golf ball (3)

8. See 19 Down.

9. Hubert ..... , 1985 USPGA champion (5)

10 . .... Tindall, 2006 BBC Sports

Personality of the Year (4) 11. Christine ...... , ladies’ singles tennis player who won the 1959 French Championships (6)

14. Kevin ...... , England football

manager 1999-2000 (6) 15. Charlie .... , Scotland and

Stoke City midfielder (4) 18. The ..... World Cup; until 2017, the richest horse race in the world (5)

20. Andrew ..... , All Blacks

scrum-half (5)

21. Long rod used to hit a ball in

snooker (3)

22. Freddie ..... , Ipswich Town

forward (5)

23. David ..... , former Everton

manager (5)

DOWN

1. Mario ..... , Germany and former Bayern Munich striker (5)

2. ....... , home city of Scottish League One side nicknamed The Diamonds (7)

3. Middle component of a triple jump (4)

4. Hans ...... , Wimbledon goalkeeper from 1988-96 (6) 5. ... Mafe, 1990 Commonwealth men’s 200m bronze medal winner (3)

6. Justine ..... , 2007 US Open singles tennis champion (5) 12. Paul ....... , Leeds United and England utility player born in 1944 (7)

13. The ...... , nickname of the football teams Oldham and Wigan (6)

14. Jan ..... , 1973 Wimbledon

champion (5)

16. Remi ..... , former West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United midfielder (5)

17. Rich .... , 2002 USPGA

champion (4)

19 and 8 Across. Luis ... ..... , Portugal midfielder who was signed by West Ham United from Fulham in 2007 (3,5)