| HARIKA | Who was the captain of the Indian women's team in the recently held 45th Chess Olympiad? (6) |
| SAVITA | ... Punia, captain of the Indian women's hockey team. (6) |
| KANITKAR | The coach of the winning team in the recently-concluded U-19 World Cup cricket tournament in the West Indies. (8) |
| TANIA | Identify this chess presenter and commentator, who also took part as a player in the Indian women's team that won the gold in the 45th Chess Olympiad? (5) |
| SUNE | Who scored the most number of runs for South Africa Women's team in the one-off Test versus India? (4) |
| FERNS | Black ___ (New Zealand women's team in the finals of the 2022 Rugby World Cup) |
| HOCKEY | Sport where the Indian women's team reached a World Cup final. (6) |
| SSDAS | Batting coach for the Indian women's team. (1,1,3) |
| NEVILLE | Phil ---, former footballer appointed head coach of the England women's team in 2018 (7) |
| DIVYA | Who won the gold medal on the third board in the women's section of the 45th Chess Olympiad? (5) |
| CHASE | Who was the captain of the West Indian Test team which lost 0-3 to Australia recently? (5) |
| LUKEDONALD | Golfer who was the captain of Team Europe in the Ryder Cup in 2025 (4,6) |
| AARON | Who was the captain of Australia when it won the tournament for the only time so far, in 2021? (5) |
| NATHAN | Identify the first name of this cricketer with more than 560 Test wickets, who was surprisingly left out of the playing XI in the recently held Pink Ball Test at the Gabba. (6) |
| KOHLI | Identify the surname of this Indian cricketer who won the Player of the Series award in the recently held ODI series against South Africa. (5) |
| BUTTLER | Who won the Player of the Series award in the recently-held T20 international series held between England and the West Indies? (7) |
| ALANA | Identify the first name of the player who registered the best bowling figures in an innings in the recently held Women's World Cup. (5) |
| JUDIT | Who lit the cauldron of the 45th Chess Olympiad? (5) |
| CRAIGBELLAMY | Footballer who was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007 |
| JADEJA | Who won the Man of the Series award in the recently-held two-test series between India and the West Indies? (6) |
