| KELLEHER | AlI Blacks halfback figured three World Cup campaigns 1999-2007 (8) |
| NUGGY | Nickname AlI Blacks halfback centurion Aaron Smith (5) |
| NEWORDER | Group that sang England's 1990 World Cup campaign official song (3,5) |
| OLIPHANT | Queensland halfback figured inaugural State of Origin match 1980 (8) |
| FLETCHER | Duncan, Zimbabwean cricket coach in charge of England 1999-2007 (8) |
| SOPRANOS | The -, 1999- 2007 US television drama series starring James Gandolfini and Edie Falco (8) |
| PEDERSEN | Nicki ........, Danish rider who has won three World Speedway Championships (8) |
| JOHNPART | Canadian winner of three world darts championships, who commentated on others for the BBC, 1995-2007 |
| ROBINSON | Sugar Ray, 1951-3 world middleweight boxing champion (8) |
| ANNARBOR | Michigan city where Jesse Owens broke three world records and equalled a fourth in a 45-minute spell, at the 1935 Big Ten championship |
| DONNACHO | Ignacio Mexico Trelles at Campos, three World who Cups, was popularly called by this name. (3,5) |
| IEREMIA | Wellington All Blacks midfielder figured 1995, '99 World Cup campaigns (7) |
| FRANKS | All Blacks prop centurion figured two successful World Cup campaigns (6) |
| HOWLETT | All Blacks winger 2003 and 2007 World Cup campaigns (7) |
| KEES | All Black prop 1999, 2003 World Cup campaigns, - Meeuws (4) |
| TIALATA | Canes prop figured ABs 2007 World Cup campaign (7) |
| PELE | Brazilian soccer star with three World Cup titles (1958, 1962, and 1970) |
| BAZ | Who was in goal for Ireland in their three World Cup qualifiers last month? (6) |
| GAL | Romanian centre Csaba - - - played in three World Cups, 2007-15 (3) |
| GENIA | Veteran Wallaby halfback current World Cup campaign (5) |
