| ENDZONE | Area behind the goals in American football that a ball must cross for a touchdown to be awarded (3,4) |
| SCRIMMAGE | Sequence of play in American football that begins when the ball is passed backward by the centre (snapped) (9) |
| NETS | The goals in soccer or hockey (4) |
| GOAL | Structure into which a ball must be aimed in sports including football, hurling, netball and polo (4) |
| BREAKAWAY | A secession/escape; a stampede; an attacking sprint to the goal in sport; or, a group of cyclists ahead of, or accelerating away from, a peloton (9) |
| CHIP | Lofted shot in football that is similar to a lob in tennis (4) |
| GOALLINE | Point at which the ball must cross (4,4) |
| NET | Textile such as tulle; the goal in football; or, a strip dividing a tennis or badminton court (3) |
| CORONER | Free kick - ball must be placed in middle - that's official |
| JASONMCATEER | Soccer: who scored the goal in Ireland's famous 1-0 win over the Netherlands in 2001? (5,7) |
| GAELIC | The variety of football that borrows a little from Rugby but is distinctly Irish |
| MANTOMAN | Type of defensive marking in football that is alternative to zonal (3,2,3) |
| RUGBY | Style of football that originated from a school in Warwickshire (5) |
| HOOP | Bear up -- that could be the goal in court (4) |
| BOX | Area around the goal in football (3) |
| FOREWARNING | An alert that a ball is coming your way? (11) |
| VARIED | Controversial development in football that is dead diverse (6) |
| LUXURIOUS | Bringing comfort with pound, as loan shark's cross for a second |
| BOLERO | Spanish dance or English ball must be given backing |
| ALLTHUMBS | Awkward, spinning ball ... must begin to hit (3,6) |
