| CROQUET | Ball game at which Paddy Chapman won the 2018 world singles championship |
| YEOVIL | "Constituency in Somerset for which Paddy Ashdown was Liberal Democrat MP from 1983 until 2001 (6) |
| LEWISHAMILTON | British Formula One driver who won the 2018 World championships: 2 wds. |
| STORM | Melbourne, rugby league club that won the 2018 World Club Challenge (5) |
| SNOOKER | Ball game at which Steve Davis was world champion 1987-89 (7) |
| CARUANA | The loser in the 2018 World Chess Championship (7,7) |
| FABIANO | The loser in the 2018 World Chess Championship (7,7) |
| NABBOUT | Ex-Jets and Melbourne Victory forward at the 2018 World Cup, Andrew ... (7) |
| ALLCOCK | Tony ___, bowls player who won the 2002 World Indoor Singles Championship (7) |
| LACOSTE | Rene, men's tennis player who won the 1926 and 1927 US National Singles Championship (7) |
| HOCKEY | Ball game at which Pakistan were men's World Cup champions in 1994 (6) |
| REALTENNIS | Ancient indoor racket and ball game at which Robert Fahey was world champion from 1994-2016 |
| POOL | Nine-ball -, game at which Fedor Gorst and Daryl Peach have been world champions (4) |
| HARRYKANE | Footballer won the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup (5,4) |
| TABLETENNIS | Ball game at which Zhang Jike was 2012 Olympic men's singles champion (5,6) |
| MARIOMANDZUKIC | Juventus striker who scored the final goal of the 2018 World Cup |
| VOLGOGRAD | Russian city in which England played their opening match in the 2018 World Cup |
| NUNEZ | Eduardo who hit a three RBI homer for the Red Sox in the 2018 World Series |
| RUSSIA | The country that hosted the 2018 World Cup! (6) |
| ALLROUNDERS | Sporty types having ball game at back of big 'ouse |
