| PELE | He scored his 1,000th goal at Brazil's Maracana Stadium |
| RIODEJANEIRO | Home of Brazil's Maracana Stadium |
| PAT | Basketball coach Riley, who recently notched his 1,000th victory |
| TIM | He scored his hundredth career goal in an Everton match against Arsenal in 2009, midfielder ... Cahi |
| ADU | Soccer player who scored his first goal at age 14 |
| RIO | Short name for the city home to the Maracana stadium |
| PAULMCCARTNEY | Former Beatle whose Maracana Stadium concert in 1990 is the second highest-attended ticketed concert for a single artist: 2 wds. |
| TINATURNER | American singer whose Maracana Stadium concert in 1988 is the third highest-attended ticketed concert for a single artist: 2 wds. |
| OLE | Maracana Stadium cry |
| RONALDO | Al Nassr star who scored his 970th career goal. (Last name) (7) |
| CUFF | Northcliffe ironman who scored his maiden Nutri-Grain series round win at Bulli in 2019-20 season (4) |
| WGGRACE | Cricketer who scored his hundredth first-class century in 1895 at the age of 46 |
| BARRESI | Jose, Venezuelan 250 racer who scored his best GP result at Donington in 1991. (7) |
| POPE | Player scored his ninth Test century at Headingley, leading England's fightback against India in the first Test.(Last Name) (4) |
| JOE | Identify the first name of this cricketer who scored his first-ever century on Australian soil in the recently-held Pink Ball Test at the Gabba. (3) |
| RAHUL | LSG captain who scored his first IPL 2026 fifty. (First name) (5) |
| BAIRSTOW | Jonny ........ , Yorkshire wicketkeeper who scored his first century in ODI against West Indies in September (8) |
| COLEPALMER | English attacking midfielder who scored his first senior hattrick in Chelsea's 4-3 comeback victory against Manchester United earlier this month (4,6) |
| DIMUTH | Which former Sri Lankan captain scored his 16th Test century in the second Test versus New Zealand in September 2024? (6) |
| WIAAN | Which South African all-rounder scored his maiden Test century in the second Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram? (5) |
