| DOUE | Identify the surname of the player who won the best young player award in the FIFA Club World Cup held in June-july 2025. (4) |
| ROBERT | Identify the first name of the player who won the best goalkeeper award in the FIFA Club World Cup held in June-july 2025. (6) |
| GUEDIOURA | French-born Algerian midfielder, he followed in the footsteps of his father, Nacer, on the Algerian national team during the 2010 World Cup. He played in England for several Premier League and Champio |
| PALMER | Who was chosen as the best player of the FIFA Club World Cup which concluded in July 2025? (6) |
| JASONREYNOLDS | Author whose novel Long Way Down won the 2018 Edgar Award in the Best Young Adult category: 2 wds. |
| BEDI | In the 1975 World Cup, he had figures of 12-8-6-1 against East Africa. (4) |
| GOSWAMI | Current SRH player who won the first Emerging Player award in 2008 while playing for RCB |
| HEDO | ___ Turkoglu, winner of the NBA's Most Improved Player award in 2008 |
| MBAPPE | Kylian -, France FIFA World Cup Final and Best Young Player Award winner (6) |
| REALMADRID | Spanish professional football club which was recognised as the FIFA Club of the century in the year 2000: 2 wds. |
| RISING | Best young player award, ... Star (6) |
| STAR | Best young player award, Rising ... (4) |
| SUPPLYTEACHER | Plastery cup he mixed filler in (6,7) |
| WINCHED | Victory cup he had hoisted (7) |
| SMITH | Identify the surname of the player who won the player of the series award in the two-test series in Jan-Feb 2025 between Sri Lanka and Australia. (5) |
| FORLAN | Identify the surname of the player who won the Golden Ball award in the 2010 edition. (6) |
| 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) |
| ANAHAT | Identify the first name of the player who won the women's singles title at the SRFI Indian Open squash in November 2025. (6) |
| ELENA | Identify the first name of the player who won the women's singles at the Australian Open in 2026. (5) |
| CHARANI | Identify the surname of the player who picked up the most wickets in the five-match women's T20I series held between England and India in June-july 2025. (7) |
