| WORLDCUP | International competition for football in 2010 and for rugby and cricket in 2011 (5,3) |
| UEFA | Administrative body for football in Europe (1.1.1.1.) (initials) |
| PASSOVER | Elements of football and cricket used in religious festival (8) |
| OLYMPIAD | International competition in math, science and other disciplines |
| OLYMPICS | Slimy cop running in international competition |
| STRIPTHE | Dance article found between emblems of football and cricket (5,3,6) |
| OUTFIELD | In baseball and cricket, the part of the playing area furthest from the batting pitch (8) |
| ARMSRACE | International competition commonly has an adverse affect on people (4,4) |
| RODMARSH | Wicketkeeper and cricket legend (3,5) |
| PARALYMPICS | International competition for disabled athletes first held in Rome in 1960 (11) |
| FRIENDSHIPGAMES | International competition for countries that boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics [Texas] |
| NANDA | Identify the surname of this Indian athlete who won women's 200m gold in the 2016 South Asian Games, bronze at the 4x100m relay in the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and participated in the 200m in the 20 |
| ARMS | International competition for weapons (4,4) |
| LILYALDRIN | Role in the TV series How I Met Your Mother for which Alyson Hannigan won the People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actress in 2010 and 2012 |
| ZAHAHADID | Baghdad-born architect who received the Stirling Prize in 2010 and 2011 and was made a Dame in 2012 (4,5) |
| SAMANTHAFOX | 1980s glamour model and pop star who took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2010 and Celebrity Master Chef in 2023 (8,3) |
| ALASTAIRHIGNELL | 2008 winner of the BBC's Helen Rollason Award who played rugby for Bristol and England and cricket for Gloucestershire |
| LESLIECOMPTON | Like his brother Denis, ____ played football for Arsenal and cricket for Middlesex |
| ECLAIR | Surname of Jenny, the comedian who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2010 and Celebrity MasterChef in 2012 (6) |
| ENGLAND | Country that won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2010 and 2022, and the ODI World Cup in 2019. (7) |
