| HAMSIK | Marek ___, Slovak midfielder who captains the Italian club Napoli (6) |
| MILLIE | England footballer who captains the Women's Super League club Chelsea, _ Bright (6) |
| HARRYKANE | Prolific striker who captains the England football team (5,4) |
| EDINDZEKO | Former Manchester City striker who captains the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team |
| KOLISI | Siya _, rugby union player who currently captains the South Africa national team (6) |
| MILLER | Only South African to captain the Kings XI Punjab, he is known for this quote: "If it is in the vee, hit it up a tree. If it is in the arc, hit it out of the park" |
| CARLOS | Mexican player ... Vela, who captains Los Angeles FC. (6) |
| DRAVID | Rahul ---, former Indian cricket captain, the fourthhighest run scorer in Test cricket (6) |
| WINTER | Season with Italian club (6) |
| NAPOLI | Maradona's Italian club (6) |
| DUBCEK | Slovak statesman to name his neighbour on the radio |
| KOLPAK | Maros ...... , Slovak handball player after whom a 2003 ECJ ruling was named (6) |
| ROTHKO | Latvian-born artist Marek |
| SALAMI | A regular in Italian clubs? |
| LIONELMESSI | Footballer who captains Barcelona and the Argentinian national team (6,5) |
| SUNIL | ____ Chhetri, Indian professional footballer who captains both ISL club Bengaluru and the India national team |
| INCE | Who was the first black player to captain the England football team? (4) |
| NEUER | Manuel, goalkeeper who captains Bayern Munich FC and the German national team (5) |
| RANI | She captains the Indian women's hockey team. (4) |
| BUTTLER | Jos _, captains the England cricket team in limited overs cricket (7) |
