| CHOPRA | Michael ___, footballer who was the first player of Indian parentage to play and score in the Premier League |
| MESTIZO | Of mixed Spanish and American Indian parentage (7) |
| INUIT | Jordin Tootoo was the first player of ___ descent to play in the NHL |
| OWEN | Michael ___, footballer (4) |
| MCMANUS | Ruin Chancellor doing U-turn about 1900 - the first player of 17Ac (4,7) |
| MARK | Ruin Chancellor doing U-turn about 1900 - the first player of 17Ac (4,7) |
| TRY | Go and score in rugby (3) |
| PANTRY | Sleep around, and score in rugby store |
| DVD | The first players of this optical disc went on sale in 1996 |
| CAPRICORNONE | The goat stars and scores in this conspiracy theory movie (9,3) |
| ERROL | First player of colour to win Springboks Test honours, - Tobias (5) |
| SHOHEIOHTANI | Japanese MLB player who was the first player in history to be a pitcher and hitter in the All-Star Game, in 2021: 2 wds. |
| THORBURN | Nicknamed the Grinder, who was the first player to score a maximum break of 147 at the world snooker championships? (8) |
| PANDEV | Goran ___, footballer who in 2021 became the first Macedonian to score 100 goals in one of the top five European football leagues |
| ISTVAN | - Kozma, footballer who was the first Hungarian to play in the Premier League (6) |
| NORMANWHITESIDE | Former Manchester United footballer who was the youngest person to score in a FA Cup Final in 1983 (6,9) |
| LISALESLIE | Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first player to dunk in a WNBA game: 2 wds. |
| SHERYLSWOOPES | Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first player to sign with the WNBA: 2 wds. |
| DONBUDGE | US tennis champion who was the first player to win the four Grand Slam tournaments in a single year (3,5) |
| ARTMONK | NFL Hall of Famer who was the first player to have a touchdown reception in fifteen consecutive seasons |
