| CYCLING | One of the three sports or disciplines forming a triathlon (7) |
| SWIMMING | Open-water, wild or in a pool, one of the three disciplines forming a triathlon with running and cycling (8) |
| STADIUM | A name for a sports or concert venue, derived from a Greek word meaning the length of 600 feet (7) |
| WAYWARD | Resistant to guidance or discipline (7) |
| RUNWILD | Behave without restraint or discipline (3,4) |
| ANGLING | From Old English for "hook", the sport or pastime of fishing with a rod, line and a baited lure, such as a fly (7) |
| STARDOM | Fame in the field of sports or entertainment |
| SPONSOR | Pay for costs of sports or artistic event in return for advertising (7) |
| RAFTING | The sport or pastime of travelling down a river on a flat, buoyant timber structure (7) |
| LEAGUES | Groups in fantasy sports or real sports |
| AMATEUR | A nonprofessional in a sport or other activity (7) |
| WETSUIT | Garment worn in water sports or diving (3,4) |
| GLIDING | Sport or activity of flying in an engine-less craft (7) |
| EXTREME | Word before "sports" or "weather" |
| PARADIGM | A conceptual model in the theory or practice of a particular science or discipline (8) |
| SHORTS | Word for trousers to the knee or higher for hiking, outdoor pursuits, school, sports or summer holidays; trunks or underpants; featurettes or other brief films; tots of spirits; or, the bran or pollar |
| CRICKET | Summer sport, or an insect (7) |
| TRI | Race consisting of three sports, for short |
| DRESSAGE | From "training", the equestrian art or discipline of haute ecole (8) |
| DINK | Scots dialect for something neat and trim; a soft drop-shot in pickleball and other sports; or, in Australia, a lift on the crossbar or front of a bike (4) |
