| SOLHEIM | The Cup, the women's equiv- alent of the Ryder Cup, concludes today in Virginia, USA (7) |
| SUDIRMAN | The ... Cup, the World Mixed Team Championships in badminton which takes place every two years. (8) |
| NEWPORTNEWS | A port in Virginia, USA, at the mouth of the James River (7,4) |
| MARS | Food and consumer goods branding company based in Virginia, USA (4) |
| SOCHI | In which city do the Winter Olympics conclude today? (5) |
| NICE | In which city will the Tour de France conclude today? (4) |
| STANLEY | _ Cup, the trophy presented annually to the champions of the National Hockey League in North America (7) |
| PARISSE | Sergio ....... , Italy captain in the 2011 Rugby World Cup; the country's most-capped player (7) |
| ROANOKE | City in Virginia, US, that houses the man-made Mill Mountain Star (7) |
| RICHEST | Its purse of $12 million makes the Dubai World Cup the world's ___ horse racing event |
| VARIOUS | In Virginia, US, a little town that's different (7) |
| COLTART | Played one match in the Ryder Cup, a 3&2 loss to Tiger Woods (7) |
| TEAMUSA | One side in the Ryder Cup |
| ABEMITCHELL | Golfer whose likeness appears on top of the Ryder Cup |
| USA | One of the Ryder Cup rivals |
| THEBELFRY | English golf course, fourtime host of the Ryder Cup (3,6) |
| YORKTOWN | Site in Virginia, US where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in 1781, ending the American War of |
| ARLINGTON | County in Northern Virginia, USA, location of the Pentagon and a famous military cemetery (9) |
| ROBERTEARNSHAW | The only footballer to have scored a hat-trick in all four English divisions, the League Cup, the FA Cup and for his country at International level |
| LUKEDONALD | Golfer who was the captain of Team Europe in the Ryder Cup in 2025 (4,6) |
