| UNNATI | Which Indian woman shuttler upset the legendary P. V. Sindhu in the recently held China Open? (6) |
| RUBLEV | The Russian who upset the legendary Swiss sportsman in Cincinnati. (6) |
| SAVITAPUNIA | Which Indian woman hockey legend played her 300th international match recently? (6,5) |
| BADMINTON | Sport in which Indian star PV Sindhu achieved a semi-final berth in a major international tournament. (9) |
| MALAYSIA | Country hosting the Open Super 1000 badminton tournament with PV Sindhu. (8) |
| BAMBHANIYA | Minister of State who participated in the Sindhu Kumbh. (Last name) (10) |
| HARIKA | Who was the captain of the Indian women's team in the recently held 45th Chess Olympiad? (6) |
| JADEJA | Who won the Man of the Series award in the recently-held two-test series between India and the West Indies? (6) |
| NATHAN | Identify the first name of this cricketer with more than 560 Test wickets, who was surprisingly left out of the playing XI in the recently held Pink Ball Test at the Gabba. (6) |
| TRAVIS | Who scored the highest individual ODI score for Australia in England in the recently held series? (6) |
| RAHMAT | Who, apart from the captain, scored a double hundred for Afghanistan in the recently-held first Test versus Zimbabwe in Bulawayo? (6) |
| MARNUS | Who was the player to score a half-century, take three wickets and hold on to four catches in an ODI in the recently held series between England and Australia? (6) |
| SMRITI | Identify the first name of this cricketer who scored the most runs for India in the recently-held Women's World Cup. (6) |
| FAROKH | Which Indian cricketer was honoured with a stand named after him at the Old Trafford stadium during the recently-held Test series between England and India? (6) |
| STEVEN | Identify the first name of this cricketer who equalled Rahul Dravid's tally of 210 catches at the end of the recently held pink ball Test at the Gabba. (6) |
| LOCKIN | Illegal after-hours drinking session, recently held in the Woolpack in the Dales (4-2) |
| SINDHU | Last name of the Indian shuttler who was named to the BWF Athletes' Commission. |
| BUTTLER | Who won the Player of the Series award in the recently-held T20 international series held between England and the West Indies? (7) |
| ALANA | Identify the first name of the player who registered the best bowling figures in an innings in the recently held Women's World Cup. (5) |
| KOHLI | Identify the surname of this Indian cricketer who won the Player of the Series award in the recently held ODI series against South Africa. (5) |
