| HARIKA | Who was the captain of the Indian women's team in the recently held 45th Chess Olympiad? (6) |
| SAVITA | ... Punia, captain of the Indian women's hockey team. (6) |
| KANITKAR | The coach of the winning team in the recently-concluded U-19 World Cup cricket tournament in the West Indies. (8) |
| TANIA | Identify this chess presenter and commentator, who also took part as a player in the Indian women's team that won the gold in the 45th Chess Olympiad? (5) |
| SUNE | Who scored the most number of runs for South Africa Women's team in the one-off Test versus India? (4) |
| DIVYA | Who won the gold medal on the third board in the women's section of the 45th Chess Olympiad? (5) |
| FERNS | Black ___ (New Zealand women's team in the finals of the 2022 Rugby World Cup) |
| HOCKEY | Sport where the Indian women's team reached a World Cup final. (6) |
| JUDIT | Who lit the cauldron of the 45th Chess Olympiad? (5) |
| SSDAS | Batting coach for the Indian women's team. (1,1,3) |
| NEVILLE | Phil ---, former footballer appointed head coach of the England women's team in 2018 (7) |
| 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) |
| JADEJA | Who won the Man of the Series award in the recently-held two-test series between India and the West Indies? (6) |
| RAHMAT | Who, apart from the captain, scored a double hundred for Afghanistan in the recently-held first Test versus Zimbabwe in Bulawayo? (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) |
| 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) |
| TRAVIS | Who scored the highest individual ODI score for Australia in England in the recently held series? (6) |
| MORATA | Who was the captain of EURO 2024 champion, Spain? (6) |
| UNNATI | Which Indian woman shuttler upset the legendary P. V. Sindhu in the recently held China Open? (6) |
