Tuesday, June 7, 2011

The beautiful games



Hey guys

After numerous posts obsessed with cricket, it is time to turn to one related to two of my favourite sports. Football and Tennis are two of the most beautiful games to watch and are among my biggest crazes. Here is a crossword purely on these two games ranging from the World Cup to the leagues in Europe, Wimbledon and other opens. Time for Kick off guys, good luck!


** There are spaces between the first and last name

Across

1. Home country of the only player to win the Champions League with three different clubs (7)----- clarence seedorf
5. Tournament referee at Wimbledon from 1982 to 2005 (4,5)----- alan mills
7. Took out Hingis in first round of Wimbledon 99 (6, 5)------ jelena dokic
9. Total football with Cruyff at Ajax (5, 7)----- rinus michels
10. Pistol Pete's final defeat in Wimbledon (6, 5)-------- george bastl
12. Cause for Sampras' tears against Courier in 1995 Australian Open (3, 9)--- tim gullikson
14. Runner-up when Navratilova won her final Wimbledon singles title (4, 8)--- zina garrison jackson
15. Easy final for Andre Agassi down under in 2003 (6, 9)------- rainer schuttler
17. Led Bulgaria in shock upset of Germany in 1994 WC (9)------hristo stoichkov
18. French manager in 1998 WC (4, 7)---- aime jacquet
19. Handed Steffi Graf a 6-0 6-1 defeat in Berlin (6, 7)-------amanda coetzer
20. Shock death on field (Cameroon and West Ham)(4, 6, 3)----- marc vivien foe


Down

2. Hit crossbar with free kick in 2002 final (8)---- oliver neuville
3. 'White Pele' (4)----zico
4. Bust up with Keane led to the latter missing WC 2002 (4, 8)---- mick mccarthy
6. Doubles partner of the player who was blanked by Graf 6-0 6-0 in the Roland Garros final 1988 (4, 9)------- gigi fernandez
8. Would have been a footballing great if not for Munich (6, 7)----- duncan edwards
11. Scored both goals against Croatia in 1998 semi-final (6, 6)---- lilian thuram
13. Partnered Puskas in legendary Hungary side of 1954 (6, 6)---- sandor kocsis
16. Upset Graf to win 1992 Olympic Gold (8)---- jennifer capriati