| SPASSKY | 1972 "Match of the Century" loser |
| ALI | "Fight of the Century" loser |
| BORIS | Spassky who lost to Bobby Fischer in chess's Match of the Century |
| THEMEMUSIC | When other team at the end of the game score, they play this at the start of Match of the Day (5,5) |
| RAZA | Who won the man of the match in the first T20I match of the series held recently between Zimbabwe and India? (4) |
| MOWBRAY | Guy, football commentator on Match Of The Day and the BBC's coverage of England games (7) |
| LYNAM | Des _, the former host of TV's Grandstand and Match Of The Day (5) |
| LINEKER | Host of football show Match of the Day, Gary ------- (7) |
| ONEDAY | Like the cricket match of the future? (3,3) |
| GARY | ---- Lineker, presenter of Match of the Day (4) |
| DES | A former host of Match Of The Day, ___ Lynam (3) |
| KEVIN | Former Republic of Ireland international who is a pundit on Match of The Day (5,7) |
| KILBANE | Former Republic of Ireland international who is a pundit on Match of The Day (5,7) |
| GRANDFINAL | A thousand with five dollars and a line for the last match of the season (5,5) |
| DESLYNAM | See picture clue: Former presenter of Match of the Day and Countdown (3,5) |
| COLINMURRAY | N Irish presenter and former host of BBC'S Match of the Day 2 (5,6) |
| OMAHONY | Which Ireland player was sent off in the team's first Six Nations match of the year? (7) |
| NORWAY | Country the Football Ferns beat in their opening match of the 2023 FIFA World Cup (6) |
| DAVIDVINE | Former sports presenter on A Question Of Sport, Grandstand and Match Of The Day (5,4) |
| SHEARER | The woman making rare move to become Match of the Day pundit? (7) |
