| MANU | English football club which won the inaugural Laureus team of the year in 2000 for short: 2 wds. |
| MERCEDES | Formula 1 team which was winner of Laureus Team of the Year 2018 |
| IWILLSURVIVE | Song which won the inaugural (and last) Grammy award for the best disco recording in 1980 |
| NYMETS | World Series participants of 2000, for short |
| ADO | ___ Den Haag, football club which won the Dutch Cup in 1968 and 1975 (initials)(1,1,1) |
| LEANDER | British rowing club which won the Olympic men's eight in 1908 and 1912 |
| REDSTARBELGRADE | Football club which won 1991 European Cup |
| REALMADRID | Spanish professional football club which was recognised as the FIFA Club of the century in the year 2000: 2 wds. |
| LAUREUS | ... World Sportsman of the Year in 2000, the year of its inception, was Tiger Woods. Last year, it was Max Verstappen. (7) |
| IPSWICH | Football club which will return to the English Premier League for 2024-25 for the first time since 2002 (7) |
| JAISWAL | Which Indian opener featured in the ICC Test Team of the Year 2024? (7) |
| TIGERWOODS | American professional golfer who won the Laureus Comeback of the Year award in 2019: 2 wds. |
| NOVAKDJOKOVIC | Serbian tennis player who won the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award in 2019: 2 wds. |
| NAOMIOSAKA | Japanese tennis player who won the Laureus Breakthrough of the Year award in 2019: 2 wds. |
| ASTONVILLA | Football club which has been in the Premier League for 26 out of 29 seasons (5,5) |
| STEVEREDGRAVE | British former rower who won BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2000 (5,8) |
| CUMMINS | Who was picked as captain of the ICC Test Team of the Year 2024? (7) |
| BOLT | Usain ___ athlete who won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year in 2009 2010 2013 and 2017 |
| VETTEL | Sebastian ___ Formula One racing driver who won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year in 2014 |
| FEDERER | Roger ___ tennis player who won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the year in 2005 2006 2007 2008 and 2018 |
