Sporting Heroes

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Across
  1. 1. F1 Red Bull driver, son to Jos, another famous F1 driver
  2. 6. Jamaican sprinter nicknamed “Lightning Bolt”
  3. 8. Female tennis superstar may hit you for an ace even from a planet…
  4. 9. England Womens Cricket World Cup winning Captain 2017
  5. 11. French Grand Prix motorcycle rider currently racing in MotoGP for Petronas Yamaha
  6. 13. British F1 driver famous for starting with McLaren, now with Mercedes
  7. 15. American swimmer nicknamed the Flying Fish
  8. 16. Famous baseball star nicknamed "The Yankee Clipper" with famous spouse Marilyn Monroe
  9. 19. Only American to Win Gold in the javelin 1952 Olympics
  10. 21. Former Swedish womens international football star, made her debut aged 17
  11. 23. Eddie the Eagle
  12. 25. Finnish middle and long-distance runner nicknamed the “Flying Finn”
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  1. 2. Female former British long-distance runner. Three-time winner of the London Marathon (2002, 2003, 2005)
  2. 3. F1 driver from Northern Ireland finished runner-up in the 1999 World Drivers' Championship for Ferrari
  3. 4. A famous ground shared between the Rossoneri and Nerazzurri
  4. 5. American track and field athlete synonymous for the 1936 Olympics
  5. 7. Former captain of the Indian national team nicknamed GOD of Cricket
  6. 10. Romanian gymnast participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal at the age of 14.
  7. 12. Female British former track and field female athlete won 1992 Olympic gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles.
  8. 14. Scorer of that winning volley in the Champions League final of 2002
  9. 17. Former professional basketball player enlisted by the Looney Tunes to help save the earth in 1996
  10. 18. Manchester United manager who kicked that stray boot and David Beckham
  11. 20. Football player famous for that helping hand in 1986 against England
  12. 22. Boxer, changed his name and famous for the quote “I Am the Greatest.”
  13. 24. Japanese female professional golfer in 2007 at 21 she became the youngest player in the history of the Japan LPGA Tour
  14. 26. American football player, outside linebacker for the New York Giants