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Need 73 across - The tricolores of Rio (10)
_ L _ M _ N _ N _

80a - Former capital that hosted the 2005 China Games (7)
N _ N _ I _ G

64d - Seanie, Steve or Paddy (7)
starts with M and ends with N

51d - Durham all rounder in intervarsities soccer cup? (11)
C - - - I - - - - - D

80a could be Nanking. I don't know the answer to 51d but a name like Collingwood would fit. Still looking hopefully at the other clues! Regards.

Thank you so much for that. Have been doing this for a while this evening. Been working over Christmas, so hence the delay in starting. Having looked at it again, discovered 64d is McMahon. Nanjing is one of the spellings offered for 80 across. Your response is very much appreciated.

Getting there bit by bit. 40d - What Johnny giles wore on his Canadian sojourn (8)

H - I - E - A -

21D - Chariots? Rugby flier (6) -F - I - H

61A - Captained Wales twice, aptly enough (6)
B - A - E

21d is 'Offiah'. I think his first name is Martin, better known as Chariots for obvious reasons.
Could 61a be 'Brace'?

I think COLLINGWOOD is the correct answer to 51d.
As you suggest, he is a Durham all-rounder, and the intervarsities soccer cup is the COLLINGWOOD CUP

Colin

That is excellent. Mind you have just checked some of my answers, and I should have gone to specsavers.
35d is SCORED A BRILLIANT GOAL FROM A FREE TO BEAT HOLLAND IN 1994 WORLD CUP (6)

- R - N - O

19A - BARCA RIGHT BACK WHO FINISHED CAREER IN LONDON(6)

- E - R - R

35d is Claudio BRANCO
Colin

Stuck on a lot of those too. The one that puzzles me most is that Barcelona one.
19a - barca right back who finished career in London. (6)
trusting that the others are correct, I have
- E - R - R

Phew, the answer is FERRER, born in 1970.