Crossword puzzle clue "annual english sports event that begins today and a hint to this puzzle's theme"

Annual English sports event that begins today, and a hint to this puzzle's theme

Hint (and a hint to this puzzle's theme)

First name of a civil rights activist who would turn 85 today, and whose adopted last name is a hint to this puzzle's theme

Winter feature with a hint to today's puzzle theme

Annual puzzle event that begins this year on 1/15/10

Queen's English feature? ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme

Puzzle invented by Lewis Carroll (and a hint to this puzzle's theme)

Annual sporting event that is this puzzle's theme