Mention points to sporting judge (7)
I believe the answer is:
referee
'sporting judge' is the definition.
'referee' can be an answer for 'judge' (referee is a kind of judge). I'm not certain of the 'sporting' bit.
'mention points' is the wordplay.
'mention' becomes 'refer' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'points' becomes 'EE' (an abbreviation for a compass point written twice).
'refer'+'ee'='REFEREE'
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for referee that I've seen before include "Official who ensures fair play" , "Arbiter" , "Judge" , "Football official" , "Sports official" .)