From Australia’s tears to epic World Cup and Ryder Cup glory… the 2018 sporting year in pictures
2018 began with an Ashes defeat for England in Australia, but ended with Gareth Southgate and Alastair Cook among the New Year Honours and an Aussie side in disarray after 'Sandpaper Gate'
Sunni Upal
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A LOT can happen in a year, especially in sport.
2018 began with England's cricketers on the wrong end of an Ashes defeat, but ended with Alastair Cook being knighted and an Aussie team in disarray after 'Sandpaper Gate'.
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Australia's cricketers began the year by completing a 4-0 Ashes drubbing of England. Steve Smith's side won the final Test in Sydney by an innings and 123 runs. But their year was soon about to turn sour...Credit: Getty Images - Getty
David Warner cries tears of sorrow at a press conference after the sand paper scandal. In March 2018, Warner along with Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft were found to have tampered with the ball during a Test match in South Africa. All three were banned, leaving Australian cricket in disarrayCredit: AP:Associated Press
Tom Brady saw another Super Bowl title slip through his fingers in Minneapolis in February. His New England Patriots lost 41-33 to the Philadelphia Eagles at US Bank Stadium, meaning a third defeat in 8 Super Bowl appearances for the quarterbackCredit: Getty Images
Lizzy Yarnold retained her Olympic skeleton title in Pyeongchang. The Brit won her first gold medal in Sochi in 2014, and made it back-to-back wins in South KoreaCredit: AP:Associated Press
Ireland celebrated their third ever Grand Slam, beating England at Twickenham to round off a perfect Six Nations campaignCredit: REUTERS
Anthony Joshua beat Joseph Parker in front of over 80,000 fans in Cardiff in March. AJ added the WBO heavyweight title to his IBF and WBA straps in the unification clash between two undefeated championsCredit: REUTERS
And who would've thought the England football team would be so universally adored after a memorable World Cup campaign.
Here are some of the biggest moments in 2018 told in pictures.
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