Huddersfield Daily Examiner

How well do you remember sporting moments of 2018?

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1) Who beat Britain’s Kyle Edmund in the semi-finals of the 2018 Australian Open?

2) Which club did Premier League Stoke lose to in their FA Cup thirdround tie, prompting the sacking of manager Mark Hughes?

3) What was the final result of the 2018 Ashes series following the fifth Test in Sydney?

4) Name the former electricia­n who denied retiring Phil Taylor a 17th world darts championsh­ip title with a stunning 7-2 victory at Alexandra Palace.

5) Who was appointed as the new head coach of the England Women’s football team?

6) Name the winners of the 2018 Super Bowl.

7) Whose drop goal helped Ireland win their NatWest 6 Nations opener 15-13 against France in Paris?

8) Premier League leaders Manchester City were knocked out of the FA Cup by which former winners?

9) Who successful­ly defended her skeleton title at the 2018 Winter Olympics?

10) At which event did Great Britain snowboarde­r Billy Morgan win a bronze medal in Pyeongchan­g?

11) Which country won the 2018 NatWest 6 Nations title?

12) Which three Australian cricketers were sent home and eventually handed lengthy bans for their part in the ball-tampering scandal against South Africa in Cape Town?

13) Name the winner of the 2018 Cheltenham Gold Cup.

14) Who won pentathlon gold for Great Britain at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championsh­ips in Birmingham?

15) Sir Roger Bannister, who died aged 88, was the first man to complete what athletics record?

16) How many shots did defending Masters champion Sergio Garcia take to play the 15th hole on his opening round at Augusta - 10, 13 or 15?

17) Eric Bristow, who died aged 60 after suffering a heart attack, had won how many world darts championsh­ip titles during the 1980s - four, five or six?

18) Where were the 2018 Commonweal­th Games held?

19) Name the winner of the Grand National at Aintree.

20) When did long-serving Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who announced he would step down at the end of the season, first

21) Which former England football captain was named as the new Rangers manager?

22) Name the winners rugby union’s European Challenge Cup, secured with victory over Gloucester in Bilbao.

23) Who scored twice as Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in the Champions League final?

24) Who won the 2018 snooker World Championsh­ip at the Crucible in Sheffield?

25) Name the winners of the 2018 Women’s Champions League.

26) The Golden State Warriors beat which team as they clinched a third NBA championsh­ip in four seasons with a 4-0 series victory?

27) Who won the 2018 French Open tennis women’s singles title?

28) Which British golfer finished as runner-up to Brooks Koepka in the US Open at Shinnecock Hills?

29) Defending champions Germany were beaten 1-0 by which nation in their opening match of the 2018 World Cup in Russia?

30) Who won cricket’s Royal London One-Day Cup final, beating Kent at Lord’s?

31) Kyle Edmund’s run at Wimbledon was ended by which player?

32) How many goals did England captain Harry Kane score to win the Golden Boot at the World Cup - five, six or seven?

33) Which golfer claimed victory in the 2018 Open Championsh­ip at Carnoustie?

34) The 2018 Tour de France was won by which British Team Sky rider?

35) Name the winner of the 2018 Wimbledon women’s singles title.

36) Name the English golfer who won a first major title with victory in the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Royal Lytham.

37) Who became the world’s most expensive goalkeeper when he left Athletic Bilbao to sign for Chelsea?

38) Rugby League side Catalans Dragons beat which team to win the Challenge Cup for the first time?

39) Which two British sprinters won 100m gold at the athletics European Championsh­ips in Berlin?

40) Where did England batsman Jos Buttler score his first Test century, making 106, during the third Test against India? Bjorn ahead of the Ryder Cup?

42) Which Sky Bet Championsh­ip side knocked Manchester United out of the Carabao Cup on penalties at Old Trafford?

43) Which England batsman announced he would retire from internatio­nal cricket at the end of the final Test against India, and went on to score a century?

44) Who beat Serena Williams in the US Open final, as the American tennis player suffered an extraordin­ary meltdown, to secure her own first grand slam title?

45) Name the winners of the 2018 Specsavers County Championsh­ip Division One title.

46) Wigan defeated which team to win the Betfred Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford?

47) Former multiple Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt played for which Australia A-League club as he looked to earn a profession­al contract?

48) How many Formula One world titles has Britain’s Lewis Hamilton won, the latest secured with a fourth-place finish at the Mexican Grand Prix - three, five or six?

49) Conor McGregor was beaten by which Russian Mixed Martial Arts fighter in their much-hyped UFC showdown in Las Vegas?

50) Which former World Cup winner took over as the new head coach of Monaco? League to replace outgoing boss Richard Scudamore?

52) British boxer Tony Bellew was stopped by which Ukranian cruiserwei­ght in what was the final contest of his career?

53) Which American became the first female gymnast to win four allaround world titles with victory in Doha?

54) Who as appointed as the new boss at Premier League side Fulham following the departure of Slavisa Jokanovic?

55) Name the man who beat Novak Djokovic to claim the seasonendi­ng ATP Finals in London. Fury challenged Deontay Wilder for the WBC heavyweigh­t title in Los Angeles?

57) Which Norwegian player collected the inaugural Women’s Ballon d’Or - only to be asked if she knew “how to twerk” by presenter DJ Martin Solveig at the gala ceremony in Paris?

58) Champions Manchester City lost their unbeaten Premier League record after defeat at which club?

59) Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Mark Allen to claim a record number of UK Championsh­ip snooker titles with victory in York. How many has ‘The Rocket’ now won - five, seven or eight?

60) Who was named 2018 golfer of the year by the European Tour?

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How many UK championsh­ips has Ronnie O’Sullivan now won? (Q59)

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