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It was another sporting year to remember - test your knowledge of 2018 in our quiz.

JANUARY

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

2) Which club did Premier League Stoke City lose to in their FA Cup third-round 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?

FEBRUARY

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?

MARCH

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?

APRIL

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 take charge at the north London club?

MAY

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

22) Name the winners of 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.

JUNE

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

 ??  ?? Harry Kane celebrates scoring for England during the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia. See question 32.
Harry Kane celebrates scoring for England during the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia. See question 32.
 ??  ?? Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton. See question 48.
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton. See question 48.

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