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Remembering the sporting news of January, February and March

Remember January 2008: Sizing Europe wins the AIG Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00

Remember January2008: Sizing Europe wins the AIG Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown.

• Novak Djorkovic wins the Australian Open men's singles title by beating Frenchman Jo Wilfred Songa in the final, while Maria Sharapova edges out Ana Ivanovic in the women's equivalent.

• Munster beat Wasps 19-3 at Thomond Park to confirm a place in the last eight of the Heineken Cup, but Leinster crash out after losing 25-9 to Leicester at Welford Road in their final pool match.

• In cricket, India end Australia's winning streak to prevent them from getting a record 17th consecutive Test victory.

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• The G14 group of leading European clubs agrees to disband after Fifa and Uefa agree to compensate clubs for player release with regard to Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012.

• The Dakar Rally is cancelled due to attacks against French tourists in Mauritania.

• The ITF imposes a two-year ban on Martina Hingis after she tested positive for cocaine at Wimbledon in 2007. Hingis had previously announced her second retirement after reports of the positive test surfaced.

•Tiger Woods wins the Buick Invitational, his 62nd victory on the US tour and in doing so draws level with Arnold Palmer.

Remember February2008

• Giovanni Trapattoni is appointed Republic of Ireland manager, taking charge when his commitment to Red Bull Salzburg finished at the end of the Austrian season.

• The Listener wins the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown.

• Gordon D'Arcy breaks his arm during Ireland's 16-11 win over Italy at Croke Park, and despite a good second-half performance the national team would lose to France in Paris later in the month.

• The New York Giants, with quarterback

• Eli Manning upset strong favourites the New England Patriots with a 17-14 victory in the Super Bowl.

• Irish middleweight Andy Lee beats Alejandro Falliga on points in Limerick.

• Egypt beat Cameroon 1-0 to win the African Nations Cup.

•After almost 100 days, the Cork players' strike ends after Teddy Holland resigns as manager of the county's football team.

Remember March2008

• Tralee Tigers beat Killester to win the men's basketball SuperLeague final.

• Eddie O'Sullivan steps down as coach to the Ireland rugby team after the national side loses to Wales at Croke Park and then crash 33-10 to England at Twickenham in the Six Nations Championship. Wales'

• victory over France gives them a Grand Slam.

• Brian Vera stops the previously unbeaten Andy Lee in the seventh round.

• Kenenisa Bekele wins the World Cross Country Championship for a record sixth time.

• St Vincent's of Dublin beat Cork side Nemo Rangers in the All-Ireland Club football final at Croke Park, while Galway's Portumna trump Birr of Offaly in the hurling equivalent.

• Six Irish winners at Cheltenham Festival, but none in the major races.

• Katchit wins the Champion Hurdle while the English champion trainer Paul Nicholls masterminds a 1-2-3 in the Gold Cup with Denman holding off the challenge of Kauto Star.

• Graeme McDowell wins the first staging on the European Tour of the Ballintines Championship on the island of Jeju in South Korea.