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Remembering the sporting news of July, August and September

Remember July 2008: Robbie Keane signs for Liverpool from Tottenham.

Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00

Remember July2008: Robbie Keane signs for Liverpool from Tottenham.

• Sinéad Jennings wins silver in the lightweight single sculls at the World Championships.

• Pádraig Harrington wins a second consecutive British Open when holding off Greg Norman and Ian Poulter at Royal Birkdale.

• Dublin (Leinster football) beat Wexford, Armagh (Ulster football) beat Fermanagh after a replay, Galway (Connacht football) beat Mayo and Tipperary (Munster hurling) beat Clare to prevail in their respective provincial finals.

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• Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7 in one of the great Wimbledon men's singles finals. In the battle of the Williams sisters, Venus accounts for her young sibling Serena.

• Suzann Petterson wins the Irish Ladies Open at the Portmarnock Links.

• Martin Johnson is appointed as the new England rugby manager.

• Duke of Marmalade wins the King George at Ascot, Moonstone wins the Irish Oaks and Ozlot the Galway Plate.

• Carlos Sastre of Spain and Team CSC Saxo Bank wins the 95th edition of the Tour de France.

Remember August2008

• Kenny Egan wins silver at the Olympics - losing his final against local Chinese boxer Zhiang Xiaoping. Middleweight Darren Sutherland and light flyweight Paddy Barnes each take bronze medals.

a American swimmer Michael Phelps wins a staggering eight gold medals in the pool, eclipsing the record of Mark Spitz.

• Jamaica's Usain Bolt completes the 100-metre and 200-metre sprint double.

• Pádraig Harrington wins the US PGA championship at Oakland Hills, claiming a second major in succession and his third in all.

• Tyrone and Kerry book places in the All-Ireland football final, having accounted for Wexford and Cork respectively at the penultimate stage of the tournament.

• Waterford shock Munster and National League Hurling champions Tipperary in one All-Ireland hurling semi-final while Kilkenny's pursuit of a third successive title sees them beat Cork in the other semi-final.

• Darren Clarke wins the Dutch Open, but it won't be enough to persuade European captain Nick Faldo to select him for the team bound for Valhalla.

• Republic of Ireland beat Georgia 2-1 in a World Cup qualifying match in Germany and then draw 0-0 away to Montenegro.

Remember September2008

• Roger Federer beats Andy Murray to win the men's US Open singles title, while Ana Ivanovic prevails in the women's final.

• Haile Gebrselaisse lowers his own world record to 2:03:59 when winning the Berlin Marathon.

• The USA beat Europe 16-11 in Valhalla, Kentucky to claim the Ryder Cup for the first time since 1999.

• Cork beat Monaghan to win the women's All-Ireland football final and the county also claim a third camogie All-Ireland in a row; Tyrone beat Kerry to win the All-Ireland senior football final and Kilkenny hammer Waterford in the hurling decider.

• Aidan O'Brien completes an Irish clean sweep when Septimus wins the Irish Ledger.

• Jason Smyth (above) wins the 100 metres and 200 metres, breaking each world record, to win two gold medals at the Paralympics.

• New Approach wins the Irish Champion Stakes.