No love lost between Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan Singh in the January Test series in Australia as Singh was later cleared of racial abuse towards Symonds [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 16 Dec 200816 Dec 2008
New York Giants receiver David Tyree scores the winning touchdown in the Super Bowl XLII against the New England Patriots [EPA]
Edwin Van Der Sar and his Manchester Utd teammates celebrate his penalty save over Chelsea to win the Champions League in May [EPA]
Tiger Woods hugs his caddie after winning the playoff round of the 108th US Open in June as loser Rocco Mediate looks on [GALLO/GETTY]
Lakers and Celtics players contest the ball in the NBA Finals in June as Boston Celtics claim the best of six series [GALLO/GETTY]
Spain celebrate with fans after winning the Uefa Euro 2008 final against Germany in June [GALLO/GETTY]
Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning match point and the Championship against Roger Federer at Wimbledon in July [GALLO/GETTY]
Who could forget the opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympics in August? [GALLO/GETTY]
Michael Phelps of the United States stole the show with a record eight gold medals in the pool [GALLO/GETTY]
Jamaican Usain 'Lightning' Bolt also made quite a name for himself smashing a few world records along the way [GALLO/GETTY]
Elena Isinbaeva of Russia celebrates successfully jumping a new World Record of 5.05 in the Pole Vault Final [GALLO/GETTY]
Serena Williams powered her way past Jelena Jankovic to her third US Open title in September [GALLO/GETTY]
Roger Federer proves his critics wrong as he claims his fifth US Open title [GALLO/GETTY]
Boo Weekley lines up a shot as the US beat Europe and claim the Ryder Cup in September [GALLO/GETTY]
The Philadelphia Phillies celebrate their win against the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 MLB World Series in October [GALLO/GETTY]
The Kiwis celebrate with the haka after winning the Rugby League World Cup Final against Australia in November [GALLO/GETTY]
Japan side Gamba Osaka celebrate winning the Asian Champions League after beating Adelaide United in November [GALLO/GETTY]
New F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and McLaren Mercedes celebrates with his father [GALLO/GETTY]
The long goodbye: Swedish golfer Annika Sorenstam retires in December as one of the most successful professional golfers ever [GALLO/GETTY]
