January sees football's Gulf Cup tournament staged in the Sultanate of Oman, whose team beat Saudi Arabia on penalties to take the trophy [AFP]
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Santonio Holmes catches for the winning touchdown as Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XLIII against Arizona Cardinals on February 1 [GALLO/GETTY]
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Sri Lankan cricketers Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan are reunited with their families in March after escaping an attack on their bus in Lahore [AFP]
Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya wins the London Marathon in April in an unofficial record time of 2:05:10. German Irina Mikitenko retained her title in the women's race [GALLO/GETTY]
Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta lift the European Champions League trophy after beating Man Utd in the final in Rome on May 27 [GALLO/GETTY]
Victor Matfield wins a lineout in Durban as South Africa beat the British & Irish Lions 26-21 in June [GALLO/GETTY]
In July Tom Watson misses out on becoming the oldest golf Major-winner in history with a wayward putt that forces him into a losing playoff against Stewart Cink [GALLO/GETTY]
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Captain Andrew Strauss lifts the Ashes urn as England take the trophy back from Australia at The Oval in August [GALLO/GETTY]
Jenson Button clinches the Formula One World Championship at the Brazil Grand Prix in October [GALLO/GETTY]
Belgian Kim Clijsters wins the US Open in September on her comeback after taking a two-year break from tennis to start a family [GALLO/GETTY]
Germany and Hannover goalkeeper Robert Enke shakes hands with fans at a match against Hamburg on October 8, two days before his suicide caused an outpouring of national grief [GALLO/GETTY]
The World Cup draw in Cape Town in December sees playoff qualifiers Algeria in a group with England, the US and Slovenia [AFP]
