JANUARY

1) World number one Andy Murray suffered a surprise defeat against which player in the fourth round of the Australian Open?

2) Whom did Dutchman Michael van Gerwen beat in the final of the William Hill PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace?

3) Serena Williams won the Australian Open women's title for her 23rd grand slam singles title, an open era record, but which player did she face in the final?

4) Which Real Madrid superstar was named best men's player at the inaugural Best FIFA Football Awards?

5) Against which Premier League side did Wayne Rooney score his 250th goal for Manchester United to beat Sir Bobby Charlton's club record?

FEBRUARY

6) England registered a 15th successive rugby union Test victory to set a new national record, with a 19-16 triumph over which Six Nations rivals at Twickenham?

7) Which team overcame a 25-point deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 after overtime at Super Bowl LI?

8) Name the Canada tennis player who was defaulted for striking a ball in anger that hit umpire Arnaud Gabas during the deciding rubber of the Davis Cup tie against Great Britain.

9) Name Sutton's 'roly-poly goalie' who resigned from the non-league club after eating a pie in the dugout during the televised FA Cup defeat to Arsenal, on which a bookmaker had offered odds for him to do so.

10) Who stepped down as England cricket captain after 59 Tests in charge? And who replaced him?

MARCH

11) Who replaced Ian Drake as the new chief executive of British Cycling?

12) Which member of Celtic's 1967 European Cup winning Lisbon Lions squad died in March at the age of 73?

13) British athlete Andrew Pozzi won gold in which event on the opening day of the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade?

14) Barcelona overturned a first-leg 4-0 deficit to beat which team 6-1 at the Nou Camp and so secure a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League?

15) Name the winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

APRIL

16) Who was appointed captain for the British and Irish Lions' summer tour of New Zealand?

17) Who was thrown out of a Fed Cup tie in Constanta, Romania after an extraordinary meltdown that saw him hurl foul-mouthed abuse at the Great Britain team and journalists?

18) Which horse won the Grand National at Aintree?

19) Which British boxer beat Wladimir Klitschko in 11 punishing rounds at Wembley to add the WBA and IBO heavyweight titles to his IBF belt?

20) Who beat England's Justin Rose in a play-off to win the Masters?

MAY

21) Name the winners of the 2016/2017 Sky Bet Championship title.

22) Saracens beat which French club to win the European Champions Cup final at Murrayfield?

23) Who defeated John Higgins 18-15 to win the Betfred World Snooker Championship for a third time?

24) Manchester United defeated which Dutch club to win the Europa League final in Stockholm?

25) Which team beat Wasps 23-20 after extra time in the Aviva Premiership final at Twickenham?

JUNE

26) Name the 40-1 outsider who won the Investec Derby at Epsom.

27) Which Latvian tennis player recorded a shock victory over title favourite Simona Halep to win the women's title at the French Open?

28) Name the golfer who won the US Open at Erin Hills.

29) Name the winners of the America's Cup in Bermuda.

30) Who beat Stan Wawrinka to complete an unprecedented 10th French Open tennis title success?

JULY

31) Which team beat Surrey by four wickets to win the Royal London One-Day Cup at Lord's?

32) Which golfer secured victory in the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale?

33) Who did British number one Johanna Konta lose against in the semi-finals at Wimbledon?

34) Name the Great Britain swimmer who won gold in the 100m breaststroke at the World Championships in Budapest.

35) Who defeated Marin Cilic in the final to claim a record eighth men's singles title at Wimbledon?

AUGUST

36) Hull beat which team to retain rugby league's Challenge Cup with a 18-14 win at Wembley?

37) Name the British quartet who won the men's 4x100 metres relay at the World Championships in London, where Usain Bolt pulled up injured on the anchor leg for Jamaica.

38) Which golfer won the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow?

39) In which round did boxer Floyd Mayweather beat Mixed Martial Arts superstar Conor McGregor in their controversial bout in Las Vegas - first, fifth or 10th?

40) Who defeated England to win the Women's Rugby World Cup final in Belfast?

SEPTEMBER

41) Name the cities announced as hosts of the Olympic Games in 2024 and 2028 respectively.

42) Tour de France winner Chris Froome claimed victory in which prestigious cycle race to complete a rare double?

43) Which cricket team secured a first County Championship title win since 1992?

44) Who secured her first tennis grand slam title with a 6-3 6-0 over fellow American Madison Keys at the US Open?

45) Which English bowler took his Test wicket tally to 500 against West Indies at Lord's?

OCTOBER

46) Name the striker who became the first player in English football to be retrospectively banned for diving.

47) Victory at the Mexican Grand Prix saw Lewis Hamilton clinch the Formula One drivers' championship. How many times has he now been world champion - three, four or five?

48) Which team did England beat 5-2 to win football's Under-17 World Cup final?

49) Who won gold for Britain in the men's pommel horse at the World Gymnastics Championships in Montreal?

50) Who beat Castleford 24-6 in the Betfred Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford?

NOVEMBER

51) Which baseball team claimed the World Series for the first time after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in a winner-takes-all game seven?

52) Name the English golfer who won the European Tour's Race to Dubai.

53) Why was boxer David Haye forced to postpone his rematch with Tony Bellew?

54) Which team did England beat to reach the Rugby League World Cup final?

55) Name the England cricketer who was handed his Ashes debut in the first Test at the Gabba.

DECEMBER

56) Name the countries England will face in Group G at the 2018 World Cup following December's draw in Moscow.

57) Which player equalled Steve Davis' record of six UK Championship snooker titles with victory over Shaun Murphy in York?

58) Cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins made a return to competitive action at which event during December?

59) Name the team who defeated Seattle Sounders to win the MLS Cup.

60) What was reported to have been thrown towards Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho during a row behind the scenes at Old Trafford following the derby defeat to Premier League rivals Manchester City?

Answers

JANUARY

1) Mischa Zverev

2) Gary Anderson

3) Venus Williams, her sister

4) Cristiano Ronaldo

5) Stoke

FEBRUARY

6) France

7) New England Patriots

8) Denis Shapovalov

9) Wayne Shaw

10) Alastair Cook stepped down, to be succeeded by Joe Root

MARCH

11) Julie Harrington

12) Tommy Gemmell

13) 60 metres hurdles

14) Paris St Germain

15) Sizing John

APRIL

16) Wales flanker Sam Warburton

17) Romania Fed Cup team captain Ilie Nastase

18) One For Arthur

19) Anthony Joshua

20) Sergio Garcia

MAY

21) Newcastle

22) Clermont Auvergne

23) Mark Selby

24) Ajax

25) Exeter Chiefs

JUNE

26) Wings Of Eagles

27) Jelena Ostapenko

28) Brooks Koepka

29) Emirates Team New Zealand

30) Rafael Nadal

JULY

31) Nottinghamshire

32) Jordan Spieth

33) Venus Williams

34) Adam Peaty

35) Roger Federer

AUGUST

36) Wigan

37) Chijindu Ujah, Adam Gemili, Danny Talbot, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake

38) Justin Thomas

39) 10th round

40) New Zealand

SEPTEMBER

41) Paris (2024) and Los Angeles (2028)

42) La Vuelta

43) Essex

44) Sloane Stephens

45) James Anderson

OCTOBER

46) Shaun Miller (Carlisle)

47) Four

48) Spain

49) Max Whitlock

50) Leeds

NOVEMBER

51) The Houston Astros

52) Tommy Fleetwood

53) Haye suffered a biceps tear while on stairs during training

54) Tonga

55) Jake Ball

DECEMBER

56) Belgium, Tunisia and Panama

57) Ronnie O'Sullivan

58) British Rowing Indoor Championships

59) Toronto FC

60) Milk and water