2008 - Year In Sport

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Across
  1. 3. Featured as a front line spinner on Indian tour in very brief test career, a much more renowned short form player as a middle order with big strokes and leg spin
  2. 6. Commentator appointed as an AFL club chairmen in 2008
  3. 8. Club legend, would become Newcastle interim manager at end of 2008/09 season
  4. 10. Country that Man United left back Patrice Evra hails from
  5. 13. Became the 2nd Australian to reach 300 ODI’s
  6. 14. The Telstra _________ was the name of Melbourne’s circular stadium which had a roof
  7. 15. Named man of the series in West Indies vs Australia tour in the Caribbean
  8. 17. Country that young tennis star Andy Murray comes from
  9. 21. New left armed NSW quick who played 18 ODI’s
  10. 22. The only Raiders player to play for NSW Blues (in the centres)
  11. 24. Home of the first test of the 2008 summer
  12. 26. Chelsea’s newest signing from Barcelona
  13. 30. The name of an overhead mark in Aussie Rules
  14. 32. The only member of Man United’s 2008 starting 11 that was also part of 1999 champions league winning team (not in final due to suspension)
  15. 33. Queensland Bulls bowling all rounder who was a specialist ODI player during 2008
  16. 35. Australian female swimmer who won 3 gold medals at Beijing Olympics
  17. 37. Brothers who both played ODI’s for Australia
  18. 38. Dragons local rivals in the NRL
  19. 42. Nation that beat Australia 0-1 in Sydney in June in a world cup qualifier
  20. 43. Only Socceroos defender to score a goal in 2008, featured as a left back in 2006 world cup
  21. 45. Liverpool after his second stint with the club
  22. 47. Australia’s new adopted striker in the post Viduka era
  23. 48. Won a premiership by defeating old club in the Grand Final, also claimed Dally M
  24. 49. Activity Roy Symonds did instead of a team training resulting in his axing
  25. 50. Aston Villa captain and English midfielder
  26. 52. Former Bulldog and now co-captain of Sydney Roosters
  27. 55. Won PFA Footballer of the year
  28. 56. Nickname of leading State of Origin commentator
  29. 58. Announced test cricket retirement whilst on tour in Antigua
  30. 59. Jersey number worn by Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard
  31. 62. Only Aussie to score a hundred in opening test of the summer
  32. 64. Became the third pace bowler alongside Lee and Clark in the first Aussie summer post McGrath
  33. 65. Serbian central defender, partner to Rio Ferdinand for Man United
  34. 67. Provided cross to assist goal for Ronaldo in Champions League Grand Final for Man United
  35. 68. Incumbent test match wicketkeeper following Gilly retirement
  36. 69. Young Souths halfback named as rookie of the year
  37. 71. Chelsea Frenchmen who missed a spot kick on the champions league final shootout
  38. 74. First name of famous Churchill award given to best player of NRL grand final
  39. 75. Most test wickets in 2008 calendar year
  40. 76. Top order English batsmen who went in and out of test squad in 2008
  41. 78. Young South Australian known as Eddie who started at Carlton
  42. 80. Mining magnate and owner of Gold Coast A-League club
  43. 81. The only club Derby Country beat in the 2007/08 EPL season
  44. 84. Spanish forward, top scorer at 2008 Euro’s
  45. 85. Welsh midfielder playing for the Arsenal
  46. 86. The IPL franchise called the Indians is from which Indian city
  47. 87. Became first Bronco to be picked as NSW Blues halfback
Down
  1. 1. Jersey number worn by Tim Cahill at Everton
  2. 2. Storm forward who scored kiwis final try in World Cup grand final win
  3. 4. Most AFL season goals in 2008
  4. 5. Claimed most test wickets for NZ in 2008
  5. 7. The type of action Sri Lankan bowler Lasith Malinga was famous for
  6. 9. Top order batsmen, said to be one of the most under picked test players, played his final test of just 6 test matches for Australia
  7. 11. Second Tasmanian (alongside Ponting) picked in squad for 2008/09 summer
  8. 12. Club which set a new attendance record with 50,612 at a home game
  9. 16. The only ever Kiwi to captain an EPL team (Blackburn)
  10. 18. Young spurs striker that was lured to Portsmouth by
  11. 19. Appointed as Socceroos new coach
  12. 20. Raiders five eighth who polled most votes for Dally M
  13. 21. Nickname of club legend who scored final try in Manly’s Grand Final win
  14. 23. Two starting players in Chelsea’s champions league final team with the same surname
  15. 25. The name of Germany’s national soccer (football) league .
  16. 27. Former Manly five-eighth signed contract extension at the Cowboys
  17. 28. 100 goal premier league player, played in championship division after being sold
  18. 29. Club side that signed Mark Schwarzer from Middlesbrough
  19. 31. Bowler continues to terrorise Ponting in test matches by dismissing him in 2007/08 test series down under
  20. 33. Major sponsor of newly formed A-League domestic Aussie soccer league
  21. 34. First name of Sri Lankan cricketer who was now a full time batsmen in tests
  22. 36. Nickname for Australia’s new test vice captain
  23. 39. Irish defender who was named captain of Man City
  24. 40. Took over the naming rights to shark park
  25. 41. City who hosted 2008 Olympic games
  26. 42. Played in Man United’s midfield wearing Roy Keane’s jersey #16, signed from Spurs
  27. 44. Famously won the F.A. Cup with legendary manager Harry Redknapp at the helm
  28. 46. Played a T20 for Australia, but would later go on to play for NZ
  29. 47. Top scored in Australia’s 2008 tour match of the West Indies
  30. 51. Claimed a famous NRL Grand Final hattrick
  31. 53. Name player of the 2008 Euro Championships
  32. 54. Sister siblings that met in a Tier 2 tennis event
  33. 57. England’s ODI captain and opening batsmen
  34. 58. Future Australian coach made debut in home series against South Africa
  35. 60. Nickname of NRL media personality Phil Gould
  36. 61. The name of the scandal associated with Australia vs India SCG
  37. 63. The only NZ Warriors player to play for QLD Maroons (in the centres)
  38. 66. Nickname of Bulldogs captain
  39. 68. AFL player banned for 7 matches for throwing a punch to KO a player
  40. 70. Won 2008 Norm Smith medal in clubs surprise victory over Geelong
  41. 72. Player who famously slipped over and missed penalty at 2008 Champions League Final
  42. 73. South African cricketer arrested from dangerous drink driving
  43. 76. Retired at end of previous season as most capped N.Q. Cowboys player
  44. 77. Kangaroos player who made an awful mistake to hand Kiwis the World Cup
  45. 79. Scored a record 284 runs in a day against the proteas in a test
  46. 82. New Man United striker on loan from West Ham United
  47. 83. Sharks player (would later become a Titan) picked as NSW #6