Leading from the front: Captain Jamie Dalrymple is Glamorgan's stand-out performer in a difficult season, topping 1000 first-class runs, claiming 20 wickets and having the honour of leading England Lions against the touring Australia side
Ashes arrives: A redeveloped and packed-out Swalec Stadium in Cardiff plays host to the first cricket Test match between England and Australia - the first time an Ashes match has been played outside England
Colly wobbles: England enter the final day in Cardiff 20-2 overnight in their second innings and needing to bat out the day to rescue a draw. Paul Collingwood is the rock as wickets tumble around him but is eventually dismissed by Peter Siddle for 74.
Sting in the tail: Australia need just one more wicket to win and throw everything at England number 11 Monty Panesar
Draw delight: James Anderson punches the air in celebration after he and Monty Panesar bat out the final 40 minutes to secure England an improbable draw against Australia in the first Test in Cardiff
Hurdle to overcome: Rhys Williams disappoints in the 400m hurdles at the World Championships, failing to make the semi-finals after finishing fifth in his heat
High hopes: David Greene (right) pushes Bershawn Jackson all the way to the line as the Welshman powers into the final of the 400m hurdles at the World Championships in Berlin with a personal best
Left trailing: David Greene finishes seventh at the World Championships in Berlin as American Keeron Clement successfully defends his 400m hurdles crown
Tri again: Defending Triathlon World Championship title holder Helen Jenkins has to settle for fifth place in the final overall standings in a revamped competition
Sinking feeling: David Davies opts for a gruelling schedule at the World Championships in Rome and qualifies for three finals, breaking one British record, but fails to gain a podium place in his favoured 1500m freestyle for the first time since 1995
Home from Rome: Thomas Haffield qualifies for the final of the 400m individual medley at the World Championships in Rome, finishing 7th
Golden haul: Swansea-based swimmer Eleanor Simmonds claims a world record in the S6 100m freestyle at the Paralympic World Cup Manchester, while Pontypridd's David Roberts takes gold in the S7 50m and 100m freestyle
Hedge your bets: State of Play (second from right), trained by Evan Williams in the Vale of Glamorgan, finishes fourth in the Grand National at Aintree
Imperious win: Welsh trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies enjoys success in the Festival Trophy Steeple Chase during the third day of the Cheltenham Festival as Paddy Brennan (right) brings Imperial Commander home first
Making tracks: Ffos Las becomes the first turf racecourse to be built in Britain for more than 80 years
History makers: Welsh trainer Evan Williams, jockey Donal Fahy and Plunkett win the first race to be held at Ffos Las
Humble beginnings: Celtic Crusaders start life in Super League with a trip to Leeds, here Danny McGuire breaks through tackles from Crusaders' Mark Dalle Court and Damien Quinn as the Rhinos win 28-6
First brew: Fireworks greet Celtic Crusaders at Bridgend's Brewery Field as they run out against Hull FC for their first ever home Super League fixture, they lose 20-28
Taking Bulls by horns: Celtic Crusaders travel to Bradford Bulls in May still seeking that elusive first Super League win and Chris Beasley drives through Bradford's Rikki Sheriffe to score
Momentus win: Bradford Bulls hit back but the Crusaders dig deep and hang on for a 30-24 win, their first in Super league and at Odsal of all places
Road to Wigan's tears: Peter Lupton scores two of Celtic Crusaders' four tries as they claim their first home win in Super League, 22-16 over Wigan Warriors
Dixon in the dock: Celtic Crusaders' season ends on a low note as coach John Dixon (left) departs while skipper Jace van Dijk, an Australian, is one of six players facing deportation over visa irregularities
New beginning: Former Wigan, Bradford and Great Britain coach Brian Noble (centre) is unveiled as the new Crusaders coach, with Jon Sharp (left) and Iestyn Harris on staff, plus news that Crusaders will move from Bridgend to Wrexham next season
Harris need: New Wales rugby league head coach Iestyn Harris (right) and assistant Clive Griffiths mastermind a 42-12 win over Ireland in their European Cup semi-final at Pontypridd
Grasping the thistle: Wales face Scotland in the European Cup final in Bridgend and Elliot Kear soon breaches the Scottish defence
Taste of success: Wales captain Jordan James kisses the Eruopean Cup after they come from behind to beat Scotland 28-16 in the final at Bridgend
Up for the Challenge: Welshman Lee Briers pulled the strings at half-back for Warrington in their Challenge Cup final 25-16 victory over Huddersfield at Wembley
Long time coming: Warrington captain Adrian Morley and stalwart Lee Briers celebrate winning their first Challenge Cup trophy in 35 years
No ordinary Joe: In February Joe Calzaghe announces his retirement as a boxer at the age of 36. He is unbeaten in 46 professional fights, a world super-middleweight champion for a record 10 years and a two-weight world champion
Ring-ing the changes: Rhydycar Leisure Centre in Merthyr Tydfil hosts the first night of boxing promoted by Joe Calzaghe after his retirement as a fighter
What the fleckle? Joe Calzaghe tries his hand as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, but despite the best efforts of partner Kristina Rihanoff they go out after five weeks
Despite his early exit from Strictly Come Dancing, Joe Calzaghe continues to step out with dance partner Kristina Rihanoff
Pryce fall: Bradley Pryce loses his Commonwealth light-middleweight title in the second round to Matthew Hall
Ola and out: Cruiserweight Enzo Maccarinelli is left on the canvas following his ninth-round knock-out at the hands of Ola Afolabi
Menaced by Denis: Enzo Maccarinelli is also stopped by Denis Lebedev (left) in his next fight but at least finishes the year on a high by beating Krisztian Jaksi in December
Rock rolls on: Gavin 'The Rock' Rees makes a successful comeback by stopping Johnny Greaves. He then ends the year on a high by winning the light-welterweight Prizefighter title against Colin Lynes in the final, much to promotor Joe Calzaghe's delight
Boxing clever: Nathan Cleverly smashes Courtney Fry with a right hook during his British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight title defence at the York Hall
Small Fry: Nathan Cleverly knocks the durable Courtney Fry to the canvas in the eighth round as he defends his Commonwealth and British title. Cleverly will fight for the vacant European title in January
Cue the winner: England's Ali Carter comes from behind to defeat Joe Swail 9-5 in snooker's Welsh Open final at Newport
Pursuit of excellence: Geraint Thomas wins the Individual Pursuit at the World Cup in Manchester, setting the second fastest time in history during qualifying
Four-midable: Geraint Thomas and his three Great Britain team-mates take gold in the Team Pursuit in the World Cup at Manchester
New star rising: Wales have another track cycling great in the making as Becky James wins two world titles plus a silver medal at the Junior World Track Championships in Moscow, Russia
Mountain to climb: Defending champion Nicole Cooke looks confident ahead of the women's World Championship road race in Medriso, Switzerland
Tyred and miserable: Nicole Cooke gets delayed behind an early crash and struggles to hang on to the pack before withdrawing at the halfway stage
Best of British: Nicole Cooke celebrates retaining her national road race title on home soil in Abergavenny, in a year where she also won the Giro Del Trentino and two stages of the Emakumeen Bira
Dynamic duo: Gwladys Nocera and Becky Brewerton win their opening-day foursomes at the Solheim Cup after Brewerton and Laura Davies lost in the fourballs at the Sugar Grove Golf Club, Illinois
Stars and stripes: Becky Brewerton's successful partnership with Gwladys Nocera continued with victory in Saturday's afternoon foursomes at the Solheim Cup, but the Welsh golfer was hammered in the singles as the USA retained the trophy
Rough luck: Ian Woosnam pursues back-to-back Senior Order of Merit titles but is pipped to the crown by fellow former Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance
Fast tracked: Sebastien Loeb claims a record sixth successive world rally title with victory at the Rally GB in Wales
French master: Sebastien Loeb celebrates his Rally GB win, with news behind the scenes that the race will return to Wales next year after a peace deal was agreed between the Welsh Assembly Government and International Motor Sports
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