HAPPY NOR YEAR

Lando wasn't making up the numbers in 2025

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From a golfer who joined the elite of the game to another Great British champ in Formula One, records were broken and landmarks achieved in a memorable year of sporting action.

6 Rory Mcllroy's Masters win in April made him only the sixth man to win the modern-era career Grand Slam, joining Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.

Northern Ireland at September's World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, with three silvers and two bronzes leaving them 21st in the medal table.

15-13 Europe's Ryder Cup winning margin at Bethpage Black in New York, the competition's first away win in 12 years.

138 Joe Root's first-innings score in the second Ashes Test in Brisbane, his first century in Australia in 30 Test innings.