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In pictures: Scotland's sporting highs and lows for 2015

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Andy Murray lost in his fourth Australian Open final
January: Andy Murray finished runner-up in the Australian Open for a fourth time, with world number one Novak Djokovic claiming three of the four Grand Slam events in 2015
Scott Brash on Hello Sanctos
September: Scott Brash made show jumping history with victory in the Calgary Grand Prix, becoming the first rider to complete the sport's grand slam
Great Britain's Davis Cup winning team
November: Britain ended a 79-year wait for the Davis Cup with three Scots to the fore. Andy Murray won all his singles matches and every doubles rubber with brother Jamie, with Leon Smith captaining the team
Roger Federer beat Andy Murray at Wimbledon
July: Having reached the same stage at the French Open, Andy Murray got to the semi-finals at Wimbledon, where he lost in straight sets to Roger Federer
Glasgow won the Pro12 title for the first time
May: Captain Al Kellock retired on a high note as Glasgow Warriors lifted the Pro12 trophy for the first time, turning in a brilliant display to beat Munster 31-13 in the final in Belfast
Scotland lost all of their matches in the Six Nations
March: A hugely disappointing Six Nations campaign ended in a 40-10 home loss to Ireland as Scotland were whitewashed
Scotland's World Cup ended in heartache as Australia kicked a controversial late penalty to win 35-34 at Twickenham
October: Scotland's World Cup ended in heartache as Australia kicked a controversial late penalty to win the quarter-final 35-34 at Twickenham
Inverness Caley Thistle won the Scottish Cup
May: Inverness CT reached their first Scottish Cup final and beat Falkirk 2-1 at Hampden to take the trophy back to the Highlands
Celtic boss Ronny Deila
May: Manager Ronny Deila ends his first season as Celtic manager with the Scottish Premiership trophy, adding to the League Cup success in March. It was a fourth consecutive title for Celtic
Scotland 2-2 Poland
October: Scotland's hopes of reaching Euro 2016 were dashed in dramatic fashion as Poland equalised with the final kick of the match at Hampden
Russell Knox
November: Russell Knox picked a good time for his maiden tournament win, the seventh reserve enjoying a two-stroke success at the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai
Andy Murray wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the second time
December: Andy Murray wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the second time after his Davis Cup heroics, four titles and the number two world ranking.
Eve Muirhead
November: Scottish skip Eve Muirhead collected a sixth consecutive European Championship medal, finishing with silver after losing to Russia in the final in Denmark
Katie Archibald
October: Katie Archibald returned from the European Championships in France with three gold medals
Gary Anderson won his first PDC World Championship.
January: Gary Anderson beat 16-time champion Phil Taylor 7-6 in a thrilling final to win his first PDC World Championship
Scotland's cricketers
July: Scotland and Netherlands share the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier trophy after the Dublin final was abandoned without a ball being bowled, reaching the main event in India next year
Greig Laidlaw in action
May: Scotland skipper Greig Laidlaw got the better of his old team as Edinburgh lost 19-13 to Gloucester in the final of the European Challenge Cup in London
Ross Murdoch
August: Ross Murdoch was the only Scot to win a medal at the World Swimming Championships, collecting bronze in the 100m breaststroke.

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