s 2022 attracts to a detailed, it’s time to mirror on what has been one other memorable yr of sport.
It’s been a very international 12 months of motion, beginning with the Australian Open and the Africa Cup of Nations, earlier than the UK took centre stage in the summertime and Qatar then performed host to a World Cup few will ever overlook.
Covid as soon as once more was an element within the early a part of the yr, with Novak Djokovic unable to compete in Melbourne as Rafael Nadal took the title and the Winter Olympics in Beijing a extra muted occasion than typical. That didn’t dampen the enjoyment for Eve Muirhead and her team-mates after securing curling gold for Nice Britain.
A few of the photos in our round-up give attention to those that mentioned goodbye in 2022. Roger Federer bid an emotional farewell to tennis on the Laver Cup in September, shortly after Serena Williams did the identical on the US Open.
There isn’t any scarcity of iconic moments captured, most notably Chloe Kelly celebrating after scoring the winner in England’s Euro 2022 ultimate victory over Germany at Wembley and Lionel Messi lifting the World Cup as Argentina edged previous France in a exceptional encounter.
Click on by means of our gallery on the prime of the web page as we check out a few of the most memorable photos from the yr.
