For many of us, it’s that time of the year when thoughts and celebrations turn towards the holiday season. Festive music runs through our ears, holiday plans are made & we start to reflect on the last year.
We’re still living in a pandemic world, but we’re still so inspired by the resilience shown by both the travel & sporting industries.
After Covid-19 ripped up the 2020 sporting calendar, 2021 saw Sport 24 have its busiest year, with 5,500 hours of LIVE sport broadcast across Sport 24 & Sport 24 Extra“ a 7.7% increase on 2019’s numbers! Here’s a rundown of our favourite moments that Sport 24 has brought you this year*¦ *We realise there are many more missed off this list but that just shows you the year Sport 24 has had! Let us know what we missed on social – #Sport24Rewind
TOM BRADY steered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a comfortable victory, to extend his own record of Super Bowl wins to 7!
May saw an all-English UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL , with Chelsea clinching their second Champions League title against Manchester City.
TOPSHOT – Italy’s defender Giorgio Chiellini raises the European Championship trophy during the presentation after Italy won the UEFA EURO 2020 final football match between Italy and England at the Wembley Stadium in London on July 11, 2021. (Photo by Michael Regan / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL REGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
England’s bid to end their 55-year wait for a major trophy ended in a nail-biting penalty shootout as Italy claimed the UEFA EURO 2020 crown at Wembley.
TOKYO, JAPAN – AUGUST 04: Bronze medalist Sky Brown of Team Great Britain (right), Gold medalist Sakura Yosozumi of Team Japan (center) and Silver medalist Kokona Hiraki of Team Japan (left) celebrate after the Women’s Skateboarding Park Finals on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on August 04, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
The OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 went ahead, and witnessed the rise of the young athletes; from Kokona Hiraki (aged 12), Sky Brown (13), Rayssa Leal (13) & Quan Hongchan (14)¦ all adding to their countries medal count’s in Tokyo.
KOHLER, WISCONSIN – SEPTEMBER 24: Fans gather in the first tee grandstands prior to the start of Friday Morning Foursome Matches of the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on September 24, 2021 in Kohler, Wisconsin. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
Team USA won the 2021 RYDER CUP with a record victory margin at Whistling Straits.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 11: Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates winning match point to defeat Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada during the second set of their Women’s Singles final match on Day Thirteen of the 2021 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2021 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
EMMA RADUCANU became US Open Champion, without dropping a set & becoming the first-ever qualifier to win a Grand slam!
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 20: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks celebrates winning the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award after defeating the Phoenix Suns in Game Six to win the 2021 NBA Finals at Fiserv Forum on July 20, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
In a career-defining game, GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO lead the Milwaukee Bucks to their first NBA title in 50 years.
NORWICH, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 11: Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United celebrates after scoring his sides first goal from the penalty spot during the Premier League match between Norwich City and Manchester United at Carrow Road on December 11, 2021 in Norwich, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
CHRISTIANO RONALDO returned to Manchester United after 12 years!
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates winning against Italy’s Matteo Berrettini during their men’s singles final match on the thirteenth day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 11, 2021. – RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
NOVAK DJOKOVIC made history by clinching his record seventh year-end No.1 spot, eclipsing Pete Sampras’ record. Djokovic came within one victory of completing the Grand Slam in 2021, with wins at the Australian Open, Roland Garros & Wimbledon.
