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Mali’s Ibrahima Kone in action with Equatorial Guinea’s Saul Coco and Jesus Owono during the Africa Cup of Nations
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Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning the men’s singles final with trophy at the Australian Open
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Gabin Villiere of France dives over to score his second and the third France try during the Guinness Six Nations match between France and Italy at Stade de France
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Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Von Miller lifts the the Lombardi Trophy after the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL Super Bowl 56
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Great Britain’s Mili Smith, Hailey Duff, Jennifer Dodds, Vicky Wright and Eve Muirhead celebrate with the gold medal after victory in the Women’s Gold Medal Game against Japan during day sixteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the National Aquatics Centre in China
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Hiraku Misawa of Team Japan competes during a training session for the Men’s Downhill Standing ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at National Alpine Ski Centre in Yanqing, China
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Ellen White of Manchester City scores their team’s second goal during the FA Women’s Continental Tyres League cup final match between Chelsea women and Manchester City women at The Cherry Red Records Stadium, Wimbledon
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Rachael Blackmore celebrates winning the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase on A Plus Tard
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Australia’s captain Meg Lanning (C) holds the trophy as team celebrate their win after the Women’s Cricket World Cup final match between England and Australia at Hagley Park Oval in Christchurch
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Eventual winner Noble Yeats ridden by jockey Sam Waley-Cohen (2R), Samrco ridden by jockey Sean Bowen (3R), Fiddlerontheroof ridden by jockey Brendan Powell (3L), Dingo Dollar ridden by jockey Ryan Mania and Escaria Ten ridden by jockey Adrian Heskin (L) jump The Chair in the Grand National Steeple Chase on the final day of the Grand National Festival horse race meeting at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool
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Scottie Scheffler of the U.S. celebrates on the 18th green after winning The Masters
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Manchester City players celebrate with trophy after winning the 2022 English Premier League title at the Etihad Stadium
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Cyriel Dessers of Feyenoord is challenged by Chris Smalling of AS Roma during the UEFA Conference League final match between AS Roma and Feyenoord at Arena Kombetare
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Sloane Stephens of The United States plays a forehand against Diane Parry of France during the Women’s Singles Third Round match on Day 6 of The 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris, France
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Liverpool’s Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah and Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric vie during the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris
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Maria Oliveira of Brazil and Gloria de Paula of Brazil exchange strikes during their women’s strawweight fight at the UFC Fight Night event at Moody Center in Austin, Texas
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Takamoto Katsuta of Japan and Aaron Johnston of Ireland are competing with their Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 during Day Three of the FIA World Rally Championship Kenya in Naivasha
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Zhou Guanyu of China driving the (24) Alfa Romeo F1 C42 Ferrari crashes at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone in Northampton, England
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alls into the water obstacle during the Women’s 3000m Steeplechase heats on day two of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 16, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon
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Great Britain’s Jake Wightman during the Men’s 1500m Final on day five of the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field, University of Oregon in the United States
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Nick Kyrgios plays a shot through his legs during The Final of the Gentlemen’s Singles against Novak Djokovic on day fourteen of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon
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Nia Ali, of the United States, falls while competing in a heat in the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
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General view of a crash in the Men’s 15km Scratch Race Qualifying Round as England’s Matt Walls (no.29) and Canada’s Derek Gee (no.15) go over the barrier into the crowd at Lee Valley VeloPark on day three of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in London
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England’s Chloe Kelly (right) celebrates scoring their side’s second goal of the game vs Germany at the Uefa Women’s Euro 2022 Final
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Erling Haaland of Manchester City celebrates his hat trick during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Crystal Palace at Etihad Stadium
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Serena Williams celebrates after defeating Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic during their 2022 US Open Tennis tournament women’s singles first round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New Yor
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Switzerland’s Roger Federer sheds a tear after playing his final match, a doubles with Spain’s Rafael Nadal of Team Europe against USA’s Jack Sock and USA’s Frances Tiafoe of Team World in the 2022 Laver Cup at the O2 Arena in London
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US boxer Deontay Wilder (L) knocks out Swedish-Finnish boxer Robert Helenius in the 1st round of their 12-round WBC World Heavyweight Title Eliminator fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York
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Jessica Gadirova of Great Britain celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Woman’s Floor Final on day nine of the 2022 Gymnastics World Championships at M&S Bank Arena
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Ben Stokes and Liam Livingstone of England celebrate winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Final match between Pakistan and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne
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Germany players pose with their hands covering their mouths as they line up for the team photos prior to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E match between Germany and Japan at Khalifa International Stadium
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Tyson Fury in action during his fight against Derek Chisora
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ngland’s Jordan Henderson celebrates scoring the opening goal with Jude Bellingham. Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka were on target as England advanced to the World Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over Senegal
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Argentina’s captain and forward #10 Lionel Messi holds the FIFA World Cup Trophy following the trophy ceremony after Argentina won the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail
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s 2022 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on what has been another memorable year of sport.
It’s been a truly global 12 months of action, starting with the Australian Open and the Africa Cup of Nations, before the UK took centre stage in the summer and Qatar then played host to a World Cup few will ever forget.
Covid once again was a factor in the early part of the year, with Novak Djokovic unable to compete in Melbourne as Rafael Nadal took the title and the Winter Olympics in Beijing a more muted event than usual. That did not dampen the joy for Eve Muirhead and her team-mates after securing curling gold for Great Britain.
Some of the images in our round-up focus on those who said goodbye in 2022. Roger Federer bid an emotional farewell to tennis at the Laver Cup in September, shortly after Serena Williams did the same at the US Open.
There is no shortage of iconic moments captured, most notably Chloe Kelly celebrating after scoring the winner in England’s Euro 2022 final victory over Germany at Wembley and Lionel Messi lifting the World Cup as Argentina edged past France in a remarkable encounter.
Click through our gallery at the top of the page as we take a look at some of the most memorable images from the year.
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