2020 has been a sporting year like no other. The coronavirus pandemic forced global sport into an unprecedented shutdown, with Euro 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics among the events postponed.

Liverpool won the Premier League and Bayern Munich the Champions League behind closed doors as sport returned without fans. Sport also became a platform for protest against racial injustice amid the Black Lives Matter movement.

The sporting world also mourned the passing of Kobe Bryant, Stirling Moss, Jack Charlton and Diego Maradona, among others. This is our look back at a turbulent, traumatic and unforgettable year.

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