Paris Olympics launch with opening ceremony on Seine
               
Sporting highlights of 2024
  

January

27-28 Jannik Sinner wins maiden major at Australian Open. Aryna Sabalenka defends women’s
title without losing set

28 France beat Denmark to clinch fourth EHF European Men’s Handball Championship

Triple crown
Tadej Pogačar

UEFA Euro 2024
Lamine Yamal

Verstappen

Nadal farewell

Chepngetich
 
Olympic hero
Léon Marchand


February

10-11 
Côte d’Ivoire and Qatar win continental titles at Africa Cup of Nations and AFC Asian Cup

11 Kansas City Chiefs defend Super Bowl crown – most watched U.S. television event since 1969 moon landing

Taylor Swift’s own love story with Chiefs’ boyfriend Travis Kelce may have peaked interest


March

24 Swiss duo Marco Odermatt and Lara Gut-Behrami claim Alpine Ski World Cup titles


April

14 U.S. golfer Scottie Scheffler (left) wins second U.S. Masters, pulling away from chasing pack in sensational style
  
     
May

18 Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine powers to dramatic victory over British boxer Tyson Fury,
to become first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years
  
May

19 Man City hoist Premier League trophy – first English men’s team to win four successive top-flight titles
  

June

1 Real Madrid dispatch Dortmund to win European Cup

8-9 At Roland Garros, Iga Światek is clay court queen (right). Carlos Alcaraz
wins men’s title – repeats feat at Wimbledon

17 Boston Celtics win NBA Finals


July

3 Mark Cavendish (left) breaks Tour de France record with 35th stage win

14 Spain strike late to beat England in Berlin to win UEFA Euro 2024

14 Argentina win 16th Copa America

26 Paris hosts Summer Olympics with homegrown swimming star Léon Marchand, U.S gymnast Simone Biles, and Australian break-dancer Raygun (right) all making headlines


August

4 U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles storms to Olympic 100m gold in thrilling photo finish. Arguably fastest race in history

5 Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis (left) sets new World Record to become double Olympic champion


September

8 China tops table at Summer Paralympics, with 220 medals

29 Tadej Pogačar becomes third man to win cycling’s “Triple Crown” of Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and world title in same year


October

13 Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich obliterates women’s world record at Chicago Marathon

19 Team New Zealand rout INEOS Britannia in America’s Cup

28 Spaniards Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí win Ballons d’Or


November

19 “King of Clay” Rafael Nadal retires, ending illustrious career that heralded golden era in men’s tennis

24 Max Verstappen stutters to fourth F1 title – McLaren later win Constructors’ crown


December

16 UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 draw pits reigning champions England against rivals Wales, France and Netherlands
              

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