A PICTURE is worth a thousand words… but no one image could even come close to telling the full story of 2020.
As the world was plunged into the biggest health and economic crisis of a generation, sport took it upon itself to reintroduce some form of normality.
With spectators penned into their homes, iconic venues became vast, empty caverns where each star’s rallies and cries were heard like never before.
Champions were still crowned but not all were of the traditional sort, with eSports heroes carrying the mantle like never before to satisfy the most basic fans’ urge – of having something to watch.
But while kings and queens found their own way to mark their inevitable rise, legends were lost in the most heart-wrenching of ways.
Here, SunSport takes you through our photos of the year.
AP:Associated PressFrom the time before the world stopped… A packed Rod Laver Arena takes in January’s Australian Open semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer[/caption]
AP:Associated PressOrange wildfire smoke hangs heavy over San Francisco Giants’ Oracle Park home following California blazes in September – with no fans present to see it[/caption]
AP:Associated PressKansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and coach Andy Reid react to the NFL side’s first Super Bowl win for 50 years in February[/caption]
AP:Associated PressA scene from Ecuador’s annual Llama racing event in Los Llanganates[/caption]
AP:Associated PressLA Lakers center Dwight Howard hangs off the basket after scoring for the eventual NBA champions[/caption]
AP:Associated PressNASCAR team owner Richard Petty puts an arm around Bubba Wallace, the sport’s only black driver, the day after he found a noose left in his garage at Talladega Superspeedway[/caption]
AP:Associated PressA Bolivian youngster dons a facemask while skating in indigenous clothing as part of the ‘Skate Imillas’ group[/caption]
AP:Associated PressJust one of several memorials dedicated to the tragic passing of basketball legend Kobe Bryant in February[/caption]
AP:Associated PressLA Dodgers fans watch their team march to World Series supremacy from a drive-in[/caption]
AP:Associated PressA spectator peers over his balcony to watch Rayo Vallecano’s match with Albacete in Spain’s Segunda Division[/caption]
AP:Associated PressIndyCar racer Tony Kanaan practices on his sim setup with motorsport wiped out in the early months of the pandemic [/caption]
AP:Associated PressLucas Hernandez takes the facemask guideline to a new level after Bayern Munich’s Champions League crowning[/caption]
AP:Associated PressA facemasked Rafa Nadal celebrates his French Open win in November[/caption]
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AP:Associated PressAthletic Club’s famous home San Mames – which translates as The Cathedral – watches on empty for a match with Real Madrid[/caption]
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AP:Associated PressThe year that took so many from us took one more legend in its final weeks – as a fan in Buenos Aires mourns the passing of Diego Maradona[/caption]
