Year in Review
2012 was a
brilliant year for British sport with Wiggo winning Le Tour, Team GB’s
sensational performance in the Olympics & Chelsea upsetting the odds to win
the Champions League.
Bolt & Phelps
underlined their legendary status with standout performances in the summer.
Rudisha’s 800 metre win was even better.
In football, Spain
showed they’re still a class above the rest, winning Euro 2012 with style. Aguero’s
injury time winner for Man City capped the most exciting finish to a top flight
title race since 1989. Leo Messi broke Gerd Muller’s record for goals in a
calendar year, with an astonishing 91, helping Barcelona to a nine point lead
in La Liga.
Europe pulled
off one of the great comebacks in the Ryder Cup.
It was another
vintage year in tennis. The marathon Aussie
Open final, record-breaking wins for
Nadal at the French & Federer at Wimbledon. Murray breaking his grand slam
duck & the winning the Olympic title. Serena, when fit & focused,
proved to be a class apart from the rest, but it seems Azarenka may be getting
closer.
Alistair Cook
scored 562 runs & broke the English record for most Test centuries, captaining
the side to a rare Test series win in India. He will surely break many more
batting records.
Uefa Champions
League round of 16
A tough draw
for the Britsih clubs. Both Man U & Celtic are favoured to go out by the
bookies. (Arsenal’s chances are rated 50-50) Madrid v United should be closer
than the odds suggest, but I think all the British sides will go out.
Performance
of the Month
England’s
great upset win over the All Blacks, ending their 20 match unbeaten streak.
Honourable
mention: Juan Manuel Marquez getting his revenge for being on the wrong side of
some questionable points decisions with a brutal one-punch knockout of Manny
Pacquiao.
