Internationaler Sport Rückblick 2020 infographic
Grafik zeigt eine Auswahl internationaler Sportevents und von Sportlern im Licht der Öffentlichkeit.
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YEAR END

Höhepunkte im Sport im unterbrochenen Jahr 2020

By Chris Dinsdale

December 31, 2020 - Rückblick auf einige internationale Sportevents und Persönlichkeiten, die für Schlagzeilen im Jahr 2020 sorgten - es war ein gestörtes Jahr durch die Coronavirus Pandemie.

International Highlights:

Soccer
Jun 25: Liverpool end 30-year-wait to reclaim English Premier League trophy.

Aug 2: Real Madrid, Juventus, Bayern Munich and PSG win Europe’s top league titles.

Aug 23: Bayern conquer Europe, overcoming PSG to claim sixth Champions League crown.

Nov 26: Argentine soccer icon Diego Maradona -- who lifted 1986 World Cup -- dies aged 60.

Tennis
Feb 2: Novak Djokovic wins record eighth Australian Open title.

Sep 12: Naomi Osaka triumphs at U.S. Open -- new face mask for each match highlights victims of racism and police brutality.

Oct 10: Iga Swiatek, 19, ranked 54th, becomes lowest-ranked woman to take title at Roland Garros.

Oct 11: Rafael Nadal equals Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam titles with 13th victory in Paris.

Cricket
Mar 8: Australia cruise to victory against India in Women’s T20 World Cup Final.

Nov 10: Mumbai Indians beat Delhi in IPL final.

Golf
Sep 20: Big-hitting American Bryson DeChambeau charges to first major title with six-shot victory at U.S. Open.

Nov 15: World No.1 Dustin Johnson claims Green Jacket at autumnal U.S. Masters with record score of 20 under par.

Motorsport
Jan 17: Carlos Sainz wins third Dakar Rally, aged 58.

Aug 23: Japanese driver Takuma Sato conquers gruelling Indy500.

Oct 25: British driver Lewis Hamilton wins 92nd F1 race -- passing record of Michael Schumacher -- and goes on to win 7th Championship.

Nov 15: Joan Mir secures maiden MotoGP title, racing for Suzuki.

American sport
Feb 2: Kansas City Chiefs end 50-year wait to win Super Bowl.

Oct 11: Los Angeles Lakers beat Miami Heat to equal Boston Celtics for most NBA titles – 17.

Oct 28: LA Dodgers win first baseball World Series since 1988.

Best of the rest
Feb 22: Tyson Fury pummels Deontay Wilder in rematch to win WBC heavyweight boxing title.

Aug 14: Ugandan athlete Joshua Cheptegei sets new 5000m world record -- later smashes 10,000m mark.

Sep 20: Tadej Pogacar is youngest winner of Tour de France since 1909

Sources
PUBLISHED: 17/12/2020; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Associated Press, Getty Images; ARTWORK: Jim Batsis;
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