Year In Review

Year in Review 2020: National Sports Day, MS Dhoni, Kevin Pietersen, Naomi Osaka among Firstpost Sports' best pieces this year

Over the course of 2020, the sports journalists of Firstpost filed quite a few important stories and we think it's worth the time to revisit them. Here's the list of Firstpost’s best pieces of 2020.

Year In Review 2020, Biggest Sports Stories: CAS bans Russia for two years

The global anti-doping body had accused Russia of planting fake evidence and of deleting files linked to positive doping tests that could have helped identify drug cheats.

Year in Review 2020, Biggest Sports Stories: Lionel Messi says he wants to leave Barcelona

Lionel Messi’s public desire to leave Barcelona, ending a two-decade association with a club was one of the biggest sports stories of the year. In the latest in our Year In Review 2020 series, we look back at the turn of events at FC Barcelona.

Year in Review 2020, Biggest Sports Stories: NBA season halted over shooting of Jacob Blake

In August, just a month after the NBA had restarted its season in a bio-secure bubble, the action stopped again over Jacob Blake's shooting. By the time the season restarted, NBA owners had committed to a series of initiatives, including using arenas as polling places.

Year in Review 2020, Biggest Sports Stories: Novak Djokovic hits line judge, disqualified from US Open

In a year where Novak Djokovic started brilliantly on the court and finishes as World No 1, he also made numerous mistakes, most notably at US Open.

Year in Review 2020: Firstpost’s sports writers pick their favourite sporting moment of 2020, what they hope for 2021

Firstpost's sports writers weighed in with their favourite sporting moment of 2020, and what they're looking forward to in 2021:

Year in Review 2020, Biggest Sports Stories: Jehan Daruvala becomes first Indian to win Formula 2 race

An up-and-coming racer from Mumbai, 22-year-old Jehan Daruvala recently made headlines when he won the Formula 2 race at the Sakhir Grand Prix, becoming the first Indian to accomplish the task

PR Sreejesh: In 2020, I read over 50 books, became less hyperactive and realised what life post-retirement would look like

PR Sreejesh writes about how he used 2020 to become a less hyperactive person. The goalkeeper read over 50 books in a year that showed him a glimpse of what post-retirement office life would look like.

Year in Review 2020: From Olympics to Wimbledon, a look at major sporting events that we missed this year

COVID-19 pandemic ensured that the sporting calendar of 2020 was thrown off gear. A number of events were either postponed or cancelled, which meant plans were redrawn and preparations recalibrated. Here is a list of major sporting events that were disrupted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Year in Review 2020, Biggest Sports Stories: Caster Semenya loses landmark case against World Athletics

Semenya lost her landmark case at the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland against CAS' upholding of World Athletics' new set of rules restricting the testosterone levels in female athletes.