The best sports pictures of the year 2016
2016. What a year of Sport.
Team GB and ParalympicsGB shone once again on the brightest of world stages as Rio hosted the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, while Andy Murray fought his way to the top of the tree to be crowned the No1 tennis player.
A year of massive achievement; and moments that will remain etched on our minds for a lifetime.
Be it the image of Alistair Brownlee carrying his struggling brother Jonathan over the line in his ultimately unsuccessful attempt to win the world series, or Leicester City, the 5,000-1 outsiders celebrating a remarkable triumph many thought impossible.
Cristiano Ronaldo finally winning on the international stage, while England suffered agony against European minnows Iceland, thunderclaps and all.
These are just some of the moments that appear in our best pictures from the year.
Scroll through the gallery at the top of the page to view them all…
