2019 was the year a british World Champions. She is going to take the gold medal. Dina has done it. Of world cups. In cricket. Netball. Football. And rugby union. A year when new stars emerged. A dream debut for the 15 year old. When new stars emerged. A dream debut for the 15yearold. And others refused to go away. The top seed triumphs in the longest final in wimbledon history. A year when barriers were knocked down. Who gets cold . He does it again of landmarks we thought wed never say. The first man to run a marathon in under two hours. Of champions no longer waiting stops i am absolutely incredible performance from judd trump to win his first World Championship. Simona halep is the wimbledon champion. And records still just out of wimbledon champion. And records stilljust out of reach. Serena remains on 23 grand slam titles. Year of opportunities on home soil. The cloud lifting these players. And new frontiers. It was a year of redemption. Losers last two times. Winners today. Its warrington. Of comebacks. I am not sure i am able to play through the pain. Unbelievable. Premier come for andy murray. Miracles. What a moment. Dominance. Absolutely outstanding from adam peaty, shattering his own world record. League cup, premier league, fa cup. Its all coming to Manchester City. And loss. Since the news broke, every one of us. The greatest stage. This is the 2019 review of the year in sport. When youre the last man out to bat mike monty panels are coming out. Beautifully played. It is cricket on the cliff edge. Will it take a catcher will it go over six . You can never plan how the scores will look. The first ball of the super over to decide the World Cup Final. Lose your wicket and it is all over. Your job is to stay in. Watch every ball closely. And every run you score. That is a bonus. But being the last man out to bat means youre there at the end. I think hes run out and thats when cricket can be its most dramatic. Im monty panels are, the former england spin bowler. England needed 2112 to beat new zealand and win the world cup on home soil. Cricket is about momentum shifts, key passages of play that go your way. Suddenly the whole summer becomes a memorable summer. If stokes was out i think new zealand would have won the world cup. For it to go down to the wire like that was something amazing to be involved in. And then when it hits a ricochet off ben stokes. You kind of feel like may be the cricketing gods just want england to win the world cup. |j may be the cricketing gods just want england to win the world cup. Ijust remember the moment of that lying on the floor watching the ball run away thinking, oh, god. Cricket is 600 balls and you never think two teams are going to have the same. You dont plan for super overs or have a tactic, it isjust dont plan for super overs or have a tactic, it is just you have ten minutes to think about what you want to do. Everyones reaction was just so to do. Everyones reaction was just so natural to who they are as individuals. It was one of the greatest days i have ever had on a cricket field. That is the standard of white bull cricket we have taken in this country. Now it is really up to them to maintain it and take it to them to maintain it and take it to greater heights. They want to be remembered as world cup winners over world cup winners that created a legacy for the next generation of english cricketers to come . After the world cup it was the ashes. England were one nil down in the series going to headingley. The third test will be remembered for one man. I didnt really get nervous until we needed about eight to win. Up until we needed about eight to win. Up until then it was keep going and hopefully we can get it done close and going from that to knowing we can actually win this from here, it got me a little bit nervous and once we hit the winning runs that is how much it meant to me in the team. He is an much it meant to me in the team. He isanx much it meant to me in the team. He is an x factor cricketer. But, ball, fielding. Tough times he had 18 months ago, to play a pivotal role during the World Cup Final and at headingley, itjust shows the magnitude of this cricketer. We recreated the love that england had four cricket so what we did in the field this summer. Test cricket is the best form of the game. We need to do everything we can to keep test cricket allowed because games like this is what makes cricket excitable to watch. At 0ld this is what makes cricket excitable to watch. At old Trafford Steve smiths batting saw australia retain the ashes. A drawn series at crickets winning moments this year wont be forgotten. At the moment i dont think it has sunk in, the success dont think it has sunk in, the su ccess we dont think it has sunk in, the success we have had, how the game has changed in this country, and i think it is going to change cricket forever. In 2019 the world athletics and world pa ra athletics in 2019 the world athletics and world para athletics championships went to gough. In doha and in dubai there would be challenges in the heat. Just after midnight, what a time to start a marathon, not a place to be running a marathon. There is no one in the stands, it is empty and they are cleaning up the stadium. Great britain won 13 gold medals at the world para athletics championships. Hannah cockroft and holly arnold were dominant again. Sophie han broke two world records. And it was a year to remember for aled davies. It is not about me any more, this little one. Late september british athletes went to qatar for the athletics world shopping tips. Two gold medals came back on. Katrina Johnson Thompson, the best tip tap one of her life. Dina has done it. She did it again here. I am denise lewis, former 0lympic heptathlon champion. So much anticipation for Dina Asher Smiths performances this year, because having had such a fantastic 2018 was just something in the air, the way she stepped on the track, we should expected fireworks. Dina ashersmith blast out of the block. Just the way she commanded that race from gun to type. Strong, the way she came off the curb, the race was hers. She was about to elevate herself into a new stratosphere in terms of womens sprinting. Its dina ashersmith, World Champion it was sublime. I wasjust really World Champion it was sublime. I was just really focused World Champion it was sublime. I wasjust really focused on putting together a good price and i dreamt of this, but that is real. What makes dina so special is just a mental toughness. There is not really that much to do between now and next year. It is about staying healthy and being ready. Katarina Johnson Thompson is coming through nicely. Thats an excellent run Johnson Thompson is coming through nicely. Thats an excellent rumm is basically readiness. She did all the hard work, made the changes she needed to make, but really focused on her weaker events, mainly the shot put, the javelin. Look at the smile on herface, she knows. Shot put, the javelin. Look at the smile on her face, she knows. You never see her celebrate but she threw a personal best and you saw how much that meant to her. She wa nted how much that meant to her. She wanted to silence all the doubters but i think the person she needed to convince the most was herself. The performance she put down just showed that she came to those championships full of expectation and self belief. I cant believe this is the result. Iamjust so i cant believe this is the result. I am just so happy. But there has also been difficult questions for athletics this year for the crowds just not being there. It was a real crime. The World Championships and there was just nobody there. Crime. The World Championships and there wasjust nobody there. Mo farahs former coach Alberto Salazar has been banned from athletics for four years per doping violation. Athletics will always move on. I a lwa ys athletics will always move on. I always believed the athletics does when out to the end, i would like to see us when out to the end, i would like to see us talking about athletes for the good things that they do and leave all the negative behind us. Penalty advantage to wales. They have a free kick, josh adams. Fantastic they are the grand slam champions. Wales will look to the world cup. They are genuine contenders. They are on this 14 game winning run. It is about those players. This is all about the world cup. After years of build up this Rugby World Cup was bringing to light. We are a team that is really going on the right direction. Being around town you know Something Special is on the horizon. In 2019 the Rugby World Cup went to asia for the Rugby World Cup went to asia for the first time. But the hosts went out to make up the numbers. Japan beat ireland, and then scotland to reach the quarterfinals. The irish went through, but they were beaten in the last eight by new zealand. Things were opening up for wales, but just like japan they were outmuscled by south africa. England had powered into the last four, but to reach the final they would have to reach the final they would have to beat the all blacks. I am tom curran of sale sharks. The v formation we had actually helped a lot, from a young guys perspective, you have one guy trying to rip your head off and we need to make sure we are mentally strong and play every single ply, breathe. Not since 2011 has english rugby enjoyed a moment like this. This is the way you play the game as a youngster and a game like this in such a crucial match is really nice. England would take to the field in japan really nice. England would take to the field injapan for really nice. England would take to the field in japan for the final of the field in japan for the final of the Rugby World Cup. These are the games you dream of as a kid. You do have to appreciate those moments and realise where you have come from, and who has got you there. South africa, you always have the physical aspect, it is ingrained in the culture growing up. South africa have ended englands dream of lifting the Rugby World Cup with an overwhelming victory. Ive not been able to look at the game and i dont think i ever will. They suffocated us. Think i ever will. They suffocated us. We werent able to get the momentum we developed in the all blacks game. Rugby is a game where super teams are trying to win and i stopped at so it is pretty. Football teams are about people. Not just the players and the coaches but the supporters. The communities. Just the players and the coaches but the supporters. The communitiesm 2019 one town lost its team. In august barry were broke and expelled from the league. This is their lives. They spent 70 years supporting this purple team. Its heartbreaking. In january supporting this purple team. Its heartbreaking. Injanuary one team lost a player. Striker Emiliano Sala was on board a light aircraft that crashed into the english channel. He was on his way to sign for cardiff city from french club nantes. 0n the pitch champions defended their crown. Celtic won the treble filtered season in a row but their manager left for the premier league. Their Manchester City won the title again. They won the fa cup 6 0 in the final. Club legends got their chance in the hot seats and var changed footballs whole conversation. For englands new faces emerged. A young side that lost to the netherlands in the semifinals of the nations league. Thenin semifinals of the nations league. Then in october they stood up to racist abuse in bulgaria. They won the qualifier 6 0 and reached euro 2020. While mounted, a famous win in cardiff and sealing a place at another major tournament. And it is in europe where two english teams made their mark. The Champions League brought two miracle semifinals. And one familiar name on the trophy. And chris millar, a host of the extra inch vodkas. The trophy. And chris millar, a host of the extra inch vodkaslj the trophy. And chris millar, a host of the extra inch vodkas. I am a presenter at the Liverpool Fan channel. I travelled to barcelona for the first leg and i had seen that liverpool probably one of the better problems i have seen that season and somehow came away 3 0 down. To anfield we were so downhearted. Then the coaches turn up downhearted. Then the coaches turn up and the songs come out. Being inside the ground for that game is an experience. It is something i will never forget. If you could bottle that feeling you would have Georginio Wijnaldums third go for brea kfast, Georginio Wijnaldums third go for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And then Trent Alexander arnold steps up. With the moment of inspiration. Two men in the stadium who were switched onto that, home grown hero. Ajax came to White Hart Lane and played really well. They beat us 1 0 and it could have been more but it is only a go. We can turn it around. In the second leg, a couple more goals down and you start to lose hope. Lucas moura hasnt really done much of spurs overall until this point but the prospect of him scoring a hat trick felt like 1 million miles away. The second goal was just ridiculously impressive. Five of the most beautiful touches ive ever seen in the penalty box and at that point i started to believe. Five seconds left on the clock. And all hell broke loose in the stadium. Ive never seen rising like it it was a once in a lifetime moment on of the puppets. Like it it was a once in a lifetime moment on of the puppetslj like it it was a once in a lifetime moment on of the puppets. I think totte n ha m moment on of the puppets. I think tottenham were on a wing and a prayer, liverpool were very keen to make sure there was no complacency. Liverpool scored after two minutes. It was a bit of a sinking feeling. It was a bit of a sinking feeling. It felt very anti climactic. It was a bit of a sinking feeling. It felt very anticlimactic. The ball drops to divock 0rigi and it is that rattle when it hits the back of the net, just thinking about it gives me goose bumps. Thats the moment you know you have won the european cup for the sixth time. Liverpool and the european cup were meant for each other. At the end of 2019 liverpool are top of the premier league, while spurs, we sucked our manager. Mauricio pochettino was replaced byjose mourinho. Sacked. Pochettino was replaced byjose mourinho. Sacked. This is an absolute must cut for tiger. Unbelievable. Everyone is going holes and why not . In 2019 some of the biggest stories came on the golf course. The open went to portrush and inspired an irish champion. And at the masters one of the sports icons went back to the top. What a moment. Listen. Ithink icons went back to the top. What a moment. Listen. I think the hole world is applauding. Then in september the solheim cup had its greatest climax. It all comes down to this moment. Im a true professional and part of team europe. Representing europe is an incredible experience and something that i wish upon many golfers. Coming towards the end when i was playing my singles match. 13 and to have points to the united states, 12 and to have points to the united states, 12 and i have to europe. Europe need to win the two remaining matches. The feeling i had inside on the adrenaline was something i have never experienced in my life before. It was kind of like i was walking on clouds and not really touching the floor. I knew how important it was when the putt went in. |j floor. I knew how important it was when the putt went in. I do not believe it. There was no hiding in how i felt being able to share a Winning Experience with team mates something we dont really get to do very often in golf. Its something that we must and i really enjoyed that we must and i really enjoyed that and that is one thing that made the hole experience even more special. I hope i can be part of many more to come. Tiger is just an incredible athlete but also he has a huge impact on the game of golf. Magnificent shot. I remember saying with my friend we were watching and i dont really get emotional ever, but i started to actually feel a sense of what he has been through and the fact that it was such a major comeback and i think anyone that can go through what he went through and actually achieve the highest level in their sport again is just highest level in their sport again isjust a highest level in their sport again is just a testament to how much hard work he has put in and that he is a fighter. It has come full circle. Last year i was lucky to play again and it is unrealfor me to experience a. That is what sport is about. If everyone can do their part to bring excitement to the game, i think the sport is heading in the right direction and i think if we can get as many people back in the sport is possible you will see a natural progression and growth in the game. There was an emotional victory below is hamilton at the monaco grand prix. He dedicated his win to the late nikki louder. Lewis hamilton. Lauda. Late nikki louder. Lewis hamilton. Lauda. The fivetime champion stretched his lead in the driver standing. This is a moment that Lewis Hamilton will remember. This is six world titles. Six World Championships is a big deal. 0nly one driver has won more World Championships informally want on him that was michael schumacher. That seventh title is the big one, that will make him the best of all time. Nobody ever thought anyone would get close to michaels record. Lewis has found himself in that same position and he is racing with mercedes. They look unbeatable at the moment. Looking at the future you would say lewis has the possibility of equalling michaels seven World Championships or even one better. I think it is important he has the challengers, he has the ferrari is fighting him, he has a Competitive Team mate because it is great winning those championships but