i m going to miss her terribly. i can hear that. i m going to miss her terribly. i can hearthat. ian, incredible broadcaster as well. thank you forjoining us. janice long who has died and her friend long who has died and herfriend ian mcnabb paying tribute to her. now on bbc news it is time for year in review. there s never been a sporting year quite like 2021. it would, though, take a little time for the volume to be turned up. like everything else, it had to wait. as the year began, the backing track was the sound of silence. fans were still some way behind. covid s cancellations and chaos continued, the pandemic still providing all the background noise. the empty stadia a stark, constant reminder that no amount of fake sounds or even fake crowds could drown out. that was over here. over there, well, this was how the world s best tennis players were preparing for one of the first major sporting events of the year, the australian open. strict hotel quarantine divided opinion
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