Year in Review 2012: Top Sports Photos
Year in Review 2012: Top Sports Photos
US player Serena Williams celebrates with the trophy, the Venus Rosewater Dish after her women's singles final victory over Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska on day 12 of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 7, 2012. Serena Williams won the match 6-1, 5-7, 6-2. AFP PHOTO/ GLYN KIRK
Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh practices some shots before the IPL Twenty20 cricket match between Pune Warriors India and Deccan Chargers at The Sahara Stadium in Pune on April 26, 2012. Singh on April 11 vowed to return to cricket after recovering from a cancerous tumour, but was unable to set a timeline for his comeback. Yuvraj, 30, returned from the United States where he underwent chemotherapy treatment for a rare germ-cell tumour between his lungs. AFP PHOTO/Punit PARANJPE
Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after victory in his men's singles final match against Rafael Nadal of Spain on the twelfth day of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne early January 30, 2012. AFP PHOTO/POOL/RYAN PIERSE
Italian forward Mario Balotelli celebrates after scoring the second goal during the Euro 2012 football championships semi-final match Germany vs Italy on June 28, 2012 at the National Stadium in Warsaw. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS
Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge plays hockey with the Team GB hockey teams at the Riverside Arena in the Olympic Park in London March 15, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Jackson/pool
Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar reacts after scoring his hundred century during the one day international (ODI) Asia Cup cricket match between India and Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on March 16, 2012. India's Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in history to score 100 international centuries, adding another milestone in his record-breaking career. AFP PHOTO/Munir uz ZAMAN
Brandon Rios (R) of the U.S. connects to the face with a punch on compatriot Mike Alvarado during the sixth round of their WBO Latino Super Lightweight Title boxing match in Carson, California October 13, 2012. Rios won by TKO in the seventh round. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok
South Korea's Shin A Lam cries after an interruption of her Women's Epee semifinal bout against Germany's Britta Heidemann as part of the fencing event of London 2012 Olympic games, on July 30, 2012 at the ExCel centre in London. The match was interrupted after Shin's coach claimed that the winning hit she conceded was performed out of the regular time but Heidemann's victory was validated eventually. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA
US swimmer Ryan Lochte poses with his dental braces bearing the US flag and his gold medal after winning the men's 400m individual medley swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 28, 2012 in London. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI
Egypt's judge Amina Abdou Elsergany (L) waits for the players to change sides during the women' beach volleyball preliminary phase Pool E match between Germany's Laura Ludwig and Sara Goller and The Neherland's Madelein Meppelink and Sophie van Gestel on the Centre Court Stadium at Horse Guards Parade in London on August 02, 2012, during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Germany won 2-0. AFP PHOTO / DANIEL GARCIA
India's MS Dhoni loses control of his bat during a T20 cricket match against Australia in Sydney February 1, 2012. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz
South Africa's double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius takes the start of the men's 400m heats at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 4, 2012 in London. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN
Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins the men's 100m final at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 5, 2012 in London. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS
Yamaha MotoGP world champion rider Jorge Lorenzo falls during the Valencia Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Ricardo Tormo racetrack in Cheste, near Valencia November 11, 2012. Lorenzo was denied a victorious season finale on home soil when he crashed out while leading an incident-packed Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday to hand victory to fellow-Spaniard Dani Pedrosa. REUTERS/Heino Kalis
Cyclists compete during the London 2012 Olympic Games women's omnium elimination race cycling event at the Velodrome in the Olympic Park in East London on August 6, 2012. AFP PHOTO /CARL DE SOUZA
Britain's Andy Murray celebrates after defeating Switzerland's Roger Federer in the men's singles tennis gold medal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Club during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 5, 2012. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
China's Zheng Tao celebrates breaking the world record after winning the men's 100m backstroke - S6 swimming event during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Park Aquatics Centre in east London on August 30, 2012. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL
Competitors work to pull a woman up an obstacle where competitors must jump to the top of a half pipe during the Tough Mudder at Mt. Snow in West Dover, Vermont July 15, 2012. The Tough Mudder is a nine mile endurance event which runs competitors through a military style obstacle course complete with mud, water and fire. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi
New York Yankees' Nick Swisher (L) yells out looking back at first base after Los Angeles Angels shortstop Erick Aybar (2) turns a double play during the second inning of their MLB baseball game in Anaheim, California May 30, 2012. REUTERS/Alex Gallardo
Roger Federer of Switzerland holds the winners trophy after defeating Andy Murray of Britain (L) in their men's singles final tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London July 8, 2012. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Australia's Lauren Jackson (15) shoots over China's Xiaoyun Song (5) in the women's quarterfinal basketball match at the Basketball Arena in London during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 7, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Bulgaria's Silviya Miteva competes using the ball in the individual all-around rhythmic gymnastics final at Wembley Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 11, 2012. REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo
Jamaica's Usain Bolt (R) celebrates with Britain's Mo Farah on the podium after each receiving gold medals, Bolt for men's 4x100m relay and Farah for men's 5000m at the victory ceremony at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 11, 2012. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh
Hungary's Andras Parti reacts as he falls during the men's cross-country mountain bike event at Hadleigh Farm during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 12, 2012. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
Sporting's Stefanus Schaars jumps for the ball during the first leg of their Europa League quarter final soccer match against Metalist at Alvalade stadium in Lisbon March 29, 2012. REUTERS/Hugo Correia
The full moon rises through the Olympic Rings hanging beneath Tower Bridge during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 3, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor
Chinese swimmers perform strength exercises at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park in Stratford in east London July 24, 2012. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Michael Phelps of the U.S. holds up his award recognising him as the most decorated Olympian, during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre August 4, 2012. Phelps ended his incredible Olympic career on the perfect note on Saturday, winning his 18th gold medal for the United States in the men's medley relay, the last time he will swim a competitive race. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Italy's Giulia Lapi and Mariangela Perrupato are seen underwater as they perform in the synchronised swimming duets technical routine qualification round during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre August 5, 2012. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne
