Another eventful year in sport saw Manchester City crowned Premier League champions while Emma Hayes signed off in style as Chelsea boss with a fifth successive Women’s Super League title.

England finished as runners-up at the European Championship and Team GB earned 65 medals at this summer’s Olympics in Paris.

Here the PA news agency takes a look at some of the best images from this year’s sporting action.

Luke Littler with outstretched arms next to the World Championship trophy
Luke Littler in action against Luke Humphries at the World Championship final. The 16-year-old’s incredible debut at Alexandra Palace ended in defeat as Humphries secured a 7-4 victory (Zac Goodwin/PA)

I Am Maximus racing at the Grand National
I Am Maximus, ridden by Paul Townend, on the way to winning the Randox Grand National at Aintree in April (Mike Egerton/PA)

Oleksandr Usyk, left, punching Tyson Fury
Oleksandr Usyk, left, lands a punch on Tyson Fury. Usyk became undisputed world heavyweight champion after a split points victory over Fury (Nick Potts/PA)

Manchester City players celebrating their title success with a parade
Manchester City players and fans celebrate the club’s fourth straight Premier League title (Richard Sellers/PA)

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti celebrating
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti celebrates with his team after they beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the Champions League final at Wembley (Mike Egerton/PA)

John McGinn dancing
John McGinn, centre, joins in with a traditional dance following the Scotland team’s arrival at Bayernhalle in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, for a reception hosted by the Mayor ahead of Euro 2024 (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Lewis Hamilton is sprayed with champagne while celebrating his British Grand Prix win
Lewis Hamilton ended his mammoth 945-day losing streak to take an emotional win at the British Grand Prix (David Davies/PA)

Gareth Southgate walking past the Euro 2024 trophy
England manager Gareth Southgate walks past the European Championship trophy after his side were beaten 2-1 by Spain in the final. Southgate stood down from the role two days later (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Noah Williams, right, kissing Tom Daley on the cheek
Great Britain’s Noah Williams kisses Tom Daley after the pair won silver in the men’s synchronised 10m platform final. Paris was Daley’s fifth Games since making his debut at Beijing 2008 and he announced his retirement from diving after arriving back in the UK post-Olympics (Mike Egerton/PA)

Lightning striking near the Eiffel Tower
Lightning strikes near the Eiffel Tower, ahead of the start of men’s 20km race walk (David Davies/PA)

Noah Lyles wrapped in the flag of the United States
Noah Lyles claimed gold in the men’s 100m, winning with a margin of just five thousandths of a second (Mike Egerton/PA)

Katy Marchant, Emma Finucane and Sophie Capewell, left to right, with their gold medals
Great Britain’s Katy Marchant, Emma Finucane and Sophie Capewell, left to right, celebrate after winning gold in the women’s team sprint (David Davies/PA)

Dame Sarah Storey crossing the finish line in the women's Paralympic C4-5 road race
Dame Sarah Storey claimed her 19th Paralympic gold medal after winning the women’s C4-5 road race (Andrew Matthews/PA)

England players stand and applaud as the big screen at Old Trafford shows a tribute to former batter Graham Thorpe
England players pay tribute to former batter Graham Thorpe, who took his own life aged 55 (Nick Potts/PA)

Daniel Dubois, right, punching Anthony Joshua
Anthony Joshua’s career rebuild suffered a setback after he collapsed to a brutal fifth-round knockout by Daniel Dubois at Wembley (Bradley Collyer/PA)

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