As the countdown to 2018 starts, it's time to rewind those moments in sport that stood out this year.
New coach Rainer Schuettler's experience as a former player at the top level has been invaluable for Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber and the world number two believes her poor end to last season is truly behind her.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
Prime witness to one of the biggest controversies that rocked Indian cricket, Sachin Tendulkar has finally spoken about the anger and sense of betrayal he felt during the 'Monkeygate scandal' in Australia, revealing that he took the lead in threatening a boycott of the tour at the peak of the furore.
The Australian fell to the floor in celebration after clinching the victory, before sticking a finger behind his ear and asking the raucous crowd to cheer louder.
Holder Petra Kvitova suffered a shock 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 defeat by Serbia's former World No 1 Jelena Jankovic who produced an inspired display in the Wimbledon third round on Saturday.
The battle to stay at the top of men's tennis is like a fight to keep hungry wolves at bay, Novak Djokovic said on Sunday after clinching a record-equalling sixth Australian Open title.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
No current athlete in the world of sport can match the 31-year-old for reliability at present and the American, despite a brief blip, eased past Luxembourg's Mandy Minella 6-1, 6-3.
Take a look at six of the up-and-comers who could upset the top names at the year's first Grand Slam.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.
The Indians clinched the boys' and girls' singles titles in tennis through Sasi Kumar Mukund and Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal, following their mixed doubles success together earlier.
There was ecstasy and agony in equal measure for the Indian contingent on Friday.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
As if playing Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray in the French Open final was not a tough enough task, Stan Wawrinka will probably have to deal with a hostile Roland Garros crowd on Sunday.
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Images from Day 3 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday
Images from the second day at the US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year.
The Frenchman, seeded five, had no answer to left-hander Muller's swinging serve as he bowed out 6-4, 6-4.
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters ahead of the tournament's start on Monday for "personal reasons", the French Tennis Federation announced on Friday.
New world number one Ashleigh Barty has suffered a pre-Wimbledon injury scare, withdrawn from this week's Eastbourne grasscourt tournament with a recurrence of a right arm injury.
Images from matches played on Day 4 at the US Open at the Flushing Meadows in New York on Thursday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
A summary of the action on Day 3 at the US Open.
The returning Scot also announced his withdrawal from next week's Rogers Cup in Toronto.
Karolina Pliskova lost her cool over a line call and bashed a hole into the umpire's chair with her racket after suffering a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 defeat by Maria Sakkari in the Italian Open second round on Wednesday.
It was an extraordinary turnaround for an Olympics that was expected to be held without major issues by a country known for public safety and economic stability. It also revealed a fatal miscalculation by Japanese and IOC officials of public sentiment at a time of heightened fears over the coronavirus.
Japan's Kei Nishikori, who will arrive at Roland Garros without an ATP title for more than two years and desperate to prove that his career has not already peaked.
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A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza notched up her first ever victory on Arthur Ashe Stadium with a 6-0, 6-3 win over American Varvara Lepchenko at the US Open on Monday.
IMAGES from matches played at the Miami Masters in Key Biscayne, Florida
Serbia carved out a 2-0 lead over rivals Croatia while Britain led the US by the same score and holders Switzerland were tied with Belgium in the Davis Cup.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
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