Rediff.com gives you a throwback to an eventful 2017, in pictures.
Justin Gatlin blasted out a warning that he is ready to challenge Usain Bolt's 100 metres hegemony when he stormed to a lifetime best 9.74 seconds to win the event in the opening Diamond League meeting of the season on Friday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
Usain Bolt wowed his Indian fans in his trademark style in a brief exhibition cricket contest against Yuvraj Singh in his maiden trip to the country.
World champion Asbel Kiprop's relentless pace proved too much for his rivals, including Mo Farah, as the Kenyan clocked the fastest 1,500 metres time since 2004 at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday.
Part of Sebastian Coe's new job as head of world athletics will be to shift the conversation about his "ostensibly clean" sport from doping to spectacular performances, he said on Sunday.
Ethiopia's world indoor champion Genzebe Dibaba broke the 22-year-old world women's 1,500 metres record on a sultry night at the Monaco Diamond League meet.
As the countdown to 2018 starts, it's time to rewind those moments in sport that stood out this year.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe announced a shake up of the organisation on Wednesday aimed at ensuring there can be no repeat of the corruption scandals that have dogged athletics' governing body during his first, tumultuous, year in office.
A round-up of results from the final day of the World Athletics Championships in Doha on Sunday
Drysdale wins close single sculls gold Also, check out late gold medal winners from Day 7...
Here is a flashback of the top moments from the just concluded quadrennial Games...
Check out the gold medallists on Day 15 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Saturday:
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
Usain Bolt returned to the scene of his triple Olympic glory and duly delivered for 60,000 camera-flashing fans as he overcame a slow start to win the 100 metres and give the London Anniversary Games the Friday finale it demanded.
A round-up of all the results from the 16th World Athletic Championships in London
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Can 2018 top its predecessor in Sporting Glory?
Check out the schedule of the World Athletics Championships to be held in Moscow from August 10-18.
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