- Time is running out on another sublime year of sport with so many victories and defeats to look back on
- Jamaica’s Usain Bolt called time on his glittering sprint career at the IAAF World Athletics Championships
- Floyd Mayweather Jr and Conor McGregor met in one of the most highly-anticipated fights in recent memory
- The British and Irish Lions went to New Zealand but the teams could not be separated with the series drawn
- Mail Online Sports Picture Editor Justin Feck relives a remarkable year of sport with a stunning collection of photos
Time is running out on yet another fantastic year of sport in 2017, with so much happening on and off the field, track and court, and numerous victories, defeats and controversy to look back on.
From Jamaica’s Usain Bolt calling time on his glittering sprint career to Chelsea winning the Premier League title and the Lions Tour of New Zealand that could not be decided, there have been so many scenes of elation and despair in the last 12 months.
Sports Picture Editor Justin Feck relives another remarkable year across the sporting world with a stunning collection of photos listed in chronological order.
Peugeot’s pilot Sebastien Loeb and co-pilot Daniel Elena compete during the 2017 Dakar Rally Stage 1 in Argentina
A black and white image of a group of runners making their way into the fog at Chepstow Racecourse
Lincoln City beat top flight Burnley 1-0 to become the first non-League side in 103 years to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals
Sand engulfs Luisa Bodem as she competes during the women’s long jump event at the German indoor athletics in Leipzig
Bradley Lowery struck up a friendship with Jermain Defoe as he bravely battled cancer but sadly lost his life to Neuroblastoma
Slovenia’s Peter Prevc soars through the air in the mixed event at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Lahti in Finland
Tony Bellew (right) defeated David Haye in a hard-hitting fight at the O2 Arena and the pair will have a rematch in May 2018
Patric Hornqvist of the Pittsburgh Penguins scores past Cory Schneider of the New Jersey Devils in the NHL regular season
Sergio Garcia celebrates winning his first Major title after he beat Justin Rose in a play-off at the Masters at Augusta National
Anthony Joshua (right) continued his remarkable rise as he overcame Wladimir Klitschko in front of a sold out Wembley
Antonio Conte won the Premier League title with Chelsea in his first season as he led his team through a 13-match winning run
Conte is launched in the air by his Chelsea players as they celebrate winning the Premier League title against West Brom
Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos poses in front of photographers after winning the Champions League final against Juventus
Kieran Read (left) and Sam Warburton share the trophy after a drawn Test series between New Zealand and the Lions
Chris Froome descends the Col du Galibier on stage 17 of the 2017 Tour de France, which he went on to win
American golfer Jordan Spieth glances at the Claret Jug after winning the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale
Aleksandr Dimitrenko (red) kicks Bulgaria’s Aleksandar Petrov into the air at the men’s kickboxing event at The World Games
Neymar smashed the transfer world record when he left Barcelona to join big-spending Paris Saint-Germain for £198million
Sir Mo Farah celebrates winning gold in the men’s 10,000m final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London
Justin Gatlin of the United States raises a finger to his lip after the 100m world champion was heavily booed by supporters
Usain Bolt pulled up during the anchor leg of the men’s 4x100m relay as Jamaica were bidding for gold in his last-ever race
Bolt kneels at the finish line during his retirement ceremony after his career saw him win eight olympic and 11 world titles
Wayne Rooney celebrates after scoring his goal for Everton since returning to his boyhood club from Manchester United
Chelsea’s title defence got off to a poor start as Cesc Fabregas (pictured) and Gary Cahill were sent off in a defeat by Burnley
Conor McGregor (left) and Floyd Mayweather Jr met in a boxing match in one of the sporting spectacles of the year
Canada’s Darcy Sharpe crashes in to an official after competing in the men’s slopestyle finals at the Winter Games NZ
Ferrari duo Sebastian Vettel (left) and Kimi Raikkonen dramatically collided at the start of the Formula One Singapore GP
Cristiano Ronaldo retained his FIFA men’s player of the year crown beating Lionel Messi and Neymar to earn the accolade
Liverpool youngster Rhian Brewster celebrates at full-time of England’s 5-2 Under 17 World Cup final win against Spain
Manchester City starlet Phil Foden lies in confetti after the victory capped a remarkable summer for England’s youth teams
Lewis Hamilton is surrounded by the world’s media after the Mercedes man won his fourth F1 World Drivers’ Championship
Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Pele as Diego Maradona kisses his head prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup draw in Moscow
Harlequins and Ulster were forced to play their European Rugby Champions Cup match in snowy conditions in London
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