Any year that combines a Euros, an Olympics and an Ashes - though the least said about the latter the better - has to be a special one, right?
To round off the year in style, we've come up with a quiz to test your knowledge on the best sporting moments of 2021 - from boxing to golf, from football to rugby, it's pretty much all there!
Keep a note of your scores, as the answers will be revealed on the final page of the quiz.
Right then: start your engines, and best of luck to you!
25. Answers pt. 1:
1) Mali. 2) Jesse Lingard. 3) Four. 4) 38. 5) Kelechi Iheanacho. 6) Lewis Hamilton. 7) Minella Times. 8) Chris Wood. 9) Mark Selby. 10) Mason Mount. 11) Kane Williamson. 12) John Rahm. Photo: LARS BARON
26. Answers pt. 2:
13) Luke Shaw. 14 Jamaica. 15) Oval Invincibles. 16) Man City. 17) Leylah Fernandez. 18) Unanimous decision. 19) Kylian Mbappe. 20) Australia. 21) Babar Azam. 22) Darts. 23) Emma Raducanu. 24) Rory Burns. Photo: Ryan Pierse