Melbourne: Serbia's Novak Djokovic and USA's Sofia Kenin were crowned Australian Open singles champions in February.
It was Kenin's first grand slam title, and Djokovic's 17th. The same month saw the Kansas City Chiefs triumph in Super Bowl LIV.
A 31-20 defeat of the San Francisco 49ers paved the way for a large victory parade.
Joyful scenes - in stark contrast to basketball fans' despair over the death of NBA star Kobe Bryant the previous month.
The Los Angeles Lakers icon died in a helicopter crash with his 13-year-old daughter and seven other people in Southern California.
In soccer, Erling Haaland and Bruno Fernandes made significant moves in the winter transfer window.
Borussia Dortmund bought prolific Norwegian teenage forward Haaland from Red Bull Salzburg on a deal until 2024.
Meanwhile, Fernandes was snapped up by Manchester United from Sporting Lisbon, the Portuguese midfielder signing a five-year contract at Old Trafford.
Tennis took a lead in helping victims of bushfires ravaging Australia at the start of the year. Top players, including Djokovic and Rafa Nadal, took part in a 'Rally for Relief' in Melbourne.
In boxing, Britain's Tyson Fury ended Deontay Wilder's five-year reign as WBC heavyweight world champion.
The towel was thrown in by the American's corner in the seventh round of their rematch.
March saw UEFA take the decision to postpone the European Championship until 2021.
European football's governing body was left with little choice in the face of the global coronavirus pandemic.
The Summer Olympics in Tokyo was also rescheduled for next year as Covid-19 rocked the planet.
Japan's capital will now open the Games on 23rd July, 2021.
Other sporting schedules, including Formula 1, were subjected to cancellations or long suspensions due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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