The Ups And Downs: Most Memorable Moments In Sports

BANGALORE: 2014 has been an awesome year in the sports arena with some of the biggest achievements. The year also had its share of tears and tragedies that shook the entire sporting world. It has been a journey of entertainment lead by the Football world cup in Brazil down to the Asian Games and to end the year with a tight battle between India and Australia, a platform that saw one of the most inspiring captains in the world, MS Dhoni, bow out of Test Cricket. Here are some moments that decorated the year 2014.

Forever not out: A ball took his life, a day short of being 26 and a tragedy that shook the cricket fraternity with a wave of grief that gripped both the young and old from Australia to the streets of India was the death of Phi Hughes. Phil Hughes, a talented cricketer who was laid to rest after being struck by a ball to the head was just rising in his crocket career. He retired from the world with 63 runs on the scoreboard and not out. He will be forever remembered as the man who remains 63 not out. This incident like no other saw the world come together as one to pay tribute to a man who was a great cricketer but a greater human being outside of cricket.

Football, The German way: They did not walk into the competition as the biggest favorites but walked away setting the stadiums of Brazil on fire. They defeated the favorite team to win the world cup 7-1, leaving millions of Brazilian fans crying, shedding tears. On the final day, the world focused their gaze on Messi, as Argentina took on Germany, however at the end of the game Messi was forgotten and Germany stole the limelight. It was a silent entry to Football’s history books but a glorious celebration for fans around the world. They created history, Germany.

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