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2024 was a massive year in sport.

Higher, faster, stronger ... smarter? Test your knowledge in the 2024 year in sport quiz

From the Demon, to Gout Gout, Oscar Piastri and Raygun, 2024 was a massive year in the world of sport. How closely have you been following events? Take our quiz to find out.

  • Greg Dundas

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Phil Liggett: I was so right about Cadel Evans, so wrong about Lance Armstrong

The ‘voice of cycling’ Phil Liggett has called his last Olympic cycling event, but even as he turns 81, there’s another stage to come for the affable Englishman.

  • Peter FitzSimons
Jai Hindley ahead of the start of this year’s Tour de France.

‘It’s Netflix – it’s got to be drama’: Australian star speaks out on rivalry ahead of Tour de France

Jai Hindley headlines the group of six Australians who will start the 111th Tour de France on Saturday – a race defending champion Jonas Vingegaard enters on the back of a death-defying crash.

  • Sophie Smith
(Clockwise from top) Ryan Gosling in Barbie; Kirsten Dunst in Wimbledon; Emma Thompson in Matilda the Musical; Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley in Bend it Like Beckham; Madonna in Die Another Day; and Steve Carell in Foxcatcher.

Your Olympics warm-up: You name the sport, we name the movie

With the Olympics just over a month away, it’s time to improve your sporting knowledge with our Olympic-themed film and TV festival. We’ve (almost) found a movie, TV series or documentary to match all 28 events.

  • Louise Rugendyke
Dr Bridie O’Donnell believes this year’s Tour de France will be more epic than usual, with a time trial finish in Nice.

‘Bigger than the Olympics’: Bridie O’Donnell on the Tour de France’s highs and lows

The SBS commentator is looking forward to this year’s epic race, which for the first time in 100 years isn’t finishing on the fabled Champs-Elysees.

  • Bridget McManus
Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar tries to break away from Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard during the 13th stage of the Tour de France last year.

Ahead of the Tour de France, here are the cycling shows you should watch

There are some gripping shows to catch before the world’s two biggest cycling races for male and female cyclists.

  • Garry Maddox
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Guillaume Brahimi has rekindled his love for the French coast in his new cooking show Guillaume’s French Atlantic.

‘I fell in love again’: Guillaume Brahimi on what drew him back to France

The popular TV chef is back in his birthplace, as he hits up the coast for Guillaume’s French Atlantic and then hops on his bike for Plat du Tour.

  • Bridget McManus
Jay Vine crosses the line for his first stage win on Thursday. On Saturday he won again.

Australian cyclist’s wife feared the worst amid his horror crash

Jay Vine’s wife has revealed how she feared he might have died when the star Australian cyclist was lying prostrate in a ditch after a dreadful crash in northern Spain.

  • Ian Chadband
British Union flags, also known as Union Jacks, fly against a backdrop of offshore wind turbines off the coast in Clacton On Sea, England.

Britain forced to import $5 billion of electricity from Europe

Electricity was brought in via the growing network of interconnector cables designed to boost the collective resilience and energy security of neighbouring countries.

  • Jonathan Leake
Some of the memorable images of Australian sport in 2023.

Let’s get quizzical: 50 questions on the year in sport

Test your mental muscle or put your mates in the hot seat. It’s time to find out who is the font of knowledge on all things sport in 2023 by taking our 50-question super-quiz.

  • Greg Dundas and Claire Siracusa

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