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2018 A Year Of Sport, And What To
Look Forward To In 2019
2018 saw the French become
victorious in the Fifa World Cup,
defying the odds in favour of
giants Brazil and reigning cham-
pions Germany who were unex-
pectedly knocked out in the
early rounds by even more un-
expected sides. ‘It’s Coming
Home’ was trending throughout
the summer as England them-
selves gave a pretty successful
account for themselves, with
their campaign ending in the
semi-finals to Croatia, with
some saying Gareth Southgate
and his youthful side have only
just begun.
Mo Farah proved his triumphant
nature by winning the Chicago
Marathon after switching from
track to road racing
Commonwealth Gold in the
netball was awarded to England
who in the final seconds of the
game clinching their historic
victory in which they are the
only team apart from favourites
Australia and New Zealand to
claim the title.
Lewis Hamilton retained his F1
domination as he broke away
from the two Ferraris to claim
yet another World Champion-
ship, Mercedes comfortably
retaining their trackside domi-
nance as they won yet another
Constructors Championship.
In the Hockey, the England
men’s World Cup side struggled
to recreate the success of the
Women’s Olympic success as
they were defeated heavily in
the third place play off 8-1 by
Australia. In the Women’s edition of
the World Cup Defending champi-
ons the Netherlands won the tour-
nament for a record eighth time
after defeating Ireland 6–0 in the
final, who claimed their first ever
World Cup medal. England being
knocked out in the Quarter Finals by
the Runners Up.
Europe comfortably beat the U.S.A
in the Ryder Cup held in France.
Heavyweight Boxing now and Tyson
Fury’s magnificent comeback from
the depths of depression and a
lengthy ban from the sport couldn’t
quite be finished off with a win
against Deontay Wilder in America
with the bout ending a draw much
to the disgust of many supporters
Mo Farah cross-
ing the finish
line in first at
the Chicago Mar-
athon.
and neutrals. In May Tony
Bellew knocked out veteran
David Haye in the fifth round.
Anthony Joshua remained
king as he beat challengers
Povetkin and Parker to retain
his belt for another year.
Maybe this year fights against
Whyte or Wilder may end his
reign?
The Tour De France was won
by a Brit from Team Sky, may-
be not the team member we
were expecting but Gareth
Thomas proved from the early
stages he was the man to take
Sky all the way. The Vuelta A
Espana saw another Brit reign
victorious as Simon Yates
cruised to victory for Michel-
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