NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others were killed on January 26, 2020 when their helicopter plunged into a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California. His sudden death at age 41 initiated an outpouring of grief for a star whose fame transcended basketball. /VCG

Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski won the best men's player at the Best FIFA Football Awards, beating last year's winner Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the top prize. /VCG

Two-time Olympic champion, Chinese badminton iconic figure Lin Dan announced his retirement on July 4, 2020. /VCG

Lewis Hamilton equaled Michael Schumacher's record of seven-time Formula One world champion in 2020. Hamilton's total of 95 wins is also the record for the most Grand Prix victories in Formula One. /VCG

With seven games remaining in the league amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Liverpool sealed the championship on June 25 when nearest rivals Manchester City were beaten by Chelsea. It was the club's first English Premier League title in 30 years. /VCG

33-year-old Serb Novak Djokovic became the world's first top tennis player to get disqualified from a Grand Slam singles tournament after he accidentally hit a ball at a line judge in a flash of temper during the U.S. Open on September 6, 2020. /VCG

Argentina football legend Diego Maradona died aged 60 on November 26, succumbing to heart failure. He was widely considered the greatest Argentine football player in history. /VCG

Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis set a world record by clearing 6.17 meters in February and then bettered that by one centimeter in Glasgow the same month. He also produced the highest-ever outdoor pole vault jump when he cleared 6.15 meters in September. The 21-year-old won all 16 of his meetings this year to register a perfect season. /VCG

The International Olympic Committee and the Japanese organizers postponed the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games until the summer of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic – the first time in the Games' 124-year modern history that the Games were delayed during peacetime. /VCG

Treble winners Bayern Munich lifted the Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup in the 2020 season, just as it was in 2013. /VCG