2022 year in review: from Djokovic deportation to Messi magic, the top 10 sports stories of the year
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It started with tennis superstar Novak Djokovic being deported from Australia and ended with Lionel Messi lifting the World Cup in Qatar, 2022 will go down as one of the more memorable years in sporting history.
Russian bans dominated headlines, as did the death of cricket legend Shane Warne. While it is hard to look past Lionel Messi leading Argentina to World Cup glory as the story of the year, here is our list of the 10 stories that shaped sport in 2022.
Djokovic deported
Novak Djokovic flew to Melbourne in January hoping to capture a 10th Australian Open. However, the famously unvaccinated Serbian had his visa cancelled and was held in a hotel housing refugees before being deported on “health and good order” grounds.
Djokovic was also banned from travelling to the United States, ruling him out of the US Open but he managed to capture a seventh Wimbledon title in July.
Djokovic has been cleared to play in the 2023 Australian Open where he will be chasing a 22nd grand slam.
Teenage doper
