Look back at the 2024 sporting year through some of your most read stories on ABC Sport.

For almost all of the crews in this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race, the 628-nautical mile bluewater classic is their "grand final" — but for Annette Hesselmans and her daughter, Sophie Snijders, aboard Fika, it's just the qualifier for the Melbourne to Osaka marine marathon.

Teenage opener Sam Konstas will become one of Australia's youngest Test cricketers after being named to make his debut at the MCG on Boxing Day. 

The Sydney to Hobart fleet is bracing for a fast start, a wild first night at sea and the high chance of boats ending up damaged.

Docklands' patchy outfield and difficult batting wicket could prompt Cricket Australia to stop scheduling BBL matches there until closer to January.

Ahead of the "extremely important" United Cup tournament, Australia's top-ranked men's tennis player Alex de Minaur announces his engagement with English tennis star Katie Boutler.

The NRL will not allow Broncos playmaker Ezra Mam to serve part of his proposed nine-game ban in the pre-season All-Stars clash. 

With all 17 NRL clubs in the midst of training the house down, here's the biggest question your team needs to answer before the 2025 season gets underway.

With temperatures regularly over 40 degrees Celsius during summer in northern Western Australia, Newman locals started Aqua Footy to stay cool while playing sport.

Athletics made the headlines in Australia multiple times in 2024 because the athletes stepped up to another level, catching the attention and the imagination of the nation.

Australian doubles star Max Purcell has voluntarily accepted a provisional suspension after admitting to a breach of doping rules in a medical clinic blunder.

The Brisbane Broncos star who was last week found guilty of drug-driving and driving without a licence will likely face a ban from the NRL, but the details of the league's proposed punishment cannot be revealed yet.

The forecast for a 40-degrees Celsius day one could mean the MCG pitch quickens up faster than usual, which could spell trouble for Australia with Jasprit Bumrah on fire.

Alex de Minaur enjoyed his most successful year on tour in 2024, reaching a career high six in the world rankings and winning two tournaments. Now he wants more.

Tyson Fury and Frank Warren were both unhappy at the scoring in the unified heavyweight world title bout with Oleksandr Usyk. But was the scoring that bad?

Ange Postecoglou hits out at reporters after his side slipped to a heavy 6-3 defeat to league leaders Liverpool at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, leaving Spurs in the bottom half of the table heading into Christmas.

Annabel Sutherland scores 42 and takes three wickets as Australia wraps up a 75-run win over New Zealand in the third ODI in Wellington.

Nathan McSweeney has bounced back from his Test axing, scoring an unbeaten 78 to inspire Brisbane to a thrilling three-wicket win over Adelaide. 

Aaron Shattock is fighting for his life after an excavator rolled on him on a property on the Gold Coast, his former AFL club the Brisbane Lions says.

The Chinese world number five will miss the mixed-teams United Cup tournament, but says she will be good to go for the Australian Open in January.