Year in review: Top moments from sport in 2015

Treble winners for the second time: Barcelona's Lionel Messi kisses the Champions League trophy after his team defeated Juventus 3-1 in the final. Barcelona became the first European team to win the season’s La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League on two occasions. (AP Photo)

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Treble winners for the second time: Barcelona's Lionel Messi kisses the Champions League trophy after his team defeated Juventus 3-1 in the final. Barcelona became the first European team to win the season’s La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League on two occasions. (AP Photo)

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The England and France football teams observe a minute's silence before the start of the friendly match at Wembley, following the November 13 Paris attacks. (AFP Photo)

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Andy Murray, saviour of British sport: Andy Murray (C) celebrates with teammates after Britain won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1936. (AFP Photo)

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King of Beijing: Usain Bolt celebrates winning the final of the men’s 100 metres before (L-R) USA's Justin Gatlin, USA's Tyson Gay and USA's Mike Rodgers. Bolt also went on to win the 200m final and the 4x100m relay. (AFP Photo)

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The year of “Santina” -- Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis. The Indian and the Swiss teamed up to win nine titles this year, including two Grand Slams, the WTA Finals and were named ITF’s doubles champions of the year. Mirza also clinched the World No. 1 ranking in doubles. (AFP Photo)

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Spain's Rafael Nadal is silhouetted as he arrives on court for his second-round match against Czech Republic's Lukas Rosol at the Paris Masters. How about that for an entry? (AFP Photo)

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No Euro 2016 for the Netherlands: Netherlands' Robin van Persie (C) after his side failed to qualify for the Euro 2016 championships. (AFP Photo)

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Novak, the unstoppable: Novak Djokovic celebrates winning Wimbledon. The Serb won 11 titles, including three Grand Slams, six Masters 1000 titles, and went 82-6 for the year. (AP Photo)

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Sri Lankan cricketer Shehan Jayasuriya plays a shot as light from spectators' mobile phones are seen in the background during the second T20 match against the West Indies at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on November 11, 2015. (AFP Photo)

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“Show me some love,” says Italy’s Roberta Vinci, who defeated Serena Williams in the semifinals of the US Open, springing arguably the upset of the year and denying Williams’ historic Calendar Grand Slam bid. (AP Photo)

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Serena makes her bid for greatest ever: Despite her US Open loss to Roberta Vinci, Serena Willliams won three Grand Slams and is now just one Major short of Steffi Graf’s Open Era record of 22. (AP Photo)

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So close, yet so far for Messi’s Argentina: Lionel Messi falls in the net during the Copa America final. After losing the 2014 World Cup final, Argentina fell short again, losing to Chile. (Reuters Photo)

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Champions of South America, finally: Chile's Alexis Sanchez calmly slots the ball into the goal for the winning penalty against Argentina before proceeding to take off his shirt in celebration as Chile won their first Copa America. (AP Photo)

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Five-time World Champions: Australian cricketers celebrating with the trophy after winning the 2015 World Cup final against New Zealand. (AFP Photo)

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Rugby World Champions a third time: New Zealand's flanker and captain Richie McCaw (C) holding the Webb Ellis Cup as he celebrates with teammates after winning the final of the 2015 Rugby World Cup between New Zealand and Australia. It was the Kiwis’ third Rugby World Cup. (AFP Photo)

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The knockout kick: Holly Holm of the US (R) delivers a kick to the neck to knock out compatriot Ronda Rousey and win the UFC 193 title fight. (AFP Photo)