2021 - the sporting year in numbers
150 – Emma Raducanu’s world ranking going into the US Open, where she became the first qualifier to win a grand slam tournament.
10 – consecutive straight-sets matches won by Raducanu on her way to lifting the trophy.
20 – Novak Djokovic, inset, matched the men’s record for grand slam tournament wins after adding three this year – missing out on the calendar slam when Daniil Medvedev won the US Open.
369.5 – Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen went into the seasonending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix level on points before the Dutchman won the Formula One drivers’ title.
22 – gold medals for Team GB at the delayed Tokyo Olympics. It was Britain’s fourth-best tally ever, while they won 65 medals in total.
15 – husband and wife Jason and Laura Kenny now have 15 Olympic medals between them. Jason has seven golds and Laura five.
13 – age of Sky Brown, who became Britain’s youngest Olympic medallist with a bronze in skateboarding at the delayed Tokyo games. 55 – England reached their first major final in men’s football in 55 years, since the 1966 World Cup win, before missing out on penalties as Italy won the also-delayed Euro 2020.
48 – Ellen White became England Women’s record goalscorer, moving two past Kelly Smith’s previous record of 46.
20-0 – White broke the record with a hat-trick against Latvia in England’s record competitive win at Doncaster Rovers FC. Beth Mead and Alessia Russo also scored three each and Lauren Hemp four, the latter pair with their first senior international goals.
23 and 14 – goals and assists for Harry
Kane, right, in the 2020-21 Premier League season as he became only the second man after Andy Cole to lead the top flight outright in both categories in the same season.
1 – Rachel Blackmore became the first female jockey to win the Grand National, as well as the Champion Hurdle and the leading jockey trophy at the Cheltenham Festival.
19-9 – the United States won the Ryder Cup by a record margin in the modern era. Dustin Johnson scored a maximum five points.
31-0-1 – Tyson Fury’s career record after retaining his WBC world heavyweight title against Deontay Wilder, perfect but for a draw in his first meeting with the American.