Top 25 Sporting Events in 2014

They've been newsmakers in 2014 for various reasons and with 2015 just around the corner it's time to take a look at the people and personalities who made headlines and caused quite a stir in the year gone. Here are the top 25 sporting news (Excluding cricket):

è Netherlands lift maiden FIH Men's Hockey World League 

Li Na adds Australian Open to her before retiring è

è Stanislas Wawrinka wins maiden Grand Slam (Australian Open 2014)

Manchester City clinch their second EPL title in three years è

è Arsenal end nine-year title drought with FA Cup win

Real Madrid rally to snatch Champions League title from Atletico Madrid è

è Maria Sharapova wins second French Open title

Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win ninth French Open title è

è India finish a lowly 9th in FIH Men's Hockey World Cup

Kvitova wins another Wimbledon trophy è

è Djokovic beats Federer in five-set thriller to win second Wimbledon title

è Germany upset Argentina's dream to win FIFA World Cup

è India finish fifth with 64 medals at Glasgow CWG 

PV Sindhu wins bronze at Badminton World Championships è

è India's Sania Mirza and Brazilian Bruno Soares beat American-Mexican pair Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez in the final to win the mixed doubles title. (US Open)

Serena Williams completes US Open hat-trick è

è Marin Cilic becomes a Grand Slam winner in US

Sarita refuses medal at Asian Games  è

è Indian hockey breaks Asian Games gold jinx

Blade-runner Oscar Pistorius jailed è

è Srikanth stuns badminton legend to win China Open

Saina conquers China for her third title of the year è

è Djokovic wins ATP Finals after Federer's pull-out

Anand fails, Carlsen defends chess crown è

è IPTL brings Roger Federer to India

See Also the Following links:

2014: Top 15 Newsmakers (India)

2014 'global' Newsmakers (Top 15)

2014 Top Disasters