Best Sports Highlights of 2025

By: N. Jannuzzi

As this unforgettable year comes to an end, it’s essential for us to remember those iconic and exiting moments in sports! From scoring decisive penalties, to winning the Masters. In this article you will read about who really marked sports history this year!

Chloe Kelly’s long, but successful career, led to one of the most decisive moments for football, and England. Only aged 17, in 2015 Kelly made her debut for Arsenal, scoring her first goal, only into 22 minutes of her game! In 2016 she moved on to Everton, on a three-month lone, to get experience as a football player. After playing for Manchester City, Queens Park Ranger (youth), she finally came back to Arsenal, however no one expected what would happen next. In the final of UEFA Women’s Euro 2025, England faced Spain, which ended with a draw, forcing a penalty shootout. She struck her shot into the net, securing England’s victory.

Rory Mcllroy, a Northen Irish professional golfer, finally after many years of dedication and resilience reached his goal, win the Masters Tournament, and with that the sixth male golfer in history to complete the career Grand Slam, (Winning all four majors: Masters, U.S Open, The Open Championship and PGA championship.) Rory’s father, Gerry, Mcllroy introduced him to golf, and that was when his story started. Barely old enough to be a member of his local golf club, he spent hours practicing. With this dedication and passion led him to be named RTÉ Sports Person of the Year. Overall, Mcllory has truly marked golf history and will be never forgotton.

Another memrabole icon was Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, breaking womens 400m record with a time of 48.29 seconds in the Semifinals of the 2025 World Athletics Champonships in Tokyo. Born in New Jersey, on August 7 1999. Not only did she smash the record, but also win gold in the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olyimpics. Two days after breaking the 400m womens world record, she won the 400m final in 47.78, the second-fastest time ever run by a women and a new championship record. 
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2025 will not be remembered just for the records broken, but for the stories behind them, and how they must serve as inspiration to all, demonstrating, passion, dedication and history in the making. With 2025 behind us, we all wait 2026 to be full of acomplishements in sports history.