The global sports scene has also had its share of notable moments in 2014. A lot of them have conspicuously involved incidents from out of the field of play, which goes to show how eventful the sports world has been this year. Hopefully, we see less of these types of news in the sports world or the coming year. Otherwise, prepare yourselves for more scandals, accidents, and the usual plate of Luis Suarez biting incidents.

#SochiProblems

I can’t decide if I should laugh at the Sochi for being so ill-prepared to host the Winter Olympics or laud Sochi for somehow surviving the three weeks without any catastrophic blunders. Since I’m in a giving mood at this time of the year, I’ll give credit to Sochi for getting through hosting the Olympics, even if it unintentionally gave rise to one of the world’s most popular hashtags this year.

Germany wins 4th World Cup title

It was one of the best World Cup tournaments I’ve ever seen. So many heroes, so many villains. So many triumphs, so many heartbreaks. In the end, it was Germany that won its fourth World Cup title, doing so by squeaking past Lionel Messi and Argentina in the Finals. Mario Gotze’s extra-time winner proved to be the difference in the game, resulting in exulted joy in Bavaria and a lot of pain and suffering in Buenos Aires.

Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

More than a year after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at their home in South Africa, Oscar Pistorius finally received the verdict from his heavily publicized trial. The Blade Runner was found guilty of culpable homicide by South Africa judge Thokozile Masipa, who also sentenced Pistorius to five years in jail. IT was probably the best scenario Pistorius could have hoped for given the circumstance, even as a throng of people continue to believe that he murdered his girlfriend and got a laughably light sentence out of it.