The Guardian and Observer sport photographer Tom Jenkins selects his favourite images of the year and recalls the stories behind them
Ian Poulter holing out at the 18th on the day civil war broke out in professional golf. The inaugural LIV tournament, with prize money of $25m, was the first in a breakaway series that lured some of the top names in the sport away from the traditional tours. It created a huge schism in the sport that remains unresolved. For me, this day was all about trying to find an image that hinted to a wider issue rather than who shot the best score.
. Even though she switched her nationality to Kazakhstan in 2018, she still lives in Moscow. On a sunny day, the famous trophy turns out to be a lovely reflector of light and so it proved again here.There is nowhere else like it, a unique stretch of land that makes up the 1st and 18th Two days earlier, Peaty suffered perhaps the biggest shock in Commonwealth Games history as he finished fourth in the men’s 100m breaststroke final. He came roaring back in the 50m
. Shields and Marshall, who before the fight had openly expressed their dislike for each other, put on a great fight. Shields produced a fantastic performance to win convincingly.43mm lens 1/2000 f2.8 ISO 5000 multiple exposure
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