10 Greatest British Sporting Moments of the Decade 2010-2019

10. Great Britain Wins the Davis Cup 2015 

The 2015 Davis Cup was the 104th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas. Great Britain won their tenth title, with Andy Murray defeating David Goffin of Belgium on clay in the final match held at Flanders Expo located in Ghent on 29 November 2015.



9. Dina Asher Smith wins Three European Championships Gold Medals 2018 

Dina Asher-Smith won her third gold as GB won the 4x100m title at the European Championships. Asher-Smith also scooped the 100m gold and the 200m gold, becoming the fist British athlete to achieve this feat.



8. Chelsea win the Champions League 2012 

The final was held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. Chelsea's caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo led the club to win their first Champions League title after beating Bayern Munich 4–3 on penalties in the final. As tenants of the Allianz Arena, this meant that Bayern were the first finalists to have home advantage since 1984. Barcelona were the defending champions, but were eliminated spectacularly by the eventual winners Chelsea in the semi-finals.



7. Sergio Aguero Stoppage-Time Winner 2012

Manchester City sealed their first league title since 1968 in the most dramatic of circumstances, with victory over Queens Park Rangers on the final day. The title was City's first Premier League success, making them only the fifth club to win the Premier League in its 20-year history. City finished level on 89 points with Manchester United, but their goal difference was eight better than their local rivals', making it the first time the Premier League had been won on goal difference. Serio's Aguero's last minute winner snatched the title from city rivals United.



6. Liverpool Comeback v Barcelona 2019

Istanbul was spectacular, but the comeback Liverpool made against Barcelona will go down as one of the greatest moments in Champions League history. Trailing 3-0 from a disastrous first leg, the Reds, roared on by the Anfield crowd, won the second leg 4-0, to go through to the final 4-3 on aggregate. It was a truly stunning night, which will never be forgotten.



5. Andy Ruiz Jr Upsets Anthony Joshua 2019

After coming in as an 15–1 underdog, in a shocking upset, Andy Ruiz Jr. beat Anthony Joshua via technical knockout in the seventh round, ending Joshua's undefeated record and becoming the new unified heavyweight champion. The fight is considered one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, drawing comparisons to Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas in 1990 and Lennox Lewis vs. Hasim Rahman in 2001.



4. Leicester City Wins The Premier League 2016

Leicester City won the championship for the first time in their 132-year history, becoming the 24th club to become English football champions, and the sixth club to win the Premier League. Many commentators consider this to be one of the greatest sports shocks in history, especially considering that Leicester spent half of the previous season at the bottom of the table before finishing 14th.



3. England Win The Cricket World Cup 2019

The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 12th Cricket World Cup. In the knockout stage, England and New Zealand won their respective semi-finals to qualify for the final, which was played at Lord's. The final saw the first Super Over in an ODI, and ended in a tie after the match ended with both teams scoring 241. England took home their first title by the boundary countback rule, which was later scrapped by the ICC. Overall, approximately 2.6 billion people around the world watched the tournament, making it the most-watched cricket competition as of 2019.



2. Super Saturday London Olympics 2012 

This was the London 2012 Olympics' greatest day, certainly from a British perspective — dubbed 'Super Saturday' — was voted the greatest British sporting moment of all time. Super Saturday saw British trio Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah all strike gold within just 44 minutes of each other.



1. Andy Murray wins Wimbledon 2013 

Andy Murray became the first man from Great Britain to win the Wimbledon singles title since Fred Perry in 1936. What made the feat even more remarkable was that Murray had lost in the final to Roger Federer the previous year, so, to come back 12 months later and beat the then world number one Novak Djokovic in straight sets, showed incredible character and determination.


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