MY year of sports photography started on January 1, New Year's Day, with Arsenal's Olivier Giroud scoring one of the most amazing goals I've ever snapped.The Frenchman's "Scorpion" goal even won him Fifa's Goal of the Year - what a way to start 2017.But of course, this year has been full of incredible sport and with it, some sublime images.There was the big grudge fight between David Haye and Tony Bellew and domestic football trophies won by Manchester United and Chelsea, while Huddersfield were promoted to the Premier League.I started getting ready for the Winter Olympics by photographing our Olympians as early as May, with British short-track speed-skater Elise Christie the focus.The World Athletics Championships were a great success for Mo Farah ,while the party-ending race with Usain Bolt vs Justin Gatlin certainly drew a crowd.And then there was Harry Kane securing England's place in the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.Check out my pictures of the year, below.ARSENAL vs Crystal Palace was my first game of the New Year.working while sick with flu feeling like a you-know-what.But life has to go on as the chief sports photographer for The Sun.This snap was taken on a Canon1dx mkii with a 70.200mm lens. David Haye vs Tony Bellew was the big grudge-match fight of the year at London's O2.Haye horrifically injured his Achilles during the fight and in round 11 Haye was knocked out of the ring before the fight was stopped.This image was taken on a Canon 1dxii with a 14mm lens. I ALWAYS look forward to the FA Cup and working with the smaller clubs, with the lower league sides taking on the big boys.My job for the day was working alongside Adebayo Akinfenwa of Wycombe Wanderers.The size of the lad worked superbly for this exclusive picture, as he donned his Beast Mode Hat, with the sunlight going down.IN the dying minutes of the League Cup final between Manchester United and Southampton, it was all square at Wembley Stadium.But Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored to make it 3-2 to United, as this dramatic low-angle picture taken with a remote camera captured the goal perfectly.Taken on a Canon 1dxmkii with a 24mm 1.4lens with Pocket Wizzard controllers to fire the camera. LEICESTER'S brave hopes of making the Champions League semi-final against Sevilla were ultimately left unfulfilled.During the clash, Jamie Vardy showed his sheer frustration after being clean through on goal.and missing.He punches himself in the face with a perfect right hook to the chin - any boxer would have been proud of this KO punch.Picture taken on Canon 1dxmkii with a 300mm lens. IT'S the transfer story the entire league is talking about.Alexis Sanchez to Manchester City.In this snap, Pep Guardiola gives the Chilean forward a cheeky, knowing grin after their Premier League showdown.Could Sanchez be on the way, on a free at that, next summer? IT was the final day of the season.as champions Chelsea went up against relegated Sunderland.After the game, Diego Costa and Willian snapped