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Top 10 World Sports News Events In 2025

The World Aquatics Championships, held in Singapore from July 11 to August 3, produced three world records and 15 championship records in swimming events. Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh shone with four gold medals and one bronze. China's breaststroke specialist Qin Haiyang claimed two golds, one silver and one bronze, finishing as the only Asian swimmer in the gold medal standings. Then-12-year-old Yu Zidi earned bronze with China's women's 4x200m freestyle relay team, becoming the youngest swimming medalist at the worlds. This file photo taken on Aug. 1, 2025 shows Qin Haiyang of China competing during the men's 200m breaststroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Photo by Wu Zhizun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Top 10 World Sports News Events In 2025

The World Aquatics Championships, held in Singapore from July 11 to August 3, produced three world records and 15 championship records in swimming events. Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh shone with four gold medals and one bronze. China's breaststroke specialist Qin Haiyang claimed two golds, one silver and one bronze, finishing as the only Asian swimmer in the gold medal standings. Then-12-year-old Yu Zidi earned bronze with China's women's 4x200m freestyle relay team, becoming the youngest swimming medalist at the worlds. This file photo taken on Aug. 3, 2025 shows Yu Zidi of China competing during the women's 400m individual medley final of swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Photo by Xue Yuge/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Exposition in Osaka

Visitors pack the site of the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2025, amid Japan's "bon" summer holiday season. The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition said the total number of visitors since its opening in April surpassed 15 million on Aug. 21.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Visitors pack the site of the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2025, amid Japan's "bon" summer holiday season. The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition said the total number of visitors since its opening in April surpassed 15 million on Aug. 21.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani sprints to the plate to score on an RBI by Will Smith as Colorado Rockies infielder Kyle Karros (12) watches the flight of the ball during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado on Aug. 19, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

A large crowd lines up at a World Exposition entrance gate in Osaka, on Aug. 12, 2025, amid Japan's Bon summer holiday season.

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World Exposition in Osaka

A large crowd lines up at a World Exposition entrance gate in Osaka, on Aug. 12, 2025, amid Japan's Bon summer holiday season.

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Exhibition on manga history held in Taiwan

The opening ceremony of an exhibition tracking the history of manga in Japan and Taiwan is held at the National Taiwan Museum of Comics in Taichung on Aug. 16, 2025. Over 300 items, including those related to Japanese manga legend Osamu Tezuka, are on display at the exhibition, co-hosted by Japan's Kyoto International Manga Museum, for a run through Oct. 12.

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Japanese military POW camp in China

Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2025, shows the interior of an Imperial Japanese military camp for Western prisoners of war that was used during World War II, preserved as a museum in Shenyang in Liaoning Province, China.

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Japanese military POW camp in China

Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2025, shows an Imperial Japanese military camp for Western prisoners of war that was used during World War II, preserved as a museum in Shenyang in Liaoning Province, China.

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Anti-plastic pollution artwork in Geneve

Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong's installation "The Thinker's Burden" is displayed in front of the U.N. office in Geneva on Aug. 12, 2025, as a session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution is held.

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[Breaking News]Prince of Wales carrier visits U.S. base in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan, Aug. 13 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Britain's Prince of Wales aircraft carrier preparing to make a port call at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 12, 2025. (Kyodo)

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40th anniversary of fatal JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan, Aug. 13 Kyodo - A memorial ceremony is held on Aug. 12, 2025, the 40th anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash that claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew, at a cenotaph erected near the crash site on Osutaka Ridge in the Gunma Prefecture village of Ueno, northwest of Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Awa dance festival in western Japan

TOKUSHIMA, Japan, Aug. 13 Kyodo - Dancers perform in Tokushima, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2025, the second day of the five-day Awa dance festival. (Kyodo)

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Duplantis Set a New Pole Vault World - Budapest

Armand Duplantis of Sweden competes during in the Men's Pole Vault event at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 12, 2025. Armand Duplantis set a new pole vault world record at 6.29 meters. Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duplantis Set a New Pole Vault World - Budapest

Armand Duplantis of Sweden celebrates after setting a new pole vault world record at 6.29 meters in the Men's Pole Vault event at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 12, 2025. Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duplantis Set a New Pole Vault World - Budapest

Armand Duplantis of Sweden talks to his coach during in the Men's Pole Vault event at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 12, 2025. Armand Duplantis set a new pole vault world record at 6.29 meters. Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duplantis Set a New Pole Vault World - Budapest

Armand Duplantis of Sweden competes during in the Men's Pole Vault event at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 12, 2025. Armand Duplantis set a new pole vault world record at 6.29 meters. Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duplantis Set a New Pole Vault World - Budapest

Armand Duplantis (R) of Sweden celebrates after setting a new pole vault world record at 6.29 meters in the Men's Pole Vault event at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 12, 2025. Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duplantis Set a New Pole Vault World - Budapest

Armand Duplantis (R) of Sweden celebrates after setting a new pole vault world record at 6.29 meters in the Men's Pole Vault event at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 12, 2025. Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duplantis Set a New Pole Vault World - Budapest

Armand Duplantis of Sweden competes during in the Men's Pole Vault event at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 12, 2025. Armand Duplantis set a new pole vault world record at 6.29 meters. Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Duplantis Set a New Pole Vault World - Budapest

Armand Duplantis of Sweden poses with the scoreboard after setting a new pole vault world record at 6.29 meters in the Men's Pole Vault event at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 12, 2025. Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo shows a truck in a roadside ditch in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2025, following days of torrential rain in southwestern Japan.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo shows an overturned vehicle in a roadside ditch in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2025, following days of torrential rain in southwestern Japan.

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World Exposition in Osaka

The World Exposition in Osaka is packed with visitors on Aug. 12, 2025, amid Japan's Bon summer holiday season.

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World Exposition in Osaka

The World Exposition in Osaka is packed with visitors on Aug. 12, 2025, amid Japan's Bon summer holiday season.

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Nikkei stock index sets new intraday high

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 12 Kyodo - A financial data screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average setting an intraday record above the 42,900 yen line on Aug. 12, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Japan police head apologizes to ex-nurse acquitted of 2003 murder

HIKONE, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama speaks at a press conference in Hikone, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2025, after Shiga Prefectural Police chief Hisaaki Ikeuchi apologized her in person. Nishiyama was acquitted of murder in the 2003 death of a patient in a 2020 retrial after spending 12 years in prison. (Kyodo)

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Torrential rain in Kumamoto Pref.

TAMANA, Japan, Aug. 12 Kyodo - The city of Tamana in Kumamoto Prefecture is flooded on Aug. 11, 2025, following torrential rain in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo)

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A-bomb exhibition at Battleship Missouri Memorial

Sadae Kasaoka, 92, an atomic bomb survivor, talks about her experience in Hiroshima during an interview to the media on the first day of a special exhibition on the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Aug. 12, 2025. The exhibition, displaying items from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb museums, will run until Feb. 28, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts after hitting a solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 12, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, blasting a homer for the fourth consecutive game.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a line drive up into the glove of Los Angeles shortstop Zach Neto (9), leading to a triple play in the sixth inning of a baseball game on Aug. 12, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a line drive up into the glove of Los Angeles shortstop Zach Neto (9), leading to a triple play in the sixth inning of a baseball game on Aug. 12, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (C) chats with Los Angeles Angels infielder Luis Rengifo (L) and shortstop Zach Neto at second base during the first inning of a baseball game on Aug. 12, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 12, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, blasting a homer for the fourth consecutive game.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 12, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 12, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, blasting a homer for the fourth consecutive game.

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Japan imperial couple visits ex-emperor's residence

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Aug. 12, 2025, to brief former Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko about their official visit to Mongolia. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani poses after hitting a solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 12, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, blasting a homer for the fourth consecutive game.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 12, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, blasting a homer for the fourth consecutive game.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 12, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, blasting a homer for the fourth consecutive game.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 12, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, blasting a homer for the fourth consecutive game.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 12, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, blasting a homer for the fourth consecutive game.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 12, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, blasting a homer for the fourth consecutive game.

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Wildfire Ignites South of Port Alberni - Canada

A fire ban sign is displayed at Fitzroy Provincial Park on the Ottawa River, in Fitzroy Harbour, Ont., on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfire Ignites South of Port Alberni - Canada

A large billow of smoke from a wildfire near the Susies Lake Area of Halifax is seen, on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. Photo by Kelly Clark/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfire Ignites South of Port Alberni - Canada

A large billow of smoke from a wildfire near the Susies Lake Area of Halifax is seen, on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. Photo by Kelly Clark/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani watches the flight of the ball after hitting a solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 12, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 12, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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White House

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum gives a television interview outside the White House Aug. 12, 2025. Photo by Francis Chung/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM