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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: On June 12, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 of the 2022-23 NBA Finals to win the best-of-seven series 4-1, clinching their first ever championship. Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP). This file photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows Nikola Jokic (front L) of Denver Nuggets holding the NBA Finals MVP Award trophy after Denver Nuggets won the 2023 NBA Finals against Miami Heat in Denver, the United States. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: On June 12, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 of the 2022-23 NBA Finals to win the best-of-seven series 4-1, clinching their first ever championship. Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP). This file photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows Nikola Jokic (front L) of Denver Nuggets holding the NBA Finals MVP Award trophy after Denver Nuggets won the 2023 NBA Finals against Miami Heat in Denver, the United States. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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Gymnast Uchimura gets MVP for 6th straight year

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gymnast and five-time Olympic medalist Kohei Uchimura speaks at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2015, after being named the Japan Gymnastics Association's most valuable player of 2014 for the sixth year in a row.

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Japan pro boxer Inoue gets domestic MVP award

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese professional boxer Naoya Inoue, shown in an undated photo, wins the 2014 Most Valuable Player award from the Japan Boxing Commission on Jan. 6, 2015, for setting a Japan record by needing just eight career fights to capture world championships in two weight categories -- super flyweight and light flyweight.

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Orix pitcher Kaneko wins outstanding performance prize

TOKYO, Japan - Orix Buffaloes pitcher Chihiro Kaneko speaks during a ceremony at the Japan Pro Sports Awards in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2014, after receiving an Outstanding Performance Award. He has also been named this year's most valuable player of the Pacific League.

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Oda gets Japanese pro golf tour money title

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese golfer Komei Oda (R) receives a trophy for his first money title on the men's Japan Golf Tour for 2014 from veteran Isao Aoki during an award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014. Oda also won for the first time the awards for most valuable player and stroke average as well as a golf press prize.

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Yomiuri hurler Sugano named Central League's 2014 MVP

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2014, after being named this year's most valuable player of the Central League at the Japanese professional baseball league's award-giving event.

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Orix hurler Kanko wins Pacific League's 2014 MVP award

TOKYO, Japan - Orix Buffaloes pitcher Chihiro Kaneko speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2014, after being named this year's most valuable player of the Pacific League at the Japanese professional baseball league's award-giving event.

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World Cup MVP Forlan looking forward to J-League challenge

OSAKA, Japan - Uruguay striker Diego Forlan, wearing the number 10 shirt of J-League football club Cerezo Osaka, waves to fans at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Feb. 12, 2014, after a press conference. The winner of the Golden Ball Award for the most valuable player at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa arrived in Osaka earlier in the day.

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World Cup MVP Forlan looking forward to J-League challenge

OSAKA, Japan - Uruguay striker Diego Forlan, wearing the number 10 shirt of J-League football club Cerezo Osaka, waves to fans at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Feb. 12, 2014, after a press conference. The winner of the Golden Ball Award for the most valuable player at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa arrived in Osaka earlier in the day.

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World Cup MVP Forlan looking forward to J-League challenge

OSAKA, Japan - Uruguay striker Diego Forlan, winner of the Golden Ball Award for the most valuable player at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa, smiles during a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 12, 2014, after arriving to play for J-League football club Cerezo Osaka.

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World Cup MVP Forlan looking forward to J-League challenge

OSAKA, Japan - Uruguay striker Diego Forlan (R), winner of the Golden Ball Award for the most valuable player at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa, holds his team shirt with Masao Okano, president of J-League football club Cerezo Osaka, during a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 12, 2014.

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World Cup MVP Forlan looking forward to J-League challenge

OSAKA, Japan - Uruguay striker Diego Forlan, wearing the number 10 shirt of J-League football club Cerezo Osaka, waves to fans at a stadium in Osaka on Feb. 12, 2014, after a press conference. The winner of the Golden Ball Award for the most valuable player at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa arrived in Osaka earlier in the day.

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2010 World Cup MVP Forlan of Uruguay arrives in Japan

KANSAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Japan - Uruguay striker Diego Forlan, winner of the Golden Ball Award as the most valuable player at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa, is welcomed by fans at Kansai International Airport near Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 12, 2014, upon his arrival to play for the J-League football club Cerezo Osaka.

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2010 World Cup MVP Forlan of Uruguay arrives in Japan

KANSAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Japan - Uruguay striker Diego Forlan, winner of the Golden Ball Award as the most valuable player at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa, waves as he arrived at Kansai International Airport near Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 12, 2014, to play for the J-League football club Cerezo Osaka.

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Chunichi slugger Wada Central League MVP

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiro Wada, a slugger with the Chunichi Dragons, speaks about his delight after being selected Most Valuable Player of the Central League of the Japanese professional baseball, during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2010. The 38-year-old Wada, who batted .339 with 37 homers and 93 RBIs, became the oldest player to win the award in the league.

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Ishikawa named MVP, Ikeda is Rookie of the Year

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa (L), Yuta Ikeda (C) and Isao Aoki, special adviser at the Japan Golf Tour Organization, shake hands during an award ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2009. Ishikawa, an 18-year-old golf star who became this year's money list winner, received the Most Valuable Player award while Ikeda, who was second on the money list, got the Rookie of the Year award.

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Ishikawa named MVP, Ikeda is Rookie of the Year

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa, an 18-year-old golf star who became this year's money list winner in Japan, speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2009 after receiving the Most Valuable Player award from the Japan Golf Tour Organization.

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Ishikawa named MVP, Ikeda is Rookie of the Year

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa, an 18-year-old golf star who became this year's money list winner, poses for photos during an award ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2009, after being named Most Valuable Player by the Japan Golf Tour Organization.

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Ishikawa named MVP, Ikeda is Rookie of the Year

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa (R), an 18-year-old golf star who became this year's money list winner, and his rival Yuta Ikeda pose during a Japan Golf Tour Organization award ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2009. Ishikawa received a total of nine awards including Most Valuable Player while Ikeda, 23, who came second in the money ranking, was selected as the Rookie of the Year.

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Stamps featuring Yankees' Matsui to be issued in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows sample stamps featuring New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui from Japan, who won this year's World Series most valuable player award. Japan Post Network Co. said Nov. 17, 2009, that it will issue a 3,400 yen set consisting of 10 80-yen stamps, six special postcards and a stamp holder.

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Sao Paulo down Liverpool to win Club World Championship

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Brazil's Sao Paulo goalkeeper Rogeiro Ceni (C front), who won the Most Valuable Player award, holds the winner's trophy with his teammates in celebration of the club's 1-0 victory over Liverpool FC of England in the FIFA Club World Championship final Dec. 18 in Yokohama.

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Sao Paulo down Liverpool to win Club World Championship

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Brazil's Sao Paulo FC goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni punches away a ball during the second half of the FIFA Club World Championship final against England's Liverpool FC in Yokohama on Dec. 18. Rogerio Ceni won the Most Valuable Player award in the tournament.

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(8)MLB All-Stars Game 8

TOKYO, Japan - Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Vernon Wells smiles in front of a Honda car he got as the prize for the Most Valuable Player award of the eight-game exhibition series between the major league selection and the Japanese All-Star team at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 14. (MLB)

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Ichiro heads back to U.S. for spring training

OSAKA, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, along with his wife Yumiko, prepares to leave Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Feb. 3 for the United States, where Ichiro will head for spring training camp. Ichiro, who won last year's Most Valuable Player award in the American League, returned to Japan in December after finishing his first season in the U.S. major leagues.

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Mariners' outfielder Ichiro meets press after returning home

OSAKA, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki meets the press with a smile in a hotel at Kansai International Airport near Osaka after arriving at the airport on Dec. 9. He won this year's Most Valuable Player award in the American League.

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Mariners' outfielder Ichiro returns home

OSAKA, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who won this year's Most Valuable Player award in the American League, arrives at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Dec. 9, along with his wife Yumiko.

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(2)Ichiro wins MVP, first Japanese in MLB history

TOYOYAMA, Japan - Nobuyuki Suzuki, father of Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, speaks to reporters in front of his house in the Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Nov. 21 about his joy for his son's winning of the Most Valuable Player Award in the American League.

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BayStars' Rose gets MVP in all-star baseball game

KOSHIEN, Japan - Bobby Rose of the Yokohama BayStars is interviewed on the winners' platform along with his son Cody after tying an all-star single game record with six RBIs on July 25. Rose's efforts sparked the Central League to a 9-5 romp over the Pacific League in Game Two of the Japanese baseball all-star series, held at the Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, and earned him the game's award for most valuable player (MVP).

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Award winners at Japanese baseball all-star game

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Award winners from Game One of the Japanese baseball all-star series are from left to right, Koji Uehara, Takanori Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Ichiro Suzuki and Daisuke Matsuzaka. Matsui, who led the Central League to an 8-4 win over the Pacific League, received the most valuable player award.

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Mariners' outfielder Ichiro meets press after returning home

OSAKA, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki meets the press with a smile in a hotel at Kansai International Airport near Osaka after arriving at the airport on Dec. 9. He won this year's Most Valuable Player award in the American League.

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Sao Paulo down Liverpool to win Club World Championship

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Brazil's Sao Paulo goalkeeper Rogeiro Ceni (C front), who won the Most Valuable Player award, holds the winner's trophy with his teammates in celebration of the club's 1-0 victory over Liverpool FC of England in the FIFA Club World Championship final Dec. 18 in Yokohama. (Kyodo)

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Sao Paulo down Liverpool to win Club World Championship

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Brazil's Sao Paulo FC goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni punches away a ball during the second half of the FIFA Club World Championship final against England's Liverpool FC in Yokohama on Dec. 18. Rogerio Ceni won the Most Valuable Player award in the tournament. (Kyodo)

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(8)MLB All-Stars Game 8

TOKYO, Japan - Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Vernon Wells smiles in front of a Honda car he got as the prize for the Most Valuable Player award of the eight-game exhibition series between the major league selection and the Japanese All-Star team at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 14. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Ichiro heads back to U.S. for spring training

OSAKA, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, along with his wife Yumiko, prepares to leave Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Feb. 3 for the United States, where Ichiro will head for spring training camp. Ichiro, who won last year's Most Valuable Player award in the American League, returned to Japan in December after finishing his first season in the U.S. major leagues.

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Gymnast Uchimura gets MVP for 6th straight year

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gymnast and five-time Olympic medalist Kohei Uchimura speaks at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2015, after being named the Japan Gymnastics Association's most valuable player of 2014 for the sixth year in a row. (Kyodo)

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Yomiuri hurler Sugano named Central League's 2014 MVP

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2014, after being named this year's most valuable player of the Central League at the Japanese professional baseball league's award-giving event. (Kyodo)

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World Cup MVP Forlan looking forward to J-League challenge

OSAKA, Japan - Uruguay striker Diego Forlan, wearing the number 10 shirt of J-League football club Cerezo Osaka, waves to fans at a stadium in Osaka on Feb. 12, 2014, after a press conference. The winner of the Golden Ball Award for the most valuable player at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa arrived in Osaka earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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Chunichi slugger Wada Central League MVP

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiro Wada, a slugger with the Chunichi Dragons, speaks about his delight after being selected Most Valuable Player of the Central League of the Japanese professional baseball, during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2010. The 38-year-old Wada, who batted .339 with 37 homers and 93 RBIs, became the oldest player to win the award in the league. (Kyodo)

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(2)Ichiro wins MVP, first Japanese in MLB history

TOYOYAMA, Japan - Nobuyuki Suzuki, father of Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, speaks to reporters in front of his house in the Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Nov. 21 about his joy for his son's winning of the Most Valuable Player Award in the American League.

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Rugby: Suntory fullback Matsushima named Top League MVP

Suntory Sungoliath fullback Kotaro Matsushima (L) receives the Japan Rugby Top League's Most Valuable Player Award in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ishikawa named MVP, Ikeda is Rookie of the Year

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa, an 18-year-old golf star who became this year's money list winner in Japan, speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2009 after receiving the Most Valuable Player award from the Japan Golf Tour Organization. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa named MVP, Ikeda is Rookie of the Year

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa (L), Yuta Ikeda (C) and Isao Aoki, special adviser at the Japan Golf Tour Organization, shake hands during an award ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2009. Ishikawa, an 18-year-old golf star who became this year's money list winner, received the Most Valuable Player award while Ikeda, who was second on the money list, got the Rookie of the Year award. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa named MVP, Ikeda is Rookie of the Year

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa, an 18-year-old golf star who became this year's money list winner, poses for photos during an award ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2009, after being named Most Valuable Player by the Japan Golf Tour Organization. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa named MVP, Ikeda is Rookie of the Year

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa (R), an 18-year-old golf star who became this year's money list winner, and his rival Yuta Ikeda pose during a Japan Golf Tour Organization award ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2009. Ishikawa received a total of nine awards including Most Valuable Player while Ikeda, 23, who came second in the money ranking, was selected as the Rookie of the Year. (Kyodo)

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Stamps featuring Yankees' Matsui to be issued in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows sample stamps featuring New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui from Japan, who won this year's World Series most valuable player award. Japan Post Network Co. said Nov. 17, 2009, that it will issue a 3,400 yen set consisting of 10 80-yen stamps, six special postcards and a stamp holder. (Kyodo)

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BayStars' Rose gets MVP in all-star baseball game

KOSHIEN, Japan - Bobby Rose of the Yokohama BayStars is interviewed on the winners' platform along with his son Cody after tying an all-star single game record with six RBIs on July 25. Rose's efforts sparked the Central League to a 9-5 romp over the Pacific League in Game Two of the Japanese baseball all-star series, held at the Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, and earned him the game's award for most valuable player (MVP).

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BayStars' Rose gets MVP in all-star baseball game

KOSHIEN, Japan - Bobby Rose of the Yokohama BayStars is interviewed on the winners' platform along with his son Cody after tying an all-star single game record with six RBIs on July 25. Rose's efforts sparked the Central League to a 9-5 romp over the Pacific League in Game Two of the Japanese baseball all-star series, held at the Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, and earned him the game's award for most valuable player (MVP).

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Award winners at Japanese baseball all-star game

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Award winners from Game One of the Japanese baseball all-star series are from left to right, Koji Uehara, Takanori Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Ichiro Suzuki and Daisuke Matsuzaka. Matsui, who led the Central League to an 8-4 win over the Pacific League, received the most valuable player award.

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Award winners at Japanese baseball all-star game

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Award winners from Game One of the Japanese baseball all-star series are from left to right, Koji Uehara, Takanori Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Ichiro Suzuki and Daisuke Matsuzaka. Matsui, who led the Central League to an 8-4 win over the Pacific League, received the most valuable player award.