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Japan Golf Tour record winner Jumbo Ozaki dies at 78

Masashi Ozaki acknowledges the fans after winning the Japan PGA Championship at Phoenix Country Club in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 19, 1971, for his first career win. Nicknamed Jumbo Ozaki, he died of sigmoid colon cancer aged 78 on Dec. 23, 2025, after scoring 112 wins, the most for a Japanese player, including 94 on the Japan Golf Tour.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto high-fives his teammates after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2025, shows an Olympic and Paralympic banner in Predazzo, the Italian city that will host the ski jumping competitions during the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

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Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2025, shows an Olympic and Paralympic banner in Predazzo, the Italian city that will host the ski jumping competitions during the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

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Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2025, shows a street in central Predazzo, the Italian city that will host the ski jumping competitions during the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Noah Lyles of the United States poses with the gold medal he won in the men's 200-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Rai Benjamin (R) of the United States competes in the men's 400-meter hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw acknowledges the crowd as he leaves the mound during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025. He will retire at the end of the current season.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw acknowledges the crowd as he leaves the mound during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025. He will retire at the end of the current season.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw (facing camera) hugs two-way player Shohei Ohtani after leaving the mound during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025. Kershaw will retire at the end of the current season.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw acknowledges the crowd as he leaves the mound during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025. He will retire at the end of the current season.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw acknowledges the crowd as he leaves the mound during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025. He will retire at the end of the current season.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Reds

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga starts in a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Reds

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga reacts after giving up a solo home run to Spencer Steer of the Cincinnati Reds in the fourth inning of a baseball game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Reds

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga reacts after giving up a solo home run to Matt McLain of the Cincinnati Reds in the third inning of a baseball game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Reds

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga reacts after giving up a solo home run to Miguel Andujar of the Cincinnati Reds in the first inning of a baseball game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is greeted by teammates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is greeted by teammates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw starts in a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flies out in the third inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw starts in a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flies out in the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw starts in a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flies out in the third inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw warms up before starting in a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025. He will retire at the end of the current season.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw runs to the mound to start in a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025. He will retire at the end of the current season.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw acknowledges the crowd during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025. He will retire at the end of the current season.

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Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is pictured before starting in a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2025. He will retire at the end of the current season.

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Football: Spanish La Liga

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (L) plays in a Spanish La Liga football match against Real Betis in Seville, Spain, on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Malkhas Amoyan (2nd from L) of Armenia poses after winning gold in the men's Greco-Roman 77-kilogram category at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb on Sept. 19, 2025, alongside silver medalist Nao Kusaka (far L) of Japan and bronze medalists Ahmet Yilmaz (2nd from R) of Turkey and Robert Attila Fritsch of Hungary.

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Wrestling: World championships

Nao Kusaka of Japan reacts after losing to Malkhas Amoyan of Armenia in the men's Greco-Roman 77-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Nao Kusaka (red) of Japan is pictured after losing to Malkhas Amoyan of Armenia in the men's Greco-Roman 77-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Nao Kusaka (red) of Japan is pictured after losing to Malkhas Amoyan of Armenia in the men's Greco-Roman 77-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Nao Kusaka (red) of Japan competes against Malkhas Amoyan of Armenia in the men's Greco-Roman 77-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Wrestling: World championships

Nao Kusaka (red) of Japan competes against Malkhas Amoyan of Armenia in the men's Greco-Roman 77-kilogram final at the world wrestling championships in Zagreb on Sept. 19, 2025.