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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 July 31, 2025 shows Summer McIntosh (top) of Canada competing during the women's 200m butterfly final of swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Photo by Xia Yifang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Curling: Olympic qualifier

Members of Japan's women's curling team, known as Fortius, celebrate after defeating Norway to earn an Olympic berth in the qualifying event for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Dec. 10, 2025, in Kelowna, Canada.

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Curling: Olympic qualifier

Members of Japan's women's curling team, known as Fortius, celebrate after defeating Norway to earn an Olympic berth in the qualifying event for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Dec. 10, 2025, in Kelowna, Canada.

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Curling: Olympic qualifier

Members of Japan's women's curling team, known as Fortius, celebrate after defeating Norway to earn an Olympic berth in the qualifying event for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Dec. 10, 2025, in Kelowna, Canada.

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Curling: Olympic qualifier

Members of Japan's women's curling team, known as Fortius, pose after defeating Norway to earn an Olympic berth in the qualifying event for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Dec. 10, 2025, in Kelowna, Canada.

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Curling: Olympic qualifier

Members of Japan's women's curling team, known as Fortius, celebrate after defeating Norway to earn an Olympic berth in the qualifying event for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Dec. 10, 2025, in Kelowna, Canada.

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Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Japan's Aoba Fujino scores the team's third goal in the second half of a women's football international friendly against Canada at Peace Stadium in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

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Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Japan's Aoba Fujino (R) celebrates after scoring the team's third goal in the second half of a women's football international friendly against Canada at Peace Stadium in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

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Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Japan's Mina Tanaka (C) celebrates after scoring the team's second goal in the second half of a women's football international friendly against Canada at Peace Stadium in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

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Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Japan's Mina Tanaka (R) scores the team's second goal in the second half of a women's football international friendly against Canada at Peace Stadium in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

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Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Japan's Mina Tanaka (L) scores the team's second goal in the second half of a women's football international friendly against Canada at Peace Stadium in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

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Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Japan's Mina Tanaka (L) scores the team's second goal in the second half of a women's football international friendly against Canada at Peace Stadium in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

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Rngette World Championships final match Finland vs Canada

Vail Ketsa #71 of Team Canada and Ida Adler #13 of Team Finland pose with International Ringette Federation president Markku Koliafter the ringette world championships final match Finland vs Canada in Lahti on November 9, 2025. Finland won over Canada 7-3. LEHTIKUVA / PEPE KORTENIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Rngette World Championships final match Finland vs Canada

Britney Snowdon #77 of Team Canada pose with Mika Poutala Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity of Finland after the ringette world championships final match Finland vs Canada in Lahti on November 9, 2025. Finland won over Canada 7-3. LEHTIKUVA / PEPE KORTENIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Rngette World Championships final match Finland vs Canada

Britney Snowdon #77 of Team Canada pose with Ida Adler #13 of Team Finland together with Mika Poutala Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity of Finland after the ringette world championships final match Finland vs Canada in Lahti on November 9, 2025. Finland won over Canada 7-3. LEHTIKUVA / PEPE KORTENIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Rngette World Championships final match Finland vs Canada

Team Finland pose with their gold medals after winning the World Championships in ringette world championships final match Finland vs Canada in Lahti on November 9, 2025. Finland won over Canada 7-3. LEHTIKUVA / PEPE KORTENIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Rngette World Championships final match Finland vs Canada

Team Finland's player celebrate after winning the World Championships in ringette world championships final match Finland vs Canada in Lahti on November 9, 2025. Finland won over Canada 7-3. LEHTIKUVA / PEPE KORTENIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Rngette World Championships final match Finland vs Canada

Team Canada pose with their silvermedal after Finland won the World Championships in ringette world championships final match Finland vs Canada in Lahti on November 9, 2025. Finland won over Canada 7-3. LEHTIKUVA / PEPE KORTENIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Rngette World Championships final match Finland vs Canada

Team Finland's players celebrate after winning the World Championships in ringette world championships final match Finland vs Canada in Lahti on November 9, 2025. Finland won over Canada 7-3. LEHTIKUVA / PEPE KORTENIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Rngette World Championships final match Finland vs Canada

Team Finland's players celebrates a goal during ringette world championships final match Finland vs Canada in Lahti on November 9, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / PEPE KORTENIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Rngette World Championships final match Finland vs Canada

Supporters of Team Canada during ringette world championships final match Finland vs Canada in Lahti on November 9, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / PEPE KORTENIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Rngette World Championships final match Finland vs Canada

Team Finland's players celebrates a goal during ringette world championships final match Finland vs Canada in Lahti on November 9, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / PEPE KORTENIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu poses for the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, after the Japan Football Association unveiled the national team's home jersey for outfield players (blue) and goalkeepers to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will start wearing the new jerseys on Nov. 14 when they play a friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu poses for the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, after the Japan Football Association unveiled the national team's home jersey for outfield players (blue) and goalkeepers to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will start wearing the new jerseys on Nov. 14 when they play a friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

Photo shows the Japanese national football team's home jersey for outfield players to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States, unveiled to the press alongside a home goalkeeper jersey by the Japan Football Association in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto poses in front of the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, as the organization unveils the national team's home jerseys for outfield players (blue) and goalkeepers to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto speaks to the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, as the organization unveils the national team's home jerseys for outfield players and goalkeepers (not pictured) to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto speaks to the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, as the organization unveils the national team's home jerseys for outfield players and goalkeepers (not pictured) to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

The Japan Football Association unveils to the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, the national team's home jerseys for outfield players (blue) and goalkeepers to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

The Japan Football Association unveils to the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, the national team's home jerseys for outfield players (blue) and goalkeepers to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto speaks to the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, as the organization unveils the national team's home jerseys for outfield players (blue) and goalkeepers to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

The Japan Football Association unveils to the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, the national team's home jerseys for outfield players (blue) and goalkeepers to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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