World Top 10 Athletes In 2025

World Top 10 Athletes In 2025

2. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain, tennis) Alcaraz finished as the year-end world No. 1 in 2025 after winning the French Open and US Open, collecting six Grand Slam titles so far. His remarkable year featured 71 wins and only nine losses, along with eight titles. This file photo taken on Sept. 7, 2025 shows Carlos Alcaraz of Spain posing with his trophy after winning the men's singles final match between Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Jannik Sinner of Italy at the 2025 US Open tennis championships in New York, the United States. Photo by Li Rui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Agricultural technicians in China's Hebei help farmers reduce grain losses

STORY: Agricultural technicians in China's Hebei help farmers reduce grain losses DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of farmlands 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU ZHONGBO, Vegetable farmer in Yongqing County STORYLINE: Langfang City in north China's Hebei Province has organized agricultural technicians to help farmers reduce losses caused by heavy rains and floods. Due to the impact of Typhoon Doksuri, torrential rains battered Beijing and its surrounding regions, causing anomalous floods in several districts of the capital city and several localities in Hebei Province in the past few days. In Gu'an County, agricultural technicians teach corn farmers to prevent and control pest infestations in order to improve quality and increase yield. Yongqing County has sent eight technical guidance groups to check crop damages and help vegetable farmers resume production as soon as possible. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU ZHONGBO, Vegetable farmer

Watanabe wins Game 3 of shogi Meijin series

Watanabe wins Game 3 of shogi Meijin series

Defending champion Akira Watanabe (facing camera) reviews his match against Sota Fujii after winning Game 3 of a best-of-seven series for shogi's Meijin title at an art theater in Takatsuki in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on May 14, 2023, following losses in the first two games. If Fujii, 20, wins the series, he will hold seven out of shogi's eight titles and become the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title, which dates back to the early 1600s.

Yankees' Kuroda gets double-digit wins for 5 years in row

Yankees' Kuroda gets double-digit wins for 5 years in row

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda holds the Boston Red Sox to one run in seven innings to earn his 10th win against eight losses in New York on Sept. 3, 2014, attaining double-digit victories for the fifth straight year.

Matsui homers in exhibition game with major leaguers

Matsui homers in exhibition game with major leaguers

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants outfielder Hideki Matsui connects for a second-inning solo homer off Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Sirotka on Nov. 11 in an exhibition game between the major league and Japanese all-stars at Seibu Dome in Saiatama Prefecture. The major leaguers won the game 13-5 to improve their record in the eight-game series to four wins against two losses with one tie.

G-8 venue Seagaia saddled with 120 bil. loss

G-8 venue Seagaia saddled with 120 bil. loss

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Phoenix Resort Inc., the operator of the Seagaia resort and conference hall facility in Miyazaki Prefecture that will be the venue for July's Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers meeting, said June 5 it has racked up losses of 121.8 billion yen in the seven years since opening in 1993.

Takanohana withdraws from sumo tourney

Takanohana withdraws from sumo tourney

Yokozuna Takanohana decides March 24 to withdraw from the current Spring Grand Sumo Tournament due to an injury to his right shoulder suffered in the previous day's bout. The 26-year-old Takanohana shared the lead with four other wrestlers, with eight wins against two losses in the 15-day Osaka tourney. His withdrawal leaves the tournament without any grand champions participating.

Yankees' Kuroda gets double-digit wins for 5 years in row

Yankees' Kuroda gets double-digit wins for 5 years in row

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda holds the Boston Red Sox to one run in seven innings to earn his 10th win against eight losses in New York on Sept. 3, 2014, attaining double-digit victories for the fifth straight year. (Kyodo)

Matsui homers in exhibition game with major leaguers

Matsui homers in exhibition game with major leaguers

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants outfielder Hideki Matsui connects for a second-inning solo homer off Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Sirotka on Nov. 11 in an exhibition game between the major league and Japanese all-stars at Seibu Dome in Saiatama Prefecture. The major leaguers won the game 13-5 to improve their record in the eight-game series to four wins against two losses with one tie.

G-8 venue Seagaia saddled with 120 bil. loss

G-8 venue Seagaia saddled with 120 bil. loss

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Phoenix Resort Inc., the operator of the Seagaia resort and conference hall facility in Miyazaki Prefecture that will be the venue for July's Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers meeting, said June 5 it has racked up losses of 121.8 billion yen in the seven years since opening in 1993.

Takanohana withdraws from sumo tourney

Takanohana withdraws from sumo tourney

Yokozuna Takanohana decides March 24 to withdraw from the current Spring Grand Sumo Tournament due to an injury to his right shoulder suffered in the previous day's bout. The 26-year-old Takanohana shared the lead with four other wrestlers, with eight wins against two losses in the 15-day Osaka tourney. His withdrawal leaves the tournament without any grand champions participating. ==Kyodo