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US: Thousands of Knicks Fans Flood Manhattan Streets for NBA Championship Parade 2

Thousands of New York Knicks fans flooded the streets in Manhattan on Thursday, June 18, for the team's first-ever ticker-tape parade, celebrating their NBA championship after a 53-year title drought. The championship ceremony was held at noon with more than 10,000 NYPD officers deployed for the event.

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US: Thousands of Knicks Fans Flood Manhattan Streets for NBA Championship Parade

Thousands of New York Knicks fans flooded the streets in Manhattan on Thursday, June 18, for the team's first-ever ticker-tape parade, celebrating their NBA championship after a 53-year title drought. The championship ceremony was held at noon with more than 10,000 NYPD officers deployed for the event.

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World Top 10 Athletes In 2025

10. Ousmane Dembele (France, football) Dembele had an outstanding 2024-25 season with Paris Saint-Germain, scoring 35 goals across all competitions to help PSG claim the Ligue 1, French Cup and its first-ever UEFA Champions League title. The French striker was named Ligue 1 Player of the Year and Champions League Player of the Season. He also won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA Best Men's Player awards. This file photo taken on Sept. 22, 2025 shows Paris Saint-Germain's French player Ousmane Dembele posing with his trophy during the 2025 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France. Photo by Gao Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France: Eiffel Tower Glows Red and Blue as PSG Clinch First Champions League Title

The Eiffel Tower was illuminated in red and blue on Saturday, May 31, to celebrate Paris Saint-Germain's first-ever UEFA Champions League title.

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Fujii loses 1 of his 8 titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii reviews his match against Takumi Ito after losing to him in Game 5 of the best-of-five series for the Eio title in Kofu, west of Tokyo, on June 20, 2024, losing one of his eight titles. Fujii completed a sweep of the game's eight titles in October 2023, making him the first player ever to hold eight.(Kyodo)

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Ito grabs Eio title from Fujii

Shogi player Takumi Ito celebrates with a flower bouquet after grabbing the Eio title from Sota Fujii by beating him in Game 5 of the best-of-five series in Kofu, west of Tokyo, on June 20, 2024. Fujii lost one of his eight titles after completing a sweep of the game's eight titles in October 2023, making him the first player ever to hold eight.

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Ito grabs Eio title from Fujii

Shogi player Takumi Ito poses after grabbing the Eio title from Sota Fujii by beating him in Game 5 of the best-of-five series in Kofu, west of Tokyo, on June 20, 2024. Fujii lost one of his eight titles after completing a sweep of the game's eight titles in October 2023, making him the first player ever to hold eight.

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Fujii loses 1 of his 8 titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii reviews his match against Takumi Ito after losing to him in Game 5 of the best-of-five series for the Eio title in Kofu, west of Tokyo, on June 20, 2024, losing one of his eight titles. Fujii completed a sweep of the game's eight titles in October 2023, making him the first player ever to hold eight.

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Fujii loses 1 of his 8 titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii reviews his match against Takumi Ito after losing to him in Game 5 of the best-of-five series for the Eio title in Kofu, west of Tokyo, on June 20, 2024, losing one of his eight titles. Fujii completed a sweep of the game's eight titles in October 2023, making him the first player ever to hold eight.

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Fujii loses 1 of his 8 titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii (R) reviews his match against Takumi Ito after losing to him in Game 5 of the best-of-five series for the Eio title in Kofu, west of Tokyo, on June 20, 2024, losing one of his eight titles. Fujii completed a sweep of the game's eight titles in October 2023, making him the first player ever to hold eight.

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Fujii loses 1 of his 8 titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii appears in front of fans after losing to Takumi Ito in Game 5 of the best-of-five series for the Eio title in Kofu, west of Tokyo, on June 20, 2024, losing one of his eight titles. Fujii completed a sweep of the game's eight titles in October 2023, making him the first player ever to hold eight.

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Fujii loses 1 of his 8 titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii (R) appears in front of fans after losing to Takumi Ito (L) in Game 5 of the best-of-five series for the Eio title in Kofu, west of Tokyo, on June 20, 2024, losing one of his eight titles. Fujii completed a sweep of the game's eight titles in October 2023, making him the first player ever to hold eight.

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Fujii loses 1 of his 8 titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii reviews his match against Takumi Ito after losing to him in Game 5 of the best-of-five series for the Eio title in Kofu, west of Tokyo, on June 20, 2024, losing one of his eight titles. Fujii completed a sweep of the game's eight titles in October 2023, making him the first player ever to hold eight.

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Fujii loses 1 of his 8 titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii (R) reviews his match against Takumi Ito after losing to him in Game 5 of the best-of-five series for the Eio title in Kofu, west of Tokyo, on June 20, 2024, losing one of his eight titles. Fujii completed a sweep of the game's eight titles in October 2023, making him the first player ever to hold eight.

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2023

(231227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting year draws to a close, here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the world's top 10 athletes in 2023: 7. Nikola Jokic (Serbia, basketball) Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to their first-ever NBA title during the 2022-2023 season while earning himself the NBA Finals MVP award. Despite failing to win the regular season MVP for the third consecutive season, Jokic's averages of 24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game still showcased his skills. This file photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows Nikola Jokic (front L) of Denver Nuggets celebrating receiving the NBA Finals MVP Award after Denver Nuggets winning the 2023 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat at Ball Arena in Denver, the United States. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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TOP 10 CHINESE ATHLETES/TEAMS OF 2023

(231226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting calendar draws to a close, Xinhua News Agency has selected the top 10 Chinese athletes/teams for 2023: 2. Wang Chuqin (male, table tennis) At the Hangzhou Asian Games, Wang became the first-ever men's paddler to win four gold medals at a single Asiad. The 23-year-old also reclaimed the men's doubles title with Fan Zhendong for China and retained the mixed doubles crown with Sun Yingsha at the Durban worlds. This file photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows Wang Chuqin of China celebrating during the men's team finals table tennis match between China and South Korea at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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Battledores of 2023 newsmakers

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2023, with decorations of images of newsmakers of the year of 2023. Those featured include two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani, who became the first Japanese to win an MLB home run title, and shogi prodigy Sota Fujii, who became the first player ever to hold the board game's eight titles. (Kyodo)

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Battledores of 2023 newsmakers

Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2023, with decorations of images of newsmakers of the year of 2023. Those featured include two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani (far R, front), who became the first Japanese to win an MLB home run title, and shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (3rd from R, front), who became the first player ever to hold the board game's eight titles.

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Battledores of 2023 newsmakers

Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2023, with decorations of images of newsmakers of the year of 2023. Those featured include two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani (far R, front), who became the first Japanese to win an MLB home run title, and shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (2nd from L, front), who became the first player ever to hold the board game's eight titles.

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Battledores of 2023 newsmakers

Doll maker Kyugetsu Co.'s traditional Japanese "hagoita" battledores are shown to the press in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2023, with decorations of images of newsmakers of the year of 2023. Those featured include two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani (L, front), who became the first Japanese to win an MLB home run title, and shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (R, front), who became the first player ever to hold the board game's eight titles.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Sota Fujii reviews his match against Takuya Nagase after beating him in Game 4 of the best-of-five series for the shogi title Oza at a hotel in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, clinching his eighth title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Sota Fujii (L) reviews his match against Takuya Nagase after beating him in Game 4 of the best-of-five series for the shogi title Oza at a hotel in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, clinching his eighth title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Sota Fujii (2nd from R) receives applause from fans after beating Takuya Nagase (far R) in Game 4 of the best-of-five series for the shogi title Oza in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, clinching his eighth title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Sota Fujii reviews his match against Takuya Nagase after beating him in Game 4 of the best-of-five series for the shogi title Oza at a hotel in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, clinching his eighth title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Sota Fujii reviews his match against Takuya Nagase after beating him in Game 4 of the best-of-five series for the shogi title Oza at a hotel in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, clinching his eighth title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Sota Fujii speaks in front of fans after beating Takuya Nagase in Game 4 of the best-of-five series for the shogi title Oza in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, clinching his eighth title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, celebrate on Oct. 11, 2023, after the 21-year-old clinched the eighth title with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series for the Oza title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, celebrate on Oct. 11, 2023, after the 21-year-old clinched the eighth title with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series for the Oza title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, celebrate on Oct. 11, 2023, after the 21-year-old clinched the eighth title with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series for the Oza title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, celebrate on Oct. 11, 2023, after the 21-year-old clinched the eighth title with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series for the Oza title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, celebrate on Oct. 11, 2023, after the 21-year-old clinched the eighth title with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series for the Oza title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Hoshi 1st Japanese woman ever to win world swim gold

KAZAN, Russia, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Natsumi Hoshi of Japan (C), Cammile Adams of the United States (L) and Zhang Yufel of China show their medals after taking gold, silver and bronze in the women's 200-meter butterfly at the world championships in Kazan, Russia, on Aug. 6, 2015. Hoshi became the first Japanese female swimmer ever to win a world title.

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Rakuten clinches 1st PL pennant title

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles players toss manager Senichi Hoshino into the air after the Eagles beat the Seibu Lions 4-3 at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2013, to clinch their first ever Pacific League title.

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Rakuten clinches 1st PL pennant title

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (C) celebrates with teammates while manager Senichi Hoshino is tossed into the air after the Eagles beat the Seibu Lions 4-3 at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2013, to clinch their first ever Pacific League title.

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Rakuten clinches 1st PL pennant title

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles players toss manager Senichi Hoshino into the air after the Eagles beat the Seibu Lions 4-3 at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2013, to clinch their first ever Pacific League title.

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Rakuten clinches 1st PL pennant title

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka celebrates after the Eagles beat the Seibu Lions 4-3 at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2013, to clinch their first ever Pacific League title. Catcher Motohiro Shima is visible in back.

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1st ever female shogi player with 5 titles

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken May 1, 2013 in Osaka shows Kana Satomi, who became the first ever female shogi player to hold five women's titles all at once after beating the previous champion of the Joo title earlier in the day.

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Ioka wins in unification title match

OSAKA, Japan - WBC minimumweight champion Kazuto Ioka (L) hits WBA minimumweight champion Akira Yaegashi in the fifth round of their fight at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on June 20, 2012. Ioka won the battle on a 3-0 decision in the first-ever unification world title bout between Japanese fighters from separate sanctioned bodies.

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Ioka wins in unification title match

OSAKA, Japan - WBC minimumweight champion Kazuto Ioka (R) wearing WBC and WBA belts is celebrated after defeating WBA minimumweight champion Akira Yaegashi (L) at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on June 20, 2012. Ioka won the battle on a 3-0 decision in the first-ever unification world title bout between Japanese fighters from separate sanctioned bodies.

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Uchimura wins world gymnastics c'ships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Composite photo shows Kohei Uchimura's sequence of a vault performance during the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Oct. 22, 2010. Uchimura became the first ever Japanese to win the men's all-round title at two consecutive world championships.

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Uchimura wins 2nd straight gold at gymnastics worlds

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs in the horizontal bar during the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Oct. 22, 2010. Uchimura became the first ever Japanese to win the men's all-round title at two consecutive world championships.

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Uchimura wins world gymnastic c'ships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Japan's Kohei Uchimura reacts after his horizontal bar performance during the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Oct. 22, 2010. Uchimura became the first ever Japanese to win the men's all-round title at two consecutive world championships.

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Uchimura wins 2nd straight gold at gymnastics worlds

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Japan's Kohei Uchimura (L) displays the gold medal he won in the men's all-round competition at the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Oct. 22, 2010, to become the first ever Japanese to win the men's all-round title at two consecutive world championships. Celebrating beside Uchimura was his teammate Koji Uematsu, who claimed eighth place.

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Uchimura wins 2nd straight gold at gymnastics worlds

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Kohei Uchimura performs a vault during the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Oct. 22, 2010. Uchimura became the first ever Japanese to win the men's all-around title at two consecutive world championships.

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Uchimura wins 2nd straight gold at gymnastics worlds

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Kohei Uchimura raises his fist in celebration after the horizontal bar during the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Oct. 22, 2010. Uchimura became the first ever Japanese to win the men's all-around title at two consecutive world championships.

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Uchimura wins 2nd straight gold at gymnastics worlds

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Kohei Uchimura reacts after the parallel bars during the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Oct. 22, 2010. Uchimura became the first ever Japanese to win the men's all-around title at two consecutive world championships.

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Uchimura wins 2nd straight gold at gymnastics worlds

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Kohei Uchimura performs on the pommel horse during the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Oct. 22, 2010. Uchimura became the first ever Japanese to win the men's all-around title at two consecutive world championships.

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Uchimura wins 2nd straight gold at gymnastics worlds

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Kohei Uchimura performs on the floor during the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Oct. 22, 2010. Uchimura became the first ever Japanese to win the men's all-around title at two consecutive world championships.

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Uchimura wins 2nd straight gold at gymnastics worlds

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Kohei Uchimura performs on the rings during the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Oct. 22, 2010. Uchimura became the first ever Japanese to win the men's all-around title at two consecutive world championships.

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Toyo Univ. holds on to win Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Takami of Toyo University celebrates in Tokyo's Otematchi district Jan. 3 after breaking the tape to bring the university its first overall title at the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay. Toyo claimed its first ever first-stage title in the relay from Tokyo to the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture the previous day with Ryuji Kashiwabara's stirring final-leg run.