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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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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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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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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.

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Toyo Univ. holds on to win Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Takami of Toyo University breaks the tape in Tokyo's Otematchi district to bring the university its first overall title in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3. 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.

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Toyo wins 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Anchor Ryuji Kashiwabara crosses the tape at the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture on Jan. 2 to bring the first ever first-leg title to Toyo University in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Asashoryu crowned overall champion in Mongolian tour

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Yokozuna Asashoryu, who won the overall title in the first-ever sumo exhibition tour of Mongolia, holds back tears as he greets spectators in Ulan Bator on Aug. 28.

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Asashoryu crowned overall champion in Mongolian tour

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Yokozuna Asashoryu (L) is presented by Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar (R) with a trophy for winning the overall title in the first-ever sumo exhibition tour of Mongolia in Ulan Bator on Aug. 28.

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Asashoryu crowned overall champion on Mongolian tour

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Yokozuna Asashoryu (L) beat fellow Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R), winning the overall title in the first-ever sumo exhibition tour of Mongolia in Ulan Bator on Aug. 28.

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Asashoryu crowned overall champion in Mongolian tour

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Yokozuna Asashoryu (L) is presented with an embroidered picture after winning the overall title in the first-ever sumo exhibition tour of Mongolia in Ulan Bator on Aug. 28.

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Baseball: K. Matsui, Rockies close in on World Series

DENVER, United States - Kazuo Matsui (2nd L) and his teammates celebrate after the Colorado Rockies posted a 4-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 14 to move one win away from their first-ever league title.

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Baseball: K. Matsui, Rockies close in on World Series

DENVER, United States - Kazuo Matsui singles to shortstop in the fifth inning as the Colorado Rockies posted a 4-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 14 to move one win away from their first-ever league title.

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Chiba shoot down Gamba to win Nabisco Cup

TOKYO, Japan - JEF United Chiba players start running in joy after defeating Gamba Osaka 5-4 on penalties in the Nabisco Cup final their to capture their first-ever title at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 5. Seiichiro Maki, who had a goal disallowed deep into second-half injury time, struck the winning spot kick to seal victory after the match had finished scoreless after extra time.

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Chiba shoot down Gamba to win Nabisco Cup

TOKYO, Japan - JEF United Chiba goal keeper Tomonori Tateishi saves Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo's opening penalty to bring his side its first-ever title in the Nabisco Cup final at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 5. JEF United defeated Gamba 5-4 on penalties after the match had finished scoreless after extra time.

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Suetsugu wins men's 100 at athletic nationals

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Shingo Suetsugu (R) outduels Nobuharu Asahara (L) in the men's 100 meters to capture his first-ever title at the national track and field championships at International Stadium Yokohama on June 8. Suetsugu clocked 10.13 seconds, 0.13 off Koji Ito's mark set in 1998.

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Tachibana, Takeda coast to 3rd straight synchro duet title

PUSAN, South Korea - Miya Tachibana (R) and Miho Takeda perform in the synchronized swimming duet event of the 14th Asian Games at Sajik swimming pool in Pusan on Oct. 2. The duo, who won Japan's first-ever synchronized swimming world title in Fukuoka last year, claimed a third straight Asian Games title.

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Hur captures 1st Japan tour title at Juken Sangyo

HIROSHIMA, Japan - South Korean rookie Hur Suk Ho holds up winners trophies at Hiroshima Country Club's Hachihommatsu Course on July 14 after winning the Juken Sangyo Open Hiroshima tournament, his first ever title on the Japan tour.

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Takeda back from World Cup

NARITA, Japan - Toyoki Takeda, who set the world's fastest time of the season in winning the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating race in Calgary on Dec. 9, arrives at Narita airport Dec. 11. Takeda clocked a time of 34.62 seconds in the final's first pairing at the Olympic Oval and stayed on top to win his first-ever World Cup title.

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Tokuyama out-points Cho to win WBC super-flyweight belt

OSAKA, Japan - Challenger Masamori Tokuyama reacts after winning a points decision over South Korea's Cho In Joo to capture the World Boxing Council (WBC) super-flyweight title on Aug. 27. Tokuyama, a pro-Pyongyang Korean resident of Japan whose real name is Hong Chang Soo, took the WBC belt on a unanimous decision at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in the first-ever world title fight between a North and South Korean.

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Rebagliati taken in for questioning

Canadian snowboarder Ross Rebagliati arrives at Nagano police headquarters for questioning about his alleged use of marijuana on Feb. 12. Rebagliati, who won the first-ever Olympic snowboarding title on Feb. 8, has been ordered to hand back his gold medal by the IOC.

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Olympics: Ayumu Hirano wins men's snowboard Olympic gold for Japan

Ayumu Hirano wrote his name in Japanese sporting history on Friday when he won the country's first-ever snowboard Olympic gold medal, taking the men's halfpipe title at the Beijing Games. Hirano scored 96.00 points in his third run with a spectacular display that included a triple cork 1440, enough to separate him from Australian Scotty James who finished in the silver position with 92.50 at Genting Snow Park. Hirano won snowboard halfpipe silver at the 2014 and 2018 Games, then switched to skateboard and qualified for the Tokyo Olympics before this triumphant return to his roots. "It hasn't sunk in yet but finally one of my childhood dreams has come true," said Hirano. "I couldn't end without getting this one, I gave everything." "Having been able to deliver my run was most satisfying thing, since that was my goal," said Ayumu, after nailing triple corks in all of his runs.

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Takeda back from World Cup

NARITA, Japan - Toyoki Takeda, who set the world's fastest time of the season in winning the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating race in Calgary on Dec. 9, arrives at Narita airport Dec. 11. Takeda clocked a time of 34.62 seconds in the final's first pairing at the Olympic Oval and stayed on top to win his first-ever World Cup title.