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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

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka returns home

NARITA, Japan - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of Japan returns to Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 2, 2010. Matsuzaka, who only earned nine wins in his fourth year in the major leagues, pledged to work hard during the off-season.

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Kotooshu beats Kaio

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu throws down ozeki Kaio on the 10th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 21, 2010, making it nine wins out of 10 in the 15-day meet.

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No change at the top as Hakuho, Harumafuji win at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji (L) pushes ozeki Kaio out of the ring in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 18, day nine of the 15-day competition. Harumafuji and yokozuna Hakuho remain unbeaten, jointly leading the tournament with nine wins each.

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Hakuho shares lead with 3 on 11th day of Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho sends compatriot sekiwake Asasekiryu to the ground on the 11th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 21, maintaining a share of the lead with three others at nine wins and two losses.

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Baseball: Saito leads Waseda to Big Six title with shutout

TOKYO, Japan - Freshman Yuki Saito (R) is interviewed after he led Waseda University to a 7-0 victory over Keio University with a four-hit, 15-strike complete game at Jingu stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 30 to clinch the Tokyo Big Six League autumn title. Saito, who finished the season with league highs of four wins and a 0.78 ERA, became the first freshman pitcher to be named to the league's season-ending ''Best Nine'' all-star team in both the spring and autumn.

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Asashoryu, Ama stay locked in tie for lead at Autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pushes sekiwake Kotomitsuki out of the ring on the 10th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 19. Asashoryu, along with compatriot Ama, leads the 15-day tournament with nine wins and one loss.

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Miyabiyama takes lead with Asashoryu at Nagoya sumo tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - No. 7 maegashira Miyabiyama (L) pulls down sixth-ranked maegashira Tokitsuumi to post nine straight wins at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 12.

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Asashoryu cruises ahead at summer meet

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (R) throws down Kotomitsuki on the 10th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 18. Asashoryu and Hokutoriki lead the 15-day tournament with nine wins and one loss.

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Lawson, Japan Post to sell stamps featuring Hanshin Tigers

TOKYO, Japan - Convenience store chain operator Lawson Inc. and Japan Post said Sept. 1 they will jointly release stamps (in photo) featuring the Hanshin Tigers if the professional baseball club wins the Central League pennant this season as expected. Japan Post will wholesale 80-yen stamps on which it will imprint images of Tigers Manager Senichi Hoshino and the best nine players designed by Lawson.

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Asashoryu retains lead in summer sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Asahoryu forces down sekiwake Dejima in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 20, retaining his solo lead in the competitionn with nine wins against one loss after 10 days of the 15-day tourney.

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Dodgers' Nomo notches season's 10 wins

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hideo Nomo pitches against the San Francisco Giants at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco on July 26. Nomo earned his 10th win of the season although he gave up five runs and nine hits over seven innings. The Dodgers won 11-6. (MLB)

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(2)Chiyotaikai, Asashoryu keep lead in Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Asashoryu (R) forces komusubi Miyabiyama out of the ring at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 15, the ninth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Asashoryu, along with Ozeki Chiyotaikai, leads the tournament with nine wins and no losses.

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Ozeki Musoyama defeats Tochinonada

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (R) pushes No. 5 maegashira Tochinonada out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, the 12th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Musoyama, along with sekiwake Tochiazuma, remain second with nine wins and three losses in the 15-day tourney, with No.2 maegashira Kotomitsuki leading the race with 11 wins.

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Hattori wins Suntory Ladies Open

YOKAWA, Japan - Michiko Hattori wins the Suntory Ladies Open golf tournament June 10 at the Japan Memorial Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture. Hattori rallied with four birdies on the back nine to come from behind and snare the tournament by two strokes over Kayo Yamada.

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Asashoryu, Ama stay locked in tie for lead at Autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pushes sekiwake Kotomitsuki out of the ring on the 10th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 19. Asashoryu, along with compatriot Ama, leads the 15-day tournament with nine wins and one loss. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Saito leads Waseda to Big Six title with shutout

TOKYO, Japan - Freshman Yuki Saito (R) is interviewed after he led Waseda University to a 7-0 victory over Keio University with a four-hit, 15-strike complete game at Jingu stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 30 to clinch the Tokyo Big Six League autumn title. Saito, who finished the season with league highs of four wins and a 0.78 ERA, became the first freshman pitcher to be named to the league's season-ending ''Best Nine'' all-star team in both the spring and autumn. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho shares lead with 3 on 11th day of Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho sends compatriot sekiwake Asasekiryu to the ground on the 11th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 21, maintaining a share of the lead with three others at nine wins and two losses. (Kyodo)

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No change at the top as Hakuho, Harumafuji win at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji (L) pushes ozeki Kaio out of the ring in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 18, day nine of the 15-day competition. Harumafuji and yokozuna Hakuho remain unbeaten, jointly leading the tournament with nine wins each. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Darvish marks return to majors with victory

Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers wins his first major league start in a year and nine months on May 28, 2016, holding the Pittsburgh Pirates to one run in five innings with seven strikeouts at Globe Life Park in Arlington. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Darvish marks return to majors with victory

Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers wins his first major league start in a year and nine months on May 28, 2016, holding the Pittsburgh Pirates to one run in five innings with seven strikeouts at Globe Life Park in Arlington. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichinojo celebrates 22nd birthday

Mongolian sumo wrestler Ichinojo holds a cake to celebrate his 22nd birthday at his Minato stable in the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, on April 7, 2015. Ichinojo, who had nine wins in the previous tournament, said he hopes to learn more and be promoted to a higher rank. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kotooshu beats Kaio

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu throws down ozeki Kaio on the 10th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 21, 2010, making it nine wins out of 10 in the 15-day meet. (Kyodo)

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka returns home

NARITA, Japan - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of Japan returns to Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 2, 2010. Matsuzaka, who only earned nine wins in his fourth year in the major leagues, pledged to work hard during the off-season. (Kyodo)

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(2)Chiyotaikai, Asashoryu keep lead in Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Asashoryu (R) forces komusubi Miyabiyama out of the ring at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 15, the ninth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Asashoryu, along with Ozeki Chiyotaikai, leads the tournament with nine wins and no losses.

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Horse racing: 9th favorite Al Ain wins Satsuki-sho

Ninth favorite Al Ain (11) wins the 77th running of the Satsuki-sho at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, east of Tokyo, on April 16, 2017. Jockey Kohei Matsuyama secured the first Grade 1 win of his nine-year career. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miyabiyama takes lead with Asashoryu at Nagoya sumo tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - No. 7 maegashira Miyabiyama (L) pulls down sixth-ranked maegashira Tokitsuumi to post nine straight wins at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 12. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu cruises ahead at summer meet

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (R) throws down Kotomitsuki on the 10th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 18. Asashoryu and Hokutoriki lead the 15-day tournament with nine wins and one loss. (Kyodo)

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Lawson, Japan Post to sell stamps featuring Hanshin Tigers

TOKYO, Japan - Convenience store chain operator Lawson Inc. and Japan Post said Sept. 1 they will jointly release stamps (in photo) featuring the Hanshin Tigers if the professional baseball club wins the Central League pennant this season as expected. Japan Post will wholesale 80-yen stamps on which it will imprint images of Tigers Manager Senichi Hoshino and the best nine players designed by Lawson. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu retains lead in summer sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Asahoryu forces down sekiwake Dejima in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 20, retaining his solo lead in the competitionn with nine wins against one loss after 10 days of the 15-day tourney. (Kyodo)

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Ozeki Musoyama defeats Tochinonada

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (R) pushes No. 5 maegashira Tochinonada out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, the 12th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Musoyama, along with sekiwake Tochiazuma, remain second with nine wins and three losses in the 15-day tourney, with No.2 maegashira Kotomitsuki leading the race with 11 wins.

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Hattori wins Suntory Ladies Open

YOKAWA, Japan - Michiko Hattori wins the Suntory Ladies Open golf tournament June 10 at the Japan Memorial Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture. Hattori rallied with four birdies on the back nine to come from behind and snare the tournament by two strokes over Kayo Yamada.