China: Veteran Rescues Driver from Sinking Car in Jiangsu 2

On October 14, 2025, in Taizhou, Jiangsu, a retired soldier jumped into a river and smashed a car window with a brick to save a trapped driver, pulling them to safety as bystanders watched.

File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File - Gaetane Thiney Announces Her Retirement at The End of The Season

File Photo - Wendie Renard , Jerome Garces (Best Referee) Gaetane Thiney, attending the Rugby Night 2019, at the Olympia Theater, on November 25, 2019, Paris, France. After a career spanning more than 20 years, Gaëtane Thiney has announced the end of her career as a professional footballer. The iconic 39-year-old captain of Paris FC will call time on her career in 2025, although she will still be playing in the final major matches for her club, including the league play-offs and the Coupe de France final against PSG. Voted best D1 player in 2012 and 2014, Thiney also made her mark on the history of the French national team, with 163 caps and 58 goals scored. Her last match in a blue shirt was in November 2019. Photo by Loic Baratoux/ABACAPRESS.COM

UNFP trophy ceremony in Paris FA

UNFP trophy ceremony in Paris FA

French former footballer and referee Frank Lebœuf arrives for the UNFP (French National Professional Football players Union) trophy ceremony, in Paris on May 13, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

UNFP trophy ceremony in Paris FA

UNFP trophy ceremony in Paris FA

French former footballer and referee Frank Lebœuf arrives for the UNFP (French National Professional Football players Union) trophy ceremony, in Paris on May 13, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

UNFP trophy ceremony in Paris FA

UNFP trophy ceremony in Paris FA

French former footballer and referee Frank Lebœuf arrives for the UNFP (French National Professional Football players Union) trophy ceremony, in Paris on May 13, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)CHINA-DALIAN-FOOTBALL-CSL-DALIAN PRO VS CHENGDU RONGCHENG (CN)

(SP)CHINA-DALIAN-FOOTBALL-CSL-DALIAN PRO VS CHENGDU RONGCHENG (CN)

(230426) -- DALIAN, April 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Felipe Silva (L) of Chengdu Rongcheng is shown a yellow card by referee during a 2023 season Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) match between Dalian Professional and Chengdu Rongcheng in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

Tanzanian female boxer hopes to break gender bias

STORY: Tanzanian female boxer hopes to break gender bias DATELINE: March 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:52 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Njau 2. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): HELLEN NJAU, Tanzanian boxer, referee and judge STORYLINE: Njau, a mother of three, is a boxer, a boxing referee and a boxing judge based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Njau trained at the Kaseba gymnasium, named after Japhet Kaseba, one of Tanzania's celebrated professional boxers at Mwananyamala Mchangani. "Sweat is one of my make-ups," wearing a broad smile, Njau told Xinhua ahead of International Women's Day, which is commemorated on March 8. She is a member of the Tanzania Professional Boxing Regulatory Commission (TPBRC), which licenses, sanctions and governs professional boxing events in Tanzania. "I started training in boxing in 2002 and then my interest spread to refereeing and judging," she said, adding that in the course of her boxing stint, she has been able to scoop various championships in

(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children show cards to the referee after a charity football match between 11 professional players of the football Club Zeljeznicar from Sarajevo and 100 children in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Oct. 10, 2021. (Xinhua/Nedim Grabovica)