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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Nov. 20, 2022 shows the general view of the opening ceremony of the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar. The 2022 FIFA World Cup ended in dramatic fashion with Argentina beating France through a penalty shootout in the final and winning the trophy for the first time in 36 years. With seven goals and three assists, Argentina's Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball for the best player of the tournament. French striker Kylian Mbappe won the Golden Boot for the tournament's top scorer with eight goals. The Qatar World Cup marked several firsts in the history of the tournament - the first held in the Middle East, the first taking place in winter of the Northern Hemisphere. The Qatar World Cup also became the first to feature female referees, semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) and five-substitute rule. Morocco became the first African team to reach the World Cup semifinals. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2022

(221226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Dec. 18, 2022 shows Lionel Messi of Argentina kisses the World Cup Trophy during the awarding ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar. Messi helped Argentina win the World Cup in Qatar after 36 years. With seven goals and three assists, Messi won the tournament's Golden Ball. He also became the most-capped player at the World Cup with 26 appearances. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

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Honda scores twice in Serie A match

VERONA, Italy - AC Milan's Keisuke Honda (10) scores his second of the game during the second half of a Serie A match against Hellas Verona in Verona, Italy, on Oct. 19, 2014. Honda led his team to a 3-1 win, with his two goals bringing his total for the season so far to six goals in seven games.

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Honda scores twice in Serie A match

VERONA, Italy - AC Milan's Keisuke Honda scores in the first half of a Serie A match against Hellas Verona in Verona, Italy, on Oct. 19, 2014. Honda scored again in the second half of the game, leading his team to a 3-1 win and bringing his total for the season so far to six goals in seven games.

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Urawa midfielder Ponte named J-League Player of Year

TOKYO, Japan - Urawa Reds midfielder Robson Ponte (photo), who made 33 league appearances and scored seven goals, was named J-League Player of the Year Dec. 17.

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Former Japan striker Hasegawa named as new S-Pulse boss

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Shimizu S-Pulse on Dec. 9 named former S-Pulse and Japan international striker Kenta Hasegawa (in undated file photo) as the J-League first-division club's new manager for the 2005 season. Hasegawa, 39, joined Shimizu in 1992 and played for them for seven years, scoring 45 goals in 207 J-League appearances before bringing his playing career to an end in 1999.

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Former Japan striker Hasegawa named as new S-Pulse boss

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Shimizu S-Pulse on Dec. 9 named former S-Pulse and Japan international striker Kenta Hasegawa (in undated file photo) as the J-League first-division club's new manager for the 2005 season. Hasegawa, 39, joined Shimizu in 1992 and played for them for seven years, scoring 45 goals in 207 J-League appearances before bringing his playing career to an end in 1999. (Kyodo)

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Urawa midfielder Ponte named J-League Player of Year

TOKYO, Japan - Urawa Reds midfielder Robson Ponte (photo), who made 33 league appearances and scored seven goals, was named J-League Player of the Year Dec. 17. (Kyodo)

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Muto returns to Japan after fruitful Bundesliga 1st half

Mainz forward Yoshinori Muto speaks to reporters at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 22, 2015. Muto, back in Japan on a winter break, said he was satisfied with his performance so far but added there is room for improvement after scoring seven goals in 17 matches in the first half of the German Bundesliga season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. forum adopts 7 goals to mitigate disaster risks

Sendai Mayor Emiko Okuyama (L), Japan's minister for disaster management Eriko Yamatani (C) and Margareta Wahlstroem, the U.N. secretary general's special representative for disaster risk reduction, attend a press conference on March 19, 2015, in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai, after participants in the U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction there agreed on seven global goals to mitigate the risks and damage of disasters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. forum adopts 7 goals to mitigate disaster risks

Japan's minister for disaster management Eriko Yamatani (R) and Margareta Wahlstroem, the U.N. secretary general's special representative for disaster risk reduction, congratulate each other on March 19, 2015, as participants in the U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai agreed on seven global goals to mitigate the risks and damage of disasters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. forum agrees on 7 goals to mitigate disaster risks

Participants leave a room at a U.N. disaster conference in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on March 18, 2015, after countries from across the world agreed on seven global goals to mitigate the risks and damage of disasters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Honda scores twice in Serie A match

VERONA, Italy - AC Milan's Keisuke Honda (10) scores his second of the game during the second half of a Serie A match against Hellas Verona in Verona, Italy, on Oct. 19, 2014. Honda led his team to a 3-1 win, with his two goals bringing his total for the season so far to six goals in seven games. (Kyodo)