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World Top 10 Athletes In 2025

1. Lando Norris (Britain, Formula 1) Norris seized his first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship with seven wins, eight runner-up and three third-place finishes in 2025, ending Max Verstappen's four-year reign. The Briton also helped McLaren retain the constructors' championship. This file photo taken on Dec. 7, 2025 shows McLaren's British driver Lando Norris celebrating after the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. Photo by Zhu Xingjian/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-AFRICA CDC-7TH ANNIVERSARY

(240202) -- ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows the headquarters of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Africa CDC has gained acclaim for its contribution to bettering public healthcare in Africa as it marked its seventh anniversary. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Seven years on, Africa CDC wins acclaim for safeguarding people's health" (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-AFRICA CDC-7TH ANNIVERSARY

(240202) -- ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows a laboratory at the headquarters of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Africa CDC has gained acclaim for its contribution to bettering public healthcare in Africa as it marked its seventh anniversary. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Seven years on, Africa CDC wins acclaim for safeguarding people's health" (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-AFRICA CDC-7TH ANNIVERSARY

(240202) -- ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows the headquarters of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Africa CDC has gained acclaim for its contribution to bettering public healthcare in Africa as it marked its seventh anniversary. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Seven years on, Africa CDC wins acclaim for safeguarding people's health" (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-AFRICA CDC-7TH ANNIVERSARY

(240202) -- ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People are seen at the headquarters of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 31, 2024. The Africa CDC has gained acclaim for its contribution to bettering public healthcare in Africa as it marked its seventh anniversary. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Seven years on, Africa CDC wins acclaim for safeguarding people's health" (Xinhua/Liu Fangqiang)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-AFRICA CDC-7TH ANNIVERSARY

(240202) -- ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows a laboratory at the headquarters of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Africa CDC has gained acclaim for its contribution to bettering public healthcare in Africa as it marked its seventh anniversary. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Seven years on, Africa CDC wins acclaim for safeguarding people's health" (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)

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ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-AFRICA CDC-7TH ANNIVERSARY

(240202) -- ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows the headquarters of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Africa CDC has gained acclaim for its contribution to bettering public healthcare in Africa as it marked its seventh anniversary. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Seven years on, Africa CDC wins acclaim for safeguarding people's health" (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)

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U.S. beats Poland to lead Women's Volleyball Nations League

STORY: U.S. beats Poland to lead Women's Volleyball Nations League DATELINE: June 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:47 LOCATION: SUWON, South Korea CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the match between the United States and Poland STORYLINE: The United States defeated Poland 3-2 (17-25, 25-15, 27-25, 28-30, 16-14) in Suwon, South Korea on Wednesday, climbing to the top of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League with an 8-1 win-loss record. Poland slipped to the second with seven wins and one defeat. The top two in the 16-team table went neck and neck from the beginning, but Poland led the first set in the middle of the game on superior attacking and blocking. The United States took control of the second set and fought off a hard challenge from Poland in the third set with successful spikes from outside hitters Alexandra Frantti and Kelsey Robinson. In the fourth set, the Polish built up a 17-14 lead with successful blocks and dragged the match into the short decider. In the fifth set, the t

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Watanabe wins Game 3 of shogi Meijin series

Defending champion Akira Watanabe (facing camera) reviews his match against Sota Fujii after winning Game 3 of a best-of-seven series for shogi's Meijin title at an art theater in Takatsuki in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on May 14, 2023, following losses in the first two games. If Fujii, 20, wins the series, he will hold seven out of shogi's eight titles and become the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title, which dates back to the early 1600s.

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Watanabe wins Game 3 of shogi Meijin series

Sota Fujii (facing camera) reviews his match against defending champion Akira Watanabe after losing Game 3 of a best-of-seven series for shogi's Meijin title at an art theater in Takatsuki in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on May 14, 2023, following victories in the first two games. If Fujii, 20, wins the series, he will hold seven out of shogi's eight titles and become the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title, which dates back to the early 1600s.

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Fujii wins Game 1 of shogi Meijin series

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (R) reviews his match against defending champion Akira Watanabe after winning Game 1 of a best-of-seven series for the Meijin title at a hotel in Tokyo on April 6, 2023. If Fujii, 20, wins the series, he will have seven major shogi titles and become the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title, which dates back to the early 1600s.

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Fujii wins Game 1 of shogi Meijin series

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii reviews his match against defending champion Akira Watanabe after winning Game 1 of a best-of-seven series for the Meijin title at a hotel in Tokyo on April 6, 2023. If Fujii, 20, wins the series, he will have seven major shogi titles and become the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title, which dates back to the early 1600s.

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Fujii wins Game 1 of shogi Meijin series

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (L) reviews his match against defending champion Akira Watanabe after winning Game 1 of a best-of-seven series for the Meijin title at a hotel in Tokyo on April 6, 2023. If Fujii, 20, wins the series, he will have seven major shogi titles and become the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title, which dates back to the early 1600s.

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Shogi Meijin series begins

Defending champion Akira Watanabe faces off against shogi prodigy Sota Fujii in Game 1 of a best-of-seven series for the Meijin title at a hotel in Tokyo on April 5, 2023. If Fujii, 20, wins the series, he will have seven major shogi titles, becoming the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title that dates back to the early 1600s.(Pool photo)

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Shogi Meijin series begins

Defending champion Akira Watanabe faces off against shogi prodigy Sota Fujii in Game 1 of a best-of-seven series for the Meijin title at a hotel in Tokyo on April 5, 2023. If Fujii, 20, wins the series, he will have seven major shogi titles, becoming the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title that dates back to the early 1600s. (Pool photo)

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Yankees' Kuroda gets double-digit wins for 5 years in row

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda holds the Boston Red Sox to one run in seven innings to earn his 10th win against eight losses in New York on Sept. 3, 2014, attaining double-digit victories for the fifth straight year.

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Gymnast Uchimura wins seven consecutive national titles

TOKYO, Japan - Kohei Uchimura, the five-time Olympic medalist, performs on the parallel bar at the Japanese Gymnastics Championships at Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 11, 2014, en route to victory, becoming the first to win seven consecutive national individual all-round titles in Japan.

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Yokozuna Hakuho gears up for next tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho speaks at a press conference in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 1, 2010, as the wrestler ranking for the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament is announced. Attention over the tournament starting Nov. 14 is focused on whether Hakuho will shatter Futabayama's all-time consecutive wins record at 69, as he is seven wins away from tying the record.

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Yokozuna Hakuho gears up for next tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho smiles at a press conference in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 1, 2010, as the wrestler ranking for the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament is announced. Attention over the tournament starting Nov. 14 is focused on whether Hakuho will shatter Futabayama's all-time consecutive wins record at 69, as he is seven wins away from tying the record.

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Teenage jockey Miura fastest to reach 100 wins

TOKYO, Japan - Teenager jockey Kosei Miura celebrates after picking up his 100th career win at Tokyo Racecourse on Feb. 4 to become the fastest jockey in Japan Racing Association history to reach the mark. Miura's victory on Infinite Air in the day's fourth race came 11 months and seven days since his JRA debut on March 1, 2008.

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Yakult pitcher Ito announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows right-hander Tomohito Ito (in file photo) has told club officials of his decision to retire as a player and will become a training coach for the Central League club, baseball sources said Oct. 29. As the top draft pick for the Swallows in 1993, Ito posted seven wins with four complete game shutouts and was named the Rookie of the Year.

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(2)Yakult pitcher Ito announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows right-hander Tomohito Ito announces his retirement at a news conference at the head office of Yakult Honsha in Tokyo on Oct. 29. As the top draft pick for the Swallows in 1993, Ito posted seven wins with four complete game shutouts and was named the Rookie of the Year.

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Kotomitsuki wins battle of maegashira to lead autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Kotomitsuki (R) guns down Mongolia's Asashoryu in the battle of the pacesetting maegashira to grab the sole lead with seven wins and one loss at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 16.

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Veteran Saito pitches Yomiuri to win in Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants starter Masaki Saito pitches the Central League champions to a 2-1 victory in the Japan Series at Fukuoka Dome on Oct. 26 to level the best-of-seven fall classic at two wins apiece.

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2021

(211229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on July 11, 2021 shows players of Italy celebrating after winning the final against England at the UEFA EURO 2020 in London, Britain. Italy's men's football team won the European Championship after beating England in the final after a penalty shootout on July 11. With seven straight wins, the Azzurri brought home the Euro title for the first time since 1968. (Xinhua/Han Yan)

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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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Baseball: PL to start season as scheduled amid public relations headache

The Pacific League holds an emergency board meeting in Tokyo on March 18, 2016, after players from at least seven of the 12 Japanese baseball clubs were found to have exchanged cash after wins and losses. Amid growing criticism over such practices, the PL decided not to push back the March 25 start of the regular season. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takanashi wins World Cup jump

Japan's Sara Takanashi holds a bouquet as she wins the women's World Cup circuit for the first time in seven competitions on Feb. 8, 2015, in Rasnov, Romania. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Nagoya Grampus coach Ogura takes leave of absence

Nagoya Grampus coach and general manager Takafumi Ogura gives instructions to his players during a match against Yokohama F Marinos at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on July 30, 2016. The J-League side said on Aug. 23 that Ogura has taken an indefinite leave of absence, with the club standing at the bottom of the second-stage standings with no wins, two draws and seven losses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsuzaka gets 7th straight win as Boston sweep Brewers

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka of Japan pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers at Fenway Park in Boston on May 17. Matsuzaka gave up seven hits over 6 2/3 innings and became the first Japanese pitcher to record seven straight wins from Opening Day as the Red Sox beat the Brewers 5-3. (Kyodo)

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Matsuzaka gets 7th straight win as Boston sweep Brewers

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka of Japan pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers at Fenway Park in Boston on May 17. Matsuzaka gave up seven hits over 6 2/3 innings and became the first Japanese pitcher to record seven straight wins from Opening Day as the Red Sox beat the Brewers 5-3. (Kyodo)

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Matsuzaka gets 7th straight win as Boston sweep Brewers

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka of Japan pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers at Fenway Park in Boston on May 17. Matsuzaka gave up seven hits over 6 2/3 innings and became the first Japanese pitcher to record seven straight wins from Opening Day as the Red Sox beat the Brewers 5-3. (Kyodo)

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Matsuzaka throws 7 solid innings for 6th win

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches seven solid innings to win his sixth straight decision as the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on May 10. Matsuzaka held the Twins to two runs and six hits with three walks and seven strikeouts at Metrodome, tying with four other pitchers for the AL lead in wins and becoming the first Japanese pitcher since Kazuhisa Ishii in 2002 to start a season with a 6-0 record. (Kyodo)

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Yokozuna Hakuho gears up for next tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho smiles at a press conference in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 1, 2010, as the wrestler ranking for the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament is announced. Attention over the tournament starting Nov. 14 is focused on whether Hakuho will shatter Futabayama's all-time consecutive wins record at 69, as he is seven wins away from tying the record. (Kyodo)

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Yokozuna Hakuho gears up for next tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho speaks at a press conference in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 1, 2010, as the wrestler ranking for the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament is announced. Attention over the tournament starting Nov. 14 is focused on whether Hakuho will shatter Futabayama's all-time consecutive wins record at 69, as he is seven wins away from tying the record. (Kyodo)

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Carp marks 2nd win of Japan Series

Brad Eldred of Hiroshima Carp hits a solo home run for the second straight night during the sixth inning of the Japan Series Game 2 against the Pacific League champion Nippon Ham Fighters in the western city of Hiroshima on Oct. 23, 2016. Carp defeated the visitors 5-1 for their second win, and now need two more wins in the best-of-seven series to claim their first Japan championship in 32 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Carp marks 2nd win of Japan Series

Nippon Ham Fighters pinch hitter Shohei Otani swings out during the ninth inning of the Japan Series Game 2 against the Hiroshima Carp in the western city of Hiroshima on Oct. 23, 2016. Carp defeated the visitors 5-1 for their second win, and now need two more wins in the best-of-seven series to claim their first Japan championship in 32 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Carp marks 2nd win of Japan Series

Kosuke Tanaka of Hiroshima Carp slides into the home base during the sixth inning of a 1-1 tie in the Japan Series Game 2 against the Pacific League champion Nippon Ham Fighters in the western city of Hiroshima on Oct. 23, 2016. An out call was overturned on review. Carp defeated the visitors 5-1 for their second win, and now need two more wins in the best-of-seven series to claim their first Japan championship in 32 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Carp marks 2nd win of Japan Series

Kosuke Tanaka of Hiroshima Carp slides into the home base during the sixth inning of a 1-1 tie in the Japan Series Game 2 against the Pacific League champion Nippon Ham Fighters in the western city of Hiroshima on Oct. 23, 2016. An out call was overturned on review. Carp defeated the visitors 5-1 for their second win, and now need two more wins in the best-of-seven series to claim their first Japan championship in 32 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Nagoya Grampus coach Ogura takes leave of absence

Nagoya Grampus coach and general manager Takafumi Ogura speaks to reporters in Toyota, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2016. The J-League club said the same day Ogura has taken an indefinite leave of absence, with the club standing at the bottom of the second-stage standings with no wins, two draws and seven losses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Nagoya Grampus coach Ogura takes leave of absence

Nagoya Grampus coach and general manager Takafumi Ogura speaks to reporters in Toyota, central Japan, on Aug. 23, 2016. The J-League club said the same day Ogura has taken an indefinite leave of absence, with the club standing at the bottom of the second-stage standings with no wins, two draws and seven losses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yakult pitcher Ito announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows right-hander Tomohito Ito (in file photo) has told club officials of his decision to retire as a player and will become a training coach for the Central League club, baseball sources said Oct. 29. As the top draft pick for the Swallows in 1993, Ito posted seven wins with four complete game shutouts and was named the Rookie of the Year. (Kyodo)

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(2)Yakult pitcher Ito announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows right-hander Tomohito Ito announces his retirement at a news conference at the head office of Yakult Honsha in Tokyo on Oct. 29. As the top draft pick for the Swallows in 1993, Ito posted seven wins with four complete game shutouts and was named the Rookie of the Year. (Kyodo)

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Veteran Saito pitches Yomiuri to win in Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants starter Masaki Saito pitches the Central League champions to a 2-1 victory in the Japan Series at Fukuoka Dome on Oct. 26 to level the best-of-seven fall classic at two wins apiece.