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World Top 10 Athletes In 2025

9. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Canada, basketball) Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA championship in the 2024-25 season. The 27-year-old became the fourth player in NBA history to sweep the honors of the MVP, scoring title and Finals MVP in a single season, after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal. This file photo taken on June 22, 2025 shows Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (front C) of Oklahoma City Thunder celebrating after winning the FMVP title after the game seven of the 2024-2025 season NBA Finals between Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers in Oklahoma City, the United States. Photo by Sun Yuxuan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Reds

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers scores on an RBI single by Freddie Freeman in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on July 28, 2025, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, for his Major League Baseball-leading 100th run. Ohtani reached the threshold for the third straight season.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Reds

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers scores on an RBI single by Freddie Freeman in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on July 28, 2025, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, for his Major League Baseball-leading 100th run. Ohtani reached the threshold for the third straight season.

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Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's career highlights

File photo shows Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hitting a single, his 200th hit of the season, during a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. It set a Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Ichiro became the first Asian player inducted to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27, 2025.

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Lilacs bloom at Kyiv's Hryshko Botanical Garden

A visitor looks at a lilac in full blosson at the Hryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

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Baseball: Shoes worn by Ohtani when he achieved 50-50

Photo taken in Tokyo on March 14, 2025, shows the signature New Balance shoes Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani wore when he achieved MLB's first and only 50-50 in September 2024, amassing 50 home runs and 50 steals in a single season.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the fifth inning of the first game of MLB's two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single against Chicago Cubs pitcher Ben Brown (32) during the fifth inning of the first game of MLB's two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani runs to first base after hitting a single during the fifth inning of the first game of MLB's two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) reacts after hitting a single in the fifth inning of the first game of MLB's two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts after hitting a single in the fifth inning of the first game of MLB's two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the fifth inning of the first game of MLB's two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the fifth inning of the first game of MLB's two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the fifth inning of the first game of MLB's two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the fifth inning of the first game of MLB's two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki hits a single in the seventh inning of an exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers on March 15, 2025, at Tokyo Dome, prior to Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18 and 19.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki hits a single in the seventh inning of an exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers on March 15, 2025, at Tokyo Dome, prior to Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18 and 19.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki poses after hitting a single in the seventh inning of an exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers on March 15, 2025, at Tokyo Dome, prior to Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18 and 19.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki hits a single in the seventh inning of an exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers on March 15, 2025, at Tokyo Dome, prior to Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18 and 19.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki hits a single in the seventh inning of an exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers on March 15, 2025, at Tokyo Dome, prior to Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18 and 19.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki poses after hitting a single in the seventh inning of an exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers on March 15, 2025, at Tokyo Dome, prior to Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18 and 19.

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MOTORI - Formula 1 - Shakedown - Ferrari SF-25

Maranello, MO , Italy February 19th, 2025 Ferrari F1 F25 Shakedown "Tifosi" look at Lewis Hamilton who testing the new Ferrari single seater F1 preparing the new season 2025 @LIVE MEDIA/ giancarlo. cattagni during Shakedown - Ferrari SF-25, Formula 1 Championship in Maranello, Italy, February 19 2025

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