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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: 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: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners acknowledges the crowd after extending his newly established major league record for single-season hits to 262 on Oct. 3, 2004, in Seattle. It was announced on Jan. 21, 2025, that the former Mariners outfielder became the first Asian player to be inducted into the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Baseball: Ichiro Suzuki hits 200th of season

Orix BlueWave outfielder Ichiro Suzuki celebrates after picking up his 200th hit of the season at Green Stadium Kobe in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 20, 1994. Ichiro set a Japanese single-season record with 210 hits in the 1994 season, becoming the first player ever to reach the 200 mark in a single season.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers steals second base in the second inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on Sept. 27, 2024. With his 57th stolen base, Ohtani broke Ichiro Suzuki's single-season steal record for a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Shohei Ohtani (L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers steals second base in the second inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on Sept. 27, 2024. With his 57th stolen base, Ohtani broke Ichiro Suzuki's single-season steal record for a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Shohei Ohtani (R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers steals second base in the second inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on Sept. 27, 2024. With his 57th stolen base, Ohtani broke Ichiro Suzuki's single-season steal record for a Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run, his 45th of the season, in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2024. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 45 home runs and 45 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run, his 45th of the season, in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2024. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 45 home runs and 45 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is greeted by teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run, his 45th of the season, in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2024. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 45 home runs and 45 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is greeted by teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run, his 45th of the season, in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2024. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 45 home runs and 45 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run, his 45th of the season, in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2024. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 45 home runs and 45 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run, his 45th of the season, in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2024. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 45 home runs and 45 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) is greeted by teammate Miguel Rojas after hitting a solo home run, his 45th of the season, in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2024. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 45 home runs and 45 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run, his 45th of the season, in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2024. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 45 home runs and 45 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run, his 45th of the season, in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2024. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 45 home runs and 45 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run, his 45th of the season, in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2024. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 45 home runs and 45 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run, his 45th of the season, in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2024. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 45 home runs and 45 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Combined photo shows Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers stealing second base in the second inning a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Aug. 30, 2024, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona (bottom) and hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning of the game. He became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 43 home runs and 43 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Combined photo shows Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers stealing second base in the second inning a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Aug. 30, 2024, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona (R) and hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning of the game. He became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 43 home runs and 43 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers is showered with seeds after hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Aug. 30, 2024, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 43 home runs and 43 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers is showered with seeds after hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Aug. 30, 2024, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 43 home runs and 43 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a solo home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Aug. 30, 2024, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 43 home runs and 43 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a solo home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Aug. 30, 2024, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 43 home runs and 43 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a solo home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Aug. 30, 2024, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 43 home runs and 43 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Shohei Ohtani (L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a solo home run off Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Paul Sewald in the eighth inning of a baseball game on Aug. 30, 2024, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Ohtani became the first Major League Baseball player to reach 43 home runs and 43 stolen bases in a single season.

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Hybrid rice field achieves single-season yield of 1251.5 kg per mu in SW China

STORY: Hybrid rice field achieves single-season yield of 1251.5 kg per mu in SW China DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the demonstration rice field 2. various of a meeting of hybrid rice demonstration project 3. various of the demonstration rice field STORYLINE: A demonstration project for hybrid rice in southwest China's Sichuan Province announced after on-site inspection by experts to achieve a remarkable single-season yield of 1251.5 kg per mu (about 0.067 hectares) on Saturday. Dechang County in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, where the project is located, features favorable light and temperature conditions, significant day-night temperature differences, good water quality, and ideal conditions for the accumulation of organic materials in rice. The demonstration field spans a total of 110 mu. Three rice fields were randomly selected by a team led by the association of agricultural science society of central

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Braves

Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves lifts the base out of the dirt after stealing second during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Truist Park in Atlanta on Sept. 27, 2023. He became the first player in MLB history to record 40 homers and 70 stolen bases in a single season.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Braves

Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves steals second base during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Truist Park in Atlanta on Sept. 27, 2023. He became the first player in MLB history to record 40 homers and 70 stolen bases in a single season.

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TOP 10 WORLD ATHLETES OF 2022

(221226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Oct. 9, 2022 shows Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates for claiming the champion during the race of the Formula One Japan Grand Prix held at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Japan. Red Bull's Verstappen won the F1 Japanese Grand Prix to seal the 2022 F1 Drivers' World Championship title ahead of schedule. He then took a record 14th win in a single Formula 1 season with victory in the Mexico City Grand Prix, surpassing Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel's joint record of 13. With his win in the Abu Dhabi finale, Verstappen's single-season winning record was finally set at 15. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Takanashi gets 10th win of season at World Cup

HINZENBACH, Austria - Photo shows Japan's Sara Takanashi on the podium in Hinzenbach, Austria, on Feb. 2, 2014, after scoring her 10th victory of the season, setting a record for the most wins in a single season on the World Cup circuit in women's ski jumping.

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Takanashi gets 10th win of season at World Cup

HINZENBACH, Austria - Japan's Sara Takanashi competes in a women's World Cup ski jumping event in Hinzenbach, Austria, on Feb. 2, 2014. Takanashi scored her 10th victory of the season, setting a record for the most wins in a single season on the World Cup circuit in women's ski jumping.

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Takanashi gets 10th win of season at World Cup

HINZENBACH, Austria - Photo shows Japan's Sara Takanashi after scoring her 10th victory of the season in a World Cup event in Hinzenbach, Austria, on Feb. 2, 2014, setting a World Cup record for the most wins in a single season in women's ski jumping.

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Takanashi gets 10th win of season at World Cup

HINZENBACH, Austria - Photo shows Japan's Sara Takanashi (C) on the podium in Hinzenbach, Austria, on Feb. 2, 2014, after scoring her 10th victory of the season, setting a record for the most wins in a single season on the World Cup circuit in women's ski jumping. At left is Daniela Iraschko-Stolz of Austria, who finished second, and at right is Julia Kykkaenen of Finland, who came third.

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Takanashi gets 10th win of season at World Cup

HINZENBACH, Austria - Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi celebrates after nailing the day's longest leap of 92.5 meters in the second round of jumps in a women's World Cup event in Hinzenbach, Austria, on Feb. 2, 2014. Takanashi scored her 10th victory of the season, setting a record for the most wins in a single season on the World Cup circuit in women's ski jumping.

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Takanashi gets 10th win of season at World Cup

HINZENBACH, Austria - Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi makes her second jump in a women's World Cup event in Hinzenbach, Austria, on Feb. 2, 2014. Takanashi scored her 10th victory of the season, setting a record for the most wins in a single season on the World Cup circuit in women's ski jumping.

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Takanashi gets 10th win of season at World Cup

HINZENBACH, Austria - Japan's Sara Takanashi makes her first jump in a women's World Cup ski jumping event in Hinzenbach, Austria, on Feb. 2, 2014. Takanashi scored her 10th victory of the season, setting a record for the most wins in a single season on the World Cup circuit in women's ski jumping.

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Takanashi gets 10th win of season at World Cup

HINZENBACH, Austria - Japan's Sara Takanashi holds her trophy in Hinzenbach, Austria, on Feb. 2, 2014, after scoring her 10th victory of the season, setting a record for the most wins in a single season on the World Cup circuit in women's ski jumping.

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Takanashi gets 10th win of season at World Cup

HINZENBACH, Austria - Japan's Sara Takanashi holds her trophy in Hinzenbach, Austria, on Feb. 2, 2014, after scoring her 10th victory of the season, setting a record for the most wins in a single season on the World Cup circuit in women's ski jumping.

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Takanashi gets 10th win of season at World Cup

HINZENBACH, Austria - Japan's Sara Takanashi makes her first jump in a women's World Cup ski jumping event in Hinzenbach, Austria, on Feb. 2, 2014. Takanashi scored her 10th victory of the season, setting a record for the most wins in a single season on the World Cup circuit in women's ski jumping.

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Takanashi gets 10th win of season at World Cup

HINZENBACH, Austria - Photo shows Japan's Sara Takanashi just before taking off for her first jump in a women's World Cup ski jumping event in Hinzenbach, Austria, on Feb. 2, 2014. Takanashi scored her 10th victory of the season, setting a record for the most wins in a single season on the World Cup circuit in women's ski jumping.

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Okazaki sets Japanese scoring record in top European leagues

MAINZ, Germany - Shinji Okazaki (R) of Mainz plays against Nuremberg in Mainz, Germany, on April 26, 2014. Okazaki became Japan's most prolific scorer in a single season in Europe's top leagues when he bagged his 14th goal of the Bundesliga campaign in a 2-0 win over Nuremberg.

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Balentien to face lesser charge

URASOE, Japan - Japan's single season home run king Wladimur Balentien takes part in the spring camp of Japanese Central League club Yakult Swallows in Urasone, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2014, as team president Tsuyoshi Kinugasa said Balentien, who was arrested on charges of domestic violence and false imprisonment in Miami, Florida, in January, has been charged with unlawful entry instead of the original felony false imprisonment.

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Balentien breaks Japan home run record

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien holds a board after hitting his 57th home run of the season during the third inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2013. Balentien hit his 56th home run during the first inning of the game to break the Japanese single-season record that stood for 49 years. The Swallows won 9-0.

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Balentien breaks Japan's home run record

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien acknowledges spectators after hitting his 56th home run of the season during the first inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2013, breaking the Japanese single-season record that stood for 49 years. He hit his 57th home run in the third inning as the Swallows won 9-0.

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Balentien breaks Japan home run record

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien celebrates after hitting his 56th home run of the season during the first inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2013, breaking the Japanese single-season record that stood for 49 years. He hit his 57th home run in the third inning as the Swallows won 9-0.

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Balentien breaks Japan home run record

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien hits his 56th home run of the season during the first inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2013, breaking the Japanese single-season record that stood for 49 years. He hit his 57th home run in the third inning as the Swallows won 9-0.

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Balentien breaks Japan's home run record

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien holds a board after hitting his 56th home run of the season during the first inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2013, breaking the Japanese single-season record that stood for 49 years. He hit his 57th home run in the third inning as the Swallows won 9-0.

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Balentien breaks Japan home run record

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien celebrates after hitting his 56th home run of the season during the first inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2013, breaking the Japanese single-season record that stood for 49 years. He hit his 57th home run in the third inning as the Swallows won 9-0.

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Balentien hits 55th HR

TOKYO, Japan - Wladimir Balentien of the Yakult Swallows homers during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2013. The 29-year-old native of Curacao tied Japan's single-season home run record by hitting No. 55.