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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Pro shogi player Hifumi Kato (R) reviews his match against debutant Sota Fujii after being beaten by him in Tokyo in December 2016. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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Top 10 World Sports News Events In 2025

The inaugural expanded FIFA Club World Cup was held in the United States from June 14 to July 13, featuring 32 teams. Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 to secure its second title in the tournament. The draw for the first 48-team FIFA World Cup was made on December 5. Cape Verde, Curacao, Uzbekistan and Jordan are set to debut in the finals. This file photo taken on July 13, 2025 shows players of Chelsea FC celebrating with trophy during the awarding ceremony for the final match between Chelsea FC (England) and Paris Saint-Germain (France) at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 at the MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, the United States. Photo by Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Boxing: Inoue vs. Picasso

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (L) of Japan and Mexican challenger Alan Picasso (R) pose after the weigh-ins in Riyadh on Dec. 26, 2025, the eve of their title match.

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Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (L) and Mexican challenger Alan Picasso pose during a press conference in Riyadh on Dec. 25, 2025, ahead of their title match in the Saudi Arabian capital on Dec. 27.

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Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (front, L) and Mexican challenger Alan Picasso (front, R) pose during a press conference in Riyadh on Dec. 25, 2025, ahead of their title match in the Saudi Arabian capital on Dec. 27.

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Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (front, L) and Mexican challenger Alan Picasso (front, R) pose during a press conference in Riyadh on Dec. 25, 2025, ahead of their title match in the Saudi Arabian capital on Dec. 27.

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Boxing: Naoya Inoue ahead of title match in Riyadh

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue of Japan poses during an event held in Riyadh on Dec. 23, 2025, ahead of a title match against challenger Alan Picasso of Mexico in the Saudi Arabian capital on Dec. 27.

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Boxing: Naoya Inoue ahead of title match in Riyadh

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (C) of Japan speaks during an event held in Riyadh on Dec. 23, 2025, ahead of a title match against challenger Alan Picasso of Mexico in the Saudi Arabian capital on Dec. 27.

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Boxing: Weigh-in for Takami-Santiago bout

WBA light flyweight champ Kyosuke Takami (L) of Japan and WBO belt holder Rene Santiago of Puerto Rico pose after weighing in on Dec. 16, 2025, in Tokyo for their boxing title unification match the next day.

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Boxing: Weigh-in for Tsutsumi-Donaire bout

WBA bantamweight champion Seiya Tsutsumi of Japan poses after weighing in on Dec. 16, 2025, in Tokyo for his title unification match against WBA interim champion Nonito Donaire of the Philippines the next day.

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Boxing: Weigh-in for Tsutsumi-Donaire bout

WBA bantamweight interim champion Nonito Donaire of the Philippines poses after weighing in on Dec. 16, 2025, in Tokyo for his title unification match against WBA champion Seiya Tsutsumi of Japan the next day.

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CONTATTO - Boxe - IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal

Pamela Noutcho Sawa (ITA) in action Karen Carabajal (ARG) during IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal, Boxing match in Bologna, Italy, November 07 2025

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CONTATTO - Boxe - IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal

Pamela Noutcho Sawa (ITA) in action Karen Carabajal (ARG) during IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal, Boxing match in Bologna, Italy, November 07 2025

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CONTATTO - Boxe - IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal

Pamela Noutcho Sawa (ITA) in action Karen Carabajal (ARG) during IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal, Boxing match in Bologna, Italy, November 07 2025

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CONTATTO - Boxe - IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal

Pamela Noutcho Sawa wins the IBO world title lightweights during IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal, Boxing match in Bologna, Italy, November 07 2025

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CONTATTO - Boxe - IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal

Pamela Noutcho Sawa (ITA) in action Karen Carabajal (ARG) during IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal, Boxing match in Bologna, Italy, November 07 2025

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CONTATTO - Boxe - IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal

Pamela Noutcho Sawa (ITA) in action Karen Carabajal (ARG) during IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal, Boxing match in Bologna, Italy, November 07 2025

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CONTATTO - Boxe - IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal

Pamela Noutcho Sawa (ITA) in action Karen Carabajal (ARG) during IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal, Boxing match in Bologna, Italy, November 07 2025

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CONTATTO - Boxe - IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal

Pamela Noutcho Sawa (ITA) against Karen Carabajal (ARG) during IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal, Boxing match in Bologna, Italy, November 07 2025

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CONTATTO - Boxe - IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal

Pamela Noutcho Sawa (ITA) in action Karen Carabajal (ARG) during IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal, Boxing match in Bologna, Italy, November 07 2025

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CONTATTO - Boxe - IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal

Pamela Noutcho Sawa (ITA) in action Karen Carabajal (ARG) during IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal, Boxing match in Bologna, Italy, November 07 2025

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CONTATTO - Boxe - IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal

Pamela Noutcho Sawa (ITA) against Karen Carabajal (ARG) during IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal, Boxing match in Bologna, Italy, November 07 2025

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CONTATTO - Boxe - IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal

Pamela Noutcho Sawa (ITA) against Karen Carabajal (ARG) during IBO Women's Lightweight World Title - Pamela Malvina Notch Sawa vs Karen Carabajal, Boxing match in Bologna, Italy, November 07 2025

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VOLLEY - Superlega Serie A - Rana Verona vs Allianz Milano

Giovanni Rana Title Sponsor of Verona Volley during the match of SuperLega Italian Volleyball Championship 2025/2026 between Rana Verona - Allianz Milano at the Pala AGSM-AIM Forum on 30 October 2025 in Verona, Italy. during Rana Verona vs Allianz Milano, Volleyball Italian Serie A Men Superleague match in Verona, Italy, October 30 2025

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VOLLEY - Superlega Serie A - Rana Verona vs Allianz Milano

Giovanni Rana Title Sponsor of Verona Volley during the match of SuperLega Italian Volleyball Championship 2025/2026 between Rana Verona - Allianz Milano at the Pala AGSM-AIM Forum on 30 October 2025 in Verona, Italy. during Rana Verona vs Allianz Milano, Volleyball Italian Serie A Men Superleague match in Verona, Italy, October 30 2025

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Morocco Wins the FIFA U20 World Cup Title - Santiago

Team Morocco celebrate during the awarding ceremony after the final match between Argentina and Morocco at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 in Santiago, Chile, October 19, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Morocco Wins the FIFA U20 World Cup Title - Santiago

Team Morocco celebrate after the awarding ceremony for the final match between Argentina and Morocco at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 in Santiago, Chile, October 19, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Morocco Wins the FIFA U20 World Cup Title - Santiago

Team Morocco celebrate during the awarding ceremony after the final match between Argentina and Morocco at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 in Santiago, Chile, October 19, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Morocco Wins the FIFA U20 World Cup Title - Santiago

Team Morocco celebrate during the awarding ceremony after the final match between Argentina and Morocco at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 in Santiago, Chile, October 19, 2025. (Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua)

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Morocco Wins the FIFA U20 World Cup Title - Santiago

Team Morocco celebrate during the awarding ceremony after the final match between Argentina and Morocco at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 in Santiago, Chile, October 19, 2025. (Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua)

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Morocco Wins the FIFA U20 World Cup Title - Santiago

Yassir Zabiri (back) and Othmane Maamma of Morocco celebrate a goal during the final match between Argentina and Morocco at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 in Santiago, Chile, October 19, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Morocco Wins the FIFA U20 World Cup Title - Santiago

Players of Morocco pose for a group photo before the final match between Argentina and Morocco at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 in Santiago, Chile, October 19, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Morocco Wins the FIFA U20 World Cup Title - Santiago

Team Morocco celebrate during the awarding ceremony after the final match between Argentina and Morocco at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 in Santiago, Chile, October 19, 2025. (Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua)

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Morocco Wins the FIFA U20 World Cup Title - Santiago

Team Morocco celebrate during the awarding ceremony after the final match between Argentina and Morocco at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 in Santiago, Chile, October 19, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Morocco Wins the FIFA U20 World Cup Title - Santiago

Fouad Zahouani of Morocco celebrates the victory after the final match between Argentina and Morocco at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 in Santiago, Chile, October 19, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Slap Fighting Championship - Las Vegas

Branden Bordeaux and Isaih Quinones meet on the mat for a 5-round Middleweight Title match at Fontainebleau Las Vegas for PowerSlap 15 on October 3, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV, United States. Photo by Louis Grasse/PXimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Combined photo taken on Sept. 8, 2024, and in July 2022, respectively, shows professional shogi players in the women's category Tomoka Nishiyama (L) and Kana Fukuma. Nishiyama defended her Osho women's title as her competitor Fukuma withdrew from the third match of a best-of-three series due to ill health on Oct. 29, 2024. Fukuma earlier said she would be sidelined from competition between Nov. 17, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2025, due to pregnancy.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Kyosuke Takami celebrates after defeating Eric Rosa of the Dominican Republic in their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 30, 2025.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Kyosuke Takami (R) throws a punch at Eric Rosa of the Dominican Republic in the tenth round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 30, 2025.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Kyosuke Takami (L) throws a punch at Eric Rosa of the Dominican Republic in the tenth round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 30, 2025.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Kyosuke Takami (L) throws a punch at Eric Rosa of the Dominican Republic in the third round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 30, 2025.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Kyosuke Takami (L) fights against Eric Rosa of the Dominican Republic in the first round of their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 30, 2025.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Kyosuke Takami celebrates after defeating Eric Rosa of the Dominican Republic in their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 30, 2025.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Kyosuke Takami celebrates after defeating Eric Rosa of the Dominican Republic in their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 30, 2025.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Kyosuke Takami celebrates after defeating Eric Rosa of the Dominican Republic in their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 30, 2025.

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Boxing: WBA light flyweight title match

Japanese boxer Kyosuke Takami (C) celebrates after defeating Eric Rosa of the Dominican Republic in their WBA light flyweight world title match at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 30, 2025.

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Boxing: Bantamweight title unification match

Junto Nakatani (L) throws a punch at Ryosuke Nishida in the fifth round of their WBC-IBF bantamweight boxing title unification match at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on June 8, 2025.

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Boxing: Bantamweight title unification match

Junto Nakatani celebrates after defeating Ryosuke Nishida in their WBC-IBF bantamweight boxing title unification match at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on June 8, 2025.

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Boxing: Bantamweight title unification match

Junto Nakatani celebrates after defeating Ryosuke Nishida in their WBC-IBF bantamweight boxing title unification match at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on June 8, 2025.

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Boxing: Bantamweight title unification match

Junto Nakatani (R) throws a punch at Ryosuke Nishida in the sixth round of their WBC-IBF bantamweight boxing title unification match at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on June 8, 2025.