As the sporting year draws to a close, here is Xinhua News Agency’s selection of the world’s top 10 athletes in 2025: 1.

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After years of being a key member of squash’s ‘Big Three’ alongside her fellow Egyptians Nouran Gohar and Nour El Sherbini, Hania El Hammamy finally took over the world No 1 spot for the first time in ...

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South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout tied for the lead with a four-under 68 in the opening round of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush, alongside Matt Fitzpatrick, Li Haotong, Jacob Skov Olesen ...

Fireworks illuminate the night sky over Marina Bay during the National Day Parade 2025 at the Padang as seen from the MBS SkyPark Observation Deck in Singapore. A Unitree Robotics humanoid robot takes ...