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.

Two people were killed and one injured when a vehicle was ambushed in a shooting on Nyongane Main Road in Hazyview.

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 ...