BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) — As the sporting year draws to a close, here is Xinhua News Agency’s selection of the world’s top 10 athletes in 2023: This file photo taken on Aug. 20, 2023 shows Spain’s Aitana Bonmati receiving the Golden Ball Award during the awarding ceremony of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup...
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Schwarz wins Madonna di Campiglio slalom to top World Cup standings
Sports Schwarz wins Madonna di Campiglio slalom to top World Cup standings The men’s season continues next Thursday and Friday with downhill and super-G races at Bormio Published On: Sat, 23 Dec 2023 09:54:48 PKT Madonna di Campiglio (Italy)...
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Top ten highest goalscorers of all time: Ronaldo and Messi separated by Bican
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are nearing 40 and still scoring for fun, but the GOAT debate still rumbles on… Messi is now a World Cup winner after leading Argentina to glory in Qatar, however, former Manchester United and Real Madrid star Ronaldo continues to stake his claim as the best in the world. 7...
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UNODC identifies illegal betting as top driver of corruption in global sports
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has identified illegal betting as the number-one factor fueling corruption in sports. The UN drug agency also identified fraudulent manipulation of competitions and the involvement of organised crime in sporting work as other factors fueling corruption in sports globally. UNODC, in a statement on Saturday, said that...
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10 Success Mantras from the World’s Greatest Winners
10 Success Mantras from the World’s Greatest Winners (Picture Credit – Instagram) Success in sports is often a blend of innate talent, relentless hard work, and mental fortitude that sets the greats apart from the rest. The world’s most renowned athletes not only excel in their respective sports but also embody principles of success that...
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Top draft prospect Macklin Celebrini headlines Canada’s world junior roster | CBC Sports
Macklin Celebrini will be on the plane to Sweden. The 17-year-old presumptive No. 1 pick at June’s NHL draft was named to Canada’s 22-player roster announced Wednesday for the 2024 world junior hockey championship. “Huge honour,” said a beaming Celebrini. “Like every kid, it’s their dream.” The smooth-skating centre from Vancouver sits second in the...
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List of Top 10 Most Searched Sports Teams on Google In 2023
India’s cricket squad secured a spot on the Year In Search List of 2023 Google, following a heart-wrenching defeat in the Cricket World Cup final. The global search trends unveiled Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr as prominent subjects in the sports realm throughout 2023, as disclosed by Google. These football titans, acclaimed...
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Black Cap Rachin Ravindra surges into Google’s world top-10 trending athletes list
Overnight Black Caps sensation Rachin Ravindra has beaten out global sporting superstars such as Tiger Woods, LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Tyson Fury and Conor McGregor to make an appearance on a worldwide sporting power list. Following his breakout batting performances at this year’s ICC men’s Cricket World Cup, Ravindra has made a shock...
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Six top stars named World Athletes of the Year
MONACO: Six athletes – Tigist Assefa, Mondo Duplantis, Kelvin Kiptum, Faith Kipyegon, Noah Lyles and Yulimar Rojas – have been announced as World Athletes of the Year for 2023. The world champions and world record-breakers were the final winners to be revealed as part of the World Athletics Awards 2023 yesterday following confirmation of this...
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Shohei Ohtani becomes world’s highest-paid athlete after signing lucrative contract with Dodgers
Getty Images Shohei Ohtani just signed a lucrative contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers and becomes yet another MLB player to join the list of highest-paid athletes. Ohtani inked a 10-year deal worth $700 million, which makes it the richest contract in baseball history. He surpassed Mike Trout’s $426 million contract with the Los Angeles...
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TD Cowen names this ‘premium’ global sports league a top stock pick for 2024, sees 60% rally
Liberty Media’s Formula One Group takes the “pole position” for TD Cowen’s best ideas in 2024. Despite concerns that interest in Formula One is reaching a ceiling, as well as growing fragmentation in sports broadcasting rights, the firm thinks the company isn’t being properly recognized by investors. “We view FWON as a capital-light royalty on...
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The best open-world games on PC 2023
What are the best open-world games on PC? From the early days of gaming, with Ultima and Lords of Midnight, open-world games have always been right at home on PC – indeed, those pesky consoles often couldn’t handle it. Compare the ambitious early version of Halo to the final, more confined result, for example – and only...