American climber Alex Honnold free-solo climbs the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan, setting the record for the highest
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Indiana turns a 16-0 season into a national championship in Miami
Indiana beat Miami 27-21 for the College Football Playoff title, finishing a perfect season with a fourth-quarter touchdown run that became the game’s defining image.
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Venus Williams becomes oldest Australian Open women’s singles player
The seven-time major winner will make history at 45 years and seven months when she opens her comeback in Melbourne.
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Macclesfield’s FA Cup upset over Crystal Palace shakes up the holders
Non-league Macclesfield beat the defending champions 2-1 in a result BBC called the biggest upset in FA Cup history by league places.
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Luke Littler wins second straight PDC world title with 7-1 final rout
The 18-year-old Englishman defeated Gian van Veen in the final, joining an elite group of back-to-back champions.
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Ousmane Dembélé named FIFA men’s player of the year after PSG’s trophy sweep
The Paris Saint-Germain and France forward won the FIFA Best award in Qatar after a season that included four trophies and a Champions League crown.
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ITIA Hits French Tennis Player Quentin Folliot With 20-Year Ban and $70,000 Fine
The International Tennis Integrity Agency says Quentin Folliot committed 27 anti-corruption breaches and must repay more than $44,000 in corrupt payments.
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Cambodia pulls entire SEA Games delegation over border conflict
Cambodia says it is bringing all athletes home for safety reasons as fighting with Thailand overshadows the Bangkok event.
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SEA Games opens in Bangkok under tightened security
Thailand says it will protect Cambodian athletes as the regional event opens amid fresh clashes across the border.
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Brazil beats Portugal 3–0 to win inaugural Women’s Futsal World Cup
Emilly, Simone and Debora Vanin scored in the final at Pasig City as the world’s top-ranked side completed an unbeaten path to the first title.
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BBC says Lando Norris seals first Formula One world title in Abu Dhabi
The supplied BBC headline says Lando Norris won his first World Drivers’ Championship by finishing two points ahead of Max Verstappen after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Messi assists Inter Miami to first MLS Cup title with 3-1 win over Vancouver
Lionel Messi set up two goals as Inter Miami beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on December 6, earning the club its first MLS Cup title and completing another landmark in the team’s rapid rise.
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North Melbourne’s dynasty keeps building after back-to-back AFLW premierships
North Melbourne finished another dominant AFLW season by winning the grand final by 40 points, securing its second straight premiership and confirming the gap it has created at the top of the competition.
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Flamengo beats Palmeiras to win fourth Copa Libertadores title
BBC Sport reported that Flamengo beat Palmeiras 1-0 in the final, making the club the most successful Brazilian side in the competition with four titles.
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Aonishiki becomes first Ukrainian to win a sumo tournament
The 21-year-old war refugee beat yokozuna Hoshoryu in a playoff at the Kyushu tournament and is now being lined up for promotion to ozeki.
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Saskatchewan Roughriders win fifth Grey Cup after late defensive stand
A late goal-line fumble helped Saskatchewan beat Montreal 25-17 on the event date of 2025-11-16 and claim its fifth Grey Cup title.
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Sinner beats Alcaraz again to retain ATP Finals crown in Turin
Jannik Sinner defended his ATP Finals title with a straight-sets win over Carlos Alcaraz, sealing another chapter in their rivalry.
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Timothy Loubineaud shatters 5,000-metre speed skating world record
The French skater clocked 6:00.23 in Salt Lake City, taking 1.33 seconds off Nils van der Poel's previous mark.
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MLS board votes to move the league to a fall-to-spring calendar
The league is preparing for a major schedule overhaul that would align MLS with the global football calendar rather than the current spring-to-fall format.
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T1 win third straight League of Legends world title
The South Korean team beat KT Rolster in Chengdu to become the first roster to win three consecutive world championships.
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Rybakina beats Sabalenka to win the WTA Finals and claim a record payday
The Kazakhstan player defeated the world number one in straight sets as the undefeated finalists split a record £3.98 million purse.
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Ovechkin becomes the first player in NHL history to reach 900 goals
Alex Ovechkin’s latest milestone puts him alone in league history and adds another scoring benchmark to a record-setting career.
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Kyle Larson wins NASCAR Cup title after overtime finish over Denny Hamlin
Hendrick Motorsports’ Larson closed out the season with an overtime championship win that denied Hamlin and decided the title at the finish.
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Dodgers survive Game 7 in 11 innings to repeat as World Series champions
The Los Angeles Dodgers erased a late deficit in Game 7 and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings to become baseball’s first repeat champions in a quarter century.
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