Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has added another feather to his already illustrious career by bagging the Best Middle East Player 2025 award — marking his third consecutive win.

“I still motivate myself to carry on, it doesn’t matter where I play to score goals and keep going,” Ronaldo said in a star-studded ceremony in Dubai.

“I want to win more trophies and reach a number, and I will reach that number,” added the Portuguese footballer.

Taking to Instagram, Ronaldo said that it was a “special moment to end the year on”.

“I carry on with the same passion, commitment and hunger as always to reach my goals,” read the caption of his post with a picture of him with the award.

Furthermore, during the Globe Soccer Awards, Ronaldo also presented Tennis star Novak Djokovic with the “Globe Sports Award”, with the latter commending the footballer for his pursuit of 1,000 goals.

The remarks refer to Ronaldo’s statement, where he said, “I will reach 1,000 goals for sure, if I stay injury-free,” reported the Gulf News.

Meanwhile, Midfielder Vitinha won the Best Midfielder award, whereas Ousmane Dembele was crowned Best Men’s Player.

Lamine Yamal won the Best Forward Award as well as the Maradona Award with Paul Pogba bagging the Comeback Award.

Only one more week of the 2025 NFL regular season remains, as Week 17 brought about some more playoff implications and even 2026 NFL Draft key positions.

The biggest takeaway from the slate of Week 17 is that two divisions in the NFL — the AFC North and NFC South — will be determined by whoever wins key matchups in Week 18.

First, it’s the Pittsburgh Steelers getting upset by the Cleveland Browns at home, as Aaron Rodgers couldn’t find Marquez Valdes-Scantling on a controversial game-ending play in the end zone. That loss sets up the AFC North title game between the Steelers and Baltimore Ravens, which is only possibly thanks to a road victory where Derrick Henry scored four touchdowns against the Green Bay Packers.

Then, despite both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers losing their respective matchups, the NFL tiebreakers make their Week 18 bout the NFC South title game.

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And while everyone was focused on the NFL playoff picture, the two-game 4 o’clock slate gave us the New York Giants against the Las Vegas Raiders, the winner of which owning the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft.

The Giants would’ve solidified the pick with a loss, but Jaxson Dart and the Giants’ offense blew out Geno Smith and the Raiders to relinquish the pick, which now belongs in Sin City.

NFL WEEK 16 SCORES: PLAYOFF PRESSURE LEADS TO THRILLING FINISHES ACROSS LEAGUE

Here’s how every NFL game played out:

THURSDAY, DEC. 25

– DALLAS COWBOYS 30, WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 23

– MINNESOTA VIKINGS 23, DETROIT LIONS 10

– DENVER BRONCOS 20, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 13

Dak Prescott (4) of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates after his team’s touchdown against the Washington Commanders in the second quarter of a game at Northwest Stadium on Dec. 25, 2025 in Landover, Maryland.  (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

SATURDAY, DEC. 27

– HOUSTON TEXANS 20, LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 16

– BALTIMORE RAVENS 41, GREEN BAY PACKERS 24

SUNDAY, DEC. 28

– CINCINNATI BENGALS 37, ARIZONA CARDINALS 14

– CLEVELAND BROWNS 13, PITTSBURGH STEELERS 7

– NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 34, TENNESSEE TITANS 26

– JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 23, INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 17

– MIAMI DOLPHINS 20, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 17

– NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 42, NEW YORK JETS 10

– SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 27, CAROLINA PANTHERS 10

– NEW YORK GIANTS 34, LAS VEGAS RAIDERS 10

– PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 13, BUFFALO BILLS 12

– SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS-CHICAGO BEARS (TBD)

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MONDAY, DEC. 29

– LOS ANGELES RAMS-ATLANTA FALCONS (TBD)

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LOS ANGELES — Alijah Arenas has practiced for the first time with Southern California’s basketball team as he continues recovering from a knee injury he suffered last summer.

“It feels great to be back,” Arenas said. “I’ve been longing for it. I’m not getting off the court now.”

The freshman guard has been meeting with the coaching staff daily to learn USC’s plays and discuss strategy while rehabbing. The knee injury, diagnosed in July, required surgery.

“It was great to have him back with the rest of the guys,” coach Eric Musselman said Friday. “He’s got such a great basketball IQ and brings a tremendous amount of energy. It looked like he had been a part of practice for quite some time.”

Arenas is aiming to make his collegiate debut in mid-January.

The son of former NBA player Gilbert Arenas was involved in a car crash that led to him being placed in an induced coma in April. He spent six days in the hospital following the single-car crash in which Arenas hit a tree but didn’t suffer major injuries.