5. Lando Norris (F1, England)
Lando Norris won the World Drivers’ Championship for the first time in his career at the age of 26. He achieved 7 race wins, 18 podiums, six fastest laps (tied with Oscar Piastri for most) and ultimately won the Championship only by two points, having scored 423 points. It was one of the tightest finishes to a F1 season in recent years, but Lando Norris’ consistency throughout the whole year paid off in the end.
4. Jannik Sinner (Tennis, Italy)
Jannik Sinner had a historic 2025 season, winning two Grand Slams and capping off the year by winning the ATP Finals in Turin. He won his second Australian Open title in January and his first Wimbledon title in July. He reached all the Grand Slam finals in 2025 and could easily be first on the list, if a few more points had gone his way. The Italian finished as the ATP World No. 2 and will be looking to regain the top spot in 2026.
3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Basketball, Canada)
SGA led the Oklahoma City Thunder to their second ever NBA Championship. He was named NBA MVP of the regular season, NBA Finals MVP and NBA Scoring Champion, becoming one of only four players to achieve all three in the same season. He averaged 30.3 points per game in the Finals against the Indiana Pacers, scoring 29 points and assisting 12 times in Game 7.
2. Ousmane Dembélé (Football, France)
Ousmane Dembélé had the best year of his career, winning the treble with PSG, the Ballon d’Or and being named Home of The World’s Sports Player of the Year. He scored 32 goals and provided 13 assists, including two in the UCL Final, in 2025. He was the most decisive player in PSG’s first ever Champions League winning campaign and has etched his name in football history.
1. Carlos Alcaraz (Tennis, Spain)
Carlos Alcaraz was the best athlete of 2025, as he recorded the best season of his career to date. He won two Grand Slams, three Masters 1000 and three ATP 500 titles. He was named ATP Year End No. 1 and finished the season with a record of 71 wins and nine losses. He beat World No. 2 Jannik Sinner a total of four times and only lost twice against his biggest rival in 2025. At 22, the Spaniard won his second Roland Garros, in what was arguably the greatest comeback in sports history, and his second US Open title, becoming the second-youngest male tennis player to own six Grand Slam titles behind Björn Borg.
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