Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing checks his tire after winning the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, becoming the first Dutchman ever to win the F1 world championship title, at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 12, 2021. /CFP

Kevin Durant (R) of Brooklyn Nets is defended by Detroit Pistons forward Saddiq Bey as Durant explodes for 51 points during their NBA game in Detroit, U.S., December 12, 2021. /CFP

Team China compete in the four-man bobsleigh event, where they would finish 16th, during the Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, December 12, 2021. /CFP

China's Han Yue plays a shot against Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh (not pictured) during their women's badminton singles match at the Badminton World Championships in Huelva, Spain, December 12, 2021. /CFP

China's Cai Xuetong competes on her way to winning the women's snowboard halfpipe final during the Snowboard World Cup in Copper Mountain, U.S., December 11, 2021. /CFP

Windsurfers compete during the China National Sailing Championship in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, December 11, 2021. /CFP

Cristiano Ronaldo (L) celebrates scoring a goal to secure Manchester United's 1-0 victory over Norwich City during their Premier League match in Norwich, England, December 11, 2021. /CFP

Swimmers take part in the Ice Swim Festival 2021 in the port of Tallinn, Estonia, December 11, 2021. /CFP

Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen (L) and Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi compete during the World Chess Championship in Dubai, UAE, December 8, 2021. /CFP

China's Fan Zhendong serves en route to winning the men's singles title over Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto (not pictured) at the World Table Tennis Cup Finals in Singapore, December 7, 2021. /CFP