Jin Jingdao (L), Marouane Fellaini (C) and Sun Zhunhao of Shandong Taishan celebrate after their 2-0 victory over Hebei in the Chinese Super League game, winning the title of the Chinese top football league with three games left, in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, December 26, 2021. /CFP

A skier wears a protective cushion of Pikachu ahead of skiing in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, December 26, 2021. /CFP

Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu competes in the men's free skating event as he has booked his place at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games after a commanding win at the 2021-22 Japan Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, December 26, 2021. /CFP

Former LA Lakers players Robert Horry, Metta World Peace, Luke Walton, Byron Scott and Gary Payton (L-R) pose with Lakers trophies in a ceremony held to bid farewell to the Staples Center name as the place becomes the Crypto.com Arena, in Los Angeles, U.S., December 23, 2021. /CFP

Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown (#11) catches a touchdown pass as San Francisco 49ers cornerback Josh Norman defends him in the second half of an NFL game in Nashville, U.S., December 23, 2021. /CFP

Russian figure skating legend Evgeni Plushenko (R) coaches Kirill Sarnovsky before performing during a men's short program event as part of the 2022 Russian Figure Skating Championships at the Yubuleiny Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 23, 2021. /CFP

Mermaids perform in a team event during the inaugural Chinese Mermaid Contest in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, December 21, 2021. /CFP

Girls practice rope jumping during a sports session at an elementary school in Changxing County, east China's Zhejiang Province, December 21, 2021. /CFP

Rhiannan Iffland of Australia, the reigning 2017 and 2019 world champion, competes on her way to winning the women's high dive event during the World Short-Course Swimming Championships (25 meters) at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, December 20, 2021. /CFP