25 for 2025: headline makers in the world of sport

For one reason on another - longevity, potential, dominance and downright talent - chances are we will be reading a lot about this unique group of high achievers

TOPSHOT - Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk trains in Riyadh on May 15, 2024 ahead of his heavyweight world title figh against British boxer Tyson Fury. 

Bill Belichick, head coach, North Carolina

After 333 career NFL wins and 29 years as a head coach, Belichick had the year off in 2024 and admitted he couldn't sit still. He'll be 73 in April before his first season as a head coach at the college level with North Carolina. Universally recognised as one of the all-time great coaches in any sport, "Chapel Bill" adapts his no-nonsense Patriot Way to the college game. Belichick crashes into the Atlantic Coast Conference escorted by intrigue because of his trophy-collecting success with the Patriots followed by a dismal run without Tom Brady.