Justin Bieber won the Fanatics Games at Fanatics Fest in New York, beating an all-star field of athletes including Tom Brady, Novak Djokovic, Victor Wembanyama and Karl-Anthony Towns, and immediately gave away his $1 million (£790,000) prize rather than keeping it. The event, filmed for the ESPN special "Fanatics Fest: All Access", saw the pop star compete against a mixed line-up of sports stars and social media personalities, underlining his growing profile as a genuine competitor outside music.

Before the main competition wrapped up, Bieber challenged Djokovic to a bonus game of table tennis, confidently declaring himself the "superior" player, only for the 24-time Grand Slam champion to beat him and admit he had underestimated the singer's athleticism. Bieber nonetheless topped the overall leaderboard to claim the $1 million grand prize, which he split by giving $10,000 each to the event's 50 fan competitors and donating the remaining $500,000 to charity. The special is now streaming on the ESPN app.