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Cricket

Fastest Century in Cricket (Every Format)

AB de Villiers holds the fastest ODI century at 31 balls. The fastest hundreds in T20, ODI and Test cricket explained, with the record-holders for each format.

Cricket

Highest Score in ODI Cricket (Individual and Team)

Rohit Sharma holds the highest individual ODI score with 264. England's 498/4 is the record team total. Full lists of both, explained.

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Cricket

Most Centuries in International Cricket

Sachin Tendulkar has the most international centuries with 100, across Tests and ODIs. The all-time century-makers ranked, with Virat Kohli closing in.

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Cricket

Most IPL Runs of All Time

Virat Kohli has the most IPL runs of all time, past 8,000 and still climbing. Full leaderboard of the top run-scorers and his record 973-run season explained.

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Cricket

Most Runs in International Cricket (All Formats)

Sachin Tendulkar has the most runs in international cricket with 34,357 across Tests, ODIs and T20Is. The all-time aggregate run-scorers ranked.

Cricket

Most Sixes in International Cricket (All-Time List)

Rohit Sharma holds the record for most sixes in international cricket, passing Chris Gayle's 553 in 2023. Full all-time list across Tests, ODIs and T20Is.

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File photo from March 2023 of Cason Wallace warming up in a Kentucky shirt before a college game against Vanderbilt. It predates his time with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Basketball

Cason Wallace Agrees to Five-Year, $139 Million Extension With the Thunder

Cason Wallace and the Oklahoma City Thunder agreed a five-year, $139 million extension on Sunday, one day before the deadline. The cap bill comes later.

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Motorsport

COTA Unveils the World's Largest Cowboy Hat, With a Bar Under It, Before the US Grand Prix

Circuit of the Americas and Tecovas unveiled a 47-foot cowboy hat on Monday, certified by Guinness World Records as the world's largest, with a bar underneath.

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Basketball

Curry Limps Off Open Practice, Then Practices in Full and Is Expected to Face the Lakers

Stephen Curry rolled his right ankle at Sunday's open practice and limped out. By Monday he was a full participant, and the Warriors expect him to play Wednesday.

File photo from November 2022 of C.J. Gardner-Johnson, in a Philadelphia Eagles uniform, chasing Terry McLaurin. It does not show Sunday's game in Las Vegas.

NFL

Gardner-Johnson Ejected for Spitting Toward Bowers as Bills Beat Raiders 33-30

Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was ejected for spitting toward Brock Bowers in Las Vegas. He apologised to his team and now waits on the NFL.

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NFL

Jim Nantz Hurt His Wrist Punching a Ball Out of J.J. Watt's Hands on Live TV

Jim Nantz punched a ball J.J. Watt was holding during the Bills-Raiders broadcast, clutched his wrist, joked it was broken and finished the game with an ice pack.

File photo from August 2024 of Celtic players warming up at Celtic Park on a match day. Callum Osmand does not appear in it and it does not show the Hearts match.

Football

Callum Osmand Scores Twice in Two Minutes on First Start as Celtic Beat Hearts 7-1

Callum Osmand scored twice in two minutes on his first Celtic start in a 7-1 win over Hearts, then came off at half-time with a hamstring precaution.

File photo from November 2025 of Carter Verhaeghe of the Florida Panthers waiting for a faceoff against the Vancouver Canucks. It does not show the Seattle game in which he completed the record. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Ice Hockey

Panthers Set an NHL Record With Natural Hat Tricks in Three Straight Games

Brady Tkachuk scored natural hat tricks in two straight games, then Carter Verhaeghe added a third as Florida set an NHL record in an 8-3 win over Seattle.

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Football

Why Could VAR Not Send Off Morgan Rogers at Everton?

Three former referees said Morgan Rogers should have been punished for his tackle on James Garner at Everton. VAR could not give him a second yellow. Here is why.

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Tennis

Elina Svitolina Announces Separation From Gael Monfils

Elina Svitolina announced on Instagram that her marriage to Gael Monfils is ending, citing the toll of the war in Ukraine and asking for space.

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