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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.

Batter removing the helmet and raising the bat to celebrate reaching a century

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.

Batter driving through the covers under floodlights in a Twenty20 match

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.

Batter raising the bat to acknowledge the crowd after a long innings

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 June 4, 2016: Progressive Field in Cleveland, where Game 3 will now start at 1 p.m. on Thursday. The cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence as the original.

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MLB Moves ALCS Game 3 Up Five Hours as Cleveland Rain Closes In

Guardians-Rays Game 3 on Thursday becomes a 1 p.m. matinee instead of a 6 p.m. start as MLB races the Cleveland forecast, with Friday's Game 4 looking even wetter.

File photo from June 19, 2026: Folarin Balogun in a United States shirt during the World Cup match against Australia. It does not show the Bosnia and Herzegovina match in which he was sent off. The cropped 16:9 derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence as the original.

Football

FIFA Votes Thursday on Closing the Balogun Loophole Its Own Case Opened

FIFA's Council votes Thursday on an Article 27 amendment that would bar panels from suspending automatic red-card bans, three months after the Balogun case.

File photo from March 28, 2024: Trevor Zegras on the ice. It does not show Tuesday's game against Seattle, and the cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 2.0 licence as the original.

Ice Hockey

Flyers' Worst Start in Franchise History Reaches Eight Games After a Shootout Loss

Philadelphia came back from 2-0 down against Seattle, tied it in 73 seconds, then lost the shootout to fall to 0-5-3, extending the worst start in Flyers history.

Tennis

Jodar Is Warned for Swearing at a Ball Kid, Then Completes His Third Shanghai Comeback

Rafael Jodar was warned for unsportsmanlike conduct after swearing at a ball kid over a towel in Shanghai, calmed down, and beat van de Zandschulp from a set down again.

File photo from March 25, 2019: Kawhi Leonard in a Toronto Raptors uniform at Scotiabank Arena during his first spell with the team, in a game against Charlotte. It does not show Tuesday's game against the Knicks. The cropped 16:9 derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence as the original.

Basketball

Kawhi Leonard Scores 21 in 16 Minutes in His Raptors Return, Seven Years After Leaving

Kawhi Leonard's first Raptors game since the 2019 Finals came on Tuesday in Toronto: 21 points in 16 minutes, the loudest ovation of the night, and a trade that took all summer.

File photo from November 20, 2022: Lovie Smith on the Houston Texans sideline at NRG Stadium during his final NFL head coaching season. It does not show Desert Ridge High School or Friday's incident. The cropped 16:9 derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 2.0 licence as the original.

NFL

Lovie Smith Is on Video Berating Parents After a High-School Team Walkout in Mesa

A dismissed quarterback, 12 suspended teammates and a viral video of Lovie Smith confronting parents: the Desert Ridge High School row, from the Arizona Republic's reporting.

File photo from September 15, 2013: Joost Luiten at the KLM Open. It does not show this week's India Championship, and the cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY 3.0 licence as the original.

Golf

Luiten Says LIV Returnees Should Lose Their Rights and Go Through Q School

Joost Luiten, a six-time DP World Tour winner, says players who left for LIV should lose their exemption rights, stop getting invites and earn their way back at Q School.

File photo from April 24, 2023: Nathan MacKinnon, centre, in a Colorado Avalanche uniform during a playoff game in Seattle. It does not show the Dallas game, and the cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 2.0 licence as the original.

Ice Hockey

MacKinnon Leaves Bloody, Then Returns With Two Assists After Fighting Hintz

Nathan MacKinnon fought Roope Hintz in Dallas, left with a cut on the bridge of his nose, missed nearly eight minutes, then set up two goals in a 3-2 win.

File photo from September 23, 2025: Rory McIlroy during the 2025 Ryder Cup. It does not show the New Delhi forum, and the cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence as the original.

Golf

McIlroy Says Yes to LIV Players Coming Back to the PGA Tour

Rory McIlroy, LIV's loudest critic since 2022, told a New Delhi forum he would vote to welcome its players back, called LIV half a good idea and said the threat is over.

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