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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.
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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.
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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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Baseball

162-0 Strategy Guide: How to Build a Perfect MLB Roster

Winning 162-0 means balancing hitting and pitching evenly, matching your roster to the era your spins converge on, and saving rerolls for your pitcher and weakest defensive slot. Here's the full draft strategy.
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NFL

20-0 Strategy Guide: How to Draft a Perfect Roster in SportsMonkie's 20-0

Build a flawless 20-0 roster by prioritizing the quarterback-receiver-line rounds, banking your 3 rerolls for era mismatches, and stacking the named chemistry bonuses that actually move your team rating.
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Ice Hockey

Best NHL Season Ever: Ranking the Greatest Regular Seasons

No NHL team has ever finished undefeated, but the 2022-23 Boston Bruins came closest to perfection with a record 65-12-5, 135-point season. Here is the full ranked leaderboard.
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NFL

Flawless Six Strategy Guide: How to Draft a Perfect NFL Roster

Win Flawless Six by chasing the +8 Perfect Coach Fit bonus and avoiding the -7 Coach-System Conflict penalty — match your five skill picks to your coach's preferred archetypes before you ever touch reroll.
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Motorsport

Most Dominant F1 Season Ever: The Full Ranking by Win Rate

By win percentage, McLaren's 1988 team (15 of 16 races) and Alberto Ascari's 1952 campaign rank as F1's most dominant seasons ever, ahead of Max Verstappen's record 2023 run of 19 wins from 22.
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Backstroke Swimming: Technique, Start, and Drills Explained

Backstroke swimming is the only competitive stroke swum face-up. Learn the flutter kick, arm recovery, body roll, start, and drills to swim it correctly.
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Breaststroke Swimming: Technique, Timing, and Drills Explained

Breaststroke swimming is the slowest competitive stroke, built on a pull-breathe-kick-glide rhythm and a whip kick. Learn the timing, pull-out, and fixes.
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Butterfly Stroke: Technique, Kick Timing, and Drills Explained

The butterfly stroke pairs a simultaneous over-water arm recovery with two dolphin kicks per cycle, making it swimming's hardest, second-fastest stroke.
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Tennis

Clay Court Tennis: Surface, Rules, and Why It Plays So Slow

Clay court tennis is the slowest surface with the highest bounce. See red vs. green clay, sliding, ball marks, upkeep, and why Nadal owns it.

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