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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 24 September 2026: Ben Rice, wearing No. 22 for the Yankees, on deck during a double-header game. It was not taken at the MLB Awards ceremony. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Baseball

Ben Rice Becomes the First Yankees DH Named to an All-MLB Team

Ben Rice was named to the All-MLB Second Team after hitting 41 home runs in 2026, becoming the first Yankees designated hitter to receive the honor since the awards began in 2019.

File photo from 22 June 2026: Junior Caminero in his Tampa Bay Rays uniform during a game. It was not taken at the time of his agent's comments. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC0 licence.

Baseball

Caminero's Agent Says Adidas Paid Him More Than the Rays, Then Walks It Back

Rays star Junior Caminero's agent said Adidas paid him more in 2026 than Tampa Bay did, setting off a debate over pre-arbitration pay, then clarified it was about the system, not the Rays.

File photo from 4 November 2017: Ayesha Curry watching her husband Stephen Curry practise before a game in Denver. It was not taken at the film premiere or the podcast recording. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Basketball

Curry Calls Out Arenas and Young Over Ayesha Remarks, and the Apologies Follow

Stephen Curry posted a video calling out Gilbert Arenas, Nick Young and Emmanuel Acho for mocking Ayesha Curry's new movie, and by nightfall all three had apologised on camera.

File photo from 2 April 2025: UNLV head coach Dan Mullen in a portrait photo. It was not taken at the news conference where he pitched the Group of Six mini-playoff. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY 4.0 licence.

NFL

Dan Mullen Pitches a Group of Six Mini-Playoff for Two CFP Bids

UNLV coach Dan Mullen wants the four top-ranked Group of Six champions to play a mini-playoff on Army-Navy weekend for two automatic bids to the expanded 24-team College Football Playoff.

File photo from 6 September 2025: Charles Leclerc in his Ferrari SF-25 during Italian Grand Prix qualifying at Monza. It was not taken at the Mexico Grand Prix. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY 4.0 licence.

Motorsport

FIA Bans F1 Journalist McEvoy for the Season Over Leclerc Insult

The FIA has withdrawn Daily Mail writer Jonathan McEvoy's Formula 1 accreditation for the rest of 2026 after he called Charles Leclerc a 'sneaky little bastard' in a column about the Mexico Grand Prix.

File photo from 26 February 2019: Kevin Harvick's No. 4 Busch Ford on track at the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. Harvick retired from full-time Cup racing after 2023 and did not drive in the 2026 title race. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY 2.0 licence.

Motorsport

Harvick Says Bell and Blaney Beat Themselves Out of the Cup Title

Kevin Harvick says Christopher Bell and Ryan Blaney had the speed to win the Cup title but lost it through their own mistakes, while Kyle Larson's team made none.

File photo from 23 September 2025: Tyrrell Hatton during the 2025 Ryder Cup. It was not taken at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Golf

Hatton Slams Putter Into Dubai Green Days After Kennedy's Q School DQ

Tyrrell Hatton slammed his putter into the green at the DP World Tour Championship, days after Frank Kennedy was disqualified from Q School for the same kind of damage to a putting surface.

File photo from 25 August 2024: Aryna Sabalenka practicing at the US Open. It was not taken at the WTA Finals in Indian Wells. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC0 licence.

Tennis

Macci Says Sabalenka Has Lost Her Identity as Her Season Hangs on Svitolina

Rick Macci says Aryna Sabalenka has lost her on-court identity after her WTA Finals collapse against Mirra Andreeva, hours before a season-defining eliminator against Elina Svitolina.

File photo from 6 January 2020: Nathan MacKinnon in a Colorado Avalanche uniform, No. 29, during a game against the New York Islanders. It was not taken at the Ottawa game. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Ice Hockey

MacKinnon and Makar Both Exit With Lower-Body Injuries in Avalanche OT Loss

Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar both left Colorado's 4-3 overtime loss in Ottawa with lower-body injuries in the second period, and coach Jared Bednar is unsure if either plays Saturday in Montreal.

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