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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.

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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.

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 29 March 2024: Pete Crow-Armstrong fielding a grounder for the Chicago Cubs in the blue road uniform, No. 52 on his back, the ball rolling toward him on the grass. It was not taken at the MVP announcement. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY 2.0 licence.

Baseball

Alvarez and Crow-Armstrong Win the 2026 MVP Awards by Unanimous Votes

Yordan Alvarez and Pete Crow-Armstrong were named the 2026 AL and NL MVPs on Thursday, both by unanimous votes, in the first season ever with unanimous MVPs and Cy Young winners.

File photo from 28 August 2023: Mirra Andreeva playing in the first round of the 2023 US Open. It was not taken at the WTA Finals in Indian Wells. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Tennis

Andreeva Wins 11 Straight Games to Bagel Sabalenka at the WTA Finals

Mirra Andreeva came back from 4-1 down to beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-0 at the WTA Finals, winning the last 11 games and a semifinal place on her debut.

File photo from 3 November 2024: Daiyan Henley, No. 0, in a Los Angeles Chargers white uniform in his stance during the game at Cleveland. It was not taken at the Broncos' facility and does not show the physical or the trade talks. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY 2.0 licence.

NFL

Broncos Nix Daiyan Henley Trade After Knee Flag, and Harbaugh Calls It a Loophole

The Broncos called off their trade-deadline deal for Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley after a physical flagged his knee, then tried to renegotiate, and Jim Harbaugh says the league should close the loophole.

File photo from 2 October 2026: Macklin Celebrini skating at San Jose Sharks practice in the teal practice jersey, stick in both hands, helmet on. It was not taken during the Penguins game and does not show the Korczak scuffle or the 200th point. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Ice Hockey

Celebrini Hits 200 Points as Fifth-Youngest Ever After Scuffling With Korczak

Macklin Celebrini reached 200 career points as the fifth-youngest player in NHL history in the same third period he scuffled with Penguins defenseman Kaedan Korczak.

Golf

Dan Hicks, NBC's Voice of Golf for 26 Years, Dies at 64 After Sudden Illness

Dan Hicks, NBC Sports' lead golf voice since 2000 and the caller of 27 Tiger Woods wins and all 28 of Michael Phelps' Olympic medals, has died at 64 after an acute illness.

File photo from 29 August 2026: Coco Gauff serving at practice at the US Open, her face and raised arm in frame. It was not taken at the WTA Finals in Indian Wells and does not show the Kostyuk match. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Tennis

Gauff's Six-Game Comeback Goes to Waste as Pegula's Win Eliminates Her

Coco Gauff beat Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 7-5 at the WTA Finals after winning six straight games from 5-1 down, but Jessica Pegula's win over Linda Noskova eliminated her on set percentage.

File photo from 27 June 2026: Harry Kane in an England jacket shaking hands with Panama players before the World Cup match. It was not taken at the Croatia game at Wembley and does not show the record cap. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Football

Harry Kane Marks His Record 126th England Cap With the Winner as England Beat Croatia 2-1

Harry Kane scored the winner from the penalty spot on his record 126th England cap as England beat Croatia 2-1 at Wembley to reach the Nations League quarter-finals.

File photo from 13 March 2026: Liam Lawson's Racing Bulls car, No. 30, in first practice at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. It was not taken at the announcement of the 2027 line-up. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY 4.0 licence.

Motorsport

Racing Bulls Keep Lawson and Lindblad for 2027 as Tsolov Takes Reserve Role

Racing Bulls have confirmed Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad will stay for the 2027 Formula 1 season, ending months of speculation over Lawson's seat and handing Nikola Tsolov a reserve role.

AI-generated illustration: a player in a dark blue jersey driven into the curved glass at the end of the team bench by a player in white, with teammates rushing in. It illustrates the type of hit and is not a photograph of the game.

Ice Hockey

Malenstyn Hit Knocks Cernak Out of Lightning Win and Draws No Penalty

Tampa Bay defenceman Erik Cernak left the Lightning's 8-3 win in Buffalo with an upper-body injury after Beck Malenstyn drove him into the curved glass, and no penalty was called on the hit.

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