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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 13 October 2017: Arizona State playing Air Force at Cadet Ice Arena, years before the programme moved into its current home. It does not show Matthew Mayich, the August workout, or this week's announcement.

Ice Hockey

Arizona State Parts Ways With Greg Powers and Hires Dave Hakstol as the Mayich Review Continues

Greg Powers is out at Arizona State and Dave Hakstol is in, while the independent review of Matthew Mayich's August collapse is still running.

Golf

Asian Tour Postpones Its $5 Million Saudi Finale After the Riyadh Airport Attacks

The Asian Tour has postponed the PIF Saudi International at Riyadh Golf Club indefinitely after attacks on the city's airport, with no new date set.

File photo from 13 October 2025: Caleb Williams in his Bears No. 18 jersey answering questions in a postgame television interview at Washington, a year before this press conference. It does not show the Minnesota game or Thursday's media session. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

NFL

Caleb Williams Calls Every Injury Report Wrong and Refuses to Give the Real Grade

Caleb Williams returned to Bears practice, said his hamstring injury was a serious tear, and refused to share its grade because the earlier reports were wrong.

Basketball

Columbia Suspends Griffith for Three Games, and Her Players Publicly Back Her

Columbia suspended Megan Griffith for the first three games after an outside review of practice conduct, and her players answered with a statement of support.

File photo from 25 October 2025: Go Media Stadium during an Auckland FC home game, with home supporters in blue and black in the foreground. It does not show Sam Cosgrove or Thursday's press conference.

Football

Cosgrove Tells a Reporter to Bugger Off Over the Ban He Served in the Reserves

Sam Cosgrove served a two-game FIFA ban in Auckland's reserve side, then clashed with the reporter who questioned it at Thursday's press conference.

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NFL

Fitzpatrick Calls Nix's Effort 'Garbage' After Broncos Win in Overtime

Ryan Fitzpatrick used Prime Video's postgame show to question Bo Nix's competitiveness after Denver's 17-14 overtime win over Seattle, and the clip went viral.

File photo from 11 February 2026: Aday Mara during his Michigan college season. It does not show the Oklahoma City Thunder or any NBA game.

Basketball

Zaragoza Says Mara Is Still Under Contract, the Thunder Say He Needs No Clearance

Basket Zaragoza says Aday Mara cannot play in the NBA without its clearance. Oklahoma City says his three NCAA seasons mean none is required.

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Ice Hockey

Hiller Says Benching McKenna Was His Mistake as the Leafs Blow a 4-2 Lead

Gavin McKenna played 6:36 and sat the final 32:54 of Toronto's overtime loss to Buffalo. Coach Jim Hiller says the benching was his error, not the rookie's.

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Baseball

Murphy Calls His Brewers Gamers, Not Hall of Famers, After Sweeping the Dodgers

Pat Murphy summed up Milwaukee's NLCS sweep in one line about gamers and Hall of Famers. The payroll gap and two sweep records back him up.

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