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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 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 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 Becomes England's Most-Capped Player With His 126th Cap Against Croatia

Harry Kane won his 126th England cap against Croatia at Wembley, passing Peter Shilton's 125, less than three weeks after winning the Ballon d'Or.

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.

File photo from 15 November 2021: Marcus Smart driving to the basket for the Boston Celtics against the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was not taken at the Rockets-Warriors game. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY 2.0 licence.

Basketball

Marcus Smart Ejected for Punching Charles Bassey in Rockets' Win Over Warriors

Marcus Smart was ejected from the Rockets' 115-108 win over the Warriors after throwing a punch at Charles Bassey late in the third quarter, and the NBA will now decide on further punishment.

AI-generated illustration: a night college football stadium where a giant video board displays several bright yellow goalpost graphics behind the real goalposts, a kicker seen from behind and a referee throwing a flag. It illustrates the scoreboard trick and is not a photograph of the game.

NFL

Miami (Ohio) Gets Flagged for Fake Goalposts on Its Own Scoreboard

Miami (Ohio) drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for showing fake goalposts on its video board during Ohio's field goal attempt, then rallied from 17 down to win 34-17.

File photo from 25 June 2025: Jacob Misiorowski delivering a pitch for the Milwaukee Brewers, wearing the cream home uniform with No. 32 on his back. It was not taken at the awards announcement. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Baseball

Schlittler and Misiorowski Are the Youngest Cy Young Pair in 41 Years

Cam Schlittler and Jacob Misiorowski won the 2026 Cy Young Awards by unanimous votes, the youngest pair of winners in 41 years and only the third unanimous double in history.

File photo from 4 November 2017: Stephen Curry in a Golden State warm-up top going through his shooting motion before a game in Denver. It was not taken at the Rockets game and does not show the injury. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Basketball

Stephen Curry Out at Least Two Weeks With Oblique Tear After Walking Off in Houston

Stephen Curry will miss at least two weeks after an MRI confirmed an oblique abdominal tear, an injury suffered five minutes into the Warriors' loss to the Rockets.

File photo from 12 June 2016: Bernd Wiesberger at the Lyoness Open in Austria, in a Titleist cap with his hand at his temple. It was not taken at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai and does not show the greens he criticised. The 16:9 cropped derivative is released under the same CC0 dedication.

Golf

Wiesberger Slams Dubai Greens as the Worst on Tour After a 75 at the Season Finale

Bernd Wiesberger called the greens at the DP World Tour Championship the worst on tour in a long time after a three-over 75, posting video of Tyrrell Hatton missing a short putt on the 14th.

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