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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.

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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.

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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Ice Hockey

Canadiens Have Three Goals Disallowed, Then Win 1-0 in a Sixth-Round Shootout

Montreal had three goals called back for three different reasons against Detroit on Saturday, then won 1-0 when Zach Bolduc scored in the sixth shootout round.

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NFL

Two Players Ejected on the Opening Kickoff as Eagles-Jaguars Starts With Chaos in London

The Eagles-Jaguars game in London lost a player from each team on the opening kickoff, when a midfield fight followed a wiped-out 90-yard touchdown return.

Tennis

Arthur Gea Beats Ben Shelton in His First-Ever Match Against a Top-10 Player in Shanghai

Arthur Gea, ranked 241st in January, beat world No. 4 Ben Shelton in two tiebreaks in Shanghai for his first Top-10 win, on his Masters 1000 debut.

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NFL

Georgia Beats Alabama 20-17 After a No-Call, a Sideline Dressing-Down and Fans Throwing Objects

Georgia's 20-17 win at Alabama turned on a pass-interference no-call, Dijon Lee Jr.'s late personal foul, Kalen DeBoer's sideline outburst and objects thrown at the tunnel.

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Motorsport

Hamilton Apologizes for His Singapore Strategy Call After 40-Plus Laps on Softs End in Sixth

Lewis Hamilton told Ferrari he let the team down with the Singapore strategy after staying out under the virtual safety car and fading from third to sixth on worn soft tyres.

Basketball

Jaylen Brown Watches His Boston Return From the Locker Room as Fans Call Him Dramatic

Jaylen Brown's first game back at TD Garden as a 76er ended with him resting, off the bench and watching from the locker room while Celtics fans mocked the absence.

Basketball

Kyrie Irving Scores 17 in His First Game in 586 Days as Dallas Win in Macao

Kyrie Irving returned after 586 days out with a torn ACL, scoring 17 points in 22 minutes in Dallas's 132-115 preseason win over Houston in Macao.

Golf

David Lipsky Finishes in Japan With a Stand-In Caddie After Woolard Quits Before the Final Round

David Lipsky played the Baycurrent Classic final round with a replacement caddie after Darren Woolard reportedly quit after 54 holes in Japan.

Baseball

Ramirez Homers Off a Pitch 0.74 Feet Off the Ground, the Lowest Postseason Homer on Record

Jose Ramirez golfed a knuckle-curve 0.74 feet above the ground for the Game 5 winner, the lowest pitch hit for a postseason home run since tracking began in 2008.

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