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Batsman pulling a short ball to the boundary in a limited-overs match under lights
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 batsman driving through the covers under floodlights in an ODI
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.
A cricket bat striking a ball for six, illustrating the most sixes in international cricket
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 US Open. It was not taken at the WTA Finals in Indian Wells.
Tennis

Andreeva Wins WTA Finals Without Dropping a Set, First Teen Since Sharapova

Mirra Andreeva beat Elina Svitolina 7-5, 6-3 to win the WTA Finals on debut, the first teenager to win the title since Maria Sharapova in 2004.
File photo from 6 November 2022: Kirk Cousins hands the ball to Dalvin Cook in a Vikings game against Washington at FedEx Field. It was not taken at the Packers game in Green Bay.
NFL

Kirk Cousins Wins His Vikings Return at Lambeau, 30-10 Over the Packers

Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes in his first game back with Minnesota, beating Green Bay 30-10 at the stadium where he tore his Achilles in 2023.
File photo from 1 November 2025: Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Phoenix. He did not race in NASCAR in 2025 or 2026. The cropped 16:9 derivative is offered under the same CC BY 4.0 licence as the original.
Motorsport

No Earnhardt Raced in NASCAR This Year for the First Time in 51 Years

Zero of the 94 NASCAR national series races in 2026 featured an Earnhardt, ending a family streak that began with Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s debut in 1975.
File photo from 23 June 2026: Harry Kane in the England shirt during the World Cup match against Ghana. It was not taken at the Nations League game in Madrid.
Football

England End Spain's 43-Game Unbeaten Run With 3-2 Win in Madrid

England beat world champions Spain 3-2 in Madrid to end a 43-game unbeaten run stretching back to March 2024, topping their Nations League group.
File photo from 26 July 2025: Jeremiah Smith at Big Ten Football Media Days in Las Vegas. It was not taken at the Ohio State-Northwestern game. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY 3.0 licence.
NFL

Jeremiah Smith Catch Overturned on Replay as Ohio State Edges Northwestern 28-19

Replay overturned an incomplete call on Jeremiah Smith's sideline catch, and Ohio State scored four plays later in a 28-19 win over Northwestern.
File photo from 13 January 2023: Ryan Leonard in a USA under-18 jersey battling along the boards against Wisconsin. It was not taken at the New Jersey game. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Ice Hockey

Ryan Leonard's Baseball-Swing High Stick Bloodies Cody Glass and Draws Only a Double Minor

Washington winger Ryan Leonard caught New Jersey's Cody Glass in the face with a baseball-style swing of his stick on Saturday, leaving Glass bloodied, and the officials called only a four-minute double minor.
AI-generated illustration of a generic golfer seen from behind, head bowed with hands on his hips, standing by the 18th green of a floodlit desert golf course at dusk with a city skyline in the distance. Not a photograph of Mikael Lindberg or the Dubai event.
Golf

Mikael Lindberg Throws Away a PGA Tour Card With Bogeys on the Final Two Holes in Dubai

Mikael Lindberg reached 10 under and briefly shared the lead in Dubai, then bogeyed the 17th and 18th holes and missed out on one of the 10 PGA Tour cards on offer.
File photo from 6 October 2019: North Carolina coach Bill Belichick on the sideline during his time with the New England Patriots. It was not taken at the Louisville game. The 16:9 cropped derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.
NFL

Louisville and North Carolina End 16-14 Game in a Brawl as Belichick Pulls His Own Players Away

Louisville beat North Carolina 16-14 on Saturday night at Kenan Stadium, but the final kneel-down ended in a postgame brawl, with Bill Belichick stepping in to pull Tar Heels players away.
File photo from 23 September 2025: Rory McIlroy playing at the Ryder Cup. It was not taken at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. The cropped 16:9 derivative is offered under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence as the original.
Golf

McIlroy Ties Montgomerie With Eighth Race to Dubai Title and Dedicates It to His Father

Rory McIlroy won his eighth Race to Dubai title in Dubai on Sunday, tying Colin Montgomerie's record, after a final-round duel with Eugenio Chacarra.

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