Abhishek hits 35-ball ton as India hammer New Zealand

Abhishek and teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blitzed 133 in seven overs for the first wicket, with their powerplay score of 118 setting a new record for T20 internationals. Fifteen-year-old Sooryavanshi's 45 from…

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Featured Comment: F1’s flawed rules don’t lessen Antonelli’s achievement | Briefs

In my almost 50 years of watching F1 there have been many unusual situations and this season will just be added to that list. I find the biggest problem is that the current ownership knows that they can bring in more…

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Ringrose set to miss Ireland's November games

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) said on Tuesday it is "unlikely" the 31-year-old will be involved in the home matches against Argentina, Fiji and South Africa and he has remained with Leinster to continue his…

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Highest powerplay score in men's T20Is, full list: India demolish New Zealand to break world record

Thanks to the stunning opening partnership, India slammed 118 runs in the first six overs of the innings to register the highest powerplay score in men's T20Is. Chasing 199 in Wellington, the duo's carnage began in the…

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England's Feyi-Waboso set to return to action

The 23-year-old limped off in the second half of Exeter's win over Newcastle earlier this month and has missed their past two matches. But after scans over the weekend he has returned to training and could feature for…

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Stats: Russell scored as many points as Hulkenberg in last three rounds | 2026 United States GP stats and facts

The rot set in with his retirement in Malaysia, which not only left him point-less but prompted a grid penalty in Singapore. He compounded matters there by crashing out of the sprint race while leading. The upshot is…

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The Breakdown | England need to unearth World Cup core despite derby friction and injury chaos

With his side's opening November Test looming on Sunday week, Steve Borthwick is already faced with assorted injury-related complications at precisely the moment he needs to start finding lasting answers to a range of…

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Kylian Mbappe could top the list of the 10 greatest players never to win the Ballon d’Or

But even outside that era, there are plenty of legendary players who never received football’s highest individual honour. Kylian Mbappe might eventually top this list. The Frenchman is the top goalscorer in World Cup…

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Fears grow for Iranian athletes on death row as mountaineer latest to be hanged

His death followed the killing of Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi, a taekwondo athlete, at the start of October, and the mixed martial arts fighter Gholamreza Khani Shakarab, who was hanged in May. Now Human Rights for Sport…

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Can you name every winner of the Women’s Ballon d’Or?

So here’s a short and sweet quiz – just eight to get. Your only clues are the year of the award and the club that each player was representing at the time of the ceremony. If this gives you a taste for another challenge…

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