Shohei Ohtani was intentionally walked four times, the most in a single game in MLB postseason history. He also set the World Series record for the most times getting on base. Ohtani broke the record after his seventh time on base, and he ended up reaching a total of nine times. He also tied MLB's regular season record by reaching base nine times.

Climate change is reducing the chances of runners breaking marathon records, new research claims. The study by US-based non-profit organisation Climate Central said rising temperatures "have made record-breaking runs in some races nearly impossible".

Australian Lani Pallister broke Katie Ledecky’s short-course 800m freestyle world record by 3.42 seconds, one of five total world records on the final day of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup.

The body can achieve what the mind believes, which is exactly what British ultrarunner, Sarah Perry, 34, proved at the Backyard Ultra world championship last weekend. The math teacher set a new women's record by completing 95 laps,

The final not only marked the most-watched women’s rugby union match ever on UK television, but also became the most-watched rugby match of the year

The short course world record distribution among countries is strikingly different between male and female athletes.

Olympic gold medalist Hubert Kos of Hungary smashed a 10-year-old short course world record in the 200m backstroke. Olympic silver medalist Josh Liendo of Canada clipped the 100m butterfly world record in front of home fans.

As the World Cup in 2026 looms, we look at the records destined to fall in North America as 48 teams gather for an extravaganza. There are already 21 of those teams confirmed, by the way. The easiest place to start. It’s not a question of whether this ...