A final that finished level twice and was decided by a counting rule
England and New Zealand tied at 241 at Lord's in 2019, tied the super over at 15, and the trophy went on boundaries. The rule was changed the…
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Thirteen hundred wickets between them, and a partnership built on being different
James Anderson and Stuart Broad shared a new ball for over a decade. The reason it worked was that almost nothing about how they bowled was the same.
The seven years at Dortmund that changed how Europe defends
Jürgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund won two Bundesliga titles with a wage bill a fraction of Bayern's, using an idea that is now taught everywhere.
Two ways to win the same points: Alcaraz, Sinner and a rivalry of opposites
One plays with variety and improvisation, the other with the flattest ball-striking on tour. What makes the match-up worth watching is that neither style is beating the other.
Fifth to first in one wet lap at Donington, in the wrong car
Ayrton Senna passed four cars on the opening lap of the 1993 European Grand Prix in changing conditions, and won by more than a minute in a car that was not the quickest.
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The IPL is now a broadcast business that happens to stage cricket
Media rights, not gate receipts or merchandise, are what the league sells. Everything about the calendar and the format follows from that.
402 three-pointers in a season, and the shot chart that emptied the mid-range
Golden State went 73-9 in 2015-16 and Stephen Curry became the first unanimous MVP. The arithmetic he demonstrated has since reshaped every roster in the league.
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Jeremy Weate from Abuja, NigeriaCC BY 2.0
Thirteen hundred wickets between them, and a partnership built on being different
James Anderson and Stuart Broad shared a new ball for over a decade. The reason it worked was that almost nothing about how they bowled was the same.
Six overs decide more T20 matches than the last six, and the market knows it
Fielding restrictions make the powerplay the only phase where a batter is guaranteed space. Sides have finally started paying for players who can use it.
Antoine Dellenbach from Paris, FranceCC BY-SA 2.0
€222m, and the transfer that stopped being a ceiling and became a floor
Paris Saint-Germain more than doubled the world record to sign Neymar in 2017. The lasting effect was on every fee underneath it.
The seven years at Dortmund that changed how Europe defends
Jürgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund won two Bundesliga titles with a wage bill a fraction of Bayern's, using an idea that is now taught everywhere.
The return, not the serve: what actually built twenty-four majors
Novak Djokovic's record is usually explained by flexibility and defence. The numbers point somewhere less romantic — the second-serve return.
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Twenty-eight singles majors, and a retirement that changed how a sport is covered
Shingo Kunieda retired in 2023 as the most successful wheelchair player in the game's history. The attention his career drew has outlasted it.
1:59:40 in Vienna, and why it was never going to be a world record
Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon distance in under two hours in October 2019. The conditions that made it possible are exactly the ones that disqualified it.
402 three-pointers in a season, and the shot chart that emptied the mid-range
Golden State went 73-9 in 2015-16 and Stephen Curry became the first unanimous MVP. The arithmetic he demonstrated has since reshaped every roster in the league.