9,177 source-backed sport facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 35 of 92.
“10th man to retain the Wimbledon men's trophy since the Open era began in 1968”
“Ben Stokes retired from international cricket following England's 4-1 Ashes defeat in Australia earlier this year”
“Kentucky pitcher Jaxon Jelkin was selected in the 2026 MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fourth round with the No. 135 overall pick, the final selection of day one of the 20-round event,” the University of Kentucky reported.”
“Sinner has won Wimbledon and the Australian Open twice, and the US Open once”
“3-1 extra-time win over Switzerland in the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal on Sunday”
“The USMNT exited the World Cup at the same stage as each of their previous four appearances.”
“only one break point”
“goals from Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez deep into extra time sealed Argentina's place”
“Belgium was the only side the U.S. faced during the entire tournament that was ranked higher by FIFA than any of its five 2022 World Cup opponents (using pre-tournament rankings in both cases).”
“never reached the quarter-finals, and we reached a first final”
“Alexis Mac Allister, who scored Argentina's opening goal with a header from Lionel Messi's corner”
“Sinner takes home approximately $4.8 million with the title”
“ending Royal Challengers Bengaluru's wait for Indian Premier League success with consecutive titles in 2024 and 2025.”
“The victory sent Argentina into the semifinals for the sixth time in their last six major tournaments”
“Zverev claims $2.4 million”
“A highly experienced coach, Lehmann led Australia for almost five years, winning the Ashes 5-0 in 2013-14.”
“England continued their dominance in Bristol, chasing India's 158/7 in only 13.5 overs to seal a one-sided nine-wicket win”
“Sinner served for the match at 5-4 in the fourth set”
“Heather Knight has seen it all in a record 320 matches, 199 of them in charge over nine exhausting yet era-defining years.”
“Bellingham scored a brace against BFF Haaland’s Norway.”
“with two of those the Champions League quarterfinal matches against Atletico Madrid which resulted in an aggregate KO for Barça.”
“She became the first England player, male or female, to hit centuries in all three formats when she reached the landmark in the T20 World Cup against Thailand in 2020.”
“England have scored 12 of 13 goals so far.”
“On July 7, the International Olympic Committee Executive Board provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee”
“Her last series as captain was a 16-0 defeat by Australia in the Ashes in 2025.”
“Erling Haaland failed to score after 14 consecutive games.”
“In 2024, the IOC and IPC announced that Russian and Belarusian athletes would be allowed to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Paralympics, although as neutral athletes”
“She became the first England women's player to reach 300 appearances across formats at the 50-over World Cup in late 2025.”
“Julian Alvarez thunderbolt in the 112 minute”
“suffered a bone bruise and microfracture in his right lower leg”
“She was part of England's squad at the 2010 T20 World Cup.”
“Lionel Messi added another milestone to his remarkable FIFA World Cup career on Saturday, becoming the first player in history to register 10 assists at the tournament since records began in 1966.”
“mustered only one assist in four games played”
“Her first international century was in a Test against Australia in the Ashes in 2013.”
“Diego MaradonaArgentina8”
“Puslic is expected to return to the picth sometime in August”
“She led England to World Cup glory against India in 2017.”
“Pierre LittbarskiGermany7”
“You rest when your playing career is over, Period”
“Despite making more than 200 appearances and scoring 125 goals for Argentina, Messi has never faced the Three Lions.”
“Grzegorz LatoPoland7”
“People are fed up with the way things are handled around him”
“Argentina eventually ran out 3-1 winners in extra time.”
“combined for a breathtaking 233-run partnership for the second wicket ... The stand is now the highest second-wicket partnership in T20I history, surpassing the unbeaten 210-run stand between Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma against South Afri…”
“started the World Cup not right with a left calf strain”
“Messi leads the Golden Boot race alongside France's Kylian Mbappe having scored eight times, and is the World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer.”
“It is also the second-highest partnership for any wicket in men's T20Is, behind only Afghanistan's 236-run opening stand by Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani against Ireland in 2019”
“Pulisic’s leg seemed to go from right to wrong in the 52nd minute of the game against Belgium”
“Lionel Messi scored 11 goals in 12 matches against Bolivia.”
“Prasidh Krishna claimed the other wicket by dismissing Salt in his first over”
“forced his early exit from the Round of 16 match”
“He has struck seven times against Venezuela and Ecuador from 13 and 11 matches respectively.”
“Gill became only the fourth Indian cricket captain to be hosted in the prestigious enclosure”
“In 24 Premier League appearances last season, Garnacho registered just one goal and four assists.”
“He has also netted six and five goals against South American heavyweights Uruguay and Brazil respectively.”
“He remained unbeaten on 84 in the opening match before producing a commanding 154 in the second game.”
“the league’s fourth-longest losing streak”
“He has three goals apiece against Croatia, Switzerland and France.”
“India sealed a comfortable nine-wicket victory.”
“Hargrave, a third round draft choice by Pittsburgh in 2016”
“Only one has managed to prevent him from scoring – that being Qatar, who he has played twice.”
“Earlier this week, Gill experienced his first Formula 1 race after attending the British Grand Prix at Silverstone as a VIP guest.”
“they lost to Belgium, 4-1.”
“overcoming Croatia 4-2 in their first group game”
“he has managed to attend two of Britain's biggest sporting events during the tour.”
“Balogun, who plays as a striker for the U.S. men’s national team, was sent off during the World Cup match against Bosnia and Herzegovina for serious foul play. FIFA later suspended the automatic one‑match ban, which allowed Balogun to face…”
“get past Panama 2-0”
“see off Mexico 3-2 with 10 men”
“after his double took his tally to six”
“averaging a goal a game at this World Cup”
“Wayne Rooney, who scored 53 goals in 120 England appearances”
“Upson, who won 21 caps for England between 2003-2010”
“"2-1 victory over Norway"”
“"Jude [Bellingham] scores twice"”
“When she led 6-2 5-2 with five championship points against Karolina Muchova”
“Noskova's mother, Ivana, died of cancer on the eve of Wimbledon 2024”
“Noskova, who was then 19, played on the Monday, and won her first match at SW19”
“Noskova only double-faulted twice in the second set”
“saved three break points in her first service game, broke Muchova in the next”
“Saturday's outcome made Noskova the youngest Wimbledon champion since a then 21-year-old Kvitova lifted the first of her two titles in 2011”
“Noskova is also the third Czech player in four years to take the title after Marketa Vondrousova and Barbora Krejcikova in 2023 and 2024”
“world record attendance for a single day at a women's Test match - the crowd figure of 15,243 beating the previous best of 11,918 at Melbourne for the Women's Ashes in 2025”
“the pair are a force to be reckoned with in the format as they became the first partnership in the women's game to bring up 900 Test match runs as a pair, averaging 75.08 together in 13 innings”
“South Africa and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams has died at the age of 25”
“Adams featured in all three of South Africa's group games at the tournament”
“South Africa's group games at the tournament, where they reached the knockout stages before losing to co-hosts Canada in the round of 32.”
“where the team made history in reaching the knockout stages of the competition for the first time.”
“Licensing hours had already been extended for the World Cup, from 23:00 to 01:00 for games with kick-offs from 17:00 up to 21:00, and until 02:00 for kick-offs between 21:00 and 22:00.”
“6-love-6”
“Either Noskova or Muchova will become the third Czech in four years to win the Wimbledon women's title”
“Bellingham scored on his debut for Dortmund, bagging the second goal in a 5-0 win over Duisburg in the German Cup.”
“Within a year, Bellingham was on the move - not to the Premier League, but to Borussia Dortmund in a deal worth £20.7m.”
“Bellingham, having played just 11 matches for Dortmund and still only 17, was fast-tracked into the senior national side, making his debut as a late substitute in a 3-0 win over Republic of Ireland in November 2020.”
“Bellingham's headed opener in the 6-2 win over Iran was his first at senior international level.”
“At Euro 2024, Bellingham had been a Real Madrid player for almost a year - a Galactico who had scored 19 goals for his La Liga and Champions League-winning club.”
“At that time, Bellingham had only appeared in half of the 14 matches since the German took over in January 2025: four starts and three appearances off the bench.”
“Four goals plus an excellent assist for Harry Kane's goal in the 2-0 win over Panama has had England's supporters serenading the 23-year-old here in the USA.”
“In the first World Cup game against Croatia, Bellingham scored a fantastic solo goal to put England 3-2 ahead.”
“Indeed, in June Tuchel said the midfielder had a fight on his hands to feature in England's starting line-up at the World Cup because he had '14 or 15 potential starters' in his squad.”
“the Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue said it had received 38 heat-related calls at the stadium, with five requiring hospital treatment.”
