Max Stöckl rockets to world record for fastest MTB downhill speed at 167.6 kph (104.1 mph)
Austrian Markus “Max” Stöckl likes nothing better than to go down a slope as fast as possible and has been setting speed downhill mountain-bike […]
World record fastest badminton smashes with Tan Boon Heong and Mads Pieler Kolding
In the realm of racquet sports (badminton, fives, pelota mixteca, pickleball, racquetball, tennis, squash, table tennis, etc) none produces faster shots than badminton. While […]
Watch all 2,682 repetitions of 52-year-old Carlton Williams’ push-up world record
Most 52-year-olds would feel pretty pleased with themselves just being able to execute a dozen push ups in a row, but as a one-time […]
Hot dam(n)! World’s highest basketball shot travels nearly 600 feet
Full-court basketball shots are made only once in a blue moon, so making one from more than twelve times that distance should be near […]
Oh, chute! Watch Luke Aikins’ death-defying, world-record 25,000-ft skydive without a parachute
Fear of heights and fear of flying both make the top-ten list of the public’s phobias, so it’s safe to bet skydiving would also […]
Sabine Lisicki sets women’s tennis serve speed record with 131-mph sizzler
In the summer of 2014, Sabine Lisicki became the first woman to break the 130 mph speed barrier on a tennis serve, breaking Venus […]
Look out below! World’s highest basketball shot taken from atop 660-foot African waterfall
A regulation basketball rim stands 10-feet above the court. Now, imagine making a shot from 66 times that height, while contending with swirling air […]
Roller-skating Chinese kids blow Steve Harvey’s mind with acrobatic routine set to Bruno Mars
While most kids these days are choosing skateboards, inline skates and hoverboards for their small-wheeled recreation, it’s somehow comforting to see that there are […]
Denise Mueller-Korenek shatters bicycle land-speed record at 184 mph on Utah’s Salt Flats
The average cyclist will rarely exceed 25 miles per hour on flat ground, and professionals max out at just over 70 mph (on downhill […]
Dunking from beyond the 3-point line? World record holder makes it look easy with trampoline
For years the free-throw line has defined the outer reaches of long-distance dunking, with Julius Erving’s effort at the 1976 ABA All Star Game […]
Remembering AB de Villiers’ fastest ODI century in cricket history off 31 balls
Scoring a half ton and a century are notable milestones across all forms of cricket, but doing both in record-breaking speed is the stuff […]
Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge nearly breaks marathon’s two-hour barrier
In 1954, Roger Bannister famously ran the first sub-four-minute mile with a time of 3:59.4. Fourteen years later, Jim Hines ran the first sub-ten-second […]