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The Indian Premier Leagues batting revolution has reached another extreme in IPL 2026, where even scores above 200 no longer guarantee safety. With Royal Challengers Bengaluru smashing 222/4 against Punjab Kings on Sunday, the tournament officially recorded its 53rd 200-plus total this season the highest ever in a single IPL edition.Most 200-plus totals in an IPL edition53 in 202652 in 202541 in 202437 in 202318 in 2022What makes the number even more staggering is the trend over the last few years. IPL 2025 had previously set the record with 52 totals above 200. Before that, IPL 2024 witnessed 41 such scores, while IPL 2023 had 37. Go back just four years to IPL 2022, and the number stood at only 18. The rise perfectly captures how dramatically T20 batting has evolved. Aggressive Powerplay intent, fearless middle-order hitting and specialist finishers have completely changed the definition of a good total in the IPL. The introduction of the Impact Player rule has further tilted the balance towards batters, allowing teams to field an extra hitter while giving players even more freedom to attack from ball one. What was once considered a match-winning score is now often viewed as just par. RCBs innings against PBKS was another reminder of that transformation. Virat Kohli laid the foundation with a fluent 58 off 37 balls, while Devdutt Padikkal maintained the momentum with 45 off 25 deliveries. But it was Venkatesh Iyer who turned the innings into complete carnage, blasting an unbeaten 73 off just 40 balls. Even after crossing 220, RCB still could not feel fully secure because such totals are increasingly becoming chaseable in modern IPL cricket. Earlier this season itself, Punjab Kings chased down 265 against Delhi Capitals, a result that perfectly summed up the fearless batting era the league has entered. Batters are now attacking from the very first delivery, teams regularly score at more than 10 runs an over across entire innings, and death overs have become boundary-hitting exhibitions. In IPL 2026, 200 is no longer extraordinary. It is simply the starting point of the contest.

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Brandeis High School alum Rian Forestier recently wrapped up her sophomore season at the University of Southern California and is giving back to the basketball community in her hometown. Through her nonprofit, 4Ward, Forestier hosted StrongHer Together, a free empowerment and basketball clinic for middle and high school girls from Title I schools.Forestier brought in some of San Antonios top basketball talent for the event, including incoming Duke standout Bella Flemings from Brennan and Sotomayors Jordan Pete, who is headed to Lamar next season, along with several other local collegiate athletes.Were having real-life talks not media-trained talks, not perfect-answers talks, Forestier said.Forestier said her goal was to create an authentic environment where the girls could have meaningful conversations and play basketball.Read also: Brotherly showdown: Ethan Salas, Jose Salas face off for first time at Wolff Stadium

MotoGP competitor Alex Marquez was airlifted to hospital following a devastating collision at today's Catalonia Grand Prix in Barcelona.The 30-year-old Gresini Racing rider slammed into the rear of Pedro Acosta's machine on lap 12 after the race leader's bike suffered a sudden power failure.Acosta, who had been heading the field, attempted to alert approaching riders but Marquez was travelling too close behind to take evasive action.The impact sent the Spaniard's Ducati careering off the circuit, where it struck uneven ground and cartwheeled violently through the air whilst disintegrating into pieces.Marquez remained conscious throughout the ordeal and was transported by helicopter from the Barcelona circuit for further assessment.His team subsequently confirmed the extent of his injuries via social media: a marginal fracture to the C7 vertebra, with additional evaluation scheduled for next week, alongside a fractured right clavicle.The collarbone break requires surgical intervention, with doctors set to stabilise the bone using a plate during an operation at Hospital General de Catalunya later today.Spanish media reported that whilst the injuries were serious, they were not considered life-threatening.The BK8 Gresini Racing rider did not participate in the race restart. ALERTE INFO | norme CRASH impliquant Alex Mrquez en course au Moto GP de Barcelone.La course a t interrompue et le drapeau rouge a t brandi. pic.twitter.com/EQsbu3VTrC Cerfia (@CerfiaFR) May 17, 2026 The restart brought further chaos when French rider Johann Zarco crashed heavily at the opening corner, triggering a second red flag.Zarco's accident also caught up reigning world champion Pecco Bagnaia and Luca Marini, who were unable to avoid the incident.The 35-year-old's leg became entangled with his motorcycle as the machine flipped repeatedly, leaving him trapped.He was transported by ambulance initially to the circuit's medical centre before being transferred to hospital for examination of his left leg.The successive stoppages meant the race was eventually decided from lap 11 positions when it resumed for a third time.Fabio Di Giannantonio emerged victorious from the twice-halted contest despite being struck by flying debris from Marquez's shattered machine during the initial incident.The Italian Ducati rider crossed the line ahead of Joan Mir and Fermin Aldeguer when racing finally concluded."Today has not been an easy day for everybody. I really hope that Alex is fine," Di Giannantonio said afterwards. "We've been really lucky. We know that our sport is amazing. We try to give an amazing show, but also we are humans and we are in danger. So I really hope that everybody is safe."His brother Marc Marquez was absent from the grid, still recovering from a foot fracture sustained at last weekend's French Grand Prix.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

England combine nerve and accuracy to overcome France and a raucous record crowd and clinch their eight successive Women's Six Nations title in Bordeaux.

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