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Basketball has five traditional positions, and each one comes with a different job on the court. Point guard (1) is the floor general. This player brings the ball up, runs the offense, and gets teammates into good spots. Ball handling, passing, and court vision matter most. Think Stephen Curry or Chris Paul. Shooting guard (2) is typically the best perimeter scorer, with a strong jump shot and the ability to score off screens or off the dribble. Think Klay Thompson or Devin Booker. Small forward (3) is the most versatile spot. These players score from multiple levels, defend several positions, and can handle the ball or rebound. Think LeBron James or Kevin Durant. Power forward (4) traditionally plays near the basket, rebounding, setting screens, and scoring inside. In today’s game, many power forwards also shoot threes. Think Giannis Antetokounmpo or Karl-Anthony Towns. Center (5) anchors the paint as the primary rim protector and rebounder, and often scores close to the basket. ...

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix The 2026 race Dates: The event runs Friday 4th to Sunday 6th December at Yas Marina Circuit. The official programme starts a day earlier: December 3 to 6, with wider entertainment starting on December 2. oversteer48 outlooktraveller Race start: Sunday 6 December at 13:00 GMT, which is 17:00 local time (UAE is GMT+4). That makes it a day-into-night race. racingnews365 Role: It’s the 24th and final race of the 2026 season. racingnews365 Format: A traditional weekend of three practice sessions, qualifying and the race. There is no sprint. oversteer48 Status: There was doubt about the race amid months of uncertainty around Formula 1’s Middle East schedule, but F1 has confirmed it will go ahead. factmagazines factmagazines Tickets: Still available, though options are limited. factmagazines The circuit Yas Marina is on Yas Island, which was specially developed for the occasion. From memory, the layout details are: racingnews365 About 5.28 km, 16 corners and 58 l...

The 2026 Qatar Grand Prix is a month away, and it’s the race where the title could be decided. When and where The race is at Lusail International Circuit from 27 to 29 November 2026. The Grand Prix starts at 19:00 local time on Sunday 29 November (UTC+3) and runs 57 laps or two hours, whichever comes first. That’s 17:00 in your time (Lagos). It’s a night race under floodlights, and it uses the standard weekend format with three practice sessions rather than a Sprint. It’s the penultimate round of the season. Abu Dhabi closes the year a week later. formula 1 confirms return of qatar grand prix in 2026 amidst major sport wide changes +3 Background The first Qatar Grand Prix was held in the COVID-hit 2021 season. F1 returned in 2023 after Qatar hosted the football World Cup. Qatar has signed a 10-year deal to host the sport. Lewis Hamilton won the first Qatar race, with Max Verstappen second. trackside at lusail circuit qatar grand prix +2 Championship context After the Singapore G...

The men’s high jump world record is 2.45 m (8 ft ¼ in), set by Javier Sotomayor of Cuba. He cleared it on 27 July 1993 in Salamanca, Spain. A World Athletics results sheet from March 2026 still lists it as the standing record, so it appears to be unbroken as of this year. topendsports Sotomayor He was born in Cuba in 1967 and was first scouted for basketball before moving to the high jump. guinnessworldrecords He set a world junior record in 1984, and won two outdoor world championship titles in the 1990s, plus Olympic silver in 2000. guinnessworldrecords He also holds the indoor world record of 2.43 m. topendsports The 2.45 m jump was his last record, and he has held the world record for about 35 years in total. flashscore How the record got there World Athletics has ratified 40 men’s high jump world records. guinnessworldrecords In the early 1960s, Valeriy Brumel of the Soviet Union broke the record six times in three years, reaching 2.28 m, before a motorcycle crash hurt h...

Athletic world record” is broad, so here is an overview of track and field (athletics), including what has changed in 2026. Records set in 2026 Men’s marathon: Sabastian Sawe of Kenya ran 1:59:30 at the London Marathon on 26 April 2026. This is the first officially recognized sub-two-hour marathon. therunningchannel Women’s marathon: Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia ran 2:15:41 in London on the same day. worldathletics Pole vault: Mondo Duplantis cleared 6.31m in Uppsala on 12 March, one centimetre higher than his previous record. worldathletics Half marathon: Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda ran 57:20 in Lisbon on 8 March. therunningchannel Indoor heptathlon: Simon Ehammer scored 6670, breaking Ashton Eaton’s 2012 mark of 6645. worldathletics Mile: Josh Kerr ran 3:42.66 on 18 July, breaking Hicham El Guerrouj’s 3:43 record. citiusmag 110m hurdles: Ja’Kobe Tharp ran 12.75 on 10 June. citiusmag Other 2026 records: World Athletics also lists new marks from dos Santos (400m hurdles) and Masai Rus...