Century

Zimbabwe and the West Indies are trading blows in their women's cricket series. Zimbabwe pulled off a surprise win behind Gwanzura's all-round performance, while Hayley Matthews answered with a record century to power the West Indies to a big victory. Deandra Dottin is missing the tour, and Matthews will feature only in the ODIs.

West Indies have become the first team to score three centuries in a single ODI innings against India, piling up 400-plus runs in the second ODI of the 2026 series on Indian soil. It is only the third time India have conceded 400 or more at home, sparking debate about India's bowling attack as the series shifts momentum toward the tourists.

India defeated archrivals Pakistan in the men's T20 cricket final at the Asian Games to take the gold medal. Tilak Varma and Shivam Dube's late hitting pushed India past 200, while Hasan Nawaz's aggressive half-century had earlier lifted Pakistan's chase. India had reached the final by thrashing Sri Lanka, and the latest chapter of cricket's fiercest rivalry is drawing heavy attention across multiple countries.

The Dutch television programme Het Familiediner is being axed after more than 25 years on air. Dutch news outlet AD reports that the long-running show, in which families search for lost relatives, will disappear from television. Viewers are reacting to the end of a familiar fixture of Dutch programming.

A new narrative by Richard Kurin, scholar and museum official, recounts a fifteen-year scientific and historical investigation into Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, drawing on DNA and hair evidence to address the two-century-old question of their relationship and descendants. Early readers describe it as part detective story, part historical epic, and it is drawing attention among history and science audiences.

Dutch broadcaster EO is ending Het Familiediner, the long-running reunion programme hosted by Bert van Leeuwen, after 25 years on air. The show brings together people searching for lost family members. The broadcaster confirmed the decision but said one final season will still be made, giving the programme a proper farewell.

In the 12th century, Venice waged a disastrous campaign against the Byzantine Empire in Constantinople. To finance the war, the Republic forced its wealthiest citizens to lend it money, and when the campaign collapsed, the debt could not be repaid. The unpaid loans were converted into a perpetual interest-bearing debt, creating what historians regard as the world's first government bond market and a foundation of modern public finance.

Belgium are taking on Turkey in a UEFA Nations League fixture, with confirmed line-ups published ahead of kickoff. Attention is on Kevin De Bruyne, who reached a new century of goals after another standout display, described as unstoppable 'missiles' from the Belgian side. Elsewhere, Robert Lewandowski shone with a hat-trick in Poland's win, adding to the international break excitement.

A conversation with Abdellatif about Shams al-Ma'arif al-Kubra, the infamous medieval Arabic occult text attributed to Ahmad al-Buni, is drawing large audiences. The discussion delves into the book's reputation, its legends of jinn and talismans, and why it remains both feared and fascinating centuries after it was written.

A photo of a sailboat blown ashore on Wollaston Beach in Quincy, Massachusetts, during an August 1930 nor'easter, taken by legendary Boston Herald photographer Leslie Jones, is being shared alongside a strikingly similar image from a recent storm by Boston Globe photographer David L. Ryan. The pairing shows how the same coastline and weather drama recur nearly a century apart.

The Hōlei Sea Arch, a natural lava rock formation on Hawaii's coastline estimated to be around 550 years old, has collapsed into the ocean. The collapse removes one of the island's best-known natural landmarks, which had long drawn visitors to the southern coast. Observers are sharing the news widely, noting the loss of an ancient geological feature.

Reports suggest the Atlantic basin may go an entire hurricane season without a single hurricane, something not recorded in roughly a hundred years. The claim has drawn attention given 2026's unusually quiet tropics so far, with forecasters and climate watchers debating what such a lull would mean for seasonal predictions and long-term climate trends.

Forensic experts in Austria are examining the human remains stored beneath the cathedral square of St. Pölten, where some 22,000 people were laid to rest over the centuries. The finds, discussed by journalist Florian Klenk and forensic professor Christian Reiter, show what the skeletons reveal about past lives, diseases and burial customs, drawing wide public interest in local history and forensic science.

The Hōlei Sea Arch, a natural lava formation on Hawaii's coast estimated to be around 550 years old, has collapsed into the ocean. The arch, a well-known landmark near Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, was shaped by centuries of volcanic activity and coastal erosion. Its loss highlights the ongoing natural transformation of the islands' shorelines and has drawn widespread attention.

A century-old Broadway standard is back in conversation: "California, Here I Come" was interpolated into the musical Bombo, which starred Al Jolson. Written by Bud DeSylva, Joseph Meyer and Jolson, the song was recorded by Jolson on January 17, 1924, with Isham Jones' Orchestra for Brunswick Records in Chicago, helping make it one of the era's signature hits.

The New York Times has published a reader-driven ranking of the top television shows of the 21st century, inviting audiences to weigh in on which series defined the era. The results are sparking debate as fans compare the picks against critics' lists and argue over omissions from the top spots.

For the first time in roughly a century, vehicles with combustion engines account for less than half of new car sales worldwide, according to a report by tech news site WinFuture. The milestone marks a historic turning point for the automotive industry, driven by the rapid growth of electric vehicle sales. Commenters are debating whether the shift will continue and what it means for traditional carmakers.

MLB's Gameday archive lists the final score from August 18, 1920, when the St. Louis Browns defeated the Washington Senators 13-2. The century-old result is circulating among baseball fans, many of whom enjoy browsing historical box scores of teams that no longer exist, as the Browns became the Baltimore Orioles and the Senators relocated multiple times before becoming the Texas Rangers.