World Records News

Entrepreneur's POV: What do the world's most successful performance environments have in common? Rasmus Ankersen, founder of RFA Performance & Research, wanted to find out, so he traveled the world to crack the code behind today's talent gold mines.

Much of the attention is focused on the San Francisco 49ers' new home in Santa Clara, a $1.3 billion "palace."

A Lincolnville, Maine woman set new records in the arm curl at the "100% Raw Powerlifting Federation" competition held in Derry on June 1st and 2nd.

Raised on a family farm in rural Iowa, Bryan Berg went on to earn a Bachelor's of Architecture from Iowa State and a Master's of Design Studies from Harvard.

If your name is Clare you're being urged to head to Co Clare this weekend to help break a world record.

On Tuesday, tens of thousands of kids and adults at aquatic facilities around the world will unite for the fourth year in a row to set a new Guinness World Record.

Redbourn beavers will get to see their names in print after breaking this year's Guinness World Record by making a pasta chain over 500 metres.

Thirty Seconds To Mars have announced a new tour today, including a gig in Newcastle, as Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr reports Thirty Seconds To Mars are set to cement their live reputation as one of the most exciting bands in the world with a massive global tour.

FOUR flying enthusiasts at Blackbushe Airport will attempt to break a world record and raise money for a charity that offers disabled people the opportunity to fly an aeroplane.

Perlis set the world record for his age group by lifting 187.5 pounds on the bench, 50 pounds more than the previous record which was set in 2005.

June is just a plain good month for food! In Kelly's Kitchen we look at those magnificent wedding cakes and impressive cupcake towers that have replaced so many traditional wedding cakes and just bask in their creative deliciousness! The fresh cherries are in at the market, the grills have really gone into overdrive, and the restaurant scene ... (more)

The research reveals how the oxygen-storing capacity of mammals muscles has been changed by millions of years of evolution.

The World War II veteran didn't take up weightlifting until he was 60 and didn't start competing until he was in his 80s.

Around 1,180 inmates at Lurigancho prison, Peru's largest, danced and exercised non-stop for three hours to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest group of people taking part in a "full body" aerobics workout routine.

Her specialty: jumping rope. Seven years ago, she set the world record for the jumping triple-unders, which is turning the rope three times on one jump.

A plumber has built what he himself admits is probably the most dangerous bicycle in the world, powered by a homemade jet engine, which can achieve speeds of 50mph.

Vancouver firefighters are currently on the scenes of three separate blazes - including one that has already claimed a life - this Saturday afternoon.

But the steady thwack! thwack! thwack! had nothing to do with the UFC, Bruce Lee or Mr. Miyagi.

Ron Sarchian set a Guinness World Record on Saturday, June 15, 2013, kicking a bag 6,000 times an hour at the Martial Arts History Museum in Burbank.

As New Hampshire Motorcycle Week wraps up this weekend, several organizations are hoping to break a Guinness world record for "most money raised for a charity in 24 hours by a motorcycle parade."