Soccer is played minute by minute. Each shot gets an expected-goals value and goes in with that chance, so scores, shots and xG hang together. Teams chasing the game push late; a red card weakens a side.

Basketball runs possession by possession over four quarters, with threes, twos, free throws, turnovers and overtime if level.

Rugby builds each half from tries, conversions, penalties and the odd drop goal. Baseball plays every half-inning, with walk-offs and extra innings. NFL goes drive by drive, with modern overtime.

Every result has a match code. The same code and settings always give the same match, so you can share a link to it.