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CPL 2026

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A Celebration of 5000 ODIs

A Celebration of 5000 ODIs Match 21: Malinga Takes Four in Four, but South Africa Escape the Last Wicket

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A Celebration of 5000 ODIs

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A Celebration of 5000 ODIs

A Celebration of 5000 ODIs Match 21: Malinga Takes Four in Four, but South Africa Escape the Last Wicket

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A Celebration of 5000 ODIs

A Celebration of 5000 ODIs Match 20: Boucher Hits Six, but South Africa Miscalculate Their Way Out

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A Celebration of 5000 ODIs

A Celebration of 5000 ODIs Match 19: Bichel and Bevan Rescue Australia From 135/8 to Break England’s Hearts

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A Celebration of 5000 ODIs

A Celebration of 5000 ODIs Match 18: Lara Silences Newlands as South Africa Fall Three Runs Short

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Breaking News

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US Open 2026

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US Open 2026

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Top Rankings

Top 10

#	Team	Rating
1	Australia	131
2	South Africa	119
3	New Zealand	106
4	India	104
5	England	99
6	Sri Lanka	86
7	Pakistan	75
8	Bangladesh	73
9	West Indies	68
10	Zimbabwe	17

#	Team	Rating
1	India	118
2	New Zealand	113
3	Australia	109
4	South Africa	102
5	Pakistan	98
6	Sri Lanka	96
7	Afghanistan	93
8	England	89
9	Bangladesh	84
10	West Indies	74

#	Team	Rating
1	India	275
2	England	262
3	Australia	259
4	New Zealand	247
5	South Africa	244
6	Pakistan	240
7	West Indies	234
8	Bangladesh	224
9	Sri Lanka	221
10	Afghanistan	220

CricketOfficial source →

#	Player
1	Jannik Sinner
2	Alexander Zverev
3	Carlos Alcaraz
4	Felix Auger-Aliassime
5	Novak Djokovic
6	Flavio Cobolli
7	Alex de Minaur
8	Daniil Medvedev
9	Ben Shelton
10	Taylor Fritz

#	Player
1	Aryna Sabalenka
2	Elena Rybakina
3	Jessica Pegula
4	Coco Gauff
5	Mirra Andreeva
6	Linda Noskova
7	Karolina Muchova
8	Iga Swiatek
9	Elina Svitolina
10	Amanda Anisimova

TennisOfficial source →

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	3	3	0	0	+5	9
2	Arsenal	3	3	0	0	+5	9
3	Hull City	3	2	1	0	+3	7
4	Chelsea	3	2	0	1	+1	6
5	Brentford	3	1	2	0	+3	5
6	Liverpool	3	1	2	0	+2	5
7	Newcastle United	3	1	2	0	+2	5
8	Everton	3	1	2	0	+2	5
9	Leeds United	3	1	2	0	+1	5
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	3	1	1	1	+3	4

Premier LeagueOfficial source →

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Barcelona	4	4	0	0	+15	12
2	Alavés	4	3	1	0	+7	10
3	Real Madrid	4	3	0	1	+7	9
4	Real Betis	4	3	0	1	0	9
5	Deportivo	4	2	2	0	+3	8
6	Atlético Madrid	4	2	1	1	+1	7
7	Sevilla	4	2	1	1	+1	7
8	Osasuna	4	2	1	1	-1	7
9	Real Sociedad	5	2	1	2	-2	7
10	Athletic Club	4	2	0	2	+1	6

La LigaOfficial source →

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	AS Roma	3	3	0	0	+9	9
2	Internazionale	3	3	0	0	+5	9
3	Lazio	3	3	0	0	+3	9
4	Como	3	2	1	0	+4	7
5	AC Milan	3	2	1	0	+3	7
6	Juventus	3	2	1	0	+3	7
7	Frosinone	3	2	0	1	+3	6
8	Atalanta	3	2	0	1	+1	6
9	Cagliari	3	2	0	1	+1	6
10	Sassuolo	3	1	1	1	0	4

Serie AOfficial source →

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	FC Augsburg	2	2	0	0	+6	6
2	SC Freiburg	2	2	0	0	+4	6
3	Borussia Dortmund	2	2	0	0	+3	6
4	SV Elversberg	2	2	0	0	+2	6
5	Mainz	2	1	1	0	+5	4
6	Bayern Munich	2	1	1	0	+4	4
7	Bayer Leverkusen	2	1	0	1	+3	3
8	RB Leipzig	2	1	0	1	+1	3
9	VfB Stuttgart	2	1	0	1	-1	3
10	Werder Bremen	2	1	0	1	-1	3

BundesligaOfficial source →

#	Club	P	W	GD	Pts
1	Paris Saint-Germain	1	1	+5	3
2	Bayern Munich	1	1	+5	3
3	Barcelona	1	1	+4	3
4	Manchester United	1	1	+4	3
5	Como	1	1	+3	3
6	Sporting CP	1	1	+2	3
7	VfB Stuttgart	1	1	+2	3
8	Manchester City	1	1	+2	3
9	Aston Villa	1	1	+1	3
10	Lens	1	1	+1	3

UEFA Champions LeagueOfficial source →

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	AC Milan	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	AZ Alkmaar	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Anderlecht	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Ararat-Armenia	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Bayer Leverkusen	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Benfica	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Besiktas	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	NK Celje	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Celta Vigo	0	0	0	0	0	0

UEFA Europa LeagueOfficial source →

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Al Hilal	6	5	0	1	+12	15
2	Al Nassr	6	5	0	1	+9	15
3	Al Qadsiah	6	5	0	1	+8	15
4	Al Ittihad	6	4	2	0	+4	14
5	Neom SC	6	4	0	2	+5	12
6	Al Kholood	6	3	3	0	+4	12
7	Al Diriyah	6	3	1	2	+2	10
8	Al Ettifaq	6	3	1	2	0	10
9	Al Ahli	6	3	0	3	+4	9
10	Al Hazem	6	2	2	2	0	8

Saudi Pro LeagueOfficial source →

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Detroit Pistons	60	22	.732	-
2	Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	4
3	New York Knicks	53	29	.646	7
4	Cleveland Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8
5	Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	14
6	Toronto Raptors	46	36	.561	14
7	Orlando Magic	45	37	.549	15
8	Philadelphia 76ers	45	37	.549	15
9	Charlotte Hornets	44	38	.537	16
10	Miami Heat	43	39	.524	17

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Oklahoma City Thunder	64	18	.780	-
2	San Antonio Spurs	62	20	.756	2
3	Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	10
4	Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	11
5	Houston Rockets	52	30	.634	12
6	Minnesota Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15
7	Phoenix Suns	45	37	.549	19
8	LA Clippers	42	40	.512	22
9	Portland Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22
10	Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	27

NBAOfficial source →

#	Team	PCT
1	Baltimore Ravens	.000
2	Buffalo Bills	.000
3	Cincinnati Bengals	.000
4	Cleveland Browns	.000
5	Denver Broncos	.000
6	Houston Texans	.000
7	Indianapolis Colts	.000
8	Jacksonville Jaguars	.000
9	Kansas City Chiefs	.000
10	Las Vegas Raiders	.000

#	Team	W	L	PCT
1	San Francisco 49ers	1	0	1.000
2	Seattle Seahawks	1	0	1.000
3	Arizona Cardinals	0	0	.000
4	Atlanta Falcons	0	0	.000
5	Carolina Panthers	0	0	.000
6	Chicago Bears	0	0	.000
7	Dallas Cowboys	0	0	.000
8	Detroit Lions	0	0	.000
9	Green Bay Packers	0	0	.000
10	Los Angeles Rams	0	1	.000

NFLOfficial source →

#	Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
1	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0
2	Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0
3	Carolina Hurricanes	0	0	0	0
4	Columbus Blue Jackets	0	0	0	0
5	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0
6	Florida Panthers	0	0	0	0
7	Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0
8	New Jersey Devils	0	0	0	0
9	New York Islanders	0	0	0	0
10	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0

#	Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
1	Anaheim Ducks	0	0	0	0
2	Calgary Flames	0	0	0	0
3	Chicago Blackhawks	0	0	0	0
4	Colorado Avalanche	0	0	0	0
5	Dallas Stars	0	0	0	0
6	Edmonton Oilers	0	0	0	0
7	Los Angeles Kings	0	0	0	0
8	Minnesota Wild	0	0	0	0
9	Nashville Predators	0	0	0	0
10	San Jose Sharks	0	0	0	0