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FIFA to update player power rankings after every World Cup match Players competing in the 2026 World Cup will have their individual performances measured by a new FIFA Power Rankings system announced on Thursday.,The data-driven system will produce a list of the top 100 performers and will be updated after every match at the 48-team tournament that begins next we...

Wyndham Clark, Si Woo Kim soar in world rankingsCJ Cup Byron Nelson winner Wyndham Clark vaulted 31 spots and runner-up Si Woo Kim moved into the top 20 in the Official World Golf Ranking updated on Tuesday.,Clark climbed from 75th to 44th after matching the course record with an 11-under round of 60 on Sunday to defeat Kim by three strokes at TP...

Sorana Cirstea (age 36) becomes oldest woman to debut in Top 20Romania's Sorana Cirstea became the oldest player to make her Top 20 rankings debut in WTA history when she was No. 18 in the update released Monday.,Cirstea, 36, previously reached No. 21 in both 2013 and 2014 but was unable to crack the Top 20. More recently, she reached No. 22 in 2024, No. 25 in ...

Aaron Rai rises to No. 15 in world rankings, Jon Rahm to No. 12

Aaron Rai vaulted 29 spots to a career-high No. 15 in the latest edition of the Official World Golf Rankings thanks to his first major championship,Rai won the PGA Championship on Sunday at Aronimink Golf Club, the first Englishman to do so since 1919. Rai previously had never finished better than t...

Japan's Kei Nishikori retiring from tennis after 2026 season

Kei Nishikori, once ranked as high as No. 4 in the world, will retire from tennis at the end of the 2026 season.,The 36-year-old Japanese trailblazer made the announcement Thursday via social media.,"Since I was a child, I have been passionate about tennis and I have continued to pursue it with only...

Masters T12 vaults Brooks Koepka 40 spots in world rankings

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Brooks Koepka was one of several high finishers at the 2026 Masters to enjoy a boost up the Official World Golf Ranking on Monday.,Fresh off a tie for 12th at Augusta National Golf Club, Koepka vaulted 40 spots to No. 129. He has now climbed 126 spots since before his return to the P...

National champion UCLA finishes at No. 1 in final poll

UCLA followed up its first NCAA championship with the final No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press women's Top 25, released Monday.,The Bruins (37-1) received all 31 first-place votes after Sunday's 79-51 rout against South Carolina in the Women's NCAA Tournament final. ,The Gamecocks (36-4) end the ...

France passes Spain for No. 1 in FIFA world rankings; U.S. drops

France has overtaken Spain to regain the No. 1 spot in the FIFA world rankings for the first time since September 2018.,Impressive wins in friendlies last month against Brazil and Colombia moved France up two spots in the rankings released on Wednesday.,Spain dropped to No. 2 and defending FIFA Worl...