Get Live Sports Scores
Fetch real-time scores for games currently in progress across major sports leagues.
Sports Scores
Live scores, standings & schedules
Real-time game data across football, basketball, American football, baseball, and hockey. Live scores, results by date, team schedules, league standings, and team search.
Live Scores
Get live scores across all supported sports. Returns all currently in-progress games with teams, scores, match status, and elapsed time or period.
Returns: All currently live games with team names, current scores, match status, elapsed time/period, league, and venue
Parameters
sport *stringSport to check live scores for
Example
Get all live football (soccer) scores
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"tool": "sports-scores",
"skill": "live_scores",
"input": {
"sport": "football"
}
}' \
https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/callScores by Date
Get game scores and schedules for a specific date. Returns all games for that date with teams, scores, status (scheduled, live, or finished), start time, and venue.
Returns: All games for the date with team names, scores, game status, start time, league, round, and venue
Parameters
sport *stringSport to check scores for
date *stringDate in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. "2026-03-20")
Example
Get all football matches on March 20, 2026
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"tool": "sports-scores",
"skill": "scores_by_date",
"input": {
"sport": "football",
"date": "2026-03-20"
}
}' \
https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/callTeam Schedule
Get upcoming and recent games for a specific team. Searches for the team by name, then returns their full season fixtures with opponents, scores, dates, and competition details.
Returns: Team info and full list of season fixtures with dates, opponents, scores, match status, league, and venue
Parameters
sport *stringSport the team plays
team_name *stringTeam name to search for (e.g. "Arsenal", "Lakers", "Patriots", "Yankees", "Bruins")
Example
Get Arsenal fixtures for the current season
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"tool": "sports-scores",
"skill": "team_schedule",
"input": {
"sport": "football",
"team_name": "Arsenal"
}
}' \
https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/callSearch Team
Search for a team by name across any supported sport. Returns matching teams with their ID, name, logo, and league. Use team IDs with other skills.
Returns: Matching teams with ID, name, country, logo, founding year, and venue details
Parameters
sport *stringSport to search teams in
query *stringTeam name to search (e.g. "Manchester", "Real Madrid", "Celtics")
Example
Search for Manchester football teams
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"tool": "sports-scores",
"skill": "search_team",
"input": {
"sport": "football",
"query": "Manchester"
}
}' \
https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/callLeague Standings
Get league standings and table for any supported sport. Returns team rankings with wins, losses, draws, points, goal/point difference, and qualification status.
Returns: League table with team rankings, wins, losses, draws, points, goals scored/conceded, goal difference, and qualification/relegation status
Parameters
sport *stringSport to get standings for
league_name *stringLeague name (e.g. "Premier League", "NBA", "NFL", "MLB", "NHL", "La Liga", "Bundesliga")
Example
Get Premier League standings
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"tool": "sports-scores",
"skill": "standings",
"input": {
"sport": "football",
"league_name": "Premier League"
}
}' \
https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/callQuick Start
MCP (Claude Code)
claude mcp add --transport stdio \
--env TOOLROUTER_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY \
toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcpREST API
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
-d '{"tool":"sports-scores","skill":"live_scores","input":{}}' \
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check live games as they happen?
Yes. `live_scores` returns currently in-progress games with scores, match status, elapsed time or period, league, and venue across the supported sports.
Can I look up results for a specific date?
Yes. `scores_by_date` shows fixtures and results for any `YYYY-MM-DD` date, including scheduled, live, and finished games.
How do I get a team schedule or league table?
`team_schedule` gives the full season calendar for one team, and `standings` returns league rankings with wins, losses, draws, points, and qualification status.
Which sports are covered?
The tool covers football, basketball, American football, baseball, and hockey. `search_team` helps you find the exact team name before pulling schedules or standings.