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Over 180 professional tennis players participated in a global match-fixing ring

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Kevin Sieff of The Washington Post about his investigation into a transnational professional tennis match-fixing ring and how its leader got caught.

A Utah County election worker verifies signatures on mail-in ballots for the midterm elections on Nov. 6.

Sign Here: Why Elections Officials Struggle To Match Voters' Signatures

Officials are still counting ballots from the midterm elections in several states — in part because of the signature verification process. But signatures change over time, especially young people's.

Vatican Challenges Church Of England ... To A Cricket Match

The Vatican has announced it will be engaging in "sporting diplomacy" with a new team. St. Peter's Cricket Club will be made up of priests and seminarians from cricket-loving countries. And the Vatican threw down a challenge to longtime rival the Church of England: Form a team and make it the Anglicans versus the Catholics at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.

Frings Banned from Germany-Italy Match

Germany's Torsten Frings was banned from the World Cup semifinals after a disciplinary committee found he punched Argentina forward Julio Cruz in a post-match fracas in the quarterfinals. FIFA's disciplinary committee announced the ban Monday, the eve of Germany's semifinal match against Italy at Dortmund.

Get Out Your Pencils: Men's Basketball Brackets Are Set

Louisville, Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga are the No. 1 seeds in the four regions of the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship. Now it's time to start picking your winners if you're a college basketball fan.

The U.S. men's national team celebrates after Timothy Weah's goal in the first half of a match with Wales in the FIFA World Cup.

FIFA World Cup: The U.S. and Wales tie 1-1 in a crucial opening match

England looked every bit the Group B favorite in its 6-2 win over Iran, and the U.S. tie with Wales complicates its hopes of emerging from the World Cup group stage.

Students of Bir Zeit University in Ramallah talk with Robert Siegel: Bashar Zghaier, left, studies radio and television, while Ola Atiyeh, center, is an English major. Amir Nassar is an economics student.

Palestinian Students Discuss Peace Prospects

We hear from a group of students at Bir Zeit University in Ramallah. The students talk about their reserved optimism concerning an opportunity for peace with Israel.

U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher lies injured as Becky Sauerbrunn checks on her during the women's semifinal match between Team USA and Canada on Monday at the Tokyo Olympic Games at Kashima Stadium.

U.S. Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher Won't Play In Women's Olympic Bronze Medal Match

Naeher was injured in the Olympic semifinal loss against Canada. Naeher landed awkwardly trying to swat the ball away in the first half. She played for a few more minutes and then was substituted out.

Sports: Talking Wimbledon Match-Ups

Host Scott Simon covers the latest from Wimbledon with Howard Bryant of ESPN.

A player from the Vatican's new cricket team of priests and seminarians returns a ball during a training session at the Mater Ecclesiae Catholic college in Rome last month. The Vatican officially declared its intention to defeat the Church of England — not in a theological re-match nearly 500 years after they split, but on the cricket pitch.

The Vatican Reaches Out, A Cricket Match At A Time

The Vatican is vowing to defeat the Church of England — not in the pews but on the cricket pitch. The Vatican has launched a cricket club, which draws from seminarians and priests of different nationalities who live and study in Rome. It's hoped the club will forge ties with teams of other faiths.

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