Alex Ovechkin makes hockey history with his 800th goal
Ice hockey player Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitols made history Tuesday when he scored his 800th goal.
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Brittney Griner's agent on what it took to get Griner back to the U.S.
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Brittney Griner's agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, about clearing hurdles to get Griner back to the U.S. and what's next for the "We Are BG" movement.
France defeats Morocco to reach World Cup Final, their chase to repeat continues
France, led by its star Kylian Mbappé, has sparkled this tournament. In defeating Morocco, the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals, France sets up a dream final against Argentina.
Far from Qatar, fans in Morocco's diaspora are celebrating a historic World Cup run
With much of the world rallying around his country's unprecedented run, a member of the Moroccan diaspora says that "to me, we already won the World Cup."
Winner of the France-Morocco semifinal game will face Argentina in the finals
World Cup semifinals continue Wednesday. Defending champ France plays Morocco — the first African and majority-Arab nation to make it this far in the tournament. The winner faces Argentina on Sunday.
Messi's dream lives on as Argentina defeats Croatia to reach the World Cup final
Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to advance to the World Cup finals for a sixth time - and giving star forward Messi a chance to win his first title. Argentina will play either France or Morocco on Sunday.
Morocco fans back the soccer team to beat France in the World Cup
NPR's Juana Summers talks with journalist Aziza Nait Sibaha about Morocco's unlikely semifinal run at the World Cup and what it means to fans across Africa and the Arab world.
Argentina beats Croatia in the first semi-final of the World Cup
At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Argentina and Croatia played in the first semi-final of the tournament.
Morocco is the first African and Arab team to advance to the World Cup semi-finals
Morocco is the first African and Arab team to advance to the World Cup semi-finals. The country faces France, which shares cultural, linguistic and family ties and a complicated colonial history.
Pink Card tells the story of Iranian women's fight for freedom, rooted in soccer
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Shima Oliaee about her new podcast, Pink Card, which chronicles Iranian women's fight against a ban on their attendance at soccer games.