John Dipuglia had first scouted the Dominican Republic when he was worked for the St. Louis Cardinals. Back then, signing ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is an avid tennis player and fan and had said that he would be up for a charity match when it was suggested by a journalist.

Confrontations between players and spectators in Rome reopened debates over courtside behavior and the benefits of a raucous ...

The world number one presented the US pontiff, himself a keen tennis player, with a racket after being invited to the Vatican along with his parents and a delegation from the Italian Tennis ...

Leo looked at the racket with a smile and joked, "Wimbledon would let me play!" Sinner pulled out a tennis ball and offered to play, but Leo declined, "Here, we'll break something. Maybe best to ...

The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open. Leo, the first American pope ...

Pope Leo XIV received world number one tennis player Jannik Sinner at the Vatican on Wednesday but they stopped short of ...

Today, all was clearly forgiven—the Pope invited Sinner to Vatican City for a private audience, and the player gave him a racket. When Sinner offered the Pope a tennis ball and asked if he ...

gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open. Leo, the first American pope, is an avid tennis player and fan and had said earlier this week that ...

The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open. Leo, the first American pope ...

"It's an honor," the world No. 1 said in Italian, as he and his parents arrived in a reception room of the Vatican's auditorium.