Legendary Roger Federer spends whopping $13.5m to open 81 schools in Africa
Source: The Youth By Chaithanya G Spending even a little for a good cause does make a difference in the society, but in this case- a man has given away […]
NBA Enes Kanter Finds Ramadan Perfect Opportunity to Introduce Islam
While Observing Ramadan, The World Will Be Watching Me in #NBAPlayoffs #RamadanMubarak https://t.co/phGEyESK5S — Enes Kanter (@Enes_Kanter) May 7, 2019 While Enes Kanter is Observing Ramadan, the World Will Be […]
Egyptian Soccer Superstar Mohamed Salah Speaks for Women Rights
Mohamed Salah: ‘We Need to Change the Way We Treat Women in Our Culture’ Source: Time By Dan Stewart Egyptian soccer superstar Mohamed Salahar Mohamed Salah has called on men […]
Virgil van Dijk votes for rival Raheem Sterling as PFA player of the year
Source: BBC News Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has voted for Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling as his PFA player of the year, and said title rivals City had several […]
USA: Adnan Virk to debut ‘ChangeUp’ baseball show on DAZN
By Neil Bestneil.best@newsday.com @sportswatchMarch 28, 2019 4:52 PM PRINT Adnan Virk and Roger Clemens speak Tuesday during an event in Manhattan to promote the DAZN show “ChangeUp.” Photo Credit: Newsday/Neil Best The show is called “ChangeUp,” which certainly describes Adnan Virk’s sudden career turn, but it happened so quickly it was […]
USA: From ESPN to DAZN zone TV Baseball Specialist
A leak investigation cost Adnan Virk his ESPN career. Now he’s starting over. By Ben Strauss Washington Post March 26 NEW YORK — On the afternoon of Feb. 1, Adnan Virk drove home from ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Conn. It was a familiar trip. Virk, 40, had worked at the network […]
Denmark: Afghan Refugee Nadia Nadim Scales Summit of Women’s Football
Source: Arab News Afghan Refugee Nadia Nadim Scales Summit of Women’s Football Nadim sets sights on women’s World Cup glory this summer. Former Afghan refugee plans to become a doctor […]
Former USA Gymnastics president arrested on charge of evidence tampering in Larry Nassar case
Source: CNN News By Nicole Chavez and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN)The former head of USA Gymnastics was arrested and accused of removing documents linked to the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case from the Karolyi Ranch […]
What we can learn from female chess prodigies
Source: BBC News This story is from Chess Grandmasters, an episode of The Conversation produced by Sarah Crawley and presented by Kim Chakanetsa. To listen to more episodes of The Conversation on […]
Ibtihaj Muhammad: I felt like a social ‘pariah’ after making Team USA
Source: The Lily Ibtihaj Muhammad The following is an excerpt from “Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream,” by United States Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad. Muhammad is an American fencer who rose […]
These Women Were Told Not to Play Soccer. Instead They Formed a Team.
Source: The New York Times By Shannon Sims Photographs by Nichole Sobecki JUMBI, ZANZIBAR — “People have tried to stop me from playing,” said Riziki Abdallah, sitting in her mother’s […]
Calls for France to end xenophobia, Islamophobia as migrant, Muslim players clinch World Cup win
Source: Daily Sabah As France clinched its second-ever World Cup win over Croatia thanks to goals by migrants and a Muslim, fans and onlookers quickly pointed out the need for […]
How soccer and religion fight it out for the hearts of Africans
Source: Quartz In this age of globalization few events draw more attention than sport as the World Cup in Russia illustrates with billions of people across the globe glued to their screens. […]
The racist myth of the ‘physical’ African football team
Source: Al Jazeera News by James Yeku I love listening to white men, especially old white men, talk about black athletes during major global sporting events. I have been following […]
Ramadan and the challenge of fasting for Muslim WCup players
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI GROZNY, Russia (AP) — Normally, soccer players feigning injury is nothing new. This time it is. For Tunisia players, their goalkeeper slumping to the […]
UK: Mohamad Salah biggest legacy is off the pitch
Source: The Middle East Eye By Kieron Monks Stars such as Mohamed Salah portray favourable images of Muslims, helping to reduce stereotypes and break down barriers within communities On 6 […]
Commonwealth Games: Fifty athletes in Australia ‘illegally’
Source: BBC News Around 50 competitors have remained in Australia illegally after going missing during this year’s Commonwealth Games, a government official has said. Nearly 200 others hold bridging visas […]
What happens to the brain during a concussion?
Source: BBC News Concussion is a common brain injury. Sports stars suffer from this condition on a weekly basis. But what actually happens to the brain when we are concussed? […]
Video: LeBron James Doubles Down, Says He ‘Will Not Just Shut Up And Dribble’
Source: Huffington Post The Cleveland Cavaliers star said he will “talk about what’s really important” when it comes to the state of race relations in America. LeBron James made it […]
Amir Khan to fight Phil lo Greco in Liverpool – first bout since 2016
Source: BBC News Britain’s Amir Khan will fight Canadian Phil lo Greco at the Liverpool Echo Arena on 21 April in his first bout for almost two years. Khan, 31, […]
