Bernard Hopkins ranked second-best over 40
A new list of old boxers ranks Muslim American multi-division champion Bernard Hopkins the second-best fighter over 40 years old in the sport’s long history. Jarrett Zook of Boxing.com put […]
Demba Ba’s prostration debated among Muslim scholars
Demba Ba is, in at least one way, the Tim Tebow of Muslim athletes. Tebow is the Heisman Trophy-winning college quarterback who played a few way-too-scrutinized years in the NFL. […]
Could this year be better for Ozil than last year?
All things considered, 2014 was a smashing success for Mesut Ozil. While the 26-year-old midfielder’s injury-plagued first full season with Arsenal of England’s Premier League was just mediocre by his […]
Muslim soccer players show united front with France
Contrary to what you may have been told, a condemnation of the self-proclaimed Muslims who killed 17 people during three days of gun violence in France last week is not […]
Amir Khan speaks out against radical Islam
Amir Khan, the reigning WBC Silver Welterweight champion and 2014’s British boxer of the year according to at least one columnist, has become the world’s most outspoken Muslim athlete on […]
Ali Al-Habsi patrols the posts for Oman
Oman is not a soccer powerhouse. But the Muslim-majority country on the Arabian Peninsula is trying to get there. Oman’s senior men’s national squad is currently tied for 93rd in […]
Amla, Oshoala, Toure among most influential African athletes
It is that time of year for end-of-the-year lists, where those of us trained to use the Gregorian calendar cordon off everything that happened from January 1 to December 31 […]
Amir Khan donates $47K shorts to Peshawar school
Less than a week after one of the biggest victories of his boxing career, former light-welterweight world champion and Olympic silver medalist Amir Khan experienced a profound sense of loss. […]
Nazem Kadri is evolving into a two-way threat
Through Sunday’s schedule, the Toronto Maple Leafs are two points shy of the top spot in the National Hockey League’s Atlantic Division. Last season, the Leafs nearly lost as many […]
Hakeem Olajuwon: Expert trash-talker?
According to no less an authority than Kevin Garnett, Basketball Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon was apparently one of the most effective trash-talkers in the NBA during his career. […]
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