Soccer star Emmanuel Adebayor converts to Islam
Emmanuel Adebayor, a forward for Tottenham Hotspur in England’s Premier League, recently converted to Islam. The 31-year-old from Togo has scored 35 goals for Tottenham since joining the club in […]
Ozil’s charity epitomizes the spirit of Ramadan
Charitable giving has always been a basic tenet of Islam; the third of the five pillars of the religion. The Most Gracious and Merciful Allah [swt] says in the Quran, […]
Aminu, Dieng, Faried to Play in NBA Africa Exhibition
The first-ever NBA game played in Africa will feature three known Muslim players: Small forward Al-Farouq Aminu (Portland Trail Blazers), power forward Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets) and center Gorgui Dieng […]
Video: Chagaev defends WBA title with 1st-round KO
Ruslan Chagaev, the WBA heavyweight boxing champion of the world and practicing Muslim from Russia, faced Italy’s Francesco Pianeta in his first defense of the title he won almost exactly […]
NBA offseason update: Kanter cashes in, Aminu on the move
After coming to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a midseason trade from the Utah Jazz, Enes Kanter looked every bit like the dominant seven-footer many predicted he’d be when he […]
Demba Ba: Muslim athlete in an Islamophobic country
If you think Muslims in the United States and Europe have it difficult, living in countries that are more socially unfriendly to the Islamic community than officially oppressive, imagine the […]
Shaqiri addresses photo with controversial imam
During a recent visit to his ancestral home country of Kosovo, international soccer star Xherdan Shaqiri landed in the center of controversy when a photo of him posing with an […]
Mo Farah sticking with coach amid doping rumors
When it comes to athletes and unlawful performance-enhancing substances — a.k.a. steroids, a.k.a. PEDs, a.k.a. doping — all it takes is a whiff of smoke for many fans and media […]
Video: Ilkay Gundogan highlights
In a stats-obsessed sports culture — particularly one that hasn’t been raised to love and appreciate soccer — it can be difficult for the casual observer to know the difference […]
Q&A with NBA Draft prospect Musa Abdul-Aleem
For Musa Abdul-Aleem, his basketball future is right now. Mathematically speaking, getting into the NBA is a long shot for any of the 4,000-plus NCAA Division-1 college basketball players in […]
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