Amir Khan could be Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent
By sticking to his religious obligations as a Muslim, former light welterweight world champion Amir Khan cost himself an opportunity to fight boxing’s No. 1 attraction, Floyd Mayweather Jr., this […]
Nail Yakupov in Trade Rumors for NHL’s No. 1 pick
The Edmonton Oilers have had the No. 1 overall pick in three of the last four NHL drafts, which makes them the closest thing pro hockey has to the NBA’s […]
Ramadan will cost Amir Khan a fight with Floyd Mayweather
For about an hour or so on May 3, Amir Khan seemed to be the leading candidate to be Floyd Mayweather Jr.‘s next opponent. On that night, Khan scored two […]
Paul Pogba could be the World Cup’s breakout star
At 21 years old, Paul Pogba is still operating in that intriguing space between his athletic potential and his prime, testing the limits of his actual production versus our wild […]
FIBA explains Article 4.4.2 prohibiting hijab
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir‘s basketball future is hanging by the threads of a headscarf. The 5-4 guard averaged a team-high 14.2 points as a senior at Indiana State University this past season […]
Premier League end-of-season grades
During a season in which he was right in the middle of the English Premier League’s Player of the Year debate, Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure sparked another debate when […]
Naazim Richardson to enter Pa. Boxing Hall of Fame
Boxing trainer Naazim Richardson, who has guided future Hall of Fame fighters Bernard Hopkins and Shane Mosley to world championship victories, will earn a well-deserved honor of his own when […]
Is pro basketball ready for Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir?
A lot of people would call Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir an overachiever. But then, who are any of us to put a limit on what a 5-foot-4 Muslim girl from Springfield, Mass., […]
VIDEO: Muslim martial arts
At the Islamic Boarding School of Barid Al Munawwarah in Indonesia, when students are not memorizing the Quran, studying the religion and performing dawah to the public, they are training […]
UAE weightlifter Amna Al Haddad eyes the 2016 Olympics
During an early-May training session in Dubai, 24-year-old weightlifter Amna Al Haddad was attempting to hoist more than two-thirds of her body weight above her head when one of her […]
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