Mo Farah: World Cup soccer star?
With the World Cup underway, it seems everybody in the sports world has soccer on the brain. Over at Athletics Weekly, a British track and field publication, writer Jason Henderson […]
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‘Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant would love Islam’
In a recent episode of “The Deen Show,” a conversation with Imam Abu Taubah about polygyny in Islam evoked references to Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant, two megastar athletes whose […]
11 Muslim players to watch at the World Cup
Muslim players have been an integral part of the fabric of soccer — ahem, football — for as long as the game has been the international pastime. It’s only natural […]
High school soccer team wears hijab to support Muslim teammate
Soccer’s international governing body, FIFA, lifted a longtime ban on headscarves on March 1 of this year, opening the door for Muslim women to wear hijab on the pitch. Apparently […]
Ummah Sports news update
Hasim Rahman upset in Super 8 first round http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/sport/10120055/Hasim-Rahman-out-in-first-round-of-Super-8 The 41-year-old former heavyweight champion, a Muslim from Baltimore, was the marquee name in Thursday’s one-night boxing tournament showcase held in […]
Is Thabeet part of OKC’s championship plan?
For the fourth postseason in a row, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s run at an NBA championship came up painfully short of the finish line in 2014. And now reality is […]
Reports: Franck Ribery to miss World Cup
French soccer star Franck Ribery, whose long list of accomplishments includes a 2013 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award and being named 2013 Muslim Athlete of the Year by Taqwa […]
