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 […]
Retired runner says Farah’s record shouldn’t count for Europe
Mo Farah is one of Europe’s most accomplished athletes. The 32-year-old distance runner has won two Olympic gold medals while representing Great Britain; three World Championship golds and a silver; […]
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. […]
Nine sports figures among ‘The Muslim 500’
Six active athletes, one retired star, one retired legend, and one behind-the-scenes power broker made their way onto the 2014-15 edition of “The Muslim 500,” an annual list of the […]
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 […]
Ummah Sports news update
Jamie Foxx wants to play Mike Tyson in a movie http://www.boxingscene.com/jamie-foxx-still-very-eager-play-mike-tyson-movie–77401 Looking to follow in the footsteps of Will Smith, who played Muhammad Ali in the acclaimed movie based on […]
Ummah Sports news update
How Demba Ba survived life on the sidelines http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10796767/how-striker-Demba-Ba-survived-life-on-the-sidelines-at-Stamford-Bridge.html Senegalese Muslim striker Demba Ba has been lighting up the scoreboards lately for Chelsea of the English Premier League, albeit in […]
Nothing wrong with Mo Farah’s marathon run
You know you’ve gotten really good at what you do when the public starts expecting you to do the unexpected. That new level of pressure has now undeniably landed in […]
Mo Farah is getting a wax statue
To the rest of the world, Mo Farah is a track star. In Great Britain, he’s a certified hero. When London hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics, Farah was the home […]
Mo Farah collapses during, after NYC half-marathon
A month shy of his debut race in the marathon, Olympic 5000 and 10000 meter gold medalist Mo Farah had a harrowing experience at the New York City Half-Marathon this […]
