Lennox Lewis reflects on getting knocked out by Hasim Rahman
Two-time world heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman has become known for three things in his boxing career: knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001 to win the title, getting knocked out by […]
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South Florida’s Musa Abdul-Aleem to transfer
University of South Florida shooting guard Musa Abdul-Aleem (featured on Ummah Sports in March) will finish his college basketball career at another school as the Bulls transition from one coaching […]
Report: Real Madrid ready to sell Karim Benzema
If, as an American sports fan, you think NBA and MLB offseason player movement is full of drama and intrigue, you should know that our leagues have nothing on international […]
Muslim Women’s Sports Foundation works to eliminate inequality
It has been said that sports is the only true meritocracy left in this world. Athletes like Jackie Robinson, Billie Jean King and Oscar Pistorius are held up as examples […]
Video: Abdur-Rahim goes off on LeBron’s team
The most intriguing story of the opening day of the NBA playoffs was the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed, the Atlanta Hawks — the worst team, record-wise, in the entire […]
Paul Pogba puts Juventus on brink of Italian three-peat
While a good chunk of the sports world is now turning its attention to LeBron James‘ quest for a third straight NBA championship — which officially begins Sunday when his […]
Hopkins beats Shumenov via split decision
In the end, the debate wasn’t even about whether or not 49-year-old Bernard Hopkins could beat 30-year-old Beibut Shumenov and unify their IBF and WBA light-heavyweight titles. The only argument […]
Video: Dwight Muhammad Qawi vs. Matthew Saad Muhammad II
Like I said before, Saturday night’s light-heavyweight unification match between Bernard Hopkins and Beibut Shumenov is, as far as I know, the most high-profile fight between two Muslim boxers since […]
Hopkins, Shumenov and Ali are ready to steal the show in D.C.
Although I don’t have The Ring magazine’s complete archives or a quick way to get in touch with Larry Merchant to confirm this, I’m fairly certain that Saturday’s light-heavyweight unification […]
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 […]
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