Alexandra Patricia Morgan, commonly known as Alex Morgan, (born July 2, 1989) is an American soccer player and Olympic gold medalist. She is a forward for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and for the United States women’s national soccer team. Morgan was drafted number one overall in the 2011 WPS Draft by the Western ... Read More »
A female rugby player has set the bar for the toughest performances of the year after pulling off several crushing tackles with a broken nose. Georgia Page-an Australian player for American university team Lindenwood-shattered her nose during a Collegiate Rugby Championship match against Notre Dam, with shocking images showing blood streaming down her face. But instead of throwing in the ... Read More »
The changing face of women’s tennis, from the floor-length dresses of the 1880s to the skin-tight miniskirts of today. In honor of fashion’s long-standing role in this long-running sport, here are examples, decade by decade, of the most stylishly standout moment in tennis dressing. Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is a former World No. ... Read More »
A female Iranian motorbike rider started an adventurous journey two years ago from Spain. Mahsa Homayounfar, who has been living in Spain for 20 years, wishes to finish her journey in the Pamir Mountains in Central Asia, Iran’s ISNA news agency reported on April 24. She traveled over 18,000 kilometers over the course of four months from Spain to Morocco, ... Read More »
This might be the only way for managers to stop Lionel Messi in his tracks – by signing a Japanese goalkeeping robot. Messi has been branded a killing machine. His exploits have left managers in La Liga and throughout Europe tearing their hair out as just how to halt the Argentine striker. RoboKeeper was, not surprisingly, given life by the ... Read More »
For the second year in a row Cristiano Ronaldo topped goal.com’s annual study of active footballers’ wealth which estimates net worth based on income streams including salary and endorsements.Those who qualify for the list include Fifa-registered professional players of all nationalities in any professional league – or registered players currently without a club, but who are actively looking to sign ... Read More »
Speed flying (also known as speed riding) is the air sport of flying a small, fast fabric wing, usually in close proximity to a steep slope. Speed flying is a unique hybrid sport that has combined elements of paragliding, parachuting, and even skiing to create a new sport. Like paragliding, speed flying is done by launching from a slope with ... Read More »
Woman’s soccer has become big around the world during the past decade. There is a women’s world cup and many countries have semi-pro leagues. On a side note we have come across a couple of videos of some some surprising female candidates putting on a soccer clinic of sorts for the public to see: Elderly Italian woman shows off her ... Read More »
The Real superstar donned a fat suit and fake moustache, beard and wig, before doing kick-ups with local children in the Spanish capital. Ronaldo pulled off this stunt at the busy Plaza de Callao in downtown Madrid, so the general public quickly swarmed around the world’s best player as soon as he revealed himself. And perhaps nothing spelled out surprise ... Read More »
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) disciplinary committee was considering the complaint against Alaa Abdulzehra, who is alleged to have committed a doping violation last year. Iraq won Friday’s spicy encounter against their neighbours and bitter rivals 7-6 on penalties after Iran were reduced to 10 men and extra time finished with the scores at 3-3. AFC ended up voting in ... Read More »