International Sports

The existence of billionaires is a new occurrence that has been made possible by the constant growth in social media influence. In addition to their salary, the athletes who are billionaires have also had lucrative endorsements with all-time-selling brands, increasing their net worth to enormous amounts of money. Photo: canva.com (modified by author)Source: UGC Few […]

For good reasons, there has been a growing movement to improve youth coaching, with special attention now being paid to girls. While youth sports participation has been increasing, last year marked the first decline in 30 years.  Scott N. Brooks is an Associate Professor with the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics […]

Players who scored in the German and Hungarian soccer leagues removed their jerseys to display undershirts with the words: “Justice for George Floyd.” Others from English soccer clubs Liverpool, Chelsea and Newcastle dropped to one knee during practice in a clear gesture of support. In New Zealand, a Nigerian-born UFC fighter addressed a crowd of […]

As part of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting some of the most powerful Black women who you may not have heard of. To that end, we sat down with Sandra Richards, Head of Global Sports, Entertainment, and Segment Sales at Morgan Stanley. Background Born and raised in Long Island, NY to Jamaican parents, Richards went […]

On 7 August 1992, at the Barcelona Olympic Games, two women lined up for the 10,000m not knowing that their spontaneous post-race display of fair play and celebration would have an impact on Africa and the world. Derartu Tulu, a black woman from Ethiopia, and Elana Meyer, a white South African, weren’t the favourites in […]

Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. Gwendolyn Berry her Activist Athlete T-Shirt over her head during the metal ceremony after the finals of the women’s hammer throw at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. Berry finished third. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel […]

In the last 20 years, major league sports in North America have seen some surprising and not so surprising changes in the diversity of their athletes. The NBA took the lead among men’s sports for having the most diverse teams. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) releases an annual racial and gender […]

The following excerpts are taken from Arthur Ashe’s third book, “A Hard Road to Glory: A History of the African-American Athlete,” published by Warner Books.

The history of sports protests goes deep. Back, way back, on Jan. 13, 532 A.D., at the chariot races in Constantinople, rival drivers from the Blues and Greens teams asked the emperor Justinian to pardon two of their followers who had been condemned to die. His refusal led to the Nika Revolt, six weeks of […]

17th June 1965: Anti-Apartheid demonstrators outside the Waldorf Hotel in London where South African cricketers are staying. (Photo by Clive Limpkin/Express/Getty Images) Nearly 25 years have passed since South Africa returned to the international playing field, but issues as to why they were banned in the first place, remain. South African athletes of color still […]