Gabriel Jesus has risen from playing street soccer in Sao Paolo to gracing the manicured pitches of the English Premier League. He has achieved this through talent, hard work, and the support of his family. He could prove the signing of the summer for Arsenal, having moved from Premier League champions Manchester City. However, wherever […]
Emma Raducanu is a professional tennis player and the current British number one. She burst onto the scene with a remarkable Grand Slam title win at the US Open in 2021. Raducanu was the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam event in the modern Open era. This came after reaching the fourth round at
George Best was one of the most gifted forwards to grace the game of soccer. Quick, two-footed, and blessed with incredible balance, Best left defenders in his wake. He was also strong. Best played in the days when, putting it politely, defenders were allowed to tackle with a little more freedom. George Best rode the
Vasyl Lomachenko is regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers of his generation. Lomachenko is also Ukrainian. When Russia invaded Ukraine, Lomachenko put his boxing career on hold to help defend his country. Undoubtedly none of his fights had ever been bigger and more meaningful. It was perhaps destined that Vasyl Lomachenko would be
I can’t remember being more thrilled to see someone win anything than Steve Redgrave at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Redgrave was already an icon of British sport, a four-time Olympic gold medalist. Yet, here he was, going for an unprecedented fifth Olympic gold at the age of 38. It meant a late night in front
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Prichard Colon was a young boxer with his whole life ahead of him. A rising star of the sport with an unblemished professional record, the sky was the limit. However, that hope was cruelly ripped away following a controversial fight against Terrel Williams in 2015. Colon collapsed following the fight and remained in a vegetative
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Imagine the pride in seeing your daughter become one of the best tennis players in the world. Leonard Francois knows this feeling well. He is the father of Naomi Osaka, a four-time grand slam champion. As well as pride, Leonard Francois must also feel immense satisfaction. He coached his daughter from a young age, helping
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Jordyn Huitema is a rising star in women’s professional soccer. The Canadian striker has represented her country at all levels of the game, including the senior side. Huitema made her debut for the senior national side while still 15 years old. What were most of us doing at this age? Fretting about exams maybe and
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Risk is inherent in Formula 1 racing. There is a fine line between racing on the edge and overstepping accepted boundaries. Kevin Magnussen drives right on the edge and sometimes beyond. He is an aggressive driver and makes no apologies for this fact. It is the type of racing loved by the fans but dreaded
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It must be tough to share the same name as the most celebrated player in the sport. So, spare a thought for Cheyenne Woods, the great-niece of Tiger Woods. Cheyenne Woods is a professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European, Symetra, and LPGA tours. However, for better or worse, Tiger’s shadow continues to loom
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