An ardent Sierra Leonean supporter of English Premier League side Arsenal died of a heart attack as result of a goal scored against his side during last weekend's clash with Manchester City. Abdul Aziz Bala, 48, was among a group of football fans who had thronged a prominent viewing centre in a town in the northern Sierra Leonean district of Makeni.

On October 22, 2011, Sierra Leonean soccer enthusiasts and others elated to learn about Bill Hamid’s successful selection to the USA national soccer team will have an opportunity to watch the soccer star in action, while supporting a worthy cause for Sierra Leone. The event is a USA Major League Soccer (MLS) match between D.C. United and Sporting Kansas City (SKC) scheduled to be held at the historic, forty five thousand seating capacity Robert F Kennedy (RFK) Memorial Stadium in Washington D.C.

On 27 July, Britain’s young champion Tom Daley dives into the waters of our stunning new Aquatics Centre and the ripples will be felt across the world. Today, from Trafalgar Square in the heart of London, President Rogge of the International Olympic Committee will address nations around the globe.   He will invite the world’s top athletes to form teams to compete at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.  Our countdown will begin.

 In just a few short minutes, Mexico turned the tables on the United States, then ran away with its second straight Gold Cup win. This one means more than the title they took in 2009 against a second-team USA. Now El Tri gets to play in the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil a year before the World Cup. Pablo Barrera scored twice for Mexico, which rallied to beat the United States 4-2 on Saturday night while most of the fans at the Rose Bowl roared approval. READ MORE

Last week, N.B.A. great Shaquille O’Neal announced his retirement after 19 years of playing professional basketball.  He stood 7’1” and weighed over 325 pounds (depending on the day of the week).  He was one of the biggest people to ever play the game.
He left Louisiana State University (LSU) after 3 years to join the N.B.A.  He was picked as the number 1 player in 1992 draft by the Orlando Magic.  He was chosen as the rookie of the year and went on to become one of the most dominant centers in the history of the game.

Like a down-on-his-luck gambler standing in front of a slot machine, Todd Wofford told himself this was it.

One more try. One more crack.

After a half-dozen failed attempts at convincing Francis Kallon, a 6-foot-5, 245-pound transfer student from England, to try American football -- a sport he had never played -- the Lawrenceville (Ga.) Central Gwinnett head coach was ready for his final stab.

"I told him, 'You can do some big things, just give me two weeks to see if you like it. If you don't like it, go ahead and stick to basketball. There won't be any drama and we can both say we gave it a shot,'" Wofford recalled.

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 SAN JOSE, Calif., and JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 20, 2010 – Cisco today announced that ESPN will use Cisco TelePresence^TM to deliver live and recorded coverage of soccer matches and connect the global soccer community with teams, players and coaches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer Tournament in South Africa.  The incorporation of Cisco TelePresence will allow ESPN to deliver televised content more effectively and economically as well as enhance soccer fans' viewing experience. Cisco TelePresence, which uses high-definition video and audio to create a face-to-face virtual experience, will further enhance ESPN's coverage of soccer matches throughout the month long tournament. By using the existing Cisco broadband network in South Africa, the two industry leaders are transforming the sports television industry by enabling a more timely delivery of video content, including greater fan access to unique game analysis and player footage.