Athletes

Powerful play and a fiery temper won audiences and angered umpires. A bitter showbiz divorce kept him in the headlines and today he’s commentating for TV. Can he really be…

Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jr. is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Magic Johnson Enterprises which was formed in 1987. Through strategic investments, partnerships and endorsements, Magic Johnson Enterprises (MJE)…

American basketball star Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. Jordan left college after his junior year to join the NBA. Drafted by the Chicago…

Born on June 30, 1985, in Baltimore, Maryland, Michael Phelps competed in his first Olympics at the age of 15, as part of the U.S. men’s swim team. He went…

Nancy Kerrigan was born October 13, 1969 and showed figure skating talent at an early age. She began training and competing in grammar school and won a bronze medal at…

Often cited as the best referee of his generation by players and fans alike, Pierluigi Collina was respected for his no-nonsense approach to officiating. He is instantly recognizable as he…

Born as Rudi Dil, 1 September 1962 in Amsterdam) OON is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the…

Ask any skateboarder on the planet who Ryan Sheckler is and you’re sure to get an out-of-this-world answer. A child prodigy turned professional skateboarder, world-renowned athlete, teenage heartthrob, business owner,…

Tiger Woods is the only child of Earl Woods, a retired US Army lieutenant colonel who fought in Vietnam, and his wife Kutilda, a native of Thailand. The couple had…

Brought up in a tough neighbourhood, the sporty siblings saw tennis as their way to the top. But allegations about their father and the murder of their sister have rocked…