Man loves sports and to play sports for a variety of reasons. And needless to say, so huge is the influence actioned by sports, that it exercises a great deal of power over many people. So passionate are some about the team they support, their favourite player; their favourite venue even; that their identities and even their sense of self-esteem become completely intertwined with the performance of that team or that player at any given time.
When it comes to the top-paid sportspeople, male footballers take the cake. However, as the highest-paid rugby players per season prove, you would be a fool to think that all the big money is limited to footie.
Basketball is one of the most popular professional sports in the world, attracting countless millions of fans from around the globe and boasting some of the very best athletes in the industry. Becoming a pro basketball player is an aspiration that many people share, but only a few of them will ever be able to fully realise their dream. It can take years of practice, dedication, and motivation to become a professional player in basketball. For those that are curious as to the steps to take in order to enter the pro scene, this is a brief breakdown.
There’s no denying that professional football players are among the highest-paid people on the planet. But even among these, there are a few true superstars that are so skilled and so popular among their team and fans that they out-earn almost all their competitors every year.
Most professional rugby players start thinking about retiring from the sport when they are in their 30s. However, what they do once they have hung up their boots sometimes is more surprising than anything they ever did on the pitch. These are just some of the players who have gone on to enjoy successful careers in unexpected fields.
Rugby is one of the modern world’s most popular sports, and since it was first started around 200 years ago, there have been some truly magnificent players, many of which have become legends within the sport. These are the top five players that will always be remembered.
The Australian Football League is the most famous sports competition in the country. After a century of mergers between several national Aussie governing associations, the AFL gradually developed. Today, the Australian Football League is the country's greatest sporting league financially, with significant press and corporate sponsorship programs under its belt.
While you may consider yourself to be a huge fan of baseball, we doubt you know all 10 of these interesting facts about baseball! Here we discover the oldest baseball park still in use today, the lifespan of a Major League baseball, and who has won the most World Series titles.
Football is the world’s most popular sport, being followed by over 3 billions fans from around the globe, and hosting some of the biggest events in the sports industry. It’s also among the oldest sports that we’re currently still playing, and much of the common terminology used in modern games has developed over many decades.
Thanks to the NBA, basketball is one of the biggest, most popular and most watched sports in the world.