Miriam Walker-Khan

Oct 29, 2024 | skysports.com | Dev Trehan |Miriam Walker-Khan

Trailblazing Muslim footballer Iqra Ismail says she was not allowed to play in a league match at the weekend because she refused to compromise her religious beliefs and wear shorts. The 24-year-old was set to come on for United Dragons as a half-time substitute in a match against Tower Hamlets FC. Ismail said: "The Greater London Women's Football League have stopped me from playing because of my religious beliefs, because I refused to wear shorts with my playing kit.

Oct 8, 2024 | skysports.com | Miriam Walker-Khan

Britain's fastest man says he is "coming back for revenge" after missing out on an individual Olympic medal in Paris due to a hamstring injury that meant he was out for nearly two months of the season. Zharnel Hughes finished sixth in the 100m semi-final in Paris before pulling out of the 200m due to experiencing hamstring spasms linked to his sciatic nerve. "I felt a lot of discomfort.

Aug 12, 2024 | skysports.com | Miriam Walker-Khan

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick believes he could help a franchise win a championship if he played in the sport again, despite an eight-year absence. Kaepernick spent six years with the San Francisco 49ers, helping them to their first Super Bowl since 1994 during the 2012 season, but has not competed in the NFL since 2016. "We're still training, still pushing," Kaepernick told Sky Sports News. "So hopefully. We've just got to get one of these team owners to open up.

Aug 7, 2024 | skysports.com | Harshini Metha |Miriam Walker-Khan

Asmita Ale made history when, aged 18, she became the first Nepalese footballer to sign a professional contract in English football. The daughter of a former Gurkha soldier, Ale joined the Aston Villa academy at the age of eight and was rewarded with a contract in 2019. The 22-year-old defender went on to become an important part of the Villa side that gained promotion to the Women's Super League in 2020.

Jul 31, 2024 | skysports.com | Harshini Mehta |Miriam Walker-Khan

Wheelchair basketball player Gaz Choudhry was made an amputee when he was just 10 years old, after finding out he had osteosarcoma in his knee. Since then, the now 39-year-old has achieved much in his career, including winning four European Championships, a historic world title and two Paralympic bronze medals. And, incredibly, he has gone on to star in a TV series alongside Meryl Streep and Kit Harrington and in a hit theatre play about the Grenfell Tower disaster.