World Sports People

Shoaib Malik (Urdu: شعیب ملک) (born 1 February 1982 in Sialkot) is a Pakistani cricket player. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh.

Nicholas "Nick" Thompson Swisher (born November 25, 1980, in Columbus, Ohio) is a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman for the New York Yankees. Swisher is a switch hitter who throws left-handed.

Chamara Kantha Kapugedera (born 24 February 1987 in Kandy) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.

Brendon Barrie McCullum (born 27 September 1981 in Dunedin) is a New Zealand international cricketer, who plays for the Otago Volts at provincial level. He is a wicket-keeper, as well as an aggressive batsman who opens in One-day Internationals and...

Ruby Walsh (born Rupert Walsh on 14 May 1979 in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland) is the reigning Irish National Hunt champion jockey. He is the second child, and eldest son, of former champion amateur jockey Ted Walsh and his wife...

Hannah Storm (born Hannah Storen on June 13, 1962, in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American television sports journalist, and anchor of ESPN's SportsCenter. From 2002 until 2007, Storm was one of the hosts of CBS' The Early Show.

Oscar "The Golden Boy" De La Hoya (born February 4, 1973) is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. He won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente,...

Diego Armando Maradona (born 30 October 1960 in Lanús, Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football player, and current manager of the Argentine national team. He is considered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time; he finished...

Karrie Anne Webb (born 21 December 1974) is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and also turns out...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis 'Lew' Alcindor on April 16, 1947) is an American retired basketball player, coach, actor and author. During his 20-year professional career in the NBA, from 1969 to 1989, he scored the highest points total of...