“My belief is there won’t be another black referee in the Premier League,” offers Joel Mannix. “That’s the challenge, but why is it a challenge?” Mannix is the chairman of the Black, Asian and Mixed ...

Rebecca Welch will become the Premier League’s first female referee when she takes charge of Fulham’s home game against Burnley on December 23. Sam Allison, meanwhile, will become the league’s first ...

On Feb. 3, 2008, Mike Carey made history just by walking onto a football field. On that day in Glendale, Arizona, Carey became the first Black referee in a Super Bowl – and it happened to one of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Players from HBCUs have a long and storied history in the NBA, with luminaries like Willis Reed (Grambling State), Earl Monroe ...

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Uriah Rennie, the first Black referee in the Premier League, has died. He was 65. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former chair and trailblazing referee ...

The FA promoted the highest-ranking black match official in English soccer, Sam Allison, to referee in the Championship. He was outstanding in Leagues One and Two the previous year. The Professional ...

Grier was hailed as a mentor for others coming through the ranks. Johnny Grier, a long-time National Football League official who became the league’s first Black referee, died on March 8. He was 74.

Uriah Rennie, who has died aged 65, was the first black referee in the Premier League, officiating in more than 300 top-level matches; he saw the value, he said, of “creating a legacy to enable other ...

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Uriah Rennie, the first Black referee in the Premier League, has died. He was 65. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former chair and trailblazing referee ...