Chicago Cubs Win Baseball World Series, Ending 108 Years of Waiting

It was 48 minutes passed midnight, in Cleveland, Ohio, when  Cleveland Indians Michael Martinez chopped a groundball to third base. Chicago Cubs Kris Bryant seized the ball threw it to Anthony Rizzo, who squeezed it into his glove, along with the fate of 2016 World Series.

With the squeeze, the 108-years-wait for a  coveted trophy by the Cubs was over. And finally, the mythological Chicago Cubs' "Billy Goat Curse" of 1945 was behind the Cubs' fans. The myth, according to some accounts,  goes as follows:

Rio Olympics: US Swimmers Katie Ledecky Smashes Record

On Sunday August 7, 2016, American swimmers Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps smashed their records and won gold during  much anticipated competitions. The 19-year old Katie Ledecky beat her own record in the 400-meter freestyle. Michael Phelps, 31 years old,  already a multi-year olympic records holder,   added to his

Usain Bolt, World Championships, Beijing August 29, 2015

Mo Farah, the Somali born, Brish Athlete has claimed the first distance triple-bouble, after winning 5,000 m and 10,000 at the World Championships held in Beijing, China from August 22-30, 2015. He won the same races twice, before: the London Olympics of 2012 and teh World Championships held in Moscow, Russia, from August 10-18, 2013.

Mo Farah, 32, has now outperformed the Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele,  the only other person to claim 'double-double' in the distance events. He has  five World Championship golds, two Olympic golds and five European golds.

In the same World Championships, the Jamaican Usain Bolt completed the gold medal treble in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter run and

American Serena Williams beats Spaniard Garbine Muguruza in Wimbledon and wins Her 21 th Grand Slam title

The Women Tennis world number one, American Serena Williams, has defeated promising Venezuela-born Spaniard Garbine Muguruza to win her sixth Wimbledon singles and her 21th Grand Slam title. Earlier this year, Serena Williams had won her fifth French Open. With the Wimbledon single, she has won, for the second time in her career, four straight majors. She has called "four straight majors" a Serena Slam, saying, after the win, "I can't believe I'm standing here with another Serena Slam"

Serena Williams dominated but did not overwhelm Garbine Muguruza, as she did against Lucie Safarova in the French Open. But, she

Serena Williams Wins 2015 French Open

The Women Tennis world number one, American Serena Williams, has defeated world number 13, Lucie Safarova, from the Czek Republic, to win her fifth French Open and her 20th Grand Slam title. Suring this French Open,  she has faced multiple challenge, including an illness since Thursday, and mounted comeback after comeback.  By winning, she cimented her record over both Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert in the number  of major singles titles.

Muhammad Ali in Zaire, in 1974 for Rumble in Jungle Boxing Match Against George Foreman

Muhammad Ali, The Greatest,  passed away Friday at the age of 74 in Phoenix, Arizona.  Heavyweight multi-champion, entertainer, civil rights activist, Muhammad Ali symbolized the greatness of humanity, freedom, and self reliance.

Born Cassius Clay, he became a Muslim and adopted the long-lasting name of Muhammad Ali. In rejecting the name of Cassius Clay, he said: "Cassius Clay is a slave name.  I didn't choose it, and I didn't want it. I am Muhammad Ali, a free name, and I insist people using it when speaking to me and of me."

When it came to fighting for what he believed in he did not hesitate to stand firm for his principles. When his number came up for serving in