Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali's 'Thrilla in Manila' shorts up for auction
Ali's 1975 "Thrilla in Manila" fight against Joe Frazier was held in the Philippines and followed his "Rumble in the Jungle" bout in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then called Zaire) the year before.
Sports, politics and the ugly by-product
Ideally, sports and politics should never mix, but inevitably, sports and politics always mix.
Late boxing legend Muhammad Ali getting his own web-series
Written by Oscar-winning scriptwriter Kavin Willmott, “Excellence: 8 Fights” is set to have eight parts, each defined by an essential moment of the legendary boxer’s life.
'Kohli in same bracket as Woods, Ali'
Virat Kohli may be out of form, without an international century for over two years but he still remains one of the best batters of the generation. And while the world waits in anticipation for Kohli’s next century, Zimbabwe’s Sikander Raza has given a massive compliment to the former India captain. Raza compared Kohli with legends like Tiger Woods and Muhammad Ali.Also Read - India's Predicted Playing 11 For 1st ODI vs Zimbabwe at Harare: Captain KL Rahul Likely to Open With Shikhar Dhawan in Rohit Sharma's Absence
Tribute to the Greatest: January 17, 1942 to June 3, 2016
The boxing icon who inspired many champions, in sports and life, Muhammad Ali is widely regarded as one of the most significant and renowned sports figures of the 20th century.
Fidel Castro cigars, Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves highlight sports auction
Muhammad Ali's fight gloves and a box of cigars signed by the Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro are among some of the highlights in an auction of memorabilia steeped in sporting history.
Canadian Grand Prix / Lewis Hamilton dedicates his win to the late Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali
Lewis Hamilton dedicates his victory to the late Muhammad Ali. The world champion references one of the former heavyweight champion's famous quotes on his slowing down lap saying: "Float like a butterfly; sting like a bee."
Lord's honours 'The Greatest'
Garfield Sobers, arguably cricket's greatest all-rounder, led a special tribute to Muhammad Ali at Lord's on Friday that coincided with the boxing legend's funeral.
Opinion: Playful pugilist with a purpose
Those who knew Ali only through his hyperbolic self-promotion would have found his mix of play and purpose strange but that was Ali. Beneath the bluster was a serious soul who thought deeply about race, responsibility and justice and how they shaped him into who he was.
Muhammad Ali's 'true face of Islam' vs. terrorism
He wouldn't yield to pressures from sponsors, exerted twice before a heavyweight championship encounter to ostensibly distance himself from Islam. His association with Malcom X and hiring a Muslim woman cook for his camp miffed some potential sponsors threatening not to back Ali.
Muhammad Ali biopic returning to theatres
This weekend, Sony Pictures will re-release the Muhammad Ali biopic, “Ali” in the US, which stars Will Smith as The Greatest.
Ali to be mourned with traditional Muslim prayer service
Muslim prayers over the body of Muhammad Ali will be witnessed worldwide Thursday, offering a window into a religion many outsiders know little about, but have come to scorn.
Ali and the power of dissent
On April 28, 1967, Muhammad Ali, just 25 years of age, stood at the Houston Military Recruiting Office and said he won’t go to Vietnam. “I ain’t got no quarrel with the Vietcong, no Vietcong ever called me nigger,” he said and defiantly courted arrest.
Obama will not attend Muhammad Ali memorial
US President Barack Obama will not attend a memorial to the late boxer Muhammad Ali on Friday, the White House says.
Smith, Lewis to be Ali's pallbearers
Actor Will Smith and former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis will be among the pallbearers for Muhammad Ali's funeral on Friday, joining a list of notable athletes, entertainers and politicians to mourn the boxing legend.
Paul Simon announces Ali's death, while performing 'The Boxer’
Paul Simon was nearly finished with the 1969 Simon & Garfunkel classic "The Boxer" at a concert in Berkeley, California, on Friday night when he paused the song to give a fitting tribute to Muhammad Ali, breaking it to the crowd that the "the Greatest" had died.
Muhammad Ali: Septic shock caused boxing legend's death
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali died of "septic shock due to unspecified natural causes", his family says.
The Greatest, one and only
Writers around the world fiddled with many words over half a century to define the aura that Muhammad Ali exuded. But eventually they all had to settle for The Greatest, the title with which Ali famously introduced himself after knocking out a fearsome Sonny Liston to become the world heavyweight champion some 52 years ago.
Muhammad Ali: 'Greatest' boxer, showman, ambassador
More than 60 years ago, a bicycle thief in Louisville, Kentucky, unknowingly sets in motion one of the most amazing sports careers in history. An angry 12-year-old Cassius Clay goes to a policeman on that day in 1954, vowing he would find the thief who took his bike and have his revenge.
