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Muhammad Ali

Big George Foreman’s legacy was defined by the 'Rumble in the Jungle' against Muhammad Ali

Sport

Big George Foreman’s legacy was defined by the 'Rumble in the Jungle' against Muhammad Ali

By Ed Stoddard

Astonishing feet — barefoot Abebe Bikila becomes Ethiopia’s first gold medallist at the Games

Sport

Astonishing feet — barefoot Abebe Bikila becomes Ethiopia’s first gold medallist at the Games

By Yanga Sibembe

Jazz musician Retsi Pule: Ballad for all the Sad Young Men who Jazz’d Discovered ‘The Voice’

Magazine

Jazz musician Retsi Pule: Ballad for all the Sad Young Men who Jazz’d Discovered ‘The Voice’

By Bongani Madondo

Every 40 years, the Olympic ‘curse’ strikes

Sport

Every 40 years, the Olympic ‘curse’ strikes

By Rory Tsapayi

Theatre Review: A sense of déjà vu surrounds One Night in Miami

Maverick Life

Theatre Review: A sense of déjà vu surrounds One Night in Miami

By Lesley Stones

Fighting words: The Power of Trash Talk

Sport

Fighting words: The Power of Trash Talk

By Daniel Gallan

The Greatest: A Tribute to a Prometheus of the Boxing Ring

Sport

The Greatest: A Tribute to a Prometheus of the Boxing Ring

By J Brooks Spector

Newsdeck

Thousands bid farewell to boxing legend Ali

By AFP

Muhammad Ali: Simply The Greatest

Sport

Muhammad Ali: Simply The Greatest

By AFP

Boxing: Five key fights in Muhammad Ali's career

Sport

Boxing: Five key fights in Muhammad Ali's career

By AFP

Boxing: Muhammad Ali recalled as fighter for justice and in ring

Sport

Boxing: Muhammad Ali recalled as fighter for justice and in ring

By AFP

The Rumble in the Jungle: Forty years later, still the greatest fight of them all

Maverick Life

The Rumble in the Jungle: Forty years later, still the greatest fight of them all

By J Brooks Spector