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By the time the first bell rang and Joe Frazier came bobbing towards him, Muhammad Ali was already four years into a fight that helped define him as one of the 20th century’s most influential figures. Under the lights at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971, Ali was once again fighting for the world

UEFA announced on Monday that Romanian fourth official Sebastian Colţescu and assistant referee Octavian Sovre have been cleared of racism and other discriminatory conduct during December’s Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir in Paris. The group stage match on December 8 was suspended inside the opening 15 minutes after both sets of

Novak Djokovic has broken Roger Federer‘s all-time record for most weeks spent as the men’s world No.1. The Serbian has now topped the ATP rankings for a combined 311 weeks, surpassing Federer’s tally of 310 on Monday. Djokovic has enjoyed five different spells as the world’s best male tennis player, most recently wrestling top spot

Manchester United ended Manchester City‘s 21-game winning streak with a brilliantly executed 2-0 victory at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. A Bruno Fernandes goal and a rare strike from defender Luke Shaw were enough to hand Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side a confidence boosting win in the derby. Coming into the Premier League match, City hadn’t

Made redundant from her job at Lockheed Martin at the age of 55, Clemmie Perry started thinking she needed to find a hobby. She turned to golf, but was immediately struck by the lack of diversity. So ever since Perry picked up her first set of clubs in 2013, she has made it her mission

The Iditarod, Alaska’s legendary long-distance sled dog race, is set to begin Sunday despite the threat of coronavirus. The route, usually almost 1,000 miles, has been modified to avoid most communities and will be roughly 100 miles shorter than usual. A reduced number of 47 mushers include 13 women and 12 rookies. They will line

Ten years ago following Darren Clarke’s win at a wild and wet 2011 Open tournament, one of the world’s top golf courses embarked on a modernizing mission. This isn’t a tale, however, about technological upgrades and a futuristic vision, instead Royal St George’s in Kent set out on a journey back to how it looked

Cristiano Ronaldo reached another scoring landmark on the occasion of his 600th league game. When he netted Juventus’ third goal in a 3-0 victory against Spezia on Tuesday, Ronaldo became the first player to score at least 20 goals over each of the last 12 consecutive seasons across more than one of Europe’s top five

At 118 years old, the world’s oldest living person is preparing to carry the Olympic torch this May in Japan. Kane Tanaka, who has twice survived cancer, lived through two global pandemics and loves fizzy drinks, will take the flame as it passes through Shime, in her home prefecture of Fukuoka. While Tanaka’s family will

At 118 years old, the world’s oldest living person is preparing to carry the Olympic torch this May in Japan. Kane Tanaka, who has twice survived cancer, lived through two global pandemics and loves fizzy drinks, will take the flame as it passes through Shime, in her home prefecture of Fukuoka. While Tanaka’s family will

Few people will envy the man elected to be the new president of FC Barcelona. The upcoming election — to be held on Sunday, just days after four senior officials were arrested — is arguably the most important in the club’s history and comes at a time of crisis that appears to be deepening by

The horse racing industry is facing renewed scrutiny over animal welfare after footage emerged showing an amateur jockey jumping onto the back of a dead horse. On Tuesday, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board tweeted that it was “aware of further social media content circulating and the matter is under investigation.” The video, which was widely