Muhammad Ali

A pair of boxing shorts worn by the great Muhammad Ali in his famous Thrilla in Manila fight are set to be auctioned off for an eye-watering $6million.

Ali's silk Everlast shorts, which are pure white except for a black belt line and black racing stripes on each leg, are autographed by the boxing legend himself and remain in excellent condition.

Hollywood celebrities are paying the price for taking sides in the Gaza war, plastering their social media accounts with slogans such as "Free Palestine" or "I stand with Israel."

The Cepalo family was not the only one cutting short their sleep. In fact, Fatima Cizmic recalls the whole of Prusac doing the same. Yet this was no religious ritual or tradition. The reason was far simpler: Muslim Bosniaks like the Cepalo family were waking up to watch Muhammad Ali fight, but the time differences meant he almost always entered the boxing ring late at night.

The unveiling of the Golden Globes nominations on Feb. 3 will jumpstart a Hollywood awards season like no other, with pandemic-related theater closures and blockbuster delays expected to boost smaller, stay-at-home movies like Netflix's "The Trial of the Chicago 7" and "Mank."

No one doubts Muhammad Ali laid the foundations for the modern state of Egypt - but whether he was Albanian, and much else besides, is a bigger question.

The Turkish New York-based educational Turken Foundation has purchased the home of legendary American-Muslim boxer Muhammad Ali to turn the estate into an educational camp and build a museum in Ali's honor.

AFP - Britain's Anthony Joshua retained his world heavyweight titles by inflicting the first stoppage defeat of Alexander Povetkin's professional career with a ruthless seventh-round finish at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

A previously close contest turned in Joshua's favour decisively when he sent the Russian crashing to the canvas with a straight right hand and left hook.

Usain Bolt said he was "saying goodbye to everything" and "almost cried" as his successful career came to a close at the World Championships in London, reported BBC Sport. 

Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Bolt, 30, is retiring from athletics having illuminated the sport like few others.

The death of Muhammad Ali, the former heavyweight champion known as much for his political activism as his boxing brilliance, triggered a worldwide outpouring of affection and admiration for one of the best-known figures of the 20th century. 

BELGRADE - Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has passed away after a more than 30-year battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 74.

Ali was such a dominating Olympic and professional boxer and so admired that Sports Illustrated magazine named him Sportsman of the 20th Century.