Tuesday 17 May, 2022
Stick on the kettle and enjoy the best of the week’s sportswriting.
It’s the one-year anniversary of Ali’s death today.
This was the second time he was detained.
A memorial service was held for three-time world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
The Champ knew how he wanted to say farewell.
The winger isn’t playing for fame, but was happy to help her side put their best foot forward on a fast track in Scotland.
IFTA-winning doc When Ali Came to Ireland, to screen tonight on RTÉ1, hit home with legendary boxer’s family.
Ali’s brother was quoted in British newspapers saying The Greatest is on the brink of death yesterday.
Film tells story of how a circus strongman from Kerry brought ‘The Greatest’ to fight in Croke Park in 1972.
An Irishman, a prince, a pretty boy, a woman and a real life actor who had 15 minutes of fame in the ring.
He floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee. Today he celebrates a milestone birthday, so here’s the champ’s life, in pictures.
New York came to a standstill as the champ Frazier took on the much-maligned ‘draft-dodging’ Ali, four decades ago today.
