Fifty years ago, an upstart American boxer who later became known as Muhammad Ali 'shook the world' when he dethroned Sonny Liston to claim the heavyweight championship of the world in Miami Beach.
Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, died on Friday aged 74, had a record-setting boxing career. His unprecedented flair for showmanship and controversial stands made him one of the best-known figures of the 20th century,
Important bouts in the career of former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali.
Bikash Mohapatra salutes boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
Indians had an opportunity to see legendary boxer Muhammad Ali in action in 1980 when he visited the country for exhibition bouts.
The silver-tongued boxing champion's life story is full of inspiration.
The Rumble in the Jungle was the greatest boxing spectacle of the 20th century, notes Dhruv Munjal.
More than 60 years ago, a bicycle thief in Louisville, Kentucky, unknowingly set in motion one of the most amazing sports careers in history.
'Every Ali obituary I read made the point that he 'transcended his sport' -- a reference to the many battles he fought with America even as he fought in America.' 'What the obituaries leave out is that Ali equally transcended the boundaries of geography and of information -- as witness the Chennai teen who assimilated that most mobile of fighters through still images shorn of context.'
Aseem Chhabra lists the films that won his heart at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
'He spoke to the fact that his West Indies -- a team that brings joy wherever it goes, the one team that plays with a carefree spirit in these days of carefully calibrated professionalism -- played this tournament enveloped in a world of hurt,' says Prem Panicker, the legendary cricket writer, reviewing the World T20 final.
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
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