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Barack Obama to miss Muhammad Ali’s memorial

UNITED STATES: The White House has confirmed that US president Barack Obama will not attend Muhammad Ali's funeral, adding that he will be represented by the White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett.

Muhammad Ali poses with his fists, raised one last time

British photographer Zenon Texeira, narrates the story behind the last shoot of the three-time heavyweight boxing champion.

Will Smith and Lennox Lewis to be Muhammad Ali pallbearers

LOUISVILLE: Actor Will Smith and former boxing world champion Lennox Lewis will serve as pallbearers together with six other people during Muhammad Ali's funeral Friday, a spokesman said.

Senate passes condolence motion over Muhammad Ali’s death

ISLAMABAD: The Senate of Pakistan on Monday passed a condolence motion over the death of boxing legend Muhammad Ali and offered Fatiha for the heightening of his stages in hereafter, ARY News reported.

Ali’s body back home in Louisville

LOUISVILLE: The family of boxing legend Muhammad Ali on Sunday accompanied his body back to his hometown Louisville, ahead of a public funeral procession and service expected to draw huge crowds in honor of "The Greatest."

Muhammad Ali’s funeral ‘open to everybody’

LOUISVILLE: The world is invited to the funeral of Muhammad Ali in his hometown on Friday where the boxing legend's life will be celebrated with a public funeral procession and memorial service, a family spokesman said.

From Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali: Why “The Greatest” changed his name

Muhammad Ali, considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight champions, embraced Islam in 1964 and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. He termed his old alias Cassius Clay as his 'slave name'.

Key fights in the boxing career of Muhammad Ali

Important bouts in the career of former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali:

Muhammad Ali died of ‘septic shock’: family

SCOTTSDALE: A public funeral procession and memorial service for boxing legend Muhammad Ali will take place in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky on Friday, a family spokesman said Saturday.

Amir Khan says Muhammad Ali inspired his charity work

ISLAMABAD: British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan paid tribute to legendary fighter Muhammad Ali Saturday, calling him the "people's champion" and saying Ali's life outside the ring had inspired him to help those in need.

Muhammad Ali knocked out by Parkinson’s, say specialists

PARIS: One of Muhammad Ali's greatest battles was not in the ring but against Parkinson's disease, which severely hampered his speech and motor skills in the last three decades of his life.

Ali’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ still resonates in Kinshasa

KINSHASA, DR CONGO: At the sound of Muhammad Ali's name Martino Kavuala, now a 63-year-old estate agent in Kinshasa, seems to light up as he recalls the "Rumble in the Jungle" back in 1974 which "held us spellbound".

George Foreman recalls charismatic foe, and friend, Ali

LOS ANGELES: George Foreman no longer wonders why a devastating defeat at the hands of Muhammad Ali in the fabled Rumble in the Jungle of 1974 proved the catalyst for an enduring friendship.

Muhammad Ali’s daughters pay tribute to legendary father

Laila Ali has shared photographs to pay tribute to her legendary boxer father Muhammad Ali who died today at the age of 74. 

Why is Muhammad Ali’s star on the wall, not the Walk of Fame?

With the death of Muhammad Ali, fans have gathered at the legendary boxer's star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The wit and wisdom of Muhammad Ali

LOS ANGELES: Muhammad Ali's penchant for poetry and his readiness with a pithy quote delighted some and made others squirm.

Obama hails Ali as champion ‘who fought for what was right’

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama paid tribute Saturday to late boxing great Muhammad Ali, as a towering champion "who fought for what was right" not just in the ring but outside it as well.

Boxing: Ali made a jungle Rumble by flattening Foreman

LOS ANGELES: Boxing icon Muhammad Ali, known simply as "The Greatest," captured the greatest victory of his career in 1974 by knocking out George Foreman to win the "Rumble in the Jungle."

Historic Liston fight gave birth to Ali legend

LOS ANGELES: Cassius Clay had just beaten world champion Sonny Liston when he turned his wrath on the ringside reporters who had written him off as an underdog, shouting: "Eat your words!"

Key dates in Muhammad Ali’s life and career

LOS ANGELES:  The following is a list of key dates in the life and career of late boxing giant Muhammad Ali:

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