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George Foreman, heavyweight boxer and purveyor of grills, dies
Reuters, Published on 22/03/2025
» TOKYO — American George Foreman, one of the great second acts in sports who reclaimed the heavyweight boxing title after coming out of retirement and became a celebrated product pitchman, died on Friday at age 76, his family said.
McGregor demolishes Cerrone in 40-second return to UFC octagon
AFP, Published on 19/01/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Conor McGregor made a triumphant return to the UFC octagon on Saturday, pummelling Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone for a technical knockout victory in just 40 seconds.
Five great sporting comebacks
AFP, Published on 15/04/2019
» LOS ANGELES - Tiger Woods crowned his comeback from a near two-year injury layoff on Sunday by claiming victory in the Masters at Augusta National, winning his 15th career major nearly 11 years after his last triumph, at the 2008 US Open.
Joshua overpowers Povetkin to retain world heavyweight titles
AFP, Published on 23/09/2018
» LONDON: 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.
Time for Jones to hang up gloves
Sports, Oliver Fennell, Published on 07/02/2018
» Roy Jones Jr fights tomorrow. No, that is not a misprint. The 90s legend, now 49 years old, will contest a 10-round title fight in Florida against a man young enough to be his son.