Muhammad Ali

• 1 Champion night as starstruck crowd honour Muhammad Ali
  Over 50 years after he won a gold medal in Rome, Muhammad Ali was honoured by a VIP crowd in London ahead of the 2012 Olympics. Some of the glitterati who came through the doors of the Victoria and Albert...

• 2 Muhammad Ali electrifies the atmosphere in London ahead of Games
  None of the imposing grace of his 'butterfly' heyday remains. And he appears slighter and even more frail than in recent years. But Muhammad Ali's newest slogan, one of many the silver-tongued athlete...

• 3 Muhammad Ali's lookalike grandson stars with him in new Louis Vuitton ad
  Standing with his feet apart and his chest puffed out, the little boy in the photograph wearing boxing gloves easily has the swagger of his famous grandfather. The youngster, who is Muhammad Ali's grandson, has...

• 4 The night David met The Greatest at Muhammad's star-studded 70th birthday bash
  David Beckham is so much more than a football player. So naturally, he was thrilled to meet one of the original sports heroes. The proud player delightedly shook hands with Muhammad Ali – a man...

• 5 The Greatest at 70: Muhammad Ali, so much more than a hero in the ring
  "I am the greatest." It's a proclamation Muhammad Ali has repeated again and again right from the start of his boxing career. As he put it: "I figured that if I said it enough, I would...

• 6 Muhammad Ali turns 70: Heavyweight champion of verse's best quotes
  It was what set him apart from other fighters – Muhammad Ali's razor sharp rhymes. His witty phrases usually taunted opponents and always lauded his own prowess. As he turns 70, we take a...

• 7 Halle Berry's moment of clarity: 'I should have married Muhammad Ali'
  As Halle Berry accepted an award at a fundraiser hosed by Muhammad Ali, the Oscar-winning actress seemed to have a moment of clarity. "I would have been better off not marrying all these other men,"...

• 8 Muhammad Ali shows his fighting spirit during trip to home of Irish ancestors
  For a moment he was transformed once again into the legendary boxer who made his mark on history. With a steely look in his eyes, Muhammad Ali raised his fists into a fighting stance as a thunderous cheer...

• 9 Muhammad Ali shuns his wheelchair on an emotional visit to Britain
  He doesn't speak and the days since he floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee are long over. What remains intact is the indomitable will and the sense of devotion to his public. When Muhammad...