Muhammad Ali’s first sounds were “Gee-Gee, Gee-Gee.” His beautiful mother Odessa Clay called her son “G-G” for the rest of her life, and years later, Ali would say, “After I won the Golden Gloves, I told Mama that from the very beginning, I was trying to say, ‘Golden Gloves.’ ” So began the life of Muhammad Ali, who celebrates his 70th birthday today. Though many know him as the greatest boxer of all time, few know that it was actually the theft of his bicycle at age 12 that began his boxing career.

With All Due RespectLawrence Tibbett, now in his 26th year of baritoning for the Metropolitan Opera, was given a little backstage party and a few handsome knickknacks in honor of the first 25 years. Still in costume from Benjamin Britten’s gloomy Peter Grimes (see cut), Larry told his coworkers: “An expression of love from your colleagues is the dearest and most stimulating thing in the world. Now look at what you’ve done!

Algeria international Riyad Mahrez completed his move from the reigning Premier League champions Manchester City to Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli earlier today, July 28, 2023. The 32-year-old midfielder, who had two years left on his contract with City, is the latest big-name player to join the Saudi Pro League club. Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante, and Ruben Neves have already joined Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia this summer, while Steven Gerrard has been appointed manager of Al-Ettifaq and Michael Emenalo has been appointed Saudi Pro League’s director of football.

The first response I get when I tell people I’m ugly is often gentle, well-meaning disagreement. “No you’re not, you’re just… different” and, “everyone is beautiful in their own way” are just a few responses I get when I try to discuss appearance diversity. But they’re lies. See, I was born with a fist-sized tumour in the middle of my face and deformed legs. The tumour formed early during my development, subsumed my nose and pushed my eyes to the side of my head, like a fish.

A colourful interracial wedding involving a Nigerian man and his Indian partner has got netizens gushingLike in Bollywood movies, the lovebirds tied the knot in a lovely occasion patterned after the Asian country's traditionSome social media users wondered how the lovebirds did it considering their different races, as they celebrated their unionA footage from the wedding of a Nigerian man and his Indian lover has gone viral on the social media platform TikTok.