60 h. ago Boxing legend George Foreman to be honored at Houston memorial service

Family, friends and the public are set to remember boxing legend George Foreman at a memorial service in his hometown of Houston

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3 d. ago Arsenal drop points to Brentford as Liverpool edge closer to title

ARSENAL 1-1 BRENTFORD: Thomas Partey had given Arsenal the lead just after the hour mark, but Yoane Wissa grabbed Brentford's equaliser with 16 minutes left

Society

6 d. ago Man handed life term for murder of taxi driver who died one year after attack

Steven Greig, 47, left Mark Ward, 55, severely disabled after the attack in Dundee in 2022 and his victim later died the following year in hospital.

Events

9 d. ago Antiques Roadshow guest stuns host by refusing to sell pens worth huge sum despite 'never using them'

Antiques Roadshow expert Mark Hill was left stunned when a guest brought in a set of pens worth hundreds.

Culture

2 w. ago I don’t want to die with a freezer full of seeds. It’s time to rethink biodiversity and preservation | Chris Smith

Hurricane Helene proved a hard truth: a freezer of seeds is the literal version of putting all your eggs in one basketAbout a month after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina last fall, Roger Wynn and I met in an Asheville, North Carolina, supermarket parking lot. He’d driven two hours from Little Mountain, South Carolina, where the passing storm had also left its destructive mark.“When the power finally came back on,” Wynn said, “two of my freezers didn’t work.” Wynn was worried not about spoiled food inside, but his seed collection. On that autumn day, in an act of forced downsizing and seed philanthropy, Wynn handed over two boxes filled with seeds. He wanted me, as founder of the non-profit Utopian Seed Project, to share the seeds with farmers across the region. The boxes contained a trove of Appalachian varieties: speckled field peas, white mountain half-runner beans, purple-podded bush beans and lots of butterbeans. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Blake Lively fans left disgusted by her shocking behavior during donut PR stunt that 'missed the mark'

Blake Lively is being called out for a 'disgusting' mistake she made while serving donuts at a friend's cafe this week.

Sport

2 w. ago Sports quiz of the week: FA Cup, George Foreman and Trent Alexander

Have you been paying attention to the big stories in football, rugby, boxing, motor sport, figure skating? Continue reading...

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2 w. ago BBC Antiques Roadshow guest gobsmacked at staggering value of war medals in 'appalling condition'

BBC Antiques Roadshow expert Mark Smith was left gobsmacked by the value of a set of family medals as he fumed over the "horrible" condition they were in and told the owners off.

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2 w. ago Emmerdale fans heap praise on newcomer as a 'breath of fresh air' and liken him to soap icon

Kammy joined the ITV soap in March and has already left his mark on the Dales

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3 w. ago Anthony Joshua told fight with George Foreman would have ended very badly

George Foreman, a two-time heavyweight champion, passed away last week at the age of 76 - but Carl Froch has no doubts about how he would've fared in this era of boxing

Sport

3 w. ago ‘I want to set a good example:’ the George Foreman I knew was generous and kind

The great heavyweight champion took his religion seriously and became lifelong friends with Muhammad AliGeorge Foreman died on 21 March at the much-too-young age of 76. His aura of strength was such that there were times when it seemed as though he’d live for ever.People know about George Foreman the fighter and George Foreman the product pitchman; holding a small American flag in the ring after winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics; dethroning Joe Frazier in Jamaica; losing the title to Muhammad Ali in Zaire; the quixotic ring comeback that culminated in a 10th-round knockout of Michael Moorer to reclaim the heavyweight crown; and George Foreman’s Lean Mean Grilling Machine, which earned him more than $100m. I lived through those times. But I was also privileged to know George as a person. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The George Foreman I knew was generous, kind and determined to set an example

The great heavyweight champion took his religion seriously and became lifelong friends with Muhammad AliGeorge Foreman died on Friday at the much‑too‑young age of 76. His aura of strength was such that there were times when it seemed as though he’d live for ever.People know about George Foreman the fighter and George Foreman the product pitchman; holding a small American flag in the ring after winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics; dethroning Joe Frazier in Jamaica; losing the title to Muhammad Ali in Zaire; the quixotic ring comeback that culminated in a 10th-round knockout of Michael Moorer to reclaim the heavyweight crown; and George Foreman’s Lean Mean Grilling Machine, which earned him more than $100m. I lived through those times. But I was also privileged to know George as a person. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago From boxing monster to cuddly veteran – George Foreman was unique

The former heavyweight champion died this weekend but his remarkable story of two distinct parts will live on

Politics

3 w. ago 'George Foreman was more than just a boxer – he made history and left a mark on the world'

Former boxing world champion George Foreman died at the age of 76, but 'Big George' was so much more than a boxer. He was also a minister, a humanitarian and an entrepreneur

Politics

3 w. ago George Foreman showed every gesture is political – especially for Black athletes | Bryan Armen Graham

At the 1968 Olympics, Foreman’s flag-waving was seen as deference if not betrayal. But the reaction to it reveals the limited ways we allow Black athletes to express themselvesWhen a teenager from Texas named George Foreman waved a tiny American flag in the boxing ring after winning Olympic gold in 1968, he had little awareness of the political minefield beneath his size 15 feet. The moment, captured by television cameras for an audience of millions during one of the most volatile periods in American history, was instantly contrasted with another image from two days earlier at the same Mexico City Games: Tommie Smith and John Carlos, heads bowed and black-gloved fists raised in salute during the US national anthem, a silent act of protest that would become one of the defining visuals of the 20th century. Their message was unmistakable: a rebuke of the country that had sent them to compete while continuing to deny civil rights to people who looked like them. Their action was seen as ...

Politics

3 w. ago Donald Trump pays emotional tribute to George Foreman after boxing great dies at 76: 'I knew him well'

President Trump has paid tribute to the great boxer George Foreman, after his death was announced by his family on Friday at the age of 76.

Events

3 w. ago GEORGE FOREMAN OBITUARY: Serial winner Big George knew losing to Muhammad Ali would be a huge part of his legacy... but it took two to make Rumble in the Jungle, writes JEFF POWELL

JEFF POWELL: It took two to make Rumble In The Jungle. As it took time for George to learn that when it came to making history with Muhammad Ali, it didn't really matter in the end who won or lost.

Politics

3 w. ago George Foreman: a charmer who left his mark in the dirt and dust of the fight game

Former heavyweight champion was always more complex and interesting than his contrasting personae suggestedBoxing seems a smaller and darker world now. George Foreman has gone and, with his death, he takes a little more of the ­fading light and lost glory of the ring with him. My own life in ­boxing, which stretches across 55 years, can be divided into stages and all of them carry markers Foreman left in the dirt and dust of the fight game.From the malevolent force he ­personified when he became ­heavyweight champion of the world to the lovable old grandad ­making hundreds of millions as the face of a food grill business, Foreman could be easily ­caricatured. But he was always more complex and interesting than his contrasting personae suggested. Continue reading...

Sport

3 w. ago George Foreman's staggering £200m grill fortune almost never happened

The two-time heavyweight champion, who passed away on Saturday, left behind a vast fortune for his family

Economics

3 w. ago George Foreman leaves incredible fortune to 11 kids after everyone bought his grill

The legendary boxer has died at the age of 76

Politics