1881 — A small group of tennis club members meets at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City to form the world’s first national governing body for tennis: the United States National Lawn Tennis ...

An auctioneer from Somerset is selling what he claims is one of history’s most famous pieces of sporting memorabilia: the infamous split boxing glove from Muhammad Ali’s 1963 fight with Henry Cooper.

The blood-soaked boxing gloves worn by Muhammad Ali and Henry Cooper in their ferocious rematch are on sale for £75,000 - as one of sport’s most macabre souvenirs. Cooper famously knocked down Ali ...

Before he became Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay was known as the “Louisville Loud-mouth”, as famous for his sharp taunts and poetic put-downs as he was for his skills in the ring. In 1963, ...