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Inside the G20 Animal Farm
African wildlife policy must be led by African scientists and communities, not curated for private facilities an ocean away
Tyson to new fighters: Never end up like me
Mike Tyson’s first promotional fight card went about the same way as his boxing career. Dramatic, memorable and controversial.
Mike Tyson to hit TV screens
Mike Tyson is going back to pay TV, where his fights were some of the biggest moneymakers in boxing history.
Mike Tyson takes a shot at playing Othello
Former heavyweight champion has set his sights on Shakespeare after wrapping up his one-man stage show called "Undisputed Truth".
Mike Tyson: The cat among the pigeons
Baddest of the bad boys Mike Tyson does not do small talk — unless it is all about him, of course. <b>John Crace</b> caught up with him.
Emotional Iron Mike inducted into Boxing Hall of Fame
The out-of-control character Mike Tyson once was is dead now, and he tries to bury his former persona even deeper every time he opens his mouth.
In the clearing stands a boxer
Despite numerous hardships Zimbabwe’s new hero is still a fighter.
Holyfield bids to become oldest champion
Evander Holyfield is planning to challenge Nikolai Valuev for the WBA heavyweight title in a bid to become the oldest world champion in boxing.
Cannes critics cool as film competition nears end
A lack of memorable movies mean the 2008 Cannes film festival is unlikely to live long in the minds of many critics, who argue that after a solid start the main competition…
Tortured genius Maradona hits the big screen in Cannes
Diego Maradona, the Argentinian soccer genius notorious for the ”Hand of God” goal and a post-football descent into drugs, hits the big screen in Cannes on Tuesday in a…
‘Baddest man on the planet’ reflects on life
Mike Tyson, the self-professed ”baddest man on the planet”, who did not believe he would reach the age of 40, is still alive and says he has been clean from drugs and alcohol for…
Cannes kicks off with kung-fu pandas, vision of apocalypse
Kicking kung-fu pandas and a chilling Brazilian vision of the apocalypse: the Cannes film festival kicked off on Wednesday blending fun with philosophy, and Hollywood…
Don King refuses to fade away
At an age when he could be forgiven for slipping on his favourite pair of slippers, relaxing in a fireside armchair and re-watching any one of the 500 or more world-title fights…
Mabuza shows class but Sanders goes down
IBO bantamweight champion Silence Mabuza showed why he is the only South African boxer rated in the top ten by Ring magazine, and former heavyweight champion Corrie Sanders’s…
No ‘peaceful protest’ at Tyson dinner
An organisation formed by women’s rights activists in response to Jacob Zuma’s rape trial has been denied an opportunity to hold a "peaceful protest" outside the Emperors Palace…