JOHN WIGHT meets the former British champion whose greatest battles have been fought outside of the ring
European nights, passionate supporters and a new sense of freedom await the Egyptian in Turkey, writes JAMES NALTON
FOLDED conveniently into the narratives about his “complicated past” was the detail about Kobe Bryant that could have wrecked him.
It was a rape allegation by a 19-year-old employee of a Colorado hotel. It happened in 2003. Some argued that making that life-altering detail a mere footnote to the stories detailing Bryant’s life and unexpected death was the human thing to do on such an awful day.
Others felt it was another example of an icon being given a pass of sorts because he was a successful athlete.
Against the backdrop of the Durham Miners’ Gala, Matt Kerr talks to ANDY McDONALD MP about Labour’s mistakes, Burnham’s leadership and why raising living standards must come first
RON JACOBS recommends a book that charts the disparate circumstances that defined the lives of two prominent black Afro-Americans — one a communist, the other an anti-communist
Gisele Pelicot said ‘shame must change sides.’ We may think we agree, but, argues LOUISE RAW, society still has some way to go
SCOTT ALSWORTH searches for something – anything – worth recommending from the year’s releases