Paying more than lip service to Louisville

A bit of travel advice here for the US sports fans among you: Louisville, Kentucky.

Wed, 20 May, 2015 - 01:00

I finally made it to the hometown of Muhammad Ali over the past weekend and discovered a city with an incredible cross-section of sporting passions.

This is of course the city that lies smack bang in the middle of the basketballing heartland of Northern Kentucky, right by the banks of the Ohio River.

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