Article: The great "comebacks": Muhammad Ali to Michael Jordan.(Sports)

PARIS, July 29, 2009 (AFP) - Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is set to make a comeback at the age of 40 for his beloved Ferrari at the European Grand Prix on August 23 in Valencia.His is just the latest in a series of comebacks of former champions who found the temptation for further glory too good to resist.These are some of the former greats who have had another crack at more success with varied results.CyclingLANCE ARMSTRONGThe combative seven-time Tour de France champion couldn't resist another tilt at the greatest cycling race in the world and duly announced his return to the sport last year at the age of 37. He defied the sceptics to produce a ...

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