Ian Botham says “box-office” Ben Stokes deserves every penny of the more than £1.7 million ($2.1mn) that the England all-rounder will rake in playing in the Indian Premier League. Stokes set a record for an overseas player in the cash-rich Twenty20 competition when Rising Pune Supergiants shelled out for him at last week’s auction. The … Read more
Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke was “made to feel like a criminal” as he was denied entry to the United States on Friday. Yorke said he was prevented from entering the USA due to an Iranian stamp on his passport having represented the ‘World Stars’ in a charity match against ‘Iranian Stars’ in Tehran … Read more
Britain’s four-time Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah says he is “relieved” he can return to his US home after it was clarified that President Donald Trump’s travel ban did not apply to him. Somali nationals are among those banned from travelling to the US under the executive order issued on Friday. That had applied to … Read more
Sir John Hurt’s wife, Anwen, has led tributes to the veteran actor after he died at the age of 77. The Bafta-winning star, known for his roles in Alien and The Elephant Man, had been treated for pancreatic cancer in 2015. Sir John’s wife said he had brought “joy and magic” and it would be … Read more
Veteran actor Sir John Hurt has died aged 77, his agent has said. The Bafta-winning star, known for his roles in Alien and The Elephant Man, continued working despite being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015. He recently starred as Father Richard McSorley in Jackie, the biopic of President John F. Kennedy’s wife. US director … Read more
Veteran actor Sir John Hurt has died aged 77, his agent has said. The Bafta-winning star, known for his roles in Alien and The Elephant Man, continued working despite being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015. He recently starred as Father Richard McSorley in Jackie, the biopic of President John F. Kennedy’s wife. US director … Read more
Britain’s Andy Murray won his first Grand Slam match since becoming world number one but was given a stern test by world number 95 Illya Marchenko. A clearly frustrated Murray was far from his best but reached the second round of the Australian Open with a 7-5 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 win over the Ukrainian. The … Read more
Bradley Wiggins announced his retirement from professional cycling on Wednesday, bringing the curtain down on a career that saw him become one of Britain’s greatest sportsmen. The 36-year-old became Britain’s first Tour de France winner in 2012 and bows out with eight Olympic medals, including five golds, and seven world titles, across track and road … Read more
Five-time Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins has announced his retirement from cycling aged 36. The 2012 Tour de France winner said he had fulfilled a “childhood aspiration” of making a career out of the sport. “I’ve met my idols and ridden with and alongside the best for 20 years,” he said. “2016 is the end … Read more
Sir Bradley Wiggins has announced his retirement from cycling aged 36. The five-time Olympic champion and 2012 Tour de France winner said he had fulfilled his “childhood aspiration” of making a career out of the sport. “I’ve met my idols and ridden with and alongside the best for 20 years,” he said. “2016 is the … Read more
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has woven its magic by winning best play at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards. The show, a sequel to JK Rowling’s books, opened in the West End this summer to five-star reviews. Ralph Fiennes was named best actor for both The Master Builder and Richard III, while Billie … Read more
Roger Waters made his feelings about Donald Trump abundantly clear during his performance at the Desert Trip music festival. As the 73-year-old performed the Pink Floyd song Pigs, Mr Trump’s face appeared on the massive video screen above the stage. Meanwhile, a parade-sized balloon shaped like a pig floated above the audience. Waters, a co-founder … Read more
Sir Cliff Richard has begun legal action against the BBC and South Yorkshire Police after he was investigated over sex assault allegations. Live television pictures, including shots from a helicopter, showed police searching Sir Cliff’s Berkshire penthouse in August 2014 while he was on holiday. It led to him being publicly named, but he was … Read more
The 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded for the development of the world’s smallest machines. Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa will share the 8m kronor (£727,000) prize for the design and synthesis of machines on a molecular scale. They were named at a press conference in Sweden. The machines conceived … Read more
GlaxoSmithKline has appointed Emma Walmsley, its current head of consumer healthcare, as its new chief executive. Ms. Walmsley, who joined the UK’s biggest drugmaker in 2010 from L’Oreal, will replace current chief Sir Andrew Witty next year. She will take over from Sir Andrew in March 2017. Ms. Walmsley, who describes herself as “competitive”, will … Read more