Being a columnist, especially a prominent one, is still an important role.

The Oscars are heavily influenced by nostalgia this year.

Sprung from the bench, he destroyed the New Jersey Nets with 25 points and seven assists.

The New York melting pot was overflowing in Lower Manhattan yesterday morning, all manner of people brought there by their champion football team.

With so many subplots funnelling into tomorrow night’s Super Bowl, the expectations are that it will be one of the most watched NFL title games of all time.

For those who follow his exploits closely, Jim Irsay admitting Sunday’s Super Bowl is the end of an era for the team he owns will come as no surprise.

The spark was lit during the summer of 2002, the weekend of Stephen Quigley’s wedding in Indianapolis.

I WON’T dwell on Simon Zebo here.

AS the Manchester United first team filed in from training at the Cliff, a young Kevin Grogan stood hopefully with his autograph book at the bottom of the stairs.

As Muhammad Ali turns 70 today, a nation honours a sporting hero that has come to define what it means to be American, writes John Riordan