Boxing’s back off the canvass with the billion dollar fight of the century — and that’s bad news for the upstart UFC bidding to muscle in on the money.

Circus skills are about to explode in Ireland writes Nuala Woulfe

Your guide to what's on the box on St Stephen's Day.

Five years after his death, singer Michael Jackson is generating a fortune and is the top-earning dead celebrity, raking in an estimated $140m (€109m) in the past year for his estate, Forbes said.

1|cinema|A THOUSAND TIMES GOODNIGHT

A woman hurled a shoe at Hillary Clinton as the former secretary of state was delivering a speech at a Las Vegas hotel, but Clinton dodged it and continued with her remarks, said a US Secret Service spokesman.

Michael Jackson's Estate have asked for an abuse allegation against the late singer to be dismissed.

Daft Punk’s electronic-funk grooves have won big at the Grammys.

Rejecting the adrenalin junkie option of hurling herself from the top of one of the world’s tallest buildings, Isabel Conway takes a multicultural tour of Macau’s many attractions.

Bon Jovi topped the list of 2013's highest-grossing worldwide concert tours by taking $259.5 million last year.

Britney Spears has begun her set of shows in Las Vegas with a performance that looks strikingly like the Cirque du Soleil productions found elsewhere on the Strip.

Music producer Quincy Jones is suing Michael Jackson’s estate, claiming he is owed millions in royalties and production fees on some of the superstar’s greatest hits.

Michael Jackson regained the title of the top-earning dead celebrity in the past year, easily surpassing Elvis Presley and cartoonist Charles Schulz, Forbes magazine said.

Next week’s Fringe will be Róise Goan’s last as director. She has helped make the festival the spiritual home of contemporary performance, says Pádraic Killeen

Michael Jackson’s personal chef has described for jurors the home lives of the pop superstar’s children during the final months of the singer’s life and their continuing grief over their father’s death nearly four years ago.

The favourites for tonight's Britain's Got Talent final - Attraction - say they have a 'surprise' lined up.

One Direction and Robbie Williams helped Dublin’s O2 last year gross over $41m (€32m) and to jump one place to become the fourth- best attended music arena in the world.

Cheryl Cole's tour will cost €2.5m to insure.

MUSIC NEWS: After the incidents and controversy generated by the recent Swedish House Mafia concert in Dublin, chances are that promoters, gardaí, local authorities, etc, will go all out to be seen to be on top of events in their area.

Bono has recorded a duet of Lady Gaga's 'Telephone' with his wife Ali Hewson.

Bands including Boyzone and The Corrs along with hundreds of others shared a €37.7m bonanza last year from the public performance and broadcast of their songs.

Christopher Plummer has won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in 'Beginners'.

Michael Jackson's hand and footprints are to be immortalised in cement in Hollywood today, two and a half years after his death.

KISS rocker Gene Simmons has blasted Madonna as a "karaoke singer".

MICHAEL JACKSON was named this year’s top-earning dead celebrity in a list compiled by financial website Forbes.com, earning the title for the second year in a row following his death in 2009.

Michael Jackson has been named the highest-earning dead celebrity of the past year.

Australia advised its citizens to consider leaving Tokyo and earthquake-affected areas today, joining a growing number of governments and businesses telling their people it may be safer elsewhere.

MICHAEL JACKSON’S sudden death sparked an outpouring of grief around the world, but fans also opened their wallets to make him this year’s top-earning dead celebrity with $275 million (€198m).

It is estimated that Michael Jackson's estate has generated at least $1bn (€812.14m) in revenues in the year since his death.

MICROSOFT unveiled its new controller-free, motion sensor system Kinect for Xbox 360 at a launch in Los Angeles.

The QE2 cruise liner could be sold off as its Dubai owner looks to ease its debt mountain, it was reported today.

THE Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other space travellers landed safely in Kazakhstan yesterday, ending the entertainment tycoon’s mirthful space odyssey.

A Russian space official said the Soyuz capsule with circus tycoon Guy Laliberte, a Russian cosmonaut and US astronauts, landed in Kazakhstan.

A billionaire clown blasted off today on a Soyuz rocket trip to the International Space Station.

A former stiltwalker and fire-eater is stealing Nasa’s space show.

Bosses at animal rights group PETA have heaped praised on Britney Spears for deciding not to feature animals in her upcoming Circus tour.

Take That considered renaming their album after they found out it had almost the same title as Britney Spears’s new release, Mark Owen has revealed.

The future of the Canadian Grand Prix continues to hang in the balance.

Pussycat Dolls original Carmit Bachar has quit the all-girl group to produce and star in a touring revue.

George Martin, the classically trained producer of the Beatles, was honoured last night in Los Angeles.

SINGER Amy Winehouse won five Grammy awards, including record and song of the year for her autobiographical hit Rehab.

More than 30 years after they split up, The Beatles have helped boost sales of British bands abroad.

YOU’VE been making a mountain out of a molehill! That was the message from Nick Faldo to the assembled golfing media at Carnoustie yesterday as he made little of his controversial comments about European golfers being too friendly to go out and win a major championship.

Prince's residency in Las Vegas is coming to a close - he'll vacate the Rio hotel and casino at the end of the month.