Rory McIlroy is certainly the biggest name to pull out of this summer’s Olympics in Rio because of concerns over the Zika virus but he is not the first.

The former star of ‘Friends’ Matt LeBlanc is proving a perfect choice to present the revamped ‘Top Gear’ writes Will Lawrence.

There's a new Spider-Man movie on the way called Homecoming. It features Brit Tom Holland in the suit playing a more teenaged version of the character, who will be making his big screen debut in Captain America Civil War in just a few short days.

Kid friendly horror stuff and some really, really old comedy nostalgia are big this week, thanks to Goosebumps and Dad's Army

J.K. Rowlings adaptation of her own book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them already picked up Eddie Redmayne for the leading role of Newt Scamander and there's more top casting news.

After nine gruelling months, 19 races and 1,037 race laps the Formula 1 circus has reached the deserts of Abu Dhabi and it’s final stop of its globe-trotting calendar.

Lewis Hamilton may have moved further clear at the top of the championship standings after victory at the Japanese Grand Prix but the Brit was unconcerned about his title tilt after Marussia’s Jules Bianchi was left fighting for his life.

Ceremonies to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day are drawing thousands of visitors to the cemeteries, beaches and stone-walled villages of Normandy, including some of the few survivors of the largest sea-borne invasion ever mounted.

David Beckham can't keep up with his son Romeo.

An incredible day of tactical racing has set the tone for the weekend

Writer-director Harmony Korine has repeatedly stuck two fingers up to the cosy conventions of mainstream film-making.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has hit out at Red Bull for ordering Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel to hold station at last weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix.

Britney Spears said she has made the “difficult decision” to leave Fox TV’s The X Factor after one season.

Great Britain’s Ben Ainslie became the most successful sailor in Olympic history after today securing a fourth successive gold medal.

A British man wanted for questioning over a botched plot to bring a record haul of cocaine into Ireland, has been arrested in Portugal.

Rafael Nadal was faced with a common line of questioning after his first-round win over Thomaz Bellucci yesterday – his long-standing rivalry with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.

Simon Cowell is targeting a "very famous actress" to judge 'The X Factor' in America.

Hugh Laurie has topped a poll to appear in the 'Doctor Who' movie.

ITV bosses are considering postponing ‘The X Factor’ until January 2012.

Britney Spears is working on a "big big big" new song.

Britney Spears takes on the role of Madonna in her ‘Glee’ cameo appearance.

Britney Spears’ mother has reportedly moved in with her.

LIMERICK lingo is a rule onto its own.

Music mogul Simon Cowell managed to talk his way out of a traffic ticket in California at the weekend after striking up a conversation with the police officer about his fellow 'American Idol' judges.

Indian screen idol Amitabh Bachchan has denied criticising the makers of Golden Globe winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire'.

British movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' hit the jackpot at the annual Critics’ Choice Awards today, scooping five gongs including best picture.

Hugh Jackman has pulled out of Roman epic 'Cleo' and will no longer play Catherine Zeta-Jones' lover in the big-budget 3-D musical.

Eddie Jordan believes Lewis Hamilton got lucky in winning a “miracle” Formula One world championship, after driving himself into a near hopeless position in Brazil.

Rock matriarch-turned-reality show queen Sharon Osbourne is urging Americans not to vote for US vice-president hopeful Sarah Palin - because the Republican nomination of the Alaskan Governor is just a desperate ploy to win women's votes.

Britney Spears has shared the secrets to her svelte new figure, saying “I’m the healthiest I’ve been in my life.

An English pipe fitter who was racially abused and taunted on a Dublin building site was awarded €20,000 in compensation, it was revealed today.

AN ENGLISH pipe-fitter who was racially abused and taunted in his Irish workplace was awarded €20,000 in compensation.

Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen is not angry with Lewis Hamilton over the shunt that cost him valuable points in his title defence – and earned the British driver a 10-place drop down the grid for the next grand prix in France.

Britney Spears and Mel Gibson are off on holiday together!

Kimi Raikkonen banished the memory of last Sunday’s disastrous start to the season by claiming a comfortable victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Felipe Massa dominated first free practice for Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix but team-mate Kimi Raikkonen and rival Lewis Hamilton both seemed to suffer mechanical problems.

Team Principal Ross Brawn is convinced Honda still have a bright future despite writing off the team’s entire 2008 season.

Joe Calzaghe promised to end American veteran Bernard Hopkins’ legendary career when the pair came face to face in London today.

Britney Spears is to return going home to Louisiana with her mother Lynne as soon as she is released from hospital in Los Angeles.

Lewis Hamilton believes his lack of experience around the Shanghai International Circuit will not prove a burden as he attempts to clinch the Formula One drivers’ world championship at the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend.

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton won an action-packed Japanese Grand Prix and took a massive step towards becoming the first rookie to win the Formula One driver’s world championship after closest rival Fernando Alonso failed to finish at a sodden Fuji Speedway.

Roger Federer struggled early with the John Isner’s booming serve before defeating the American wild card 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 6-4 6-2 on Saturday to advance to the fourth round of the US Open.