THE return of Stock Aitken and Waterman at a Hyde Park festival this July will, for some, confirm that we are living in an Eighties timewarp, reliving all the worst aspects of the decade: namely the recession.

The realisation she had qualified for the London Olympics resulted in a flood of emotion that exposed the human side of Katie Taylor at the women’s world boxing championships in the Chinese city of Qinhuangdao during the week but then it was back to business as usual for the Bray superstar.

The woman hailed Miss Dominican Republic must relinquish her crown because she is married, beauty contest organisers say.

Duran Duran were joined on stage by Mark Ronson at London's The O2 last night.

Residents in Manila waded through waist-deep floodwater, dodging branches and flying debris today as a powerful typhoon sent surging waves as tall as palm trees crashing over seawalls and submerging entire areas of the Philippines capital.

A SALVAGE crew righted the stricken super yacht Rambler 100 last night after a painstaking, day-long operation off the south coast.

Gael Garcia Bernal is set to play legendary boxer Roberto Duran in a new biopic.

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Noel Wilson attributed Pavershooz’s victory in the Piramal Healthcare Gosforth Park Cup at Newcastle to a rather unusual “lucky omen”.

China urged its citizens to be “calm” and “rational” as nationalistic protests against French supermarket Carrefour spread today to more cities across the country.

RICKY HATTON will evoke the spirit of Roberto Duran in his quest to become the first man to defeat Floyd Mayweather and establish himself as the number one pound-for-pound boxer in the world.

New Zealand’s Jonny Reid took a double win in Indonesia as Germany extended their lead at the top of the A1GP standings.

RICKY HATTON is intent on succeeding where numerous other British boxing stars have failed by turning his Las Vegas debut into a night to remember.

Band Aid co-founder Bob Geldof will be honoured at next year's Brit Awards with a lifetime achievement award.

They played the obligatory classics Hungry Like The Wolf and Girls On Film. But when Simon Le Bon ripped into the chorus of the new single (Reach Up for the) Sunrise, the sun suddenly illuminated New York’s Times Square as if to officially mark a new day for Duran Duran.

England’s Jamie Moore suffered a shock third-round stoppage at the hands of Ossie Duran at the King’s Hall in Belfast tonight.

Brian Magee will be inspired by Tour de France legend Lance Armstrong when he clashes with Robin Reid at Belfast’s King’s Hall tomorrow.

Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor and his wfie have separated after 19 years of marriage, they announced today.

Roberto Duran has announced his retirement from boxing.