US horse racing series 'Luck' has been axed by HBO chiefs after a third thoroughbred died during the making of the drama starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte.

A DREAM ending to the perfect fairytale would see Willie “Big Bang” Casey claim the belt at the Citywest Conference Centre tonight but even the Limerick man’s combination of heart, strength and a defiant attitude is unlikely to strip Guillermo Rigondeaux of his WBA world super bantamweight title.

GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX will complete his preparations for his world title defence against Willie “Big Bang” Casey at a special training camp in Cork.

WILLIE “Big Bang” CASEY will touch gloves with the two-time Olympic champion Guillermo Rigondeaux for the WBA super bantamweight title at the Citywest Conference Centre on January 19 following agreement between the camps.

Guillermo del Toro has pulled out of 'The Hobbit'.

HOLLYWOOD director Guillermo del Toro said yesterday that production delays have forced him to quit the planned film version of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit, a two-part prequel to New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson’s blockbuster trilogy Lord of the Rings.

Brad Pitt and Darren Aronofsky are working on new adventure thriller 'The Tiger'.

'Lord of the Rings' star Hugo Weaving insists he hasn't been approached to star in upcoming prequel 'The Hobbit'.

Film director Guillermo del Toro is proud of his obsession with everything strange and supernatural because it helps him make sense of his life.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Cert 12, 114 mins, Action/Sci-Fi/Comedy/Romance)

Ian McKellen has said he will reprise his role as Gandalf in the two-film adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s 'The Hobbit'.

Gaston Gaudio is hoping to follow Diego Maradona and Guillermo Vilas and become the new idol of Argentina when he takes on compatriot and tournament favourite Guillermo Coria in the French Open final.

Andy Roddick exacted revenge as he crushed Vincent Spadea 6-1 6-3 in just 65 minutes to advance to the final of the NASDAQ-100 Open in Miami.

A Muslim separatist group in the Philippines today said it believed an American hostage was alive despite claims of another rebel group that they beheaded him.

As the Philippines Government stepped up its battle with Muslim rebel hostage-takers today, the military said it found two bodies in guerrilla territory, but neither belonged to the American captive the insurgents claim to have beheaded.