Lewis Hamilton blamed a poor start to the Austrian Grand Prix for costing him a shot at victory.

Natalie Prass broke through with a fine debut album that evoked classic ’70s singers. She’s back in Ireland to play at Body&Soul, writes Ed Power.

Lewis Hamilton’s “spectacular” leadership and maturity in the wake of the Monaco debacle has thoroughly impressed Mercedes’ head of motorsport Toto Wolff.

It was an act of sportsmanship surely borne of a friendship developed years ago and a fitting end to an occasionally turbulent Formula One season.

Lewis Hamilton has been forced to question the latest guidelines laid down to stewards that has placed his Formula One world title hopes on the line.

The second Kerrygold Ballymaloe Litfest of Food & Wine ended last night where it all began just 48 hours previously, in the ‘Big Shed’ at Ballymaloe House in East Cork.

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Ian McKellen has hit back after Homeland star Damian Lewis said that he did not want to end up a “fruity actor” who is known for playing wizards.

Jay Z easily led this year's Grammy Award nominations today with nine nods.

Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton had a secret hotel meeting – but they were found out when his car broke down.

Chairman Barry Hearn has confirmed that World Snooker will be asking Ronnie O’Sullivan to name names following his match-fixing outburst on Twitter.

Sebastian Vettel won the battle of the Red Bulls to claim the 27th victory of his Formula One career.

Lennox Lewis yesterday spoke of being “completely devastated” by the death of revered trainer Emanuel Steward.

Martin Whitmarsh has not ruled out the possibility of Lewis Hamilton returning to McLaren one day.

Jenson Button will have to serve a five-place grid penalty at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix after McLaren were forced to change the gearbox on his car.

Rare unpublished letters written by Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis have been donated to a university in his native Belfast.

Martin Whitmarsh is fully expecting Lewis Hamilton to sign a new long-term contract this year.

AMIR KHAN is relishing his return to “the Mecca of boxing” when he takes on wily American veteran Zab Judah in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

RED BULL would have “severe reservations” about signing McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton to partner Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel, team boss Christian Horner said yesterday.

Lewis Hamilton is to work with a new full-time trainer over the course of the forthcoming Formula One season.

England captain Lewis Moody is likely to be sidelined for six weeks after suffering a knee ligament injury.

Lewis Hamilton’s nightmare Japanese Grand Prix weekend hit another trough today when it was confirmed he would receive a five-place grid penalty in tomorrow’s race.

Actress Juliette Lewis has been injured in a hit-and-run crash in California, police said.

The first woman executed in the United States in five years was put to death in Virginia today for arranging the killings of her husband and a stepson over a 250,000 US dollar insurance payment.

VIRGINIA was moving forward last night with its first execution of a woman in nearly a century amid appeals from the European Union.

A woman convicted of two hired killings is scheduled to die by injection tomorrow and become the first woman put to death in Virginia in nearly a century, after the US Supreme Court refused to block her execution.

Jenson Button has warned McLaren’s Formula One rivals the team are heading into the remainder of the season in “full-on battle mode”.

‘Coronation Street’s Deirdre Barlow is set to embark on a steamy affair with male escort Lewis Archer.

MARTIN WHITMARSH has warned McLaren’s rivals to expect a backlash after claiming his team has yet to hit the heights this season.

The US Boy Scouts organisation has been ordered to pay $1.4m (€1m) to a man who claimed he was sexually abused by a leader as a child.

LEWIS HAMILTON is confident the decision for his father to no longer manage his career will not have a destabilising affect in the coming Formula One season.

THE main independent shareholders of British pub group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) – specifically British financier Joe Lewis and Irish businessmen John Magnier and JP McManus – have succeeded in overthrowing the group’s board after months of hostility.

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THE growing management/shareholder feud at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the high-profile British pub and restaurant chain owner, has moved up a gear with leading independent shareholder, Joe Lewis, denying any attempt to force control of the group’s board.

Orlando Bloom has sold a date with himself for £9,000 (€10,000).

A remorseful Lewis Hamilton issued a private apology to FIA race director Charlie Whiting after he was caught lying to stewards.

McLAREN face being hauled before the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) for the third time in under two years following their deception in the furore surrounding the Australian Grand Prix.

McLaren face being hauled before the World Motor Sport Council for the third time in under two years following their deception in the furore surrounding the Australian Grand Prix.

Jim Lewis was back in the winner’s enclosure on King George day at Kempton as Breedsbreeze maintained a 100% record over fences in the Nigel Clark Feltham Novices’ Chase.

A member of a US religious sect was today fined for leaving another member’s corpse in her bathroom so the group could collect her government pension.

FORMER world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis is leading the calls for Joe Calzaghe to keep his promise to retire.

Lewis Hamilton has been warned from following in the footsteps of Michael Schumacher and treading a fine line between greatness and rule breaker.

LEWIS HAMILTON’S boss, Ron Dennis, has denied favouring the Formula One Championship points leader over his McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen.

McLaren boss Ron Dennis has taken Jackie Stewart to task for stating Heikki Kovalainen should play his part in helping Lewis Hamilton become Formula One world champion this season.