Bantry’s chamber music festival has all combinations: string and brass soloists, pianists, and even a quintet,says Declan Townsend.

Sylvester Stallone ignored his doctor's advice to perform stunts in 'The Expendables 2'.

Clint Eastwood and Harrison Ford are in talks to appear in 'The Expendables 3'.

MUSIC NEWS: The Stone Roses feature in the current issue of Hot Press with one of them mentioning their Féile appearance in Cork in 1995 as one of their top two memories of life in the band.

Embattled Trinity Mirror chief executive Sly Bailey has left the newspaper group after her departure was brought forward by six months.

American star Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has revealed he will play Sylvester Stallone’s sidekick in new action blockbuster 'The Tomb'.

50 Cent has joined the cast of 'The Tomb'.

Jim Caviezel has joined the cast of 'The Tomb'.

Arnold Schwarzenegger may star alongside Sylvester Stallone in 'The Tomb'.

The actor appeared in the first Sylvester Stallone-directed film because he felt he owed him a favour, but although he was initially announced to be returning for the sequel, he claims it was never something he considered.

Sylvester Stallone has been named the ultimate movie action hero.

Jason Statham agreed to star in 'The Expendables' so he would work with "cinema god" Sylvester Stallone.

Sylvester Stallone has said that the violence in his movies is justifiable as he only kills the bad guys.

Upright Ima fared best from a pretty moderate bunch in the Home-Tek Lady Riders' Selling Handicap Hurdle at Market Rasen today.

Rambo was a successful character created by Stallone in several previous films, but the all-action, explosions ‘n mayhem plots – such as they were – were never meant to be taken seriously.

Ted Durcan believes Multidimensional can put up a bold show in the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket tomorrow.

Pam Sly is keen to get several more runs into Speciosa this autumn before the 1000 Guineas winner is retired to the paddocks.

Samarinda, the 6-1 joint second-favourite with the sponsors for Saturday’s totesport.com London Mile at Kempton, is to take his chance despite some serious punishment by the handicapper.

Samarinda landed a hat-trick after surviving a lengthy stewards’ inquiry to claim the EBF Paul Kelleway Memorial Classified Stakes at Lingfield.

Supporters of Samarinda had to endure an agonising stewards' inquiry before Pam Sly's four-year-old was awarded first prize in the Paul Kelleway Memorial Classified Stakes.

GLORIOUS Goodwood’s Blue Square Nassau Stakes is shaping up to be one of the races of the season after a high-class entry of 26 was unveiled for the August 4 contest.

Speciosa has been declared a non-runner for this afternoon’s UAE Hydra Properties Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket.

Speciosa appears unlikely to run in the UAE Hydra Properties Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket on Wednesday.

ROD MILLMAN feels an in-form Yeats will again prove a tough nut for his star stayer Sergeant Cecil to crack this term.

Henry Daly sent out his first winner for the Elite Racing Club as the free-running Inherent landed the Mishcon’s ’National Hunt’ Novices’ Hurdle at Towcester.

It really was all work and no play for Sylvester Stallone, who claims he gave up sex to improve his performance in Rocky Balboa.

“Godfather of Soul” James Brown, who died in Atlanta early today at the age of 73, was one of the major musical influences of the past 50 years.

Speciosa has been declared as a non-runner in the Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket this afternoon.

Pam Sly is hopeful Speciosa will have recovered from a septic leg to run in the Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.

Fairytale Classic winner Speciosa could be back in action at the weekend in the GNER Park Stakes at York.

Pam Sly’s 1000 Guineas heroine Speciosa will return to action for an autumn campaign, with York’s GNER Park Stakes the probable first port of call.

Big-race pilot Micky Fenton hopes Ascot’s right-handed bend will not be a problem for Speciosa when she tackles the Coronation Stakes at the Royal meeting tomorrow.

A decision on whether Connections of Speciosa will participate in the Vodafone Oaks will be made next week.

Speciosa could bid for a Classic double as trainer Pam Sly is leaning towards a crack at next month’s Vodafone Oaks.

SPECIOSA staged a popular revolution at Newmarket yesterday when making all to claim a fairytale Classic victory for Pam Sly in the Stan James 1000 Guineas.

Speciosa gave trainer Pam Sly a fairytale success as she ran out an impressive winner of the Stan James 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.

Speciosa’s latest gallop ahead of the Stan James 1000 Guineas failed to go smoothly today as she reacted badly to the presence of television cameras.

Pam Sly reported Shadwell Nell Gwyn Stakes winner Speciosa to be in grand order following her heroics at Newmarket yesterday.

RACING'S latest rags-to-riches story unfolded on the Rowley Mile as Pam Sly sent out Speciosa to take the Shadwell Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket yesterday.

Wasseema, an 18-1 chance with the sponsors for the Stan James 1000 Guineas, puts her Classic credentials on the line in tomorrow’s Shadwell Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket.

Godolphin’s boys in blue were the men to follow at Windsor and Pontefract after Frankie Dettori and Kerrin McEvoy landed seven races between them on Monday.