August 5, 2013
Busta Rhymes Calls On Vybz Kartel For “Twerkit” Remix
Busta Rhymes is cooking up a major remix to “#Twerkit” with an all star team which includes incarcerated dancehall star Vybz Kartel. The rap veteran is gearing up to drop more tracks off his upcoming album E.L.E. 2, but promises a major make over…
August 5, 2013
Wahlberg and Washington’s 2 Guns tops US box office
Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington's action film 2 Guns has topped the US box office over the weekend, with estimated takings of $27.4m (£18m). The film is based on a graphic novel of the same name and sees the actors team up to battle drug…
August 5, 2013
Elton John recovering after appendix surgery
Sir Elton John is recovering following surgery to remove his appendix, his publicist has confirmed. The 66-year-old underwent the operation at Monaco's Princess Grace Hospital on Thursday and has been recuperating at his home in Nice, France.…
August 5, 2013
Yankees star Alex Rodriguez in baseball doping ban
Baseball's highest paid star, Alex Rodriguez, has been suspended for 211 games, along with 12 other athletes, in the wake of a doping investigation. The 38-year-old New York Yankees slugger has been banned until the end of the 2014 season. Rodriguez…
August 5, 2013
Apak among 31 Turkish athletes banned for two years
The Turkish Athletics Federation has given two-year suspensions to 31 athletes for drug offences, including Olympic medallist Esref Apak. Hammer thrower Apak, who won silver in Athens in 2004, was one of three athletes listed who competed at the…
August 5, 2013
Jockey Simone Montgomerie dies after fall
Jockey Simone Montgomerie has died following a fall at the Darwin Cup meeting in Australia. The rider, 26, was among the frontrunners on Riahgrand when she was thrown from her mount about 100m from the finishing line. The National Jockeys' Trust in…
August 5, 2013
Tottenham sign £26m striker from Valencia
Tottenham Hotspur have completed the £26m club-record signing of striker Roberto Soldado from Valencia. The 28-year-old has signed a four-year contract after passing a medical and becomes Spurs' third summer signing. Soldado has 11 caps for Spain…
August 5, 2013
Bolt ready to regain 100m gold at World Championships
Usain Bolt says it is "very important" he regains the 100m title at the World Championships in Moscow, which start this weekend. The 26-year-old won the title in Berlin in 2009 but was disqualified in Daegu in 2011 for a false start, allowing…
August 5, 2013
BP denies US allegations of fixing natural gas market
US regulators have told BP to respond to allegations of natural gas market manipulation and threatened the firm with fines of close to $29m (£19m). BP has 30 days to respond, but said the allegations were "without merit". The Federal Energy…
August 5, 2013
HSBC mulls banker pay rises to combat bonus cap rules
HSBC is considering raising its bankers salaries in a bid to limit the impact of new rules which will cap bonuses at a maximum of double their salary. Chairman Douglas Flint said increasing salaries was "one of the possibilities" of a "whole range…