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Prince Philip: tributes paid to Duke of Edinburgh after death aged 99

Prince Philip has died at 99. Follow the latest updates as the royal family and people around the world react to his deathFull report: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, dies aged 99Queen and royal family mourn Prince Philip as tributes pour inPrince Harry could face quarantine to attend Philip funeral‘I feel really sad’: mourners in […]

Olivia de Havilland: Hollywood’s queen of radiant calm | Peter Bradshaw

The Gone With the Wind star, known for her lifelong feud with her sister as much as the bewitching brilliance of her acting, and the last link to Hollywood’s golden ageOlivia de Havilland established herself for ever in the film world’s collective memory at the age of 22, as the wise, gentle and beautiful Melanie […]

England v West Germany at Italia '90 – as it happened

The BBC are replaying the World Cup semi-final in full online at 3pm BST on Sunday. Watch and read along with our retro MBM 4.06pm GMT This is an edited extract from And Gazza Misses The Final, a collection of 22 minute-by-minute reports from classic World Cup matches written by Rob Smyth and Scott Murray. […]

From the archive: The Joy of Six — Great Grand National moments

From the agony of Crisp to Foinavon’s 100-1 win, here are half a dozen memorable milestones in the story of Aintree’s showpieceMemory Lane: a history of the Grand National in picturesThis article was originally published in April 2009 Continue reading...

Kirk Douglas: a career in clips

After a career as one of Hollywood’s most distinguished performers, the actor Kirk Douglas has died. Here we look back at some of his finest moments, from Paths of Glory to Ace in the HoleKirk Douglas, star of Spartacus, dies aged 103Hollywood’s impossibly handsome Colossus of RhodesBorn Izzy Danielovitch into a poverty-stricken Jewish family in […]

Kobe Bryant: six classic moments that made him great

The Lakers legend, who died on Sunday, delivered five championships and countless brilliant plays. We run down some moments to savor from his careerFrom throwing paper in a trash can, to playground horse games, to high school, college and professional games, you’re bound to hear someone shout ‘Kobe!’ Bryant’s cold and calculated playing style became […]

The forgotten story of ... Carlos Kaiser, football's greatest conman | Rob Smyth

A new film tells the story of Carlos Kaiser, who was one of the most famous footballers in Brazil for over 20 years – even though he had no intention of ever kicking a ballYou might know the voiceover at the start of The Big Lebowski. As tumbleweed meanders through Los Angeles, Sam Elliott introduces […]

Can't stand the rain? How wet weather affects human behaviour

Rainfall affects our mood, our propensity to commit crime and how hungry we feel – but why?It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring. He bumped his head when he went to bed, and he couldn’t get up in the morning. This was possibly because in the absence of sunlight his body was still […]

Why Earl Scruggs was the Beethoven of the banjo

A trip to North Carolina to study bluegrass yielded this lesson: Earl Scruggs was the greatest there ever wasI spent a couple of months last year studying bluegrass in North Carolina, and I learned that there are is one tune you never ask a banjo player to play for you. Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Earl Scruggs's […]

World Cup stunning moments: the Cruyff Turn is born in 1974

When Johan Cruyff sold Jan Olsson the mother of all dummies with the subtlest of swerves, the Dutch captain’s signature move became the enduring symbol of Total FootballIt’s the defining image of the 1974 World Cup; the defining image of the great Dutch team of the 70s; the defining image of one of the most […]