Live and Let Die introduced the world to a new iconic James Bond, when Moore took over from Sean Connery after he had briefly returned in Diamonds Are Forever following George Lazenby’s shock exit. It had been a turbulent few years for the 007 franchise, but a new era was about to begin. After the […]
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Having first starred as Scaramanga’s mistress Andrea Anders in 1974’s The Man with the Golden Gun, Maud Adams returned to the franchise to play the title Bond girl in 1983’s Octopussy opposite Roger Moore once again. And as is usual with 007 movies, the two leads had a love scene to film. Only this one […]
Tennis legend Roger Federer is reportedly in ‘advanced talks’ over a sensational return to Wimbledon to work as a commentator for the BBC. The Swiss icon finally hung up his racket last year as he retired from playing at the age of 41 at the Laver Cup in London. There has been much talk ever […]
Boris Becker believes the fact that Roger Federer is not the one with the most Grand Slam titles can never tarnish the Swiss’ legacy. Federer, 41, is considered the ultimate tennis icon and many believe he has singlehandedly elevated the game to a new level and made tennis more popular. Federer. who was once the […]
Novak Djokovic is the Australian Open champion for the 10th time after brushing past Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday’s final. The 35-year-old ended up pouring out his emotions immediately after his win, jumping up to the stands to celebrate with his family and collapsing to the floor in tears. It brought an end to what proved […]
When the pair met in the 2021 French Open final Tsitsipas won the first two sets against Djokovic before his opponent staged a dramatic fightback to win in five sets. The new world No.1 was in dominant form in Sunday’s final winning his 10th Australian Open title in straight sets 6-3, 7-6(4), 7-6(5) with the […]
Valerie never thought she would become an actress (Image: Steve Bainbridge) There were two movie franchises guaranteed to have Britons glued to the telly in the 1970s: James Bond and Carry On. And whilst they entertained the nation in distinctly different ways, there was one actress who, uniquely, brought her own brand of sexy, sophisticated […]
The new mini-documentary episodes, which are released every Friday at 12pm GMT, follow on from the 50 episodes of Queen The Greatest which charted the band’s half-century history. This time the focus is on how Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon have gone down as one of the best live acts in […]
Roger Federer declined an invitation to play doubles at this month’s Australian Open, according to reports. The tennis icon retired from the sport last year, although did promise that he would never walk away entirely. Federer bowed out of a remarkable 24-year professional career by partnering long-term rival Rafael Nadal in the Laver Cup. An […]
Roger Federer was seemingly very impressed by Iga Swiatek’s masterclass showcased at the United Cup. On Sunday, Swiatek teamed up with Hubert Hurkacz for a mixed doubles match at the United Cup. In the first set of their 6-3 6-4 win over Zhibek Kulumbayeva and Grigoriy Lomakin, Swiatek pulled off an astonishing around-the-net shot. After […]