DOHA: Christian Coleman stormed to victory in the 100 metres at the World Championships in Doha on Saturday, emphatically shrugging off the missed drug test controversy which had threatened to derail his career. The 23-year-old American, who escaped a doping ban earlier this month on a technicality, swept over the finish line in a world-leading 9.76sec to claim his first …

Meghan Markle has visited the site where a young female student was murdered in South Africa last month in a show of solidarity with victims of gender violence in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for women. The Duchess of Sussex tied a yellow ribbon in memory of 19-year old Uyinene Mrwetyana, brutally raped and killed in the coastal …

Meet Leon Dame. A 20-year-old German model who has become the talk of the fashion world since he stomped his way to close Maison Margiela show at Paris Fashion Week this week. Dressed in sky-high black patent leather boots, a black faux leather utility jacket and black leather vaguely sailor-esque hat, Dame with a look that even had Vogue editor …

When he belted the classic “Bohemian Rhapsody” to audition for the hit reality series “American Idol” a decade ago, Adam Lambert couldn’t have imagined that one day he would actually front Queen. But now the American glam rocker has been the lead singer of the legendary British band for some eight years, and on Saturday they will headline the Global …

PARIS: A British girl who lost both her legs when she was just 18 months old has made her Paris catwalk debut on the Eiffel Tower. Nine-year-old Daisy-May Demetre from Birmingham walked for a luxury French children´s brand in the show high on the Paris landmark Friday and told AFP the experience “makes me feel pretty and special”. Daisy-May was …

Spider-Man will spin his web on the big screen once again. A breakdown in talks between Sony Pictures and Marvel had imperilled the web-slinger’s celluloid future, but the two companies announced a deal Friday for Marvel Studios to produce the third Spidey film starring British actor Tom Holland. The film — which follows up on “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and “Spider-Man: Far …

NEW YORK: Director Martin Scorsese unveiled his new film “The Irishman” Friday, kicking off the New York film festival with the ambitious Netflix movie that was more than a decade in the making. The star-studded gangster epic had a budget of $160 million, using 117 different filming locations to shoot 309 scenes which together add up to a run time …

LOS ANGELES: Legendary Hollywood eatery Musso & Frank Grill prides itself on treating regulars like celebrities and celebrities like regulars — but made an exception when Quentin Tarantino came asking for a favor. The “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” director wanted the restaurant sealed off for five days to shoot his homage to Tinseltown, which begins with Leonardo DiCaprio, …

LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Police Department said Friday it plans to step up its visibility around movie theaters for the opening of “Joker” because of heightened fears over the film´s content. A police spokeswoman told AFP that while there have been no credible threats in the Los Angeles area, “the department will maintain high visibility around movie theaters when …

Only days ago, Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt was in the spotlight when he opened up about his much-talked about split with former wife Angelina Jolie. But the ‘Ad Astra’ star is back in the news—this time about a rumoured relationship with a holistic healer. Brad Pitt is currently on a high with Oscar buzz surrounding two of his movies – …