After Sol Campbell hastily pulled the plug on his Notts County career, we take a look at other figures in sport who have famously changed their minds... more
Jay-Z headlined Glastonbury 2008 and, just to show who has the last laugh, he closed his set proper by cheekily miming along to Oasis’s original Wonderwall... more
He is a multi-millionaire basketball star who is frequently mobbed for his autograph by fans. Yet in his native Tottenham, Pops Mensah-Bonsu is virtually anonymous... more
Basketball: NBA star Ben Gordon has announced his intention to sign for the Detroit Pistons in a move that helps clear the way for him to play for Great Britain this summer... more
Basketball: Kobe Bryant admitted "a big old monkey" was off his back after winning his fourth NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers, his first without the help of former team-mate Shaquille O'Neal... more
The head of US basketball has attacked a move to split the London 2012 Olympic competition between two different venues, calling it a "giant step backwards"... more
In the final part of his astounding memoirs, Madonna's brother tells how he caught one of her Hollywood lovers going through her bin - and how another tried to shoot down helicopters.... more
It was a meeting of two of the showbiz world's biggest male stars - and a sight to make the heart of most red-blooded females beat unseasonably fast... more