JONATHAN McEVOY AT YAS MARINA: Lewis Hamilton signed off from qualifying in style - ending his nine-race pole drought - by setting the pace ahead of Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Hamilton, whose Mercedes contract is set to expire at the end of the year, had held informal talks about joining Ferrari last year but any move now looks dead in the water.

Sebastian Vettel has fallen ill on the opening day of Formula One testing after posing for group pictures on the starting grid with the other drivers. The four-time champion was due to test Ferrari's new SF1000.

Daniel Ricciardo reveals he is still benefitting from a good training regime despite coronavirus disrupting plans for the 2020 Formula One calendar. 

The 64-year-old failed as a cheese slicer in the sandwich challenge and was the first to get fired by billionaire mogul Donald Trump.

She was tweeting words of wisdom last week as she prepared to make a second attempt at Celebrity Apprentice by participating on their All-Star programme. And on Tuesday it looked like Lisa Rinna was well on her way to victory as she got stuck into some work at The Meatball Shop in New York City.

Maybe they'll have better luck the second time around.

He returned to the show as conquering hero. So it came as shock when former Celebrity Apprentice winner Bret Michaels was the first contestant to be eliminated on the All Star version of the show.

Chris Brown celebrated the arrival of a new child via his Instagram on Wednesday, sharing a photo of himself holding the little boy's foot.

On Wednesday, he shared the first photo of son Aeko Catori Brown.But on Friday, Chris Brown shared the first snap of his son's face, followed by photos that allowed fans to see his softer side.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY PAUL NEWMAN IN COLOMBO: Silverwood is relaxed and thoughtful as he sits in the cafe of England's hotel ahead of his third Test series in his first six months.

STUART BROAD: It was quite an eerie feeling on Friday when Joe Root addressed us to let us know that the tour of Sri Lanka was off. We felt quite a long way from the levels of worry in England.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: England batsman Joe Denly admits his nerves almost got the better of him during this winter's tour to South Africa when he presented Zak Crawley with his first cap.

Can you guess the England cricket star who posted a throwback picture of himself alongside his sister on Instagram? He's wearing his first Nottingham Forest shirt in the photo.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Durham chief executive Tim Bostock no longer expects him to come over as he is needed back Down Under in September ahead of the Sheffield Shield.

With ECB chief Tom Harrison warning of a £380m black hole in the game's finances if no cricket is possible, Connor remains hopeful England will still be able to face India and South Africa.

Charlie Sheen's first-ever Australian speaking tour will be held in November, with the Hollywood star visiting Sydney and Melbourne.

Ahead of his first-ever Australian speaking tour, Charlie Sheen has opened up about the day he first learned he had contracted HIV. 

The actor, 54, was seen for the first time since explosive allegations were made against him in Corey Feldman's new documentary as he stepped out in Malibu on Saturday.

Trump has begun 2016 right where last year ended by tweeting his 5.5million followers attacking political rivals Bill and Hillary Clinton, alongside fellow Republican Jeb Bush.

The last desperate search for voters to back their causes was under way in Iowa - with the man trolled by Donald Trump as 'low-energy' apparently offering $25 an hour to come to his final campaign rally.

The show pushed the boundaries, remembers its voiceover artist Maria McErlane 

Johnny Flynn transformed into the British icon who paved the way for a new generation of performers and created electric sounds accompanied with a larger-than-life stage presence.

The pop art portraits on display at the London department store have been created by British-American artist Russell Young, 60, known for his silkscreen paintings covered in diamond dust.

In the clip, Johnny's David doubts whether his album will be a success in the US seeking reassurance from his publicist Ron Oberman, as the film depicts the birth of his alter-ego Ziggy Stardust.

Diego Simeone and his players began their preparations for the restart at the club's Ciudad Deporutiba Atletico de Madrid complex after Spain relaxed lockdown measures this week.

PATRICK COLLINS: Charlton are owned by a chap who is apparently the 18th richest man in Belgium, however the Championship outfit are just his bit on the side.

PATRICK COLLINS: It should be remembered that the FA's initial instinct was to approach Arsene Wenger, a worthy if futile attempt to hire the very best. But then, absurdly, they changed tack.

Cristiano Ronaldo is doing his bit to help Juventus cut costs in the coronavirus outbreak but due to the astronomical success of his business away from the pitch, he's unlikely to notice the financial hit.

Blake Shelton took to social media to say: ''Happy Birthday @gwenstefani!!!! I love you so much it's actually stupid… And possibly illegal in the state of California.'

Jadé Tuncdoruk has became the first Australian social media influencer to win an E! People's Choice Award.

The Channel 5 show British Airways 24/7: Access All Areas aired last night and extolled the virtues of the newly-improved premium services - amid continued strike chaos.

The Good Morning Britain star, 54, shared a photo of himself on board a British Airways flight after joking that co-host Susanna Reid is 'much further down the plane'.

Antonio Michaelides flew from London to Dubai with his wife and baby daughter for a trip that combined work with a family holiday, but said a 's******' from crew meant he and his wife had to hold the child.

Although Lorenzo Lotto lived in Italy in the 16th century, and was surrounded by a culture of many great painters, his work stands out for its thought, originality and intelligent observation.

Jennifer Lopez has played her stadium-packing shows all over the globe, but she's never played in Egypt before. She changed that on Friday with a performance in the Middle Eastern nation.

The golden outer coffin of Tutankhamun has been removed from its sterilisation tent before it undergoes a painstaking eight-month restoration process. It is in the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza.

The patient, 60, showed symptoms of a fever after he travelled from Luxor in southern Egypt to the Hurghada resort town on the Red Sea coast on Friday.

The Gaza Strip, an enclave bordering Israel which has 5,154 people per km, reported two cases of Covid-19 today. The two patients, both Gazans, had travelled to Pakistan before returning.

And it seems the 28-year-old singer is set to welcome a son as he shared a shot of himself and Alison lyng on either side of a cute baby onesie with the word 'Gentleman' on the front.

The 37-year-old The Voice coach shared a two-minute clip on Instagram on Friday for her new NBC talk show called, simply The Kelly Clarkson Show . It's due to kick off on September 6.

They've been on-again-off-again, but on Thursday things were definitely back on. Ryan Seacrest attended New York City Ballet's fall gala benefit on Thursday with his girlfriend Shayna Taylor by his side.

Paying visitors to the French-owned archaeology-cum-holy site in Jerusalem's eastern sector can see the tomb's impressive courtyard which dates back over 2,000 years.

Research by Tel Aviv University in Israel discovered a jellyfish-like parasite doesn't breathe and lives completely free of oxygen dependency.

Lady Kitty Spencer was spotted strolling the streets of New York with her 60-year-old South African-born fiancé Michael Lewis, who reportedly proposed to her just before Christmas.

A striking scarlet suit custom- made for Diana, Princess of Wales, by designer Jasper Conran, has gone on public display for the first time at her former home, Kensington Palace.

A host of high-profile managers were linked with the Inter Miami job ahead of their first MLS season in February, but owner David Beckham is set to unveil Alonso as his first manager on Monday.

Former Monterrey coach Alonso is the only manager to have won the CONCACAF Champions League with two different teams and will take the reigns of the new MLS franchise immediately.

With the countdown to the highly-anticipated first sighting of David Beckham's new MLS franchise Inter Miami almost up, excitement is building on both sides of the pond.

STEVE BRENNER IN LOS ANGELES: There was no opening day Major League Soccer miracle for David Beckham yet the former England captain wouldn't have been disheartened by his side's display.