MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER AT PEBBLE BEACH: After years of woe in the US Open first round, Rory McIlroy delivered arguably his strongest opening day since 2014.

GLENN HODDLE: With the new season here at last, Sportsmail's columnist looks ahead to the fates of Radamel Falcao, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Petr Cech and Eddie Howe for the new campaign.

One of the teens called the Kyle & Jackie-O Show on Wednesday morning to explain himself. 'I'm the one who climbed the AWA Tower,' the 13-year-old said.

DOMINIC LAWSON: Boris Johnson is getting all the plaudits and Jeremy Corbyn all the blame. That's what you'd expect after an election in which the Conservatives gained a more crushing victory.

DOMINIC LAWSON: A lot of us feel a bit grim at this time of year. But we just get on with it. That's not so true of our near neighbours in France and Germany.

Michael O'Neill warned the real tests begin now as his Northern Ireland squad prepare to face Germany in Monday's crunch Euro 2020 qualifier.

As he knelt before Prince Charles in the Buckingham Palace ballroom, Keir Starmer's emotions were characteristically difficult to read. Did his heart swell with pride or did he feel a little conflicted?

Kate Middleton, 37, has always wanted her three children - Prince George, six, Princess Charlotte, four, and Prince Louis one - to 'live in the real world,' a royal source has claimed.

Married At First Sight's Vanessa Romito was a no-show at Tuesday's explosive reunion dinner party.

Executives at Netflix must be regarding it as a small miracle. Their big-budget, exquisitely acted drama The Two Popes is up for two Oscars at this weekend's Academy Awards ceremony.

Screenwriter and producer Alex Gansa has shed light on the source of some of the eerie similarities between the tragic real-life events of recent months, specifically the Paris attacks.

Melissa Leong shocked audiences when she took a phone call in the middle of a cliffhanger moment on MasterChef Australia: Back To Win on Monday night.  

As the ultimate winner of Big Brother series 2, Brian Dowling endured 64 days in isolation from the outside world with a dwindling number of random strangers.

During his time lower down the football ladder, the centre-back had to work full-time as a mortgage adviser to make ends meet and fund his dreams of one day playing in the Premier League.

REVEALED: The real reason siblings Blake and Amanda Proud were eliminated from My Kitchen Rules

The 36-year-old actress told comedian Andrea Savage that she's a huge fan of reality television and even had a notion to throw her hat into the realm.

MY SPORTING HERO BY CALUM CROWE: Growing up in Ayrshire, I was raised on a diet of Junior football and links golf. Both were in my blood from an early age and have stuck with me.

The Clinton Johnson Band's Vince Johnson said he and his singer Danny Clinton 'recorded three albums worth of songs' before Clinton's death from heart-related issues last October

He's the Australian-born rocker currently wowing fans with two new singles Healing Hands and Come Clean.

She became one of the most hated women in Australia last week, after she was accused of 'bullying' Tenille Favios on The Bachelor.

She recently had a couple of embarrassing live TV moments on The Voice Australia, so much so fans thought she had been drinking alcohol. 

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The last team to win the Six Nations on the back of a losing Rugby World Cup final was - oh wait, sorry, there isn't one.

The Clinton Johnson Band's Vince Johnson said he and his singer Danny Clinton 'recorded three albums worth of songs' before Clinton's death from heart-related issues last October

STEPHEN GLOVER: Many observers see a proud man who refuses to climb down, especially only days after agreeing not to fight the 317 seats the Tories won in the 2017 General Election.

JAMIE REDKNAPP: If Mourinho needs a striker, then he could do worse than look at Troy Parrott. He's been training with the first team, learning from the master Kane and has been capped by Ireland.

Gawping bystanders with their phones are surely the most dismal part of the scene. As someone sagely observed on Wednesday night, Stanley Kubrick didn't have that many cameramen for Spartacus.

Married At First Sight star Cyrell Paule has revealed the controversial reason of the show's biggest stars weren't invited to this year's Logie Awards.

Sonia Kruger turned heads in a very audacious dress at this year's Logies, and not all of the attention was positive. 

Reopening the borders will be the lifeline for New Zealand as it faces a devastating economic crisis after sacrificing NZ$12.1 billion to support its citizens during the pandemic.

Kourtney Kardashian admitted she hasn't quite satisfied her baby fever when a fan inquired if the reality star was 'pregnant' after she shared a full body picture to Instagram on Wednesday.

Every week on this fun new podcast by Susannah Constantine (of Trinny fame), a guest digs into his or her relationship with their wardrobe.

Schumer made clear she's had her share of comedic fun at the expense of the celeb clan, including the time she famously tripped in front of Kim and Kanye West at the TIME 100 gala in June of 2015.

Tatler imagined what the TV drama might look like if it was re-cast with real-life aristocrats, heirs and billionaires who call the plush London neighbourhood home today.

JAMIE REDKNAPP: If Mourinho needs a striker, then he could do worse than look at Troy Parrott. He's been training with the first team, learning from the master Kane and has been capped by Ireland.

AMANDA PLATELL: Yes, Brangelina are a silly Hollywood couple - they split in hysterical haste after Jolie accused Pitt of drunkenly yelling at their son Maddox aboard their private jet.

NASSER HUSSAIN IN PORT ELIZABETH: We know what Ben Stokes can do. But for me the more eye-catching and important innings for England on Friday came from Ollie Pope.

Brazil's Ronaldo won FIFA's World Player of the Year three times before the age of 21 but was eventually surpassed by his Portuguese namesake.

Yellen said Monday: 'If we had a timely unemployment statistic, the unemployment rate probably would be up to 12 or 13% at this point and moving higher.' Ten million are now jobless.

ALEXANDER VON SCHOENBURG (Editor at large for BILD): For years, EU leaders insisted Brexit would be a disaster. But that narrative is starting to look like a delusion.

The talented twosome's daytime talk show is nominated for outstanding talk series at the BET awards show airing February 22

The 31-year-old reality star was spotted having lunch in Los Angeles on Monday while getting roasted by The Real for being a no-show.

Bree Amer, 35, has finally revealed what really happened following her wrongful eviction from Big Brother in 2004.

Make no mistake, this is a catastrophic defeat. Indeed, in living memory, it is an unparalleled embarrassment for a serving British premier.

Britain’s National Health Service has plainly been carefully targeted by internet highwaymen looking for easy victims. They did not choose the NHS because it was impoverished.

Adele Roberts, 40, could not stop laughing as she explained on Radio 1 how Caitlyn Jenner, 70, 'mixed me up with the real Adele' ahead of them both going into the I'm A Celeb jungle.

Dressed in braces and bow tie, with frizzy hair and a bulbous red nose, assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) arrives at a children's party to make balloon animals (episode two, series three).

TOM UTLEY: To those who argue that there are no fundamental differences between men and women, I say consider the matter of packing for a holiday.

Former Chelsea midfielder Ramires has revealed the REAL reason John Terry wore his full kit at the 2012 Champions League final - and says it was the club's idea.

Dorit Kemsley joined DailyMailTV for an exclusive chat about finding the positive in lockdown and the 'twists and turns' coming around the bend this season on the RHOBH.

New details have emerged about the bizarre case of Mary Day who vanished around 40 years ago in Seaside, California.