Music

Figure skating siren Adelina Sotnikova has admitted she is eyeing up a new career in crooning after signing a contract with a music label.

Pop superstar Pink has publicly praised the Norwegian female beach handball team for "protesting sexist rules about their uniform", offering to pay the fines given to them by the European Handball Federation over their kit choice.

Rapper and celebrity oddball Kanye West has been ridiculed for an apparent bizarre appearance and disguise at an Atlanta United football game, where he was rumored to have been kicked out of his seat by security after kick-off.

UFC loser Conor McGregor has called himself 'Big Foot' while propping up his broken leg on a sun lounger in Beverly Hills alongside pop superstar Justin Bieber, promoting whiskey and sending a message to fighter pal Artem Lobov.

The organizers of the Olympics have been accused of misjudging public appetite to be preached to by the rich and famous after commissioning a celebrity cast to cover John Lennon's 'Imagine' in a reprise of a pandemic PR disaster.

Russia boss Stanislav Cherchesov has snubbed a suggestion that Olga Buzova, the pop star who was reduced to tears on TV after being challenged on her knowledge of the national team, could enter their inner sanctum at Euro 2020.

Russian pop star and noted football fan Olga Buzova was reduced to tears by host Dmitry Guberniev in a bizarre appearance on Match TV as she was discussing Russia's opening Euro 2020 defeat to Belgium.

Manchester United legend Patrice Evra has goaded former Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher after the Manchester City fan watched his team's 1-0 loss to Chelsea in the Champions League final in person in Porto on Saturday.

Russian Eurovision entrant Manizha's inimitable performance of her controversial song about Russian women had at least one supporter on Saturday – figure skating legend Irina Slutskaya, who called on the country to back the star.