Distinguished theatre star who played the Bard’s greatest roles around the world

Football and rugby set for showdowns, while Oleksandr Usyk should cruise to victory

The ‘original arbiter of cool’, entrepreneur and art collector created the brand that would epitomise 1990s fashion

Urban decline, disgruntled voters and zero optimism: why the West Midlands market town has decided to give Reform a shot

She sang on one of pop’s defining hits Be My Baby, then chose a quieter path, finding faith and fulfilment beyond the spotlight

Mark Allen and Wu Yize traded safety shots and tactical gameplay for an hour and 40 minutes before the referee was forced to step in

There’s a colourful week of sporting drama ahead across Europe

Today is a marathon watch as well as a marathon race and watch out for the panto cows

Flamboyant musician who led some of the world’s most renowned orchestras was as comfortable conducting Mahler as he was recording with Metallica

At least today’s big test against Manchester City could be a welcome distraction

Singer whose ethereal voice helped define the sound of Clannad and brought Irish Gaelic music into the mainstream

Billy Harding has scored 46 tries in 25 matches so far this season and his remarkable exploits could yet force him to delay his honeymoon

Outspoken BBC broadcaster, champion of global music, fearless reporter and tireless critic of the mainstream

African-American artist who forged a searing visual language of racial violence and resistance from welded steel

A master of the absurd and a mainstay of the New Yorker, the British artist won global fame with his surreal greetings cards

Stand by for some flowery language, and a bit of golf, as the Masters returns this week

Take it to the max in Japan before slower pace of an early start to the cricket season

Internet entrepreneur who guarded his private life but made a fortune from others selling theirs online

Twenty-four-year-old Olympic champion leads Britons going for glory in Poland

Celebrated author and Observer columnist who helped turn Michael Caine into a sex symbol