Rihanna appears with Jay-Z and Kanye West at London gig - BBC News
Jay-Z and Kanye West were joined on stage by Rihanna at the O2 Arena in London on Sunday night (20 May).
The rappers are set to play five nights at the venue.
Their Watch The Throne Tour will then move on to Switzerland, Germany and Denmark before returning to play various concerts in the UK.
Rihanna also attended Chelsea's celebrations at a London nightclub
More than 20,000 people watched as the pair ran through solo material and tracks from their multi-platinum joint album Watch The Throne.
Rihanna received one of the biggest cheers of the evening as a special guest.
The singer performed Run This Town and All of the Lights alongside the duo.
Also watching from a special VIP area was Kanye West's girlfriend, reality star and model Kim Kardashian.
The evening was rounded off with the rappers performing In Paris.
After returning for an encore they went on to do the track another five times.
Jay-Z is one of the headliners for Radio 1's Hackney Weekend in June with Rihanna topping the other night.
Poland's Lewandowski looks forward to home help - UEFA
With UEFA EURO 2012 less than three weeks away, Poland striker Robert Lewandowski is savouring the "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity of representing his country at a final tournament on home soil.
As the club season winds down across Europe and the competing coaches name their squads in advance of the 29 May deadline, excitement is building in the 16 countries taking part in the 14th continental finals. None more so than in Poland, where the Borussia Dortmund striker says a memorable time awaits the co-hosts' players and supporters.
"For every player this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, a tournament like this in your country," Lewandowski, a scorer of 22 goals in Dortmund's Bundesliga title triumph, told UEFA.com. "I hope that for the Polish players and fans this creates unforgettable emotions and will be a great experience."
With the honour of staging the finals also comes expectation, however, as Poland's frontline striker concedes. "There are advantages and disadvantages," the 23-year-old said. Having the fans and the entire country, including those in front of the television, behind us is an advantage, but the pressure and expectations will be great, so we have to prepare both physically and mentally."
Lewandowski's club-mate, Jakub Błaszczykowski, agrees, saying: "We're in a good position because we're playing at home. It might paralyse [players] or provide an extra stimulus, but, knowing our fans, I'm convinced they'll stand by us."
To hear the full interview with the Dortmund and Poland pair watch the video above.
Skyfall official trailer released - The Sun
The trailer sees 007, played by Daniel Craig, being questioned by a psychologist but freezing when asked to associate a word with "Skyfall".
It also reveals some of the incredible stunts and explosions that have now become a benchmark of the Bond movies.
They include a London tube train crashing through a tunnel and Bond falling down a lift shaft.
There’s also a poignant moment when the trailer reveals some coffins draped in British flags.
One of the most intriguing teasers on the trailer is the silhouette of the villain in the film Raoul Silva, played by Spaniard Javier Bardem who won acclaim for his menacing role in No Country For Old Men.
The trailer ends with Bond looking towards the camera and saying: “Some men are coming to kill us — we’re going to kill them first.”
The premise for the film is centred around Bond’s relationship with M, played by Dame Judi Dench, and MI6 coming under attack.
Excitement for the movie, the 23rd in the series, is growing ahead of the November release as it has been four years since Quantum Of Solace.
Sam Mendes, the director of American Beauty, has been brought in to make the movie.
DANIEL CRAIG is back as James Bond in highly anticipated sequel
iPhone 5 will be the "Steve Jobs Phone" - PC Advisor
The iOSphere has happily concluded that iPhone 5 will be the Steve Jobs phone, because he purportedly "worked closely on the redesigned phone" before his death last October. See also iPhone 5 release date, specs and rumour round up.
The conclusion is based on a Bloomberg story which cites exactly one source, someone "with knowledge of the plans," as the basis for this assertion. Visit New iPhone 5 to have flexible display.
Bloomberg mentions a total of three such sources in the story, but each one for separate assertions. And the assertions don't amount to much, as one can tell from reading the rest of the story, which rehashes some rumors about screen sizes, some generalities about the competitive smartphone market, and so on. Go to iPhone 5 will "launch" in September.
For having talked with three people with knowledge of Apple's plans, there's precious little that's new or detailed information in the story. Bloomberg claims, again from one source, that iPhone 5 will be redesigned but offers not a single detail regarding how.
Another source repeats the previously circulated rumors that Apple has placed orders for displays "that are bigger than the 3.5-inch size now on the smartphone," but again without any detail as to what the larger size would actually be.
"Apple has been working on the new device since before the current iPhone 4S model was introduced last October, said one person with knowledge of the project. Jobs, who had gone on medical leave from Apple starting last January, played a key role in developing the phone, this person said."
Liverpool manager search continues - Football
Published: 21 May 2012 - 17:47:04
Liverpool will continue the process of sounding out prospective candidates for the vacant manager's job this week.
Another name was definitively removed from the list after Ajax coach Frank de Boer turned down the chance to discuss the position, while Marseille coach Didier Deschamps has said he expects to be in charge of the Ligue 1 club for the start of pre-season training.
Principal owner John Henry and chairman Tom Werner opted for a recruitment process which involved sounding out the best possible candidates, irrespective of how numerous that list may have been. Press Association Sport understands by next week they could be in a position to draw up a proper shortlist of possibly up to five contenders.
But the Americans, assisted by managing director Ian Ayre, are determined to thoroughly examine all avenues to ensure they give themselves the best chance of finding the right man to succeed Kenny Dalglish, who was sacked almost a week ago.
De Boer turned down the chance to speak to Liverpool as he feels he has an unfinished job at his current club, despite winning back-to-back league titles having taken over from Martin Jol in 2010.
"I am honoured by the request but I have only just started with Ajax," the 42-year-old former Holland international told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. "In Amsterdam, we are on a new path and I, along with Wim Jonk and Dennis Bergkamp - my colleagues on the technical side - want to bring success. That's why I will stay loyal to Ajax in the coming years."
Deschamps, having been considered for the job after Rafael Benitez's departure almost two years ago, was also believed to be one of the people FSG were keen to talk to.
Marseille finished a disappointing 10th in Ligue 1 but the former France international believes his future remains at the Stade Velodrome.
"It is expected that I be there next season," he told French journalists. "When it goes badly, there is need to recharge. I will leave on vacation but it is expected that I be there (Marseille) for July 2."
Former Porto and Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas remains one of the favourites while Wigan's Roberto Martinez has also been given permission to speak with Henry and Werner.
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Adele wins 12 Billboard Music awards in Las Vegas - BBC News
Adele was the big winner at this year's Billboard music awards in Las Vegas.
The British singer picked up the top artist prize and best album for her second record, 21, winning 12 awards in total from 18 nominations.
Adele's awards were not presented during the live show and the singer wasn't present at the event.
Other winners included Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and LMFAO, who picked up song of the year for their single Party Rock Anthem.
The US pop act also picked up five other awards at the MGM Grand Casino Hotel.
Rappers Wiz Khalifa, Lil Wayne and R&B singer Chris Brown won top new artist, male artist of the year and R&B artist of the year respectively.
Former American Idol winner Jordin Sparks and John Legend performed a tribute to Whitney Houston at the event.
Social artistA shirtless Chris Brown sang his dance single Turn Up The Music with BMX bikers doing stunts on stage.
Katy Perry, wearing a white dress, hung above the stage in a swing to sing her latest single Wide Awake.
LMFAO performed a medley of their hits including Sexy And I Know It
Justin Bieber also sang his new track Boyfriend accompanied by dancers dressed as clowns and neon geisha girls.
Other performers included Kelly Clarkson, The Wanted, Carly Rae Jepsen, Usher, Carrie Underwood, Linkin Park and Nelly Furtado.
Taylor Swift was named Billboard woman of the year and picked up the award from New Girl TV star Zooey Deschanel and veteran artist Kris Kristofferson.
Bieber, 18, picked up the award for the most social artist, thanking his 22 million Twitter followers and 43 million Facebook fans, saying "the internet is where I got my start".
Perry was given the spotlight award for being the only female artist in history to have five number one singles in America from one album.
Michael Jackson is the only artist to have received the award previously.
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