Richard Roundtree, star of Shaft and Roots, dies aged 81
Roundtree shot to fame with 1971 blaxploitation movie Shaft about a private detective working in Harlem area of New York
Florence Nightingale rejected celebrity in favour of humanity. She offers us all a lesson
Andy Farrell says lack of mental sharpness at key times cost Ireland dearly in Chicago
Willie Mullins supplies Breeders’ Cup shock as Ethical Diamond secures a first win and $5m prize
Sinn Féin to back no-confidence motion in North’s minister for education
Talking Point: Tadhg Beirne a victim of the new laws as his day ends early at Soldier Field
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