LOS ANGELES Sacha Baron Cohen will star as detective Sherlock Holmes and Will Ferrell as his loyal assistant, Watson, in an upcoming film comedy inspired by tales of the fictional English sleuth, Columbia Pictures said on Wednesday. Cohen, 36, ... [full story]

LOS ANGELES Last weekend, like a lot of other moviegoers, Steve Martin's Inspector Clouseau lined up to buy a ticket to "WALL-E." He struggled several times to pronounce "I would like a ticket for 'WALL-E'" only to learn that ... [full story]

LONDON Kylie Minogue, the former soap actress who become one of the world's most famous female recording artists, was honored for her services to music on Thursday. A beaming Minogue, who recently overcame breast cancer, received the Order of ... [full story]

PARIS Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo said on Thursday she would not play in the Beijing Olympics next month to concentrate on preparing for the U.S. Open. "As I was not picked to play singles and because I ... [full story]

LOS ANGELES The Seattle SuperSonics will move to Oklahoma City next season after reaching a settlement, the team said on their Web site on Wednesday. The city of Seattle will be paid $45 million up front and Sonics owner Clay ... [full story]

LONDON Champion Venus Williams powered her way to her seventh Wimbledon final on Thursday with a matter-of-fact 6-1 7-6 victory over Russian Elena Dementieva. Williams, aiming for her fifth Wimbledon title, launched an array of blistering serves and ferocious ... [full story]