Kyle Lafferty suffers Kilmarnock injury blow as talisman ruled out of Scottish Cup showdown

Love Island star Maura Higgins has shared details of her mystery illness which has left her bed-bound for three days.Appearing a far cry from her usual perky self, Maura, 31, jumped onto her Instagram story to provide insight into how she was feeling with fans.The TV star wore a grey jumper as she lay down on her bed while telling fans that she "lost a stone" from her unknown sickness.Opening up to her 3.4million followers, she explained: "This is the first time that I've been out of bed in I don't know how long."And if you're wondering what the noise is, it's a fan, because the sweat that's protruding out of my body, I can't even explain."She added: "If I've not lost a stone from this illness, I'd be shocked."I don’t think I have ever been so unwell."Sharing an image of her bath with fans on her Instagram story, the star captioned the photo: "After three full days in bed, I finally have the energy to wash myself.

Celebrities of Ukrainian and Russian descent are speaking out about the Russia-Ukraine crisis among signs that the Ukrainian capital was increasingly threatened early Friday. Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital Friday after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order.

Nicole Scherzinger has left fans with their jaws on the floor after posting an incredible beach video to her Instagram.MORE: Nicole Scherzinger hits the beach in tiny pink string bikini – and wow!The singer, 43, can be seen in two different looks, the first one shows her in white leggings a matching bralette as the sun is about to set. As the video transitions, cutting to a scene where the sun has almost disappeared behind the horizon, Nicole can then be seen in a gorgeous leopard-print bikini, showing off her incredible muscular body.WATCH: Nicole dazzles in leopard-print bikiniFans rushed to comment on the impressive clip, which saw her pretend to draw an arrow and shoot it towards the sun.READ: Nicole Scherzinger leaves fans speechless in figure-hugging outfitRELATED: Nicole Scherzinger wows in thigh-skimming mini dress"Literally said wow out loud," one said of the brief clip, whilst a second added: "That body man." The singer recently posed in a gorgeous pink number"Looking absolutely stunning," wrote a third, whilst a fourth praised her the quality of the video, writing: "The best one so far."Nicole's fans are no strangers to incredible video montages.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Russian invasion of Ukraine is reverberating in the classical music world, where star conductor Valery Gergiev, who has close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, is being forced to cancel engagements at La Scala in Italy as well as Carnegie Hall and other venues in the U.S.Gergiev, known to be an old friend and vocal supporter of Putin, last conducted Tchaikovsky’s opera “The Queen of Spades” on Wednesday evening at Milan’s famed La Scala opera house, where he was lightly booed, according to Italian press reports.On Thursday, as Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, Milan mayor Giuseppe Sala, who is the president of La Scala, publicly urged Gergiev to condemn Russia’s invasion, saying that if the conductor — who has not commented Putin’s move — did not issue a statement, “the collaboration will be over,” he said. Gergiev is next scheduled to appear at La Scala on March 5.

Three males, including two teenagers, have been arrested in connection with disorder offences following the Rangers and Borussia Dortmund match.

Women's Cricket World Cup becomes its latest victim.Teams have been told that in the event of an outbreak, they'll be allowed to use backroom staff as fielders, providing they're female of course.According to the International Cricket Council (ICC), teams will be expected to fulfil their fixtures even if they have as little as nine fit players.The tournament, which is taking place in New Zealand, has some of the world's strictest Covid protocols.The eight teams involved have squads of 15 players, with a maximum of three travelling reserves.If a game is not played and cannot be rescheduled, it will be abandoned and the points shared.Given that all persons entering New Zealand must quarantine for a week in a hotel, there's little point in sending for reinforcements in the event of an outbreak.As such, the ICC have decided to allow staff members to get involved instead, potentially making for a bizarre spectacle - though teams do have the option of rejecting to play a match if they have fewer than 11 players available.Which Premier League team would benefit the most from fielding members of their backroom staff? Let us know in the comments section..."From a Covid perspective, we need to be a little bit flexible, as far as the way in which we manage the game to take into account these unique circumstances," said ICC head of events Chris Tetley."It's important that we do everything we can to try and maximise opportunities for the best players in the world to show their skills at a World Cup."The tournament on March 4 and will run for one month, with the final taking place on April 3.

Outlander star Sam Heughan had This Morning hosts Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby in stitches after offering a piece of advice when speaking about his hit show Outlander.

Ukraine intensifies. Declaring that the collective is "officially in cyber war against the Russian government", Anonymous took down the website of Russia Today, the country's main state broadcaster, early this morning.

Cristiano Ronaldo has asked Ralf Rangnick to make a change to the Manchester United side to help both himself and the team. For his usual standards the five-time Ballon d'Or winner has been in shocking form in recent weeks.He has scored just one goal since the turn of the year and endued his longest drought in front of goal in his club career since 2009 when he first left the Red Devils for Real Madrid.United have remained hard to beat yet uninspired themselves, prompting an emergency meeting between Rangnick and his senior players following the 1-1 draw with Southampton earlier this month.According to The Athletic, Ronaldo was most vocal of those present and pushed the idea of him having a strike partner.Playing two up top is a system that has been used on and off by United this season.It was first deployed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the 3-0 victory over Tottenham last October as the 37-year-old was flanked by Edinson Cavani in a 4-4-2.Rangnick briefly tested it following his appointment in a 4-2-2-2 but the tactic was ditched following the 1-0 defeat to Wolves on January 3.Man Utd fans - which formation do you want to see? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Arsenal have two very special footballers who can go all the way to the top in Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe.And both of them should be signed up now to long-term contracts or sold - because each one of them is worth £70m easily.Saka has great feet, dribbles, gets forward, scores goals. Smith Rowe is a give and go kind of player who runs off the ball. They both play for England.They are top drawer and they are going to be vital to Arsenal finishing in the top four this season.

Shanna Moakler's boyfriend has been arrested for "felony domestic violence. " The 46-year-old model has been dating Matthew Rondeau, 29, on and off since 2020 and now the 28-year-old actor has been arrested after an alleged fight broke out when he accused his partner of infidelity. , according to TMZ.

Gallery: 'Mark Zuckerberg invest 1 billion dollars into Kanye West ideas. . . ' 10 times Kanye West blew up social media (BANG Showbiz)It still feels like I’m not fully formed, but with every chapter I become a little bit more fulfilled" The socialite-turned-businesswoman - who made her first appearance on her family's reality show back in 2007 and recently became the Creative Director for luxury fashion company FWRD- claimed that she is now "taking control" after having to portray a different version of herself when she first found fame.

Eurovision Song Contest, despite the country launching a military assault on Ukraine.Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation yesterday (February 24).At the time of writing, at least 137 civilians have been killed in Ukraine with 316 injured (via The Guardian). It is currently being reported that Russian forces are now approaching Kyiv, the country’s capital (via BBC News).The UK, European Union, the US and Australia have imposed sanctions on Russia in response.

Tony Dokoupil delighted fans recently when he gave a glimpse into life away from the small screen and shared an update on his very happy marriage to wife, Katy Tur. The CBS Mornings star took to Instagram with never-before-seen snapshots to celebrate a romantic day in their lives. EXCLUSIVE: Tony Dokoupil teases future plans with wife Katy TurIt was on Valentine's Day when Tony posted several photos with Katy - who is a journalist and author - which had fans calling them "couple goals".WATCH: Tony Dokoupil gets excited for the Super Bowl in epic video The father-of-two took time out from his hectic schedule to pay tribute to the woman he has been married to since 2017.Alongside photos of them cozying up together and one with one of their children too, he wrote: "Here's to winning life's other big game. XO @katyturnbc.

Tommy Wright admits his side got exactly what they deserved as a 2-0 loss to Motherwell plunged them into the relegation mire. The Ayrshire side went into the game with a two-point cushion to the play-off spot but both Hamilton and Ross County won to send them sinking to 11th.

Kilmarnock’s Scottish Cup exit. The whistler awarded St Mirren a 119th penalty to send the tie into penalties at 3-3 – and the Buddies had a flawless shootout to get into the semi-finals.

Kilmarnock win the Scottish Cup after securing their top flight status.

St Mirren’s chances of reaching the Scottish Cup semi-finals. That’s why he tried to snare the Northern Ireland international when he took over as Buddies boss.

Tommy Wright hopes Killie history repeats itself this season by lifting the Scottish Cup after securing their top flight status.

Motherwell are also in the hunt.The Premiership pair are both looking closely at summer moves for the free-scoring Linfield striker.Lavery is top scorer in the Irish League with an impressive 20 goals in just 24 games.That has alerted Tommy Wright who is keen to take his fellow countryman to Rugby Park.The twice-capped Northern Irishman is out of contract with title-chasing Linfield in the summer but they would be entitled to compensation as he is still 22.The key for Killie is maintaining their Premiership status for next season.Motherwell boss Graham Alexander is also monitoring the situation closely after Lavery was flagged up by his scouting staff.Linfield are looking to clinch their record-equalling 55th title over the coming weeks and

Kilmarnock’s night couldn’t have went any better as they climbed out of the bottom two thanks to a resounding 3-0 win against Dundee United.A Kyle Lafferty 11 minute hat-trick gave Tommy Wright’s side a comfortable victory, and thanks to Hamilton and Ross County both losing – Killie climbed to 10th in the Scottish Premiership.The Ayrshire side are now five ahead of Accies and two ahead of the Staggies, but due to the far superior goal difference over both, the Rugby Park side effectively have an extra point.There was a heart in mouth moment for Killie in the 16th minute when Lafferty lunged into a tackle, but whistler Alan Muir judged it to be a booking rather than a red card.On the half hour mark Lafferty had a great chance when he latched