Dreamgirls review: Glee star Amber Riley yells the house down in the first Dreamgirls production to come to London December 15, 2016 This is the first time Dreamgirls has been performed in the West End, and it’s a production that’s sure to echo down the years, purely for the diabolical racket it kicks up. The mics might have been turned up to 11 – not necessary in the tiny Savoy Theatre – but the primary source is [...]
Europe’s big guns fire back at Gianni Infantino’s World Cup expansion plans December 15, 2016 Fifa's plans to expand the World Cup to 48 teams have been met with fierce opposition from Europe's biggest clubs who say their stars are already playing too many games. Proposals to expand the World Cup in 2026 from 32 to 48 teams are being backed by Fifa president Gianni Infantino, who favours a format that would [...]
Sunderland 0, Chelsea 1: Conte urges Blues to build unassailable lead after 10th successive Premier League victory December 15, 2016 Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has urged his side to build an unassailable lead at the Premier League summit after surging six points clear with victory over a stubborn Sunderland. Former Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas, making only his second start since September, notched a first-half winner as the Blues chalked up their 10th successive league victory. [...]
Adam Lallana at the double as Liverpool leapfrog Arsenal, while West Ham move clear of relegation zone December 14, 2016 England midfielder Adam Lallana netted twice as Liverpool recorded an emphatic 3-0 victory against struggling Middlesbrough to leapfrog Arsenal and move second in the Premier League. Lallana was joined on the scoresheet by in-form striker Divock Origi as the Reds returned to winning ways after disappointing results against Bournemouth and West Ham. The Reds are [...]
Mauricio Pochettino thanks Christian Eriksen for taking scoring burden off Hary Kane in 3-0 destruction of Hull December 14, 2016 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino praised Christian Eriksen for reducing the scoring burden on Harry Kane with a brace in a 3-0 win over Hull City at White Hart Lane. Eriksen scored twice and assisted another for Victor Wanyama as Tottenham recovered from defeat at Manchester United on Sunday with a comfortable victory. "I’m very pleased for his performance today, [...]
Football’s new arms race: leading clubs looking to sell shirt sleeve sponsorship for £10m a year ahead of Premier League rule change December 14, 2016 They routinely adorn the biceps of Lionel Messi and Neymar and flutter on the jerseys of Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, yet until now they have been forbidden in the Premier League. Sponsors’ logos on football clubs’ shirt sleeves are on their way to England’s top division from next season, however, as teams look to [...]
England captain Dylan Hartley free to play in Six Nations after receiving six-week ban December 14, 2016 England captain Dylan Hartley is free to play in the Six Nations after receiving a six week ban for striking Sean O'Brien in Northampton Saints' European Champions Cup clash with Leinster last week. Hartley will be permitted to play from 23 January — just under a fortnight before England begins their Six Nations defence against France at [...]
The doom-mongers are wrong, it’s not all gloomy for England December 14, 2016 There seems to be quite a lot of negativity being written and spoken about English cricket at the moment and quite honestly a lot of it is a load of rubbish. Yes, England have been hammered by India and defeat in Mumbai was their seventh Test loss of 2016. A further setback during the fifth [...]
Love at the National Theatre: an important play about welfare in Britain that’s appropriately unenjoyable December 14, 2016 Love, at the National Theatre, is not the poverty porn that so often clutters the London stage, but a powerful indictment of the shocking state of social housing, social care, and social welfare in Britain today. Writer-director Alexander Zeldin presents a group of disparate people forced to live side-by-side in emergency housing, and the grinding [...]
Anthony Joshua: Beating Wladimir Klitschko will upgrade me from a champion to a legend December 14, 2016 Anthony Joshua believes he will evolve from a champion into a boxing legend if he beats Wladimir Klitschko in their heavyweight clash at Wembley. Up to 90,000 people are expected to attend the blockbuster bout on April 29th and Joshua believes both the size of the event and legacy of his opponent will lend a [...]