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Sir Andy Murray vows to bounce back after Australian Open heartbreak comes early January 22, 2017 World No1 Sir Andy Murray has vowed to come back stronger after suffering a shock fourth-round defeat to German Mischa Zverev at the Australian Open on Sunday. Top seed Murray, fancied to end his run of near misses in Melbourne following the early exit of main rival Novak Djokovic, lost 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 to [...]
Champion Angelique Kerber knocked out of Australian Open as top seeds tumble in fourth round January 22, 2017 Defending champion Angelique Kerber rued another below-par display after her disappointing season continued with a surprise defeat to American Coco Vandeweghe at the Australian Open on Sunday. Kerber suffered the earliest exit by a women’s singles title-holder in Melbourne for a decade as she followed men’s top seed Sir Andy Murray out of the tournament [...]
Jackie review: Natalie Portman leads an outstanding production about the creation of a political myth January 20, 2017 In Jackie, blood clings to the First Lady like it does to Lady Macbeth. It stains her powder-pink skirt-suit, congeals in her hair, splashes onto her face like tears. It horrifies and fascinates her; she wears it like war-paint, with something approaching pride. But no matter how many times she tries to scrub it off, [...]
Promises, Promises at Southwark Playhouse review: a badly dated comedy that’s a gilded celebration of lechery January 20, 2017 I can’t think of a more appropriate start to the Trump era than revisiting Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s 1968 Broadway hit – a breezy chronicle of workplace sexism in which Boys Will Be Boys, whatever the cost, and women are either brutalised angels awaiting Mr Right or mouthy broads lounging in the clutches of [...]
West Ham set to sign £8m defender, former Tottenham midfielder poised to join West Brom for £10m and ex-Arsenal winger hooks up with Bury January 19, 2017 West Ham are poised to bolster their defensive options by signing wantaway Southampton skipper Jose Fonte for an initial fee in the region of £8m, which could rise to £10m with add ons. The Hammers are set to stave off late interest from fellow Premier League side West Brom for the 33-year-old Euro 2016 winner, [...]
Centurion Eoin Morgan urges England to show tournament-winning calibre in final ODI after slipping to series-clinching loss to India January 19, 2017 England skipper Eoin Morgan has warned his side that they must demonstrate major tournament-winning potential in their final one-day clash with India after slipping to a series-clinching loss. The tourists lost by 15 runs in Cuttack as India surged into an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, despite a majestic century from Morgan – his [...]
Jessica Ennis-Hill interview: A successful World Championships in London can help restore faith in athletics January 19, 2017 Olympic heptathlon gold-medallist Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill insists a successful World Championships in London is pivotal to restoring the tarnished reputation of athletics. The sport has been rocked over the past 18 months by a series of damaging allegations of state-sponsored doping and cover-ups which have seen Russia banned from international competition by world governing body the [...]
Lion review: Nicole Kidman’s tender performance lifts this true story about a missing boy Googling his way home January 19, 2017 By Hollywood standards, the story of Lion sounds relatively prosaic: a child gets lost, is adopted, and years later uses Google Earth to find his family. But the telling of it touches on so many heart-tugging topics that it’ll have anyone who’s ever lost a kid, found a kid, or even met a kid blubbing [...]
Split review: M Night Shyamalan twists again like it’s 1998 with this return to reform split personality movie January 19, 2017 Come on let’s twist again, like we did in the early 2000s. It’s been a long time since a new M Night Shyamalan film was greeted with excitement. With a miserable streak of flops including The Happening, The Last Airbender and Will Smith misfire After Earth, many had given up on the twist-loving film maker [...]
Sale sack wing Tom Arscott following leak investigation January 19, 2017 Premiership side Sale have terminated the contract of wing Tom Arscott following an investigation into claims that confidential information was leaked to fellow strugglers Bristol. Arscott, 29, has been accused of disclosing details to brother Luke Arscott, who plays for Bristol, the day before the teams met in a match that Sale eventually lost 24-23. [...]