Paint the town blue for St Andrew November 25, 2016 | City Talk Skirling bagpipes, swinging kilts and flying Saltires – they’re a sight for captive eyes in Scotland. But on November 30th the country steps it up as it celebrates our patron saint, St Andrew. For those of you not in the nostalgic north this Wednesday, here are five ways to celebrate #ourstandrewsday from absolutely anywhere. Even in [...]
Anthony Hamilton, father of three-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, tells the story behind his new project – Kicktrix November 25, 2016 How do you raise the next Andy Murray, the next Laura Trott, the next Gareth Bale? Anthony Hamilton, father and former manager of three-time Formula One world champion Lewis, should have some idea. Speaking to City A.M., Hamilton is intrigued when I mention a theory popularised by authors such as Malcolm Gladwell and Matthew Syed, [...]
County Championship to stage full round of day/night fixtures in 2017 November 25, 2016 An historic full round of day/night County Championship fixtures will be staged during the 2017 domestic season in a bid to broaden the appeal of the four-day game in England. Nine matches matches, to be hosted by Essex, Hampshire, Warwickshire and Yorkshire in Division One and Durham, Glamorgan, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Sussex in the second [...]
Manchester United 4, Feyenoord 0: My crusade to silence critics is in full swing, insists Wayne Rooney November 24, 2016 Manchester United skipper Wayne Rooney insists his personal crusade to silence his critics has begun after assuming the status of the club’s leading goalscorer in European competition by netting against Feyenoord. Rooney, whose off-field behaviour has hit the headlines in recent weeks after he was alleged to have partied late into the night and gatecrashed [...]
Allied review: Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard rumours are far more interesting than this weak WW2 drama November 24, 2016 There aren’t many stars left who can be said to have that old-school Hollywood glamour, but two of them unite for this nostalgic World War 2 drama. Brad Pitt plays Canadian spy Max, who falls for a French agent (Marion Cotillard). The pair marry and move to London, raising a child and living a seemingly idyllic [...]
Magnus: this chess documentary charts the genesis of genius November 24, 2016 Of all the sports in the world, competitive chess is not one that inspires Hollywood-style underdog stories. But this tale of the genesis of genius is, in its own way, as compelling as any blockbuster. People of a certain age, of course, will remember the epic battle of minds that was Garry Kasparov vs Bobby [...]
Gavin Turk’s Who What When Where How and Why at Newport Street Gallery is proof he has brains as well as balls November 24, 2016 The double-height room in Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery – recently home to Jeff Koons’ giant Balloon Dog – lies empty save for an English Heritage blue plaque reading “Gavin Turk worked here, 1989-1991”. This is the piece, entitled Cave, that infamously caused his tutors at the Royal College of Art to refuse to present [...]
Your Name: this Japanese body-swap disaster anime is the most beautiful film of the year November 24, 2016 Your Name is ridiculously, heartbreakingly beautiful. Every frame is filled with flourishes that amaze and delight; a sunbeam refracted in a tear-drop, motes of dust swimming in the morning light, the technicolour trail of a mysterious comet. It’s the latest film from the hip young gunslinger of Japanese animation, Makoto Shinkai, and it arrives in [...]
Eddie Jones cites Argentina as biggest threat to England’s unbeaten run, more so than Australia November 24, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones has warned his side that Argentina will provide the most venomous threat to their unbeaten run this autumn when battle commences at Twickenham on Saturday. Jones has made four changes to the XV which started last week’s 58-15 demolition of Fiji with second row George Kruis replacing the suspended Joe Launchbury [...]
Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard coy on next move after confirming retirement November 24, 2016 Former England and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard insists he is pondering his next career move after confirming the end of one of the most distinguished playing careers of his generation. Gerrard, who won eight major trophies including the Champions League during 18 years at Liverpool, announced last week that he would be leaving LA Galaxy [...]