I knew from our first team meeting that Eddie Jones would turn England into a force, says scrum-half Ben Youngs December 4, 2016 England scrum-half Ben Youngs has paid tribute to head coach Eddie Jones for the unstinting belief he has engendered within the squad which has translated into a perfect record of 13 victories during 2016. The 27-year-old has flourished under Jones, who has said that Youngs could become as inspirational for England as Fourie du Preez [...]
Maintain your standards or risk the axe, Eddie Jones tells his England players after perfect year December 4, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones has warned his record-equalling players that an unbeaten 2016 will not shield them from the axe should standards slip prior to next year’s Six Nations. Jones led England to their 14th consecutive victory – the 13th of his reign – with a 37-21 triumph over bitter foes Australia on Saturday, [...]
Tiger Woods thrilled to be back on course but final round 76 dulls return as he finishes 15th of 18 players December 4, 2016 Former world No1 Tiger Woods revelled in his return to the course despite finishing 15th of 18 players at the Hero World Challenge, 14 shots adrift of winner Hideki Matsuyama. Woods, a 14-time Major champion, navigated 72 holes in the Bahamas on his first taste of competitive action for 15 months following chronic back injuries, [...]
Everton 1, Manchester United 1: Jose Mourinho turns on his critics after United squander lead at Goodison Park December 4, 2016 Tetchy Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho returned fire on his critics after his side failed to shake their habit of surrendering late points as Everton netted a late leveller. Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s sixth goal in five matches looked destined to hand United just their second Premier League victory in eight matches, only for a clumsy late [...]
Bournemouth 4, Liverpool 3: Nathan Ake hits stoppage-time winner as Cherries pop Reds’ bubble December 4, 2016 Bournemouth 4, Liverpool 3 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp blasted his players after their Premier League title aspirations suffered a significant setback in a dramatic collapse at resurgent Bournemouth on Sunday. The Reds were 3-1 up with 15 minutes to go through goals from Sadio Mane, Divock Origi and Emre Can but the Cherries rallied, with Ryan [...]
Lewis Hamilton to learn new team-mate this month as Mercedes hurry to hire replacement for world champion Nico Rosberg December 4, 2016 Mercedes expect to hire a replacement for Nico Rosberg before the end of the month as the team comes to terms with the newly-crowned world champion’s shock decision to quit the sport. Rosberg, 31, announced his retirement on Friday, just five days after winning the Formula One drivers’ title for the first time – an [...]
Football Leaks: Jorge Mendes’ Gestifute denies Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho tax avoidance allegations December 3, 2016 Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes has denied that his clients have taken part in a tax avoidance scheme involving more than £100m. The Real Madrid star and Manchester United manager were accused, along with other renowned players, of potentially improper transactions and moving earnings from image rights to the British Virgin Islands by [...]
Chelsea “apologises profusely” to former player for sexual abuse and admits confidentiality clause was “inappropriate” December 3, 2016 Chelsea have "apologised profusely" to abuse victim Gary Johnson and have admitted that the confidentiality clause inserted in their settlement with the former player was "inappropriate". The Premier League club asked for a confidentiality clause to be included in its £50,000 compensation package with Johnson after being approached by a law firm working on his behalf in the summer [...]
Robert Rauschenberg review: Tate Modern show is a whirlwind art history lesson but the man behind the work remains elusive December 2, 2016 Robert Rauschenberg has catholic tastes. He’s a bubbling cauldron of ideas – one of which is a literal bubbling cauldron – with little threading them together beyond a ceaseless, sometimes maddening desire to make things. All kinds of things: a white-painted canvas, sculptures built from salvaged junk – derided as “funfair” fodder by his contemporaries [...]
Moana review: Disney’s newest animation is a celebration of another culture rather than a mining of it December 2, 2016 Disney films have taken a perverse turn in recent years. Its live action movies – Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, the Jungle Book – are aping its animations, while its animations are becoming increasingly realistic. Nowhere is this more apparent than Moana, the studio’s latest musical blockbuster, whose CGI characters seem more real than half the [...]