Rory McIlroy puts bid for $1.25m Race To Dubai prize on hold and pulls out of Turkish Airlines Open over security fears October 30, 2016 World No2 Rory McIlroy admits he may have sacrificed his chances of winning the Race To Dubai by withdrawing from this week’s Turkish Airlines Open because of security concerns. McIlroy decided to pull out of the event in Antalya on Saturday, four days after a car bomb injured several people in the city, which was [...]
This is West Ham’s “five point plan” to tackle fan violence in the London Stadium October 29, 2016 West Ham have unveiled their plan of action for ridding fan disorder from the London Stadium. The Hammers have conducted a full review into how their new home in a start of the art stadium was turned into a combat zone for opposing fans on Wednesday night. A 2-1 victory over Chelsea in the EFL [...]
F1: Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team member robbed at gunpoint ahead of Mexican Grand Prix October 29, 2016 One of Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes teammates has been robbed at gunpoint hours before the crucial Mexican Grand Prix. A member of the Formula 1 championship-winning team was travelling in a chauffeur-driven vehicle from Mexico City airport to the team's hotel in the City when he was targeted by criminals on Wednesday and had valuables stolen. [...]
Doping at the Olympics: Wada report exposes “serious failings” in drug testing at 2016 Rio Games October 28, 2016 A new report from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) into this summer's Rio Olympics has exposed "serious failings" in the drugs testing process at the games. Those feeling disillusionment towards the Games following revelations of Russia's state-sponsored doping programme or the growing number of athletes being stripped of medals won at the 2008 and 2012 games [...]
Arsenal: Arsene Wenger laments West Ham violence as it could set back arrival of safe standing October 28, 2016 Do the violent clashes seen at the London Stadium on Wednesday night hint at a wider problem of crowd trouble in English football? Not for Arsene Wenger. The Arsenal manager has dismissed the idea that the unruly disturbances seen between West Ham and Chelsea fans this week, which have already led to a number of arrests, [...]
Gruelling victory keeps Andy Murray on course to topple Novak Djokovic as world No1 October 27, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray remained on course to topple rival Novak Djokovic at the top of the world rankings after prevailing in a gruelling contest with France’s Gilles Simon at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna last night. Top seed and current world No2 Murray defeated Simon 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 – his 12th successive victory – [...]
James Ensor at the Royal Academy: a mercurial painter of the grotesque October 27, 2016 In the paintings of James Ensor, life is dour and murky while death is a riot of colour and expressive brush-strokes. In one of the first pieces in the Royal Academy’s exhibition two women sit taking afternoon tea (Afternoon in Ostend, 1881) in an oppressively brown room, as if the bourgeois scene is so interminably [...]
Doctor Strange review: The tightest, funniest, most refreshing super-hero movie in years October 27, 2016 While all around super-hero franchises are collapsing under their own grotesque weight – Batman v Superman, X-Men Apocalypse, Suicide Squad – Marvel stands alone in its uncanny ability to churn out hit after hit. With Doctor Strange, it’s just showing off. Its lead character is a beloved but relatively fringe inhabitant of the Marvel Universe, [...]
West Ham facing calls for stadium ban following supporter clashes during Chelsea EFL Cup tie October 27, 2016 West Ham should be forced to play matches behind closed doors if they and London Stadium chiefs are unable to eradicate crowd violence at the former Olympic venue, say MPs. The call comes after ugly clashes between Hammers and Chelsea supporters during Wednesday night’s EFL Cup fourth round tie, in which chairs and coins were [...]
A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer review: Cancer cells dance around inflatable tumours in this musical about disease October 27, 2016 A musical in which colourful cancer cells fart about on stage like rejected Saturday morning cartoon characters, A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer is an unexpectedly jazzy and frenetic show. It dissects and digests the bleak world of terminal illness with a song and a dance, as tumours slowly emerge from the stage [...]