Manchester United 4, Fenerbahce 1: Jose Mourinho in swipe at critics of £89m midfielder Paul Pogba October 20, 2016 Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho took aim at critics of midfielder Paul Pogba after the world’s most expensive player stoked his side’s Europe League success against Fenerbahce last night with a first-half double. Pogba, an £89m summer signing from Italian champions Juventus, netted either side of Anthony Martial’s penalty, while Jesse Lingard notched his first [...]
Inter Milan 1, Southampton 0: Regrets for Claude Puel as Saints fail to capitalise on San Siro domination October 20, 2016 Southampton boss Claude Puel insisted defeat was incredibly tough to take after his side were guilty of wasting a host of chances as Inter Milan snatched what at times appeared an unlikely Europa League victory. The Saints dominated for large periods at the San Siro but fell behind to Antonio Candreva’s stunning second-half strike, while the [...]
Ouija 2: Origin of Evil review – Sparsely-used jump scares and engaging performances make this horror film a good choice for Halloween October 20, 2016 As Oscar Wilde says, people become violent when they’re surrounded by hideous wallpaper. Perhaps that’s why so many horror films these days are set in the late 60s against a horrifying backdrop of flocked curtains and flicky hairdos. That’s where this prequel to 2014’s Ouija travels to, anyway, right back to the supernatural board game’s [...]
Champions League final could be held outside of Europe as Uefa chief Aleksander Ceferin hints at New York switch October 20, 2016 European football’s new chief Aleksander Ceferin has hinted that the Champions League final could be played in the United States as part of plans to take the competition to different continents. Ceferin, who replaced the banned Michel Platini as president of European governing body Uefa last month, also hinted that the semi-finals could follow the [...]
Top spot in the Premier League is the motivation for Tottenham against Bournemouth, says Mauricio Pochettino October 20, 2016 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has urged his team to take their chance to go top of the Premier League for the first time in more than two years when they meet Bournemouth on Saturday. Spurs visit the in-form Cherries, who thrashed Hull 6-1 last weekend, for a lunchtime kick-off that could see them overtake leaders [...]
Moeen Ali admits to “hardest 68” of his career after steadying England ship on day one of first Test with Bangladesh October 20, 2016 Batsman Moeen Ali reflected on “the hardest 68 of my life” after his dogged innings rescued England on the opening day of the first Test with Bangladesh in Chittagong. England suffered a nightmare start on a difficult surface, slipping to 21-3 as 18-year-old Bangladesh spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz (5-64) made light work of debutant Ben [...]
In Pursuit of Silence: a blissfully quiet film about our noisy world October 20, 2016 This intriguing, quiet documentary explores the effect our noisy society has on our well-being. Filmmaker Patrick Shen talks to various, disparate people including monks, authors and explorers to discuss the benefits of having space to reflect. Initially feeling like a pitch for a wellness retreat, his film actually opens up an interesting discussion about how [...]
Oil at the Almeida is a challenging, ambitious play about the history of the oil business October 20, 2016 Ella Hickson’s hugely ambitious new play knits together a sprawling 160 year geo-political soap-opera with a touching – but never candy-coated – story about a mother and daughter. Almost unfathomably dense – six years in the writing – it follows the trajectory of the oil industry from its early days as an energy source of [...]
Why the NBA brand remains a slam dunk for recruiting new basketball fans across the globe October 20, 2016 While you may not have watched a single NBA match on television last season, the brand will likely have still cut through to you through a LeBron James replica jersey, an LA Lakers T-shirt or a Chicago Bulls cap. The fact that the NBA’s collection of distinctive and recognisable team logos look good on clothes has been a [...]
The Dresser at the Duke of York Theatre: a savage but loving tribute to ham theatre October 20, 2016 Dementia, Shakespeare and the Blitz collide gloriously in Ronald Harwood’s tragicomedy The Dresser. Set in wartime 1940s, it tells the tale of a deteriorating actor known as “Sir” and the theatre’s dresser, Norman, whose job it is to coax and bully the ailing grandee through his 227th rendition of King Lear. A reflection on Harwood's [...]