Everton 2, West Ham 0: Slaven Bilic casts envious glance at Toffees’ “cruelty” as Hammers come unstuck October 30, 2016 Everton 2, West Ham United 0 West Ham manager Slaven Bilic urged his players to be more “cruel” after their three-match winning run came to an abrupt halt at the hands of Everton and familiar foe Romelu Lukaku. Striker Lukaku headed his ninth goal in as many games for the Toffees against the Hammers and [...]
Andy Murray moves within striking distance of Novak Djokovic’s world No1 ranking with seventh title of season October 30, 2016 Britain’s Andy Murray could claim the world No1 ranking for the first time as soon as this weekend after winning his seventh title of the season at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna on Sunday. Murray beat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) to extend his current unbeaten run to 15 matches and put himself [...]
England skipper Alastair Cook fears hangover for India after Bangladesh humiliation October 30, 2016 England skipper Alastair Cook admitted concern that his side’s monumental collapse which handed Bangladesh victory in the second Test in Dhaka may have lasting consequences when they face the might of India next month. The tourists wilted from a position of strength at 100-0 to 164 all out as Bangladesh’s spinners Mehedi Hasan and Shakib Al [...]
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 [...]