Equestrian rider Lee Pearson nominated as Great Britain’s flagbearer for Paralympic opening ceremony as Jonnie Peacock doubts his gold medal-winning potential September 6, 2016 Serial gold medal-winning equestrian rider Lee Pearson has revealed his pride at being nominated as Great Britain’s flagbearer for Wednesday's opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. The 42-year-old is a 10-time Paralympic champion after claiming triple gold at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Games, while at London [...]
Jose Mourinho and Manchester United have the edge in derby with Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City; and why I think Sam Allardyce was misunderstood about Wayne Rooney’s England role September 6, 2016 Manchester City might have a few factors against them heading into Saturday’s eagerly anticipated derby with Manchester United, but they have a couple of less obvious points in their favour. City are five competitive games into their season, owing to them having to navigate the Champions League play-off round, and they have won them all. [...]
Chris Jordan becomes latest player to commit to Bangladesh tour as Kevin Pietersen wades into debate over Eoin Morgan September 6, 2016 England cricket bosses were handed a boost by all-rounder Chris Jordan after he categorically confirmed his intention to tour Bangladesh this winter despite ongoing security concerns. Jordan followed the lead of Worcestershire’s Moeen Ali who has already publicly pledged his attendance, while Test skipper Alastair Cook and Jonny Bairstow are believed to be of a similar mindset. [...]
Silverstone boss Paul Allen confirms his departure but denies allegations over Lawrence Tomlinson bid September 6, 2016 The British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) has confirmed a City A.M. report last month that a senior executive at the iconic Silverstone motor racing circuit has stepped down. The BDRC said today it had agreed with Patrick Allen, the managing director of Silverstone, it was "time to put a permanent management team in place". Read more: The Abarth 124 Spider is [...]
My Inspiration: Architect Richard Found on his love of painter Barry Reigate September 6, 2016 Award-winning architect Richard Found talks about his unlikely love affair with the chaos and colour in the paintings of Barry Reigate This painting is by an artist called Barry Reigate, whose work could be described as a cross between Jean-Michel Basquiat and Banksy. A lot of his material is black and white but this one [...]
Captain Fantastic review: Viggo Mortensen road-trip movie can’t rescue depressingly cliched indie effort September 6, 2016 Captain Fantastic hints at a fresh take on the American indie movie, but lapses disappointingly into a series of cliched genre tropes dressed up with pretty lens flare. We meet the Cash family – father Ben and his six children aged from eight to 18 – as they stalk a deer through lush woodland, killing [...]
Andy Murray wary of Djokovic-slayer Kei Nishikori after ruthless victory over Grigor Dimitrov at US Open September 6, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray insists he is taking nothing for granted as he prepares to resume his bid for successive grand slam titles against Japan’s Kei Nishikori at the US Open on Wednesday. The Wimbledon champion has beaten world No7 Nishikori in seven of their last eight meetings, including a straight-sets win as part of his successful [...]
Record-breaking Serena Williams powers into quarter-finals of US Open September 6, 2016 World No1 Serena Williams beat Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova to set a new grand slam record of 308 victories and march into the last eight of the US Open at Flushing Meadows. Williams, who had already overtaken Martina Navratilova’s women’s record of 307 wins with victory over Johanna Larsson in round three, beat Shvedova 6-2, 6-3 [...]
Wales 4, Moldova 0: Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale targets more history as Wales start World Cup campaign with bang September 6, 2016 Wales forward Gareth Bale has urged his side to make more history after starting their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign with an emphatic victory over Moldova at the Cardiff City Stadium. Bale netted twice to move to second on the list of all-time Welsh goalscorers and just four behind Ian Rush, as he added to [...]
Rory McIlroy back to his very best in time for Ryder Cup after stunning victory at Deutsche Bank Championship September 5, 2016 It was simply exquisite golf by Rory McIlroy to win the Deutsche Bank Championship last night. He carded 67, 66 and 65 in his last three rounds and is back to his best. He has only been with his new putting coach, Phil Kenyon, for a short time but it’s obviously working. The truth is he’s been [...]