West Ham tipped to join Chelsea and Manchester United in hunt for James Rodriguez July 16, 2016 West Ham have been named in the Spanish press as one of three Premier League clubs chasing Real Madrid star James Rodriguez. The Colombian moved to Real Madrid from Monaco for around £63m two years ago after starring at the World Cup where he finished top scorer with six goals. Yet the 25-year-old endured an [...]
Tour de France prize money: Chris Froome has already earned €22,000 this year in pursuit of biggest ever reward of €500,000 July 15, 2016 The largest monetary reward in Tour de France history is on offer to this year’s cyclists, with €500,000 from a €2,295,850 prize money pool is paid out to the overall winner. The Tour has increased its winners’ reward for the first time this decade, boosting the total take home by €50,000 from €450,000. As well [...]
Lessons from bankrupt footballers: They earn megabucks but are likely to squander it all. What can we learn from their mistakes? July 15, 2016 They earn megabucks but few actually make a decent plan for their post-working lives. While we’re not all multi-millionaires, everyone has something to learn from their mistakes, explains RBC’s Jonathan Gold. Modern football is synonymous with wealth, whether through its astronomical wages or lucrative sponsorship deals. But young players are often making a Faustian bargain [...]
Full Premier League pre-season fixtures list: Kick-off times and TV coverage as Arsenal head to America, Manchester United and Manchester City visit China and West Ham hit Austria July 15, 2016 Arsenal Fixtures: 22nd July: vs RC Lens, Lens 28th July: vs MLS All Stars, San Jose 31st July: vs Chivas de Guadalajara, Los Angeles 5th August: vs Viking FK, Stavanger 7th August: vs Manchester City, Gothenburg Longest journey: Los Angeles to London, 5,437 miles Total distance to cover: 13,968 miles Bournemouth Fixtures: 20th July: vs Minnesota United, Blaine 23rd [...]
Phil Mickelson inches from history as five-time Major winner posts three-shot lead after first round of Open Championship at Royal Troon July 14, 2016 America's Phil Mickelson admitted he felt like crying after agonisingly missing out on carding the lowest ever score in Major championship history on a bittersweet opening day of the Open Championship at Royal Troon. Five-time Major winner Mickelson, who won the Claret Jug at Muirfield in 2013, needed to hole a 15-foot putt on the [...]
Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq leads Pakistan revival at Lord’s and out-muscles England July 14, 2016 Centurion Misbah-ul-Haq believes Pakistan need another 100 runs to seize control of the first Investec Test at Lord’s after he led his side’s recovery against England with a majestic ton on a placid wicket. Misbah, aged 42, became the oldest player to claim a Test hundred since 1934 as he finished unbeaten on 110 after sharing [...]
Chris Froome forced to run up Mont Ventoux as Tour de France takes extraordinary turn July 14, 2016 Britain's Chris Froome kept hold of the yellow jersey despite being forced to run up part of the iconic Mont Ventoux climb in one of the most extraordinary incidents in Tour de France history. The defending champion took to jogging after being knocked off his bike towards the end of the stage and finding that [...]
Keanu film review: a clever pastiche of action films and urban culture starring TV duo Key and Peele July 14, 2016 How far would you go to save a cat? That's the question asked by this new action-comedy from TV duo Key and Peele, the cousins forced to become gangsters by a nefarious drug dealer (Method Man) in order to get their beloved kitten Keanu back. The stars have a terrific natural rapport, morphing seamlessly from [...]
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte likens himself to a tailor as he bids to stoke the flames of a blazing Stamford Bridge inferno July 14, 2016 New Chelsea boss Antonio Conte compared himself to a tailor seeking the best dress as he described the challenge of plotting his side’s bid to regain the Premier League and European spotlight. Conte was officially unveiled as the club’s manager today and immediately installed the Blues as title contenders, despite finishing an underwhelming 10th last [...]
Ghostbusters at the Imax, The Lambeth Country Show and the world’s first VR play: 11 things to do in London this weekend July 14, 2016 1. Go to Barbican to see Ragnar Kjartansson Art, Barbican Centre, 10.00-17.30, £12 A self-aware, light-hearted, occasionally laugh-out-loud funny show, and a rare chance to enjoy a master of performance art whose work has never before been collected in the UK. 2. And while you’re there, book tickets to see Needles and Opium Theatre, Barbican [...]