Blood, guts and dead foxes abound in bio-disaster horror Human Animals May 26, 2016 Who doesn’t love foxes? Those pointy orange chaperones of the night. Those bushy tailed wardens of the bins. Not quite a dog, but not quite a cat either, so-called scientists have yet to explain away their alluring vulpine mysteries. In dystopian horror Human Animals, the foxes (along with the pigeons and the mice and every [...]
Zlat’ll be a yes, then: Ibrahimovic drops major hint over Manchester United move May 26, 2016 Former Paris Saint-Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed he talks to Jose Mourinho every day and hinted that he is ready to follow his one-time Inter Milan manager to Manchester United. The evergreen 34-year-old Sweden star – a free agent this summer – spoke in glowing terms of his 2008-09 season in Italy with Mourinho [...]
BMW PGA Championship prize money: Over £600,000 earnings boost on offer to winner but Wentworth has slipped in prize money rankings May 26, 2016 Traditionally known as the flagship event of the European Tour, the BMW PGA Championship is no longer the tournament targeted for a bank balance boost by golf's elite. Masters champion Danny Willett is playing at Wentworth but big names including Rory McIlroy, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson have opted not to enter this year. One factor could [...]
Saracens v Exeter Chiefs preview: Four things to look out for including Henry Slade’s big test and Chris Ashton’s try target in Aviva Premiership final May 26, 2016 The Aviva Premiership's first and second best teams, Saracens and Exeter Chiefs go head-to-head at Twickenham for the league's ultimate crown on Saturday afternoon. We pick out four things to look for in the final: Will big match experience count for Saracens? Newly-crowned European champions and league leaders Saracens are well acclimatised to the high-pressure surrounds [...]
Jules Bianchi family start legal action against F1 bosses and Marussia over tragic racer’s death May 26, 2016 The family of Jules Bianchi has started legal proceedings against Formula One bosses and his former team Marussia over the crash that killed the promising racer in 2014. Bianchi’s family plan to argue that errors in the planning, timing and organisation of the Japanese Grand Prix may have contributed to the Frenchman fatally colliding with a [...]
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy named the highest paid director in the Premier League last season May 26, 2016 Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has been named the highest paid director in the Premier League last season in an analysis of all 20 teams' accounts. Financial reports for the 2014/15 season have been disclosed by every team in last season's competition, revealing the 54-year-old was paid £2.6m by the club as Spurs finished fifth in [...]
Why drinking isn’t really as much fun as you think: It’s more about the socialising than the boozing May 26, 2016 Scientists have finally put a number on just how much better drinking can make a given situation — and it looks like people are right when they say you don't need alcohol to have a good time. People were asked to rate their happiness on a scale of one to 100 at various points throughout the day for [...]
Manchester United named most valuable club in the world but must win trophies with Jose Mourinho to stay at the top May 26, 2016 Manchester United have been named the joint-most valuable football club in the world, but have been warned that incoming manager Jose Mourinho will need to improve results if they want to remain top of the pile. Both United and Real Madrid are estimated to be worth £2.1bn in a report published today by accountancy giant KPMG [...]
The fall-out of Manchester United and Jose Mourinho image rights negotiations could be worth millions as Chelsea own former manager’s trademark May 26, 2016 One of the stumbling blocks that has appeared to be holding up Jose Mourinho's expected appointment by Manchester United has been a conflict over the ownership of the former Chelsea manager’s so-called image rights. This comes as no surprise when you consider the potential costs to United should they have no control over the Special One's lucrative image rights. In particular, [...]
In England the ref doesn’t blow his whistle when you play aggressively – that suits me, says Arsenal’s new £30m hardman Granit May 25, 2016 He is no stranger to a waft of the red card and Arsenal’s new £30m signing Granit Xhaka admits that the leniency of English referees was one of the factors that attracted him to the Premier League. Xhaka arrives in north London with a reputation as an uncompromising midfielder whose enthusiasm for defending the Borussia [...]