Manchester United 1, Everton 0: Anthony Martial keeps Louis van Gaal’s men on tails of Manchester City April 3, 2016 Manchester United 1, Everton 0 Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal diverted praise to teenager substitute Timothy Fosu-Mensah after his introduction helped inspire a win over Everton that boosted his team’s Champions League prospects. Van Gaal threw on the 18-year-old left-back for struggling Argentina defender Marcos Rojo at half-time and the switch paid off as [...]
Bahrain Grand Prix: Nico Rosberg capitalises on Lewis Hamilton tangle to land fifth win in a row April 3, 2016 Britain's Lewis Hamilton sought solace in damage limitation after watching Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg win the Bahrain Grand Prix to continue his immaculate start to the season. Rosberg took advantage of a decisive start in which he surged to the front as Hamilton tangled with the Williams of Valtteri Bottas, damaged his bodywork and slipped [...]
Leicester 1, Southampton 0: Wes Morgan’s header puts Foxes four wins from historic Premier League title win April 3, 2016 Leicester City 1, Southampton 0 Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri admits his team may never get a better chance to complete a “magical” Premier League triumph after they took another huge step towards the title. Captain Wes Morgan’s first goal of the season earned the Foxes a fifth 1-0 win from the last six games and [...]
Premier League clubs Arsenal, Chelsea and Leicester City refute links to doctor who claims to have doped 150 British sportspeople April 3, 2016 Arsenal, Chelsea and Premier League leaders Leicester have all strongly denied links with a London-based doctor who claims to have provided banned drugs to more than 150 British sportspeople. The Sunday Times reported claims by Dr Mark Bonar that footballers were among a client list that also included an England cricketer, leading cyclists, boxers and [...]
Leicester City’s season just got even better for fans – here’s why April 3, 2016 Are Leicester's fans the luckiest lot in the league? Not only is Leicester City top of the Premier League and in with a chance of winning the title, but fans were handed a particularly nice treat on top of all that success by Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the club's owner. To celebrate the billionaire's birthday, the Foxes fans [...]
Miami Open prize money: Novak Djokovic will surpass Roger Federer as highest-earning tennis player with $1m final win over Kei Nishikori April 2, 2016 Novak Djokovic is just one win from becoming the highest-earning tennis player of all time after beating David Goffin to reach the Miami Open final. The No1 ranked player in the world will take his career prize money earnings over $98m (£68.8m) should he defeat Japanese ace Kei Nishikori in Sunday's final. Djokovic had amassed [...]
Artist focus: John Kørner’s land of milk and honey April 1, 2016 John Kørner is one of Denmark’s most recognisable contemporary artists, his semi-abstract works probing the ills of 21st century society, from poverty to sex work. Although he’s an accomplished sculptor, he’s best known for his vivid, ethereal, often wryly funny paintings: a man rifling through a skip in After Christmas; an old woman barfing against [...]
Diego Costa: Chelsea striker fined £20,000 and has ban extended by the FA April 1, 2016 Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been fined £20,000 and hit with an extended one-match ban by the FA after admitting a charge of improper conduct. The 27-year-old will now be absent for next Saturday's trip to Swansea on 9 April as well as this weekend's meeting with Aston Villa, having already missed Chelsea's 2-2 draw [...]
The Painkiller at Garrick Theatre starring Kenneth Branagh is a predictable but fun slapstick comedy April 1, 2016 The Painkiller | Garrick Theatre Kenneth Branagh and Rob Brydon bring star power to this funny but painfully anachronistic comedy. It tells the tale of a contract killer whose life is thrown into disarray when he is allocated a hotel room adjoining that of a lovelorn, suicidal photographer. It’s adapted from Le Contrat, a French [...]
Eddie the Eagle is a soaring success April 1, 2016 With hindsight, it’s a surprise Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards’ rise to fame wasn’t made into a film sooner. Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) dons thick-rimmed glasses and a permanent gurn as the plucky Eddie, a young man obsessed with being an Olympian. He exploits a loophole in the rules to enter the 1988 Winter [...]