Morgan reaffirms commitment to attacking intent despite England’s series-clinching defeat to South Africa in Cape Town February 14, 2016 England skipper Eoin Morgan reaffirmed his side’s commitment to aggressive batting despite a cavalier approach proving their downfall in the decisive one-day clash against South Africa in Cape Town. Set a victory target of 237, the Proteas were wobbling at 22-3 before skipper AB de Villiers shared 125 with Hashim Amla, on his way to [...]
Chelsea told to offer “best defender” John Terry a new contract by club legend Frank Lampard February 13, 2016 Chelsea have been urged to keep John Terry at the club for another year by club legend Frank Lampard. Terry's current deal expires at the end of the season and the Blues defender claimed last week that the club had not offered him an extension. Lampard, who enjoyed a successful season with Manchester City after [...]
Premier League fantasy football: Five transfer suggestions including Jose Fonte, Benik Afobe and James Milner February 13, 2016 Fantasy football players, it's time to get serious. The business end of the season is in sight. Are you deploying a second wild card to revamp your squad for the final straight? Or are you inspired by the Premier League-leading "tinkerman" and revamp your squad with some fresh blood for those in flagging form? Here's [...]
The End of Longing review: Could Matthew Perry’s new West End play BE any more like Friends? February 12, 2016 The Playhouse Theatre | ★★★★☆ It’s unfair to judge someone’s work based on a project they were involved in many, many years ago. But Matthew Perry, writer and star of new West End play The End of Longing, mentions Friends in the very first sentence of his programme notes, so he’s kind of asking for it. [...]
How the sports industry can help in the fight against climate change February 12, 2016 Last year’s Paris Climate Change Summit (COP21) signalled that real progress is being made in the world stage to tackle climate change. But it isn’t just politicians and businesses, such as Google and IKEA can lead the way in making “carbon neutral” pledges. The sporting industry, in particular, can lead by example and make a [...]
Fifa bans Sepp Blatter’s former right hand man Jerome Valcke from football for 12 years February 12, 2016 Former Fifa general secretary and right hand man to Sepp Blatter Jerome Valcke has been banned from football for 12 years. Fifa's Ethics Committee found Valcke, 55, guilty of abusing expenses and attempting to sell TV rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups for "far below their market value". Read more: The men who [...]
Why Manchester United’s 20th Century Fox partnership could benefit from more subtle social media promotion February 12, 2016 If you’re a Manchester United fan on Twitter, you may have noticed a number of players – both past and present – getting excited about seeing Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s film, The Revenant. Memphis Depay, Juan Mata, David De Gea and even club legends Andy Cole and Bryan Robson have all tweeted about the Leonardo DiCaprio-starring [...]
A Bigger Splash sees a manic, nude Ralph Fiennes on the form of his life February 12, 2016 Dir. Luca Guadagnino | ★★★★☆ This sun-drenched comedy-thriller was one of the highlights of last year's Venice Film Festival. Tilda Swinton plays Marianne, a global rock star whose quiet life on an Italian island with her lover (Matthias Schoenaerts) is shattered by the arrival of Harry (Ralph Fiennes), Marianne's record producer ex, and his newly discovered [...]
Chinese Super League spending: Wayne Rooney could follow Ramires with Premier League stars targeted by football’s future superpower February 12, 2016 Jiangsu who? Following Chelsea’s Ramires £21m move to the Chinese city of Nanjing to play for the Super League club Jiangsu Suning, many football fans have been left to ask who and why? The Nanjing club is hardly the best known, nor the most successful, in China. Last season they could only finish ninth in [...]
Arsene Wenger claims Arsenal “don’t have a problem” with ticket prices and urges fans against walkout protest February 12, 2016 Arsene Wenger has claimed Arsenal do not have a problem with high ticket prices, despite the fact the club sells the most expensive tickets in the country. Premier League rivals Liverpool backed down over a planned increase in prices after fans walked out of Anfield in protest last week, yet the Arsenal manager urged fans [...]