Trevor Bayliss urges Jonny Bairstow to shine after opting to rest jaded Jos Buttler September 6, 2015 England coach Trevor Bayliss has urged wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow to seize his chance after deciding to rest Lancashire’s Jos Buttler for the rest of the one-day series with Australia. Buttler struggled with the bat during the Investec Ashes, making just 122 runs at an average of 15.25, while his score of four in the first [...]
Football: Three Lions are poised for Euro tilt, insists Theo September 6, 2015 ENGLAND forward Theo Walcott believes Roy Hodgson’s side are on course to mount a serious bid for the tag of the continent’s finest at next year’s European Championships in France. Walcott climbed off the bench to score twice as England thrashed San Marino 6-0 in Serravalle on Saturday to become the first nation to qualify [...]
Cycling: Cavendish lambasts Vuelta after suffering Tour of Britain agony September 6, 2015 BRITAIN’S Mark Cavendish disputed the significance of the Vuelta a Espana on the cycling calendar after being pipped on the line in the opening stage of the Tour of Britain yesterday. Manxman Cavendish looked on course to claim the stage win and the race leader’s yellow jersey but was edged out by Team Sky’s Elia [...]
US Open 2015: Andy Murray targets instant returns as history calls for Brit Jo Konta September 6, 2015 Britain’s Andy Murray plans to unsettle big-serving Kevin Anderson with the power of his returns as he bids to seal a place in the US Open quarter-final tonight. World No14 Anderson has a clear weapon. The 29-year-old South African served 17 aces as he dispatched Austria’s Dominic Thiem in the third round at Flushing Meadows, [...]
Arsenal injury record: Danny Welbeck to add to 1,931 games missed by Gunners players in last eight seasons September 4, 2015 Another week, another Arsenal player injured. Absences of first team players have become such a common occurrence for the Arsenal fans to endure that scarcely an eyebrow was raised when striker Danny Welbeck was yesterday ruled out until the end of the year following knee surgery. Read more: Blow for goal-shy Gunners as Welbeck ruled out for [...]
Film review: Me, Earl and the Dying Girl September 4, 2015 Cert 12A | ★★★★☆ Cancer weepies have a long lineage, from Love Story to last year’s The Fault in Our Stars. But rarely does a film try to marry leukaemia and laughs like Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, whose very title teases with its brazen tactlessness. That it succeeds is down to a cast [...]
Review: People, Places and Things September 4, 2015 Dorfman Theatre | ★★★★☆ A dazzling central performance ensures Duncan Macmillan’s new play about addiction isn’t drowned by the weight of its own ambition. People, Places and Things is a maelstrom of competing ideas, juggling a central story about a young actress going through the 12 Steps with tangents about identity and acting. Denise Gough plays [...]
Morgan: Loss has revealed weaknesses September 4, 2015 ENGLAND skipper Eoin Morgan refused to be downcast despite admitting his side’s 59-run defeat to Australia in the opening one-day international at Southampton last night had presented a number of conundrums to solve. The tourists posted 305-6 from their 50 overs thanks to a vital seventh-wicket partnership between Tasmanian wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade and Mitchell Marsh [...]
Murray survives scare to squeeze past Mannarino September 4, 2015 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray fought back from two sets down to squeeze past plucky Frenchman Adrian Mannarino and force his way into the third round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows last night. Third seed Murray was staring down the barrel of defeat after dropping the opening two sets but battled back to dominate the [...]
London calling as Wigan Warriors set stall out to make capital gains September 4, 2015 Wembley appearances may be synonymous with their illustrious history but a permanent presence in London is fundamental to north west rugby league side Wigan Warriors and their ambition to grow their brand exponentially. Starved of top-level rugby league since London Broncos were relegated from Super League last season, the capital, or The Den – home [...]