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 [...]
SSE Women’s Invitational 2015: Golf event to target women September 3, 2015 Tour stars Laura Davies and Melissa Reid and acclaimed author Matthew Syed are among the attractions at a new golf and business event uniquely targeted at women. The SSE Women’s Invitational at Stoke Park, Buckinghamshire, this month aims to open up corporate golf days – traditionally seen as male-only territory – to a more diverse [...]
Blow for goal-shy Gunners as Welbeck ruled out for months September 3, 2015 Arsenal are facing a striker shortage just days after failing to add forward reinforcements in the transfer window, with Danny Welbeck ruled out until the end of the year. Read more: Injured Arsenal players have missed 1,931 games since 2008 Welbeck, who has been sidelined since April, will remain out of action “for a [...]
Burgess unfazed by Carling criticism on World Cup selection September 3, 2015 RUGBY league convert Sam Burgess insists he is at ease with criticism from Will Carling after revealing the former England captain and fellow centre had contacted him to explain his scathing judgement. Carling said last week that head coach Stuart Lancaster had made a mistake by including Burgess in his 31-man squad for this month’s [...]