Rugby World Cup 2015: Tournament set to be highest attended single sport event in history after football World Cup following record attendance at Wembley September 21, 2015 This year's Rugby World Cup is on course to be the best-attended single-sport tournament in history behind the football World Cup, after a record attendance watched New Zealand beat Argentina 26 – 16 at Wembley yesterday. Read more: Record Rugby World Cup crowd witnesses All Blacks suffer fright Over 89,000 packed into Wembley to watch the tournament [...]
The only way to shoot big game, with wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein September 21, 2015 One June morning I found myself in the back of a mud-splattered four-by-four, the savannah sun beating down upon my head, a torrent of profanities drumming my ears, and a full-grown cheetah eyeing me down the barrel of my Canon lens. As she prowled the long oat grass I struggled to keep her in focus. [...]
Interview: The life of Limmy September 21, 2015 Brian Limmond, AKA Limmy, is the type of comedian you’d have a hard time explaining to your gran. The former web-designer rose to fame with a caustic blog, which was followed up by a sketch-based podcast. He hosts regular webcam sessions and often invites fans to play Counter Strike with him. These days he spends [...]
Art review: Ai Weiwei at the Royal Academy September 21, 2015 VISUAL ART AI WEIWEI ROYAL ACADEMY RATING ★★★★☆ Ai Weiwei’s profile is so high, the stories of his struggle against the Chinese regime so ubiquitous, that you might be surprised to learn there’s never been a major UK exhibition of his work. The Royal Academy rights this wrong with a show collecting pieces from 1993 onwards, [...]
Pop goes the easel: The World Goes Pop at the Tate Modern reviewed September 21, 2015 VISUAL ART THE WORLD GOES POP TATE MODERN RATING ★★★☆☆ The World Goes Pop could have as its unofficial tagline: “There’s More to Pop Art Than Tins of Soup.” It sets out to dispel the myth that pop art is a US-centric, male-centric, consumerist-centric art form. This, of course, is a rather easy thing to do, [...]
O2 pins hopes on England Rugby World Cup 2015 win: CEO Ronan Dunne on playing the long game September 20, 2015 If you were compiling a list of the most successful sponsorship partnerships in sport over the past 20 years, the one between O2 and England Rugby would have to be very near the top. Timing is everything of course, but when Cellnet, O2’s previous incarnation, decided to get involved in rugby union in 1995, [...]
Magic Murray earns Britain historic win September 20, 2015 JUBILANT Andy Murray last night admitted playing through the pain barrier to take Great Britain to within one tie of their first Davis Cup triumph since Fred Perry and Bunny Austin lifted the trophy in 1936. Murray’s straight-sets defeat of Bernard Tomic yesterday completed an almost single-handed 3-2 semi-final win over Australia in Glasgow and [...]
Burgess tipped to shine should he start against Wales September 20, 2015 ENGLAND skills coach Mike Catt has backed rugby league convert Sam Burgess to make a seamless transition into the starting XV should he be selected to face Wales on Saturday. Burgess impressed from the bench after replacing centre Brad Barritt shortly after the hour mark as England opened their Rugby World Cup campaign with a [...]
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho Mourinho jibe rubs salt into Arsene Wenger wound September 20, 2015 Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has fanned the flames following his team’s fiery 2-0 Premier League victory over Arsenal on Saturday, saying that Gunners manager Arsene Wenger is underachieving given the talent at his disposal. Mourinho had already taken his customary swipe at Wenger straight after the match, accusing the Frenchman of persistent moaning when he [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Record crowd witnesses All Blacks suffer fright September 20, 2015 NEW ZEALAND 26 ARGENTINA 16 Rattled New Zealand captain Richie McCaw conceded his team would have to improve to win their third Rugby World Cup after they were given a huge scare by Argentina at Wembley yesterday. A world record crowd for the tournament of more than 89,000 witnessed the powerful Pumas come from 9-0 [...]