Theatre review: American Idiot July 23, 2015 Arts Theatre | ★★☆☆☆ Green Day and musical theatre seem like odd bedfellows until you consider that both are fun, infantile and the kind of thing that no self respecting adult would confess to enjoying. When the two came together for 2010’s Broadway production American Idiot, the show won two Tony awards and a Grammy; [...]
Film review: Inside Out July 23, 2015 Cert U | ★★★★☆ Kids are notoriously difficult to read. Try asking one whether they like school or turkey dinosaurs and all you’re likely to get is a non-committal shrug. But Disney Pixar’s latest animated feature will make you completely reassess the way you talk to pre-teens as it fires you right into the turbulent [...]
Perfect Saturday July 23, 2015 COFFEE COME-UPS THE BLACK LAB If you can’t function in the morning without a cup o’ joe then head to Clapham’s endlessly trendy Coffee House ‘The Black Lab’. Once you’ve had your morning fix of liquid gold head over to nearby Clapham Common for a Saturday morning stroll. Visit blacklabcoffee.com SUMMER COCKTAILS TOWN HALL YARD [...]
Ignore furore over doping, Bolt tells Mo July 23, 2015 WORLD’S fastest man Usain Bolt has given his backing to Britain’s Mo Farah and urged the double Olympic champion to ignore the furore which has emanated from doping allegations against his coach. Somali-born Farah has faced escalating scrutiny since his American trainer Alberto Salazar was accused of violating anti-doping rules and providing banned substances to [...]
Marsh lifts Ashes selection hopes with timely ton July 23, 2015 CENTURION Shaun Marsh sailed through his audition to replace Chris Rogers at the top of Australia’s batting line-up amid lingering fears that the veteran opener could miss next week’s third Investec Ashes Test. Rogers is a doubt for the Edgbaston clash after struggling to recover from dizziness suffered while batting in Australia’s second innings at [...]
Europa League: West Ham scrape past minnows to maintain European ambitions July 23, 2015 BIRKIRKARA FC 1 WEST HAM UNITED 0 (West Ham win 5-3 on penalties, AET, 1-1 on AGG) WEST Ham boss Slaven Bilic admitted his side showed their European naivety before edging past Maltese minnows Birkirkara on penalties to reach the Europa League third qualifying round last night. The Hammers held their nerve from the spot [...]
Swastika sees Croatia docked July 23, 2015 CROATIA have been handed a one-point deduction as punishment for the swastika which became visible on the pitch during their Euro 2016 Group H qualifier with Italy last month. European governing body Uefa have also fined the Croatian Football Federation €100,000 (£70,000) and ordered them to play their next two matches behind closed doors. Croatian [...]
In-form Froome primed to clinch Tour de France title, says Thomas July 23, 2015 TEAM Sky’s Geraint Thomas believes Chris Froome is in perfect form as his colleague prepares for a decisive 48 hours in his bid to cement a second Tour de France title. Briton Froome repelled numerous attacks in the Alps for a second consecutive day to preserve his lead of three minutes and 10 seconds over [...]
Eagles swoop for QPR keeper as Real tell United to forget Ramos July 23, 2015 CRYSTAL Palace have expanded their goalkeeping options by signing former England Under-21 stopper Alex McCarthy from Queens Park Rangers. McCarthy, 25, only moved to Loftus Road from Reading last summer but failed to unseat regular No1 Rob Green and has now become the 10th departure since QPR were relegated in May. The former Wimbledon trainee [...]
Anniversary Games 2015: Five must-see events including Jessica Ennis-Hill, Usain Bolt and Mo Farah July 23, 2015 The Anniversary Games returns to the Olympic Stadium this weekend, with heroes from the 2012 Games such as Jessica Ennis-Hill, Mo Farah and Usain Bolt set to induce much misty-eyed nostalgia. Yet the event also offers the opportunity for Team GB fans to get acquainted with an emerging batch of athletes who could star at next [...]