Wimbledon set for sizzling heat June 28, 2015 Konta handed centre court slot British No2 Johanna Konta has been handed a Centre Court slot for her first round match against former champion Maria Sharapova today. Konta reached the quarter finals of the Aegon International at Eastbourne last week, which included a first career win over a top-10 opponent when she beat Ekaterina Makarova. [...]
Sky and Liberty compete with Qatari investors for Formula 1 deal June 28, 2015 Two new companies have joined the race to buy CVC's 35.5 per cent stake in Formula 1 (F1). Read more: Business lessons from Formula 1: Have you overloaded on talent? Broadcaster Sky and telecommunications firm Liberty are said to have held informal discussions with the private equity firm, which is selling off its part [...]
Fifa presidency: Bookies favour Blatter to be Fifa president at Christmas June 26, 2015 Given his 17-year reign, Sepp Blatter was never likely to give up his presidency easily. And following his about-turn today, Bookies are now saying he is favourite to be Fifa president at Christmas, with odds of 5/6 at bookmaker PaddyPower, suggesting that a vote for new president won't happen until next year. However, they are [...]
Sepp Blatter hints he could stay on as Fifa president June 26, 2015 Fifa president Sepp Blatter has channeled the spirit of a post-election Nigel Farage by hinting he is not yet ready to stand down as Fifa president. Read more: Swiss authorities ready to quiz Sepp Blatter over Fifa World Cup bids The 79-year-old was expected to call time on his 17-year reign at the head of football's [...]
This chart shows how much Brendan Rodgers has spent on transfers compared to Rafael Benitez, Kenny Dalglish, Roy Hodgson and Gerard Houllier June 26, 2015 After signing Roberto Firmino for £36m, Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has now spent over £275m on transfers in his three seasons at Anfield. The Brazilian forward is Rodgers' 27th signing and biggest purchase to date, costing slightly less than club record transfer Andy Caroll, according to reports. With Southampton's highly-rated Nathaniel Clyne thought to be [...]
Formula E: Everything you need to know about this weekend’s London race June 26, 2015 This weekend in London, Formula E – the world’s first fully electric car championship – brings top-class racing back to the capital for the first time in more than 40 years. The London ePrix is being staged at Battersea Park over two days, with qualifying and the season’s penultimate race on Saturday and the [...]
Art review: Serpentine pavilion June 25, 2015 Hyde Park Three Stars From above it looks like a half masticated piece of bubblegum spat out by a thirsty giant in between slurps from the Serpentine Lake. A chaos of colourful plastic given structure by higgledy metal frames, the temporary pavilion was designed by Selgas Cano, a husband and wife team relatively unknown beyond [...]
Art review: Barbara Hepworth June 25, 2015 Tate Britain Three Stars She may not have had a major London show for 50 years, but we’ve hardly been deprived of Barbara Hepworth. Her sculptures are everywhere in Britain: in parks and gardens, in busy city thoroughfares, on beaches and in museum collections up and down the country. That her work is so ubiquitous [...]
Film review: Minions June 25, 2015 Cert U | ★★★☆☆ A large part of the Despicable Me franchise’s $1.5bn success, loveable sidekicks the Minions were bound to get their own spin off. This prequel follows the yellow babbling hoards as three of their number look to find an evil leader to serve, inadvertently causing chaos along the way in 1960s London. [...]
Film review: Slow West June 25, 2015 Cert 15 | ★★★★☆ In an era when capes and dinosaurs rule the box office, is there room for the Western in mainstream cinema? In recent years the genre has been adapted by more left-field filmmakers such as The Coen Brothers and Quentin Tarantino, both of whom brought their own auteurish instincts to bear [...]