The Kensington townhouse that reaches new heights in grandeur and design June 25, 2015 As guests step over the flagstones to enter this penthouse in Kensington, their eyes will be drawn inexorably upwards by the vast space above them. The reception room at Academy Gardens is the tallest in London at 37ft – a grand entrance indeed. Before arriving, visitors will have passed through a gated entrance on Duchess [...]
Dell Park in Englefield Green is a polo fanatic’s dream on part of the Candy brothers’ former estate in Surrey June 25, 2015 The British polo season has got off to a galloping start, but for some fans of the equestrian sport, viewing it from the sidelines just isn’t good enough. That was certainly the case for the private European owner of Dell Park in Englefield Green, Surrey, who set out 10 years ago to build a contemporary [...]
Drinking at home: An in-house bar is the latest must-have for London’s super-rich June 25, 2015 There are a few base-level requirements if you’re planning on a selling a London property for upwards of £10m. Gyms are essential, as are home cinemas. If there’s a roof, it must be terraced. If there’s a basement, there must be a wine cellar. A recent addition to the ever-lengthening list of must-haves [...]
My house: Arianne Levene Piper, art consultant June 25, 2015 I work as an art consultant so it’s natural for me to incorporate painting and sculpture into my home. I have some lovely pieces hanging in my living room. One bright abstract painting, which I picked up at the Frieze Art Fair, is by a major contemporary Japanese artist called Shinro Ohtake. I first saw [...]
German businessman who sued Ecclestone jumps into F1 bid talks June 24, 2015 ONE OF the leaders of the German sports media firm that brought a $100m (£64m) case against Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone in 2013 has reportedly been brought on board as part of the consortium trying to buy the motor-racing giant. Bidders RSE Ventures and Qatari Sport are looking to buy a controlling 35 per [...]
Farah coach Salazar: Let haters hate June 24, 2015 DOUBLE Olympic champion Mo Farah’s American coach Alberto Salazar has hit back at doping allegations, depicting the claims as a baseless smear campaign and declaring: “Let the haters hate.” In a painstaking and robust defence of his methods, Salazar addressed the multiple claims of sharp practice made against him in a BBC programme by former [...]
James Anderson urges England to douse Ashes flames and ease sledging June 24, 2015 Record-breaking seamer James Anderson insists the competitive respect on show during England’s tussles with New Zealand this summer has proven that he no longer needs to depend on sledging for increased motivation. Anderson, who became the first England bowler to claim 400 Test wickets in May, is no stranger to on-field tensions and was [...]
U21 European Championship: European crash sees young lions hit rock bottom June 24, 2015 England Under-21 boss Gareth Southgate blamed collective failure in both penalty areas as the Young Lions failed to qualify from the group stages of the European Championships for the third successive tournament after defeat to Italy last night. The only chink of light for England in an otherwise drab performance was winger Nathan Redmond’s [...]
In-form Konta lifts Wimbledon hopes as Murray is seeded third June 24, 2015 Britain's Johanna Konta boosted hopes of a Wimbledon run with a second major scalp in as many days in the Aegon International at Eastbourne yesterday. Konta followed her first career win over a top-10 opponent on Tuesday with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Spanish world No14 Garbine Muguruza. She faces Swiss teenager Belinda [...]
Cricket Comment: Root is now a master of all trades June 24, 2015 ENGLAND produced another eye-catching limited-overs performance when beating New Zealand in their T20 international at Old Trafford on Tuesday and Yorkshire’s Joe Root once again delivered with the bat. He has been on fire during the last 18 months or so since being dropped for the final Ashes Test at Sydney during the 2013-14 tour, [...]