Trott calls time on England as return falls flat May 4, 2015 ENGLAND batsman Jonathan Trott admitted he was unable to reproduce the match-winning contributions of previous years after last night announcing his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. Trott was recalled for the drawn Test series against the West Indies after a prolonged absence due to a stress-related illness, which emerged during England’s disastrous Ashes [...]
Tottenham and Chelsea hero Greaves suffers severe stroke May 4, 2015 WORLD Cup-winning former England, Tottenham and Chelsea striker Jimmy Greaves was last night in intensive care after suffering a severe stroke. The 75-year-old, recognised as one of the most talented goalscorers in the English football history, netted 44 in 57 games for the national team, behind only Sir Bobby Charlton, Gary Lineker and Wayne Rooney. [...]
Murray makes history on clay May 4, 2015 WORLD No3 Andy Murray became the first Briton since Buster Mottram in 1976 to win an ATP-ranked clay-court title yesterday after defeating Germany’s Phillip Kohlschreiber 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 7-6 (7-4) in an enthralling Munich Open final. Victory marked the Scot’s maiden 2015 tournament triumph as he prepares for the French Open, which starts on 24 [...]
Five reasons why Chelsea’s Premier League title is just the beginning for Jose Mourinho and co May 4, 2015 Four seasons without a league title came to an end for Chelsea on Sunday; a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace ensuring the Blues will wrap their hands around the Premier League trophy for the first time since 2010. The detractors cry that Jose Mourinho's team has won thanks to an unattractive and attritional style of [...]
Seven reasons why Chelsea’s Premier League title is just the beginning for the Blues May 4, 2015 Chelsea are back. Four seasons without a league title came to an end on Sunday, with a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace ensuring the Blues will wrap their hands around the Premier League trophy for the first time since 2010. The detractors cry that Jose Mourinho's team has seized the title thanks to an unattractive [...]
Who is the greatest fighter of all time? Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and 29 top boxers’ records compared May 1, 2015 Not one known for modesty, Floyd Mayweather Jr. proclaimed himself to be the greatest fighter of all time earlier this week – claiming to be even better than Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson. Does Mayweather have a point? If the American beats Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night he will extend his record to [...]
Unfriended is the first truly terrifying horror movie about the evils of the internet May 1, 2015 Unfriended opens with a truly harrowing sequence: grainy smartphone footage shows a girl clutching something at arm’s length. There are shrieks of panic from an unseen crowd and you realise she’s holding a gun. There’s a bang and she collapses backward; you’re watching a snuff video, and one that looks horribly authentic. As Unfriended’s protagonist, [...]
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao earnings compared to business, film, music and football May 1, 2015 When Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao finally touch gloves in the MGM Grand this Saturday night, as much attention will be on their bulging bank accounts as the bludgeoning blows landed by the two legendary fighters. The long-awaited and much-hyped bout is expected to smash all pay-per-view records to become the richest single sporting event [...]
Photography review: Elliott Erwitt May 1, 2015 Beetles + Huxley | ★★★★☆ Photographer Elliott Erwitt bore witness to some of the 20th century’s most important events but some of his best loved images are of everyday moments lit up by flashes of passion and absurdity: lovers caught kissing in a rear-view mirror; an umbrella-wielding Parisian leaping over a puddle. Elliott [...]
Monsters: Dark Continent – film review May 1, 2015 Cert 15 | ★☆☆☆☆ War is always an ugly enterprise, but is it any uglier when aliens are involved? That’s the totally pointless question Monsters: Dark Continent asks. After sitting through it for two hours I can confirm that the answer is both “yes” and “who cares”. It’s a huge let-down, especially so [...]