Murray eyes French Open bid as clay revival continues in Madrid May 10, 2015 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray hopes to use his new-found form on clay to launch as assault on a first ever French Open title after overpowering Rafael Nadal in the final of the Madrid Open yesterday. World No3 Murray dispatched four-time champion Nadal 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and 28 minutes in front of his home fans [...]
Football Comment: Pathetic QPR need a complete overhaul – including new boss May 10, 2015 QUEENS Park Rangers made the mistake of wanting to go too far, too fast, and yesterday’s confirmation of relegation from the Premier League means it looks like proving a costly one for them and their chairman Tony Fernandes. The experiment has not worked and the whole club needs to be reassessed and redesigned. It’s hard [...]
Pietersen eyes timely reminder of Test ability May 10, 2015 CONTROVERSIAL batsman Kevin Pietersen will continue his bid to force his way back into the England fold when he resumes on 35 not out on day two of Surrey’s division two clash against Leicestershire at the Kia Oval this morning. The 34-year-old’s international future is set to be a prominent issue for former national team [...]
Premier League: Gerrard hits back at Chelsea fans over barracking May 10, 2015 AT STAMFORD BRIDGE CHELSEA 1 LIVERPOOL 1 LIVERPOOL skipper Steven Gerrard aimed a swipe at Chelsea fans after his side’s draw against the newly-crowned champions yesterday all but ended their Champions League aspirations. Gerrard earned the Reds a point after cancelling out Chelsea skipper John Terry’s opener, although fourth-placed Manchester United’s vastly superior goal difference [...]
Late defeat leaves Saracens facing a first play-off absence since 2009 May 10, 2015 SARACENS boss Mark McCall blasted his team’s defensive fragility after yesterday’s home defeat to Exeter pushed them to the brink of missing the Premiership play-offs for the first time in six years. A late try from No8 Thomas Waldrom gave the Chiefs a 24-20 win and lifted them above Sarries into fourth place. The result [...]
David Price: Dreamland May 8, 2015 Art First, Soho | ★★★★☆ Dreamland is the name of the abandoned amusement park in Margate where painter David Price moved his studio three years ago. It’s also the name of his latest exhibition, in which he reimagines Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s etchings of ancient Rome as a corrupted theme park. For Price, the [...]
Harry Cory Wright: Anglia – art review May 8, 2015 Eleven Gallery | ★★★★☆ East Anglia isn’t known for its magisterial landscape – endless flat, wild land is hardly the stuff of picture post-cards. What it does have is space: space for light to meld and dance. Space to explore. And as the work of Harry Cory Wright shows, there are rich pickings for [...]
Film review: Girlhood May 8, 2015 Cert 12a | ★★★★☆ Girlhood’s title has been changed for the English release – perhaps to cash in on the popularity of Boyhood – but the original French name, which translates as “gang of girls”, is more appropriate. For this is a film about the adolescent need to belong, and it’s one of the [...]
Theatre review: The Audience May 8, 2015 Cert 12a | ★★★☆☆ The Queen must be a hard act to follow. Not the monarch: the 2006 film about the Royal Family’s identity crisis following the death of Princess Diana. That film’s success was down to two people: writer Peter Morgan and Helen Mirren, who picked up a Best Actress Oscar for [...]
The Vote is a funny, touching love letter to the British democratic system May 7, 2015 Donmar Warehouse | ★★★☆☆ ”I only just wrote some of this… I hope it works out.” These aren’t the words you expect to hear from a playwright seconds before his latest work is performed, but The Vote is no ordinary play. It was broadcast in real-time on More4 last night as the final [...]