Win over United tees Chelsea up for April league title coronation April 19, 2015 CHELSEA’S victory over Manchester United on Saturday means the Blues could clinch their first Premier League title for five years before the end of the month. A win at their nearest challengers Arsenal on Sunday would leave Jose Mourinho’s men able to take an unassailable lead with three more points at Leicester the following Wednesday. [...]
Hamilton targets Stewart record after latest stroll April 19, 2015 REIGNING champion Lewis Hamilton reiterated his desire to equal Sir Jackie Stewart’s British record of three world titles after maintaining his blistering start to the season with a controlled victory at the Bahrain International Circuit yesterday. Hamilton took his tally to three wins in four races this year after starting on pole, coming home ahead [...]
Wenger: No Wembley fear April 19, 2015 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger insists his side are no longer haunted by past Wembley struggles after an extra-time defeat of Reading on Saturday secured their passage to next month’s FA Cup final. The Gunners have the opportunity to retain the trophy they won last May against Hull City, a match, like their semi final against [...]
Novak Djokovic prize money in 2015 crosses $5m mark following Monte Carlo win April 19, 2015 Following victory at the Monte Carlo Masters on Sunday and a ferocious start to 2015, Novak Djokovic has already earned more than $5m (£3.35m) in on-court prize money this year. The Serb picked up €628,100 ($680,357) for victory over Tomas Berdych in the final, taking his total haul for the year to $5.3m. The world [...]
Championship promotion race: A guide to the eight clubs slugging it out for the £3bn Premier League reward April 19, 2015 With Chelsea seven points clear at the top and Manchester City four points ahead in fourth, there isn't too much left to get excited about in the Premier League season. But you don't have to look too far to get your fix of title-fight drama. The Championship is set for yet another barmy, barnstorming finish [...]
Champisonship promotion race: A guide to the eight clubs slugging it out for the £3bn Premier League reward April 17, 2015 ENTER ENTER [infographic id="57"] Bournemouth – 83 points Whatever happens in the next three games, this is already Bournemouth's greatest ever season. In only their second season since promotion from League One (and just their fifth season in the second tier), the Cherries are unlikely leaders of the chasing pack. With an unassuming three-sided ground, [...]
Art review: Prunella Clough April 17, 2015 Osborne Samuel | ★★★★☆ One of Britain’s most important and undervalued 20th century painters gets her first major show in many years. The exhibition, which is taking place at Mayfair’s Osborne Samuel gallery, consists of paintings, collages, drawings and reliefs, many of which focus on Clough’s favourite subject: women at work. At a time [...]
Film review: Child 44 April 17, 2015 Cert 15 | ★☆☆☆☆ According to Child 44, post-war Soviet Russia is a place where the walls have ears and the woods have marauding killers addicted to the blood of children. Little rings true in this collage of Cold War nightmares, but nothing offends reality quite as much as the absurd Reeushyan icksshyents adopted by [...]
Film review: A Little Chaos April 17, 2015 Cert 12a | ★★★★☆ Upon waking, King Louis XIV is greeted by his son who has just passed wind in his majesty’s bedchamber. This opening scene accurately sets the tone for A Little Chaos, a period romp with a keen sense of the absurd. Alan Rickman may not be the first person you’d choose to [...]
Film review: The Salvation is a Viking cowboy fable April 17, 2015 Cert 15 | ★★★☆☆ The Salvation is the tale of a Viking cowboy, which is reason enough to see it right there. Mads Mikkelsen (pictured above) is a war veteran, who fled Denmark for a peaceful life in the American West. After seven years he is joined by his wife and child, but when [...]