Arsenal end away day torment and dent Manchester City’s title bid January 18, 2015 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes a long-awaited triumph over one of their principal Premier League rivals could prove the turning point in a stuttering season. Midfielder Santi Cazorla scored a penalty and set up Olivier Giroud to head the second as the Gunners inflicted a major dent on Manchester City’s title defence and did leaders [...]
Premier League: Allardyce happy to take direct route as Hammers nail Hull January 18, 2015 AT UPTON PARK WEST HAM UNITED 3 HULL CITY 0 WEST Ham boss Sam Allardyce launched a passionate defence of his side’s direct style after a second-half masterclass dispatched relegation-haunted Hull City yesterday. Goals from Andy Carroll, Morgan Amalfitano and Stewart Downing saw the Hammers recover from a lacklustre opening period to record their first [...]
Riddle as Aussie golfer Allenby alleges kidnap, beating and robbery in Hawaii January 18, 2015 FBI AGENTS have been called in to investigate after Australian golfer Robert Allenby claimed to have been kidnapped, beaten and robbed following a tournament in Hawaii at the weekend. Former world No12 Allenby says he believes he may have been drugged before being abducted from a bar in Honolulu on Friday night, hours after missing [...]
England blow as Lawes out of two Six Nations dates January 18, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has been dealt a Six Nations headache after Northampton Saints boss Jim Mallinder revealed second-row Courtney Lawes will today undergo surgery to cure an ankle injury. Lawes is set to miss the opening clash against Wales on 6 February and the match with Italy a week later, while Lancaster’s back-row [...]
Martin Kaymer flops, rookie profits January 18, 2015 WORLD No357 Gary Stal landed his maiden European Tour title after US Open champion Martin Kaymer suffered a spectacular collapse at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship yesterday. Kaymer led by 10 during the final round but carded a double-bogey and triple-bogey to allow Frenchman Stal, 22, to overtake him with a superb 65 that [...]
Novak Djokovic hit by flu and stomach bug but ready for grand slam tilt January 18, 2015 FOUR-TIME Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic insists he is ready to launch his challenge for a fifth title in Melbourne despite suffering from flu and a stomach bug on the eve of the tournament. Djokovic sparked fears that he would withdraw from the grand slam when he cancelled a training session and media appearance on [...]
De Villiers belts fastest ODI ton January 18, 2015 SOUTH AFRICA batsman AB de Villiers recorded the fastest one-day international century in history after reaching three figures from just 31 balls as his side thrashed West Indies yesterday. The 30-year-old beat the previous record of 36 posted by New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson against the same opposition last year, smashing nine fours and 16 [...]
Film review: Whiplash is in need of a (script) doctor January 16, 2015 Cert 15 | ★★★☆☆ Whiplash opens with a shot of 19-year-old Andrew (Miles Teller) practising the drums in a room in the Julliard-like conservatory he attends, apparently alone. He soon notices he’s being watched by Fletcher (JK Simmons), the notorious conductor of the school’s jazz band. There ensues a tense exchange in which Fletcher barks [...]
Theatre review: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown January 16, 2015 Playhouse Theatre | ★★★★☆ Oh, to be one of Pedro Almodovar’s women, constantly in and out of love, popping pills and jumping off balconies. The Spanish director is well-known for his love of erratic women and it doesn’t get more exhausting than Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. This is the second time [...]
Art review: Adventures of the Black at Whitechapel Gallery January 16, 2015 Whitechapel Gallery | ★★★★☆ In the final, shattering line of Anthem for Doomed Youth, Wilfred Owen writes of “a drawing down of blinds.” This returned to me when standing before Kazimir Malevich’s Black Square, painted exactly a century ago when hundreds of thousands of young soldiers were coming up against industrial killing machines for the [...]