Coe reveals his plan to secure IAAF presidency December 3, 2014 LORD Coe has promised to “increase the reach and appeal of athletics” after unveiling his manifesto for election to the presidency of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) yesterday. Double Olympic gold medallist Coe, a current vice president of the world governing body, is bidding to succeed Lamine Diack who is stepping down next [...]
Cook’s England revive hopes with nervy win December 3, 2014 ENGLAND skipper Alastair Cook insisted his side made heavy-weather of the run-chase after resurrecting their Sri Lanka tour with a five-wicket win in the third one-day international (ODI) in Hambantota yesterday. The tourists were wobbling at 152-5 despite a fluent 58 from opener Moeen Ali, during which he clobbered five sixes, before half-centurion Jos Buttler [...]
Australia unites in Hughes grief December 3, 2014 AUSTRALIA captain Michael Clarke delivered a moving tribute to Phillip Hughes yesterday at the funeral of his Test team-mate, who died after being hit by a cricket ball during a match last week. Clarke struggled to contain his emotions as he addressed around a thousand mourners including Australian prime minster Tony Abbott at the service [...]
Peaty breaks British record December 3, 2014 ENGLAND’S Adam Peaty set a new British 100m breaststroke record during the opening session of the World Short Course Championships in Doha, Qatar yesterday. The 19-year-old posted a time of 57.02 seconds in his heat to shave half a second off the previous best time set by Michael Jamieson. Peaty won double gold at this [...]
Dead glam: Anja Niemi is both subject and photographer in her new exhibition December 3, 2014 The only thing Anja Niemi likes more than taking photographs is being photographed herself. The Norwegian photographer combined the two to great effect in her series Do Not Disturb and Starlets and has done so again in Darlene and Me, her latest show opening at Fulham’s Little Black Gallery next month. In the dramatically staged [...]
Super stars: Award-winning landscape photographer Murray Fredericks exhibits recent works December 3, 2014 William Wordsworth wrote of a “sense sublime, something far more deeply interfused, whose dwelling is the light of setting suns, and the round ocean, and the living air, and the blue sky.” A “sense sublime” is a good way of describing the feelings induced by the work of Australian photographer Murray Fredericks, whose stunning landscapes [...]
Beautiful things: Glen Grant’s single-malt, Stella McCartney’s Linda Bag and Tiffany’s T range December 3, 2014 For the past half-century, Glen Grant 50 Year Old has been maturing into a single-malt of unrivalled richness and intensity For Dennis Malcolm, master distiller at Scotland’s Glen Grant, patience isn’t just a virtue, it’s a way of life. “Only time measures our pursuit of perfection,” he says, “Maturation cannot be rushed.” Malcolm was just [...]
Treasures from the deep December 3, 2014 These exquisite pieces from Mikimoto show why pearls are such a timeless classic If you’re looking for fine pearls, look no further; Japanese firm Mikimoto has had more than 100 years to perfect its trade. In fact, Kokichi Mikimoto was the man who first created the cultured pearl all the way back in 1893. Now [...]
Photo finish December 3, 2014 Stella McCartney’s Linda Bag is a picture perfect hybrid of fashion and photography These days, you’ve only been there and done it if you’ve also taken the picture. So why not combine portable technology with portable fashion in the Linda Bag, created by British designer and Beatles progeny Stella McCartney. She’s teamed up with Canon [...]
Christmas at Tiffany’s December 3, 2014 The famous jeweller’s new design director Francesca Amfitheatrof unveils her bold debut collection New Tiffany design director Francesca Amfitheatrof took inspiration from the brand’s spiritual home: NYC. The “Tiffany T” range uses graphic swoops and bold symmetry to create understated but beautiful pieces. “I wanted to create a symbol for modern life and its relentless [...]