Washout leaves England lacking practice ahead of Sri Lanka bout November 23, 2014 ENGLAND are at risk of heading into the one-day series with Sri Lanka severely undercooked after their second warm-up game in Colombo was abandoned due to heavy rain without a ball being bowled. Peter Moores’ side face their opening clash on Wednesday with only one rain-affected match under their belts – the team’s sole exposure [...]
Lewis Hamilton wins the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Which country has the most F1 world champions? November 23, 2014 Lewis Hamilton has won the Formula One World Championship in Abu Dhabi as Nico Rosberg, his only rival for the title, was beaten from the first corner. Hamilton, who becomes the first British driver to win multiple world titles since Sir Jackie Stewart in 1972, overtook the pole-positioned Rosberg before the first corner and then [...]
Photography review: World Press Photo 2014 November 21, 2014 Royal Festival Hall | ★★★★☆ The World Press Photograph of the Year has been running since 1955, with the numbers of entries increasing steadily. For this year’s competition a record-breaking 5,754 photographers from 132 countries submitted 98,671 pictures, with subjects ranging from the Boston Marathon bombing to the collapse of the Rana Plaza in [...]
Theatre review: Behind the Beautiful Forevers November 21, 2014 Olivier Theatre | ★★★☆☆ The dirtiest thing in the Annawadi slum is the language. Above the din of arriving and departing planes (Annawadi is located right next to Mumbai airport) millions of slum-dwellers bicker, joke and philosophise in words as colourful as the advertising hoardings above their heads. American author Katherine Boo depicted [...]
Film review: Get On Up November 21, 2014 Cert 12a | ★★★☆☆ Many films don’t feature a single scene in which two female characters talk about something other than a man. I’m not sure this film features a single scene in which any two characters talk about something other than James Brown. Like many biopics, Get On Up subscribes to [...]
Film review: The Homesman November 21, 2014 Cert 15 | ★★★☆☆ Many an American fictional character has dreamed a dream of loading up the wagon and heading way out west to roll the dice on the frontier. It says much of The Homesman’s contrarian spirit that it does the reverse. In his second directorial outing, Tommy Lee Jones trudges backwards [...]
Film review: The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part I November 20, 2014 Cert 12a | ★★★☆☆ So what happens now The Hunger Games are over? The previous two instalments of the franchise revolved around these Battle Royale-style tournaments, in which two “tributes” from each district of dystopia Panem fought to the death in a grisly reality TV show devised by a fascist regime as a pretty [...]
Something for the weekend November 20, 2014 For a festive treat: winter wonderland Ice rink? Check. Fun fair? Check. 200 fairy-lit Bavarian wooden chalets? Check. Winter Wonderland, London’s most extravagantly christmassy spectacle, returns to Hyde Park today. Open every day from 10am-10pm. For a Christmas ride: Tally ho! cycle tour Tally Ho! have organised a cycle ride around all London’s best Christmas [...]
Wigan in crisis as Whelan joins Mackay in dock November 20, 2014 CONTROVERSY surrounding Wigan Athletic intensified last night after the Championship club’s owner, retail entrepreneur Dave Whelan, was accused of holding anti-semitic views and condoning racism. The row erupted as one of the team’s sponsors cut its ties over the appointment of Malky Mackay, who the Football Association said could still face charges over allegations of [...]
Ferrari confirm Vettel arrival in place of Alonso November 20, 2014 FORMULA One title favourite Lewis Hamilton’s world championship showdown preparations were overshadowed yesterday by confirmation of two big-money driver moves. Ferrari confirmed that current champion Sebastian Vettel is to join them next season, ending Fernando Alonso’s five-year spell at the team, in a deal reported to be worth as much £50m a year to the [...]