Premier League: Angry Van Gaal labels sent off Smalling stupid November 2, 2014 MANCHESTER CITY 1 MANCHESTER UNITED 0 PERPLEXED Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal was forced to question the intelligence of one of his players for the second week in a row after Chris Smalling saw red during yesterday’s narrow defeat to bitter rivals Manchester City. The former Fulham defender was dismissed for the first time [...]
Premier League: Kane earns his spurs in late Tottenham salvo November 2, 2014 ASTON VILLA 1 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 TOTTENHAM manager Maurico Pochettino hinted that match-winner Harry Kane finally warrants a starting berth in his side after the England Under-21 forward climbed off the bench to complete Spurs’ comeback against Aston Villa yesterday. The White Hart Lane club’s miserable run of form looked set to be extended to [...]
Djokovic heading to London in prime form after Paris success November 2, 2014 WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic eased past Canada’s Milos Raonic to claim his third consecutive Paris Masters crown and secure the sixth title of another prolific year. Serbia’s Djokovic brushed aside Raonic 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and 23 minutes to record his 600th career win, a feat only achieved by four other active players – [...]
Football Comment: Wins keep wolves from City and Spurs door November 2, 2014 WINS are vital to the top clubs and when you go a couple of games without a victory then it’s a crisis so Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini and Tottenham counterpart Mauricio Pochettino will have slept more easily last night having bagged the points as the pressure can mount. Who wants to get the pressure, [...]
Sarries brush off Quins and target trophy sweep November 2, 2014 SARACENS assistant coach Joe Shaw insists his side plan an assault on all fronts this term after starting their LV=Cup campaign with a 25-20 success over Harlequins at Allianz Park yesterday. With both clubs selecting strong line-ups, the hosts took full advantage of a sluggish Quins start to lead 15-3 at the break before the [...]
Lewis Hamilton edges closer to glory after outwitting rival Nico Rosberg November 2, 2014 Britain's Lewis Hamilton took a significant step towards securing his second World Championship crown after overtaking title rival Nico Rosberg and claiming his fifth consecutive win at the United States Grand Prix in Austin yesterday. The 29-year-old snatched his 10th victory of the season with a late move down the inside of Rosberg, with [...]
Play-off heartache for Fisher as Siem recovers to secure crown November 2, 2014 ENGLAND’S Ross Fisher admitted challenging for the BMW Masters crown had not even flickered on his radar ahead of the final day at Lake Malaren Golf Club in Shanghai before producing a stirring comeback and losing a dramatic play-off yesterday. Germany’s Marcel Siem passed up the opportunity to secure victory by missing a six-foot putt [...]
Film review: Mr Turner October 31, 2014 ★★★★★ François Truffaut once suggested that there’s something about England’s countryside – “The subdued way of life, the stolid routine” – that’s “anti-cinematic”. If only he’d lived to see Mike Leigh’s latest movie, which is about all of these things and yet is a film of the utmost eloquence. Mr Turner is not concerned with [...]
Leigh and Spall turn on the style October 30, 2014 FILM MR TURNER Cert 12a | By Alex Dudok de Wit ★★★★★ François Truffaut once suggested that there’s something about England’s countryside – “The subdued way of life, the stolid routine” – that’s “anti-cinematic”. If only he’d lived to see Mike Leigh’s latest movie, which is about all of these things and yet is a [...]
Murray close to top form after sealing London Tour Finals spot October 30, 2014 REVITALISED Andy Murray believes he is close to regaining top form after qualifying for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London with an emphatic victory over Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov at the Paris Masters yesterday. The 27-year-old entered the tournament knowing a quarter-final berth would guarantee his place at the O2 Arena spectacle – he [...]