Football Comment: Only Costa injury can stop Blues juggernaut October 5, 2014 YESTERDAY’S touchline scuffle between Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho was a window into the moods of both managers: while the Arsenal boss’s frustrations boiled over, the Chelsea chief was, by comparison, understandably serene. It wasn’t hard to see why Wenger was worked up, regardless of Gary Cahill’s tackle on Alexis Sanchez. The Gunners wasted one [...]
Newcastle consign losing streak to history pages October 5, 2014 LONG-SUFFERING boss Dean Richards insisted an end to Newcastle Falcons’ abysmal run of form was long overdue after his side dispatched the burden of a 20-match losing streak with a dramatic 29-24 success against Exeter yesterday. The visitors were leading 24-17 with 15 minutes remaining only for Tom Catterick and Noah Cato to cross the [...]
Treve wins Arc on swansong October 5, 2014 TREVE bowed out of racing with a breathtaking final success yesterday in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, becoming the first horse for 36 years to win the celebrated contest in consecutive years. Only trainer Criquette Head-Maarek fancied the 11-shot’s chances at Longchamp following a difficult year but jockey Thierry Jarnet again piloted the filly [...]
Wilson secures first Tour glory October 5, 2014 ENGLAND’S Oliver Wilson secured his maiden European Tour title after claiming a one-shot victory at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews yesterday. Wilson carded a closing 70 to finish 17 under par, one shot ahead of world No1 Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Richie Ramsay. The 34-year-old – ranked 792nd in the world [...]
Djokovic seals Beijing gong October 5, 2014 WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic admitted the performance which sealed his fifth China Open title far outstrips any other in his glittering career after demolishing Czech rival Tomas Berdych in little over an hour in Beijing yesterday. The 27-year-old reigning Wimbledon champion brushed aside Berdych 6-0, 6-2 to record his 24th consecutive China Open match success [...]
Burgess bows out with title October 5, 2014 BATH-bound British rugby league star Sam Burgess played through the pain of a broken cheekbone as he led South Sydney Rabbitohs to victory in the NRL Grand Final yesterday. Burgess – set to switch codes this month – was man of the match despite the injury as the Rabbitohs beat Canterbury Bulldogs 30-6 to end [...]
Premier League: Red-hot Sakho sinks shoddy QPR October 5, 2014 WEST HAM UNITED 2 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 0 UNDER-PRESSURE QPR manager Harry Redknapp blamed a lack of fitness rather than a shortage of determination for his toothless team’s woeful form after they suffered a fifth Premier League defeat yesterday. A Nedum Onuoha own goal and Diafra Sakho’s fifth strike in as many games underlined West [...]
Premier League: Resurgent Tottenham halt Saints’ march October 5, 2014 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 SOUTHAMPTON 0 TOTTENHAM manager Mauricio Pochettino refused to condemn Southampton supporters who taunted him yesterday as his new team beat his former charges and climbed to sixth in the Premier League. A first-half goal from midfielder Christian Eriksen ended Tottenham’s run of four league games without victory and halted Southampton’s sequence of [...]
Premier League: Falcao off mark to down Everton October 5, 2014 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 EVERTON 1 MANCHESTER United boss Louis van Gaal insists his side must ditch their sub-standard second-half performances if they have designs on maintaining their Premier League revival after edging past Everton at Old Trafford yesterday. United hitman Radamel Falcao scored his maiden Premier League goal to clinch United’s first back-to-back victories under [...]
Film review: Gone Girl October 3, 2014 ★★★☆☆ We know from Zodiac that David Fincher has a feel for tense procedural thrillers; we know from Se7en that he has an eye for macabre detail; we know from The Social Network that he has an ear for cleverer-than-thou comic banter. In Gone Girl, an adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s pulpy crime novel of the [...]