Cook wilts again as India rack up batting records July 10, 2014 ENGLAND fast-bowler Stuart Broad attempted to defend Alastair Cook last night after the captain’s batting woes continued and India took a firm grip on the first Test at Trent Bridge. Cook – without a Test century for 14 months and on the losing side in six of the last seven matches – made just five [...]
Record breaker McIlroy tees up Open challenge July 10, 2014 FORMER world No1 Rory McIlroy declared himself delighted after warming up for next week’s Open Championship by setting a new course record on the first day of the Scottish Open yesterday. The Northern Irishman carded eight birdies and one bogey in a seven-under-par round of 64 at Royal Aberdeen to take a one-shot lead. It [...]
Greipel claims stage as chaotic Tour forces more withdrawals July 10, 2014 TEAM Sky saw another rider follow Chris Froome in quitting the Tour de France on a chaotic sixth stage yesterday, though Richie Porte stayed in yellow jersey contention for the British outfit. German Andre Greipel of Lotto darted for the line 200km from the finish in Reims to win the stage from Norwegian Alexander Kristoff [...]
Football Comment: Midfield fluidity and riches hold key to Germany World Cup hope July 10, 2014 DISCUSSING the World Cup with Liam Brady this week, he remarked that one of the notable things about the tournament had been a dearth of great central midfielders. Italy have Andrea Pirlo, but Brazil and England lacked playmakers, while Argentina pack their central area with stoppers. Germany, by contrast, have not just one but three [...]
11 July on this day… July 10, 2014 1982: ITALY’S Marco Tardelli celebrates scoring his side’s second goal in the World Cup final against West Germany. Italy won 3-1 in front 90,000 fans at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid and their captain and goalkeeper Dino Zoff become the oldest player to win the tournament, aged 40. It was Italy’s third World Cup [...]
World Cup final to go right down to the wire July 10, 2014 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS THE WORLD CUP FINAL AND BILL ESDAILE LOOKS AT NEWMARKET’S JULY MEETING AN ARGENTINA victory on Sunday night in the Maracana over Germany would be the final insult for a Brazilian nation left battered and bruised after the 7-1 drubbing they took at the hands of the Germans on Tuesday. Argentina were [...]
Ayaar can give Dettori third Bunbury Cup July 10, 2014 NEWMARKET’S July Meeting got underway yesterday. It’s always competitive stuff and not the easiest place to find a winner, but I have two strong fancies today. INTEGRAL was a winning tip for us at Royal Ascot in the Duke of Cambridge Stakes last month. And she didn’t just win, she absolutely coasted home from a [...]
World Cup Final: Germany v Argentina July 10, 2014 WE WON’T be treated to the Brazil versus Argentina World Cup final that so many neutrals were looking forward to, after Germany crashed the party in some style on Tuesday. It’s been a tournament of two halves with the group stages providing goal after goal and the knockout stages seeing teams shut up shop – [...]
Review: The Crucible at the Old Vic July 10, 2014 ★★★★★ South African director Yael Farber’s thrilling production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible begins with a moment of hushed alchemy – a spell, a game, a dance. Or perhaps it’s just soup in that steaming bowl? In fact, it probably is just soup. But these deeply religious, isolated communities make fertile ground for superstition. Three [...]
Review: Richard III at Trafalgar Studios July 10, 2014 ★★★★☆ In Jamie Lloyd’s Richard III, now is, quite literally, the Winter of Discontent. It’s set directly after the political turmoil of 1978-9, in a world where the military seem to have taken charge. It’s a neat one liner, but somewhat confusing in terms of plotting. For instance, it isn’t immediately clear why a bolshie [...]