Carter to undergo chemotherapy May 26, 2014 SNOOKER: Two-time world championship runner-up Ali Carter will undergo a first course of chemotherapy today as he battles against lung cancer. Carter, 34, was diagnosed with testicular cancer last year, but given the all-clear.
Harrington to miss out on US Open May 26, 2014 GOLF: Ireland’s Padraig Harrington has failed to qualify for next month’s US Open for the first time in 15 years after shooting rounds of 75 and 71 in 36-hole event in Surrey. Compatriot Shane Lowry topped the leaderboard.
Rain disrupts Broad’s comeback May 26, 2014 CRICKET: England bowler Stuart Broad’s return to action for the first time since March was disrupted by rain yesterday. Broad bowled six overs, finishing with 0-18, with Durham on 78-2 in reply to Nottinghamshire’s 377.
Injured Kranjcar out of World Cup May 26, 2014 FOOTBALL: QPR midfielder Niko Kranjcar will miss this summer’s World Cup after picking up a hamstring injury in Saturday’s play-off final win over Derby, say the Croatian Football Federation. Kranjcar, 29, has won 81 caps for Croatia.
The light at sea May 23, 2014 A new exhibition showcasing the Modern British painters is testament to their lasting impact Ben and Winifred Nicholson – the power couple of the Modern British painting movement – were classically trained but had their heads turned by the visionary painters of mainland Europe. For Ben, meeting Mondrian and Picasso inspired him to break [...]
Frozen movement May 23, 2014 Professor Harold Edgerton: the 20th century photography pioneer who showed the world the invisible Who says science isn’t creative? For Harold Edgerton (1903- 1990), Institute Professor at MIT and inventor of the strobe flash in the early 1930s, a lifetime devoted to engineering culminated in one of the most highly regarded fine art photography [...]
Beautiful things May 23, 2014 William & Son leather bag William & Son may be best known as a maker of fine guns, but its leatherwear range is irresistible. This duck egg blue travel case is our particular favourite, featuring a dark blue zip, luggage label and a drill cotton lining. The colour is dead on trend this season, and [...]
Best British staycations May 23, 2014 In the space of just over twenty years, a remarkable resurgence in the quality and quantity of luxury British hotels has transformed the fortunes of our seaside resorts and rural destinations. Pioneers like millionaire industrialist Jim Ratcliffe, Robin Hutson (of Hotel du Vin and The Pig fame) and Olga Polizzi have given the industry a [...]
Luxury holidays… to the moon May 23, 2014 The Virgin Galactic zero gravity holiday plane As the global super-rich multiply, their travel demands get more and more extravagant. These days, a stay in a five star hotel fails to impress… Meet the companies who say the next frontier in luxury tourism is above the clouds. The rise of the global super-rich [...]
Roger Federer interview May 23, 2014 Roger Federer is celebrating the birth of his second set of twins As one of only seven male players to win all four grand slams, one of four to win the junior and men’s title at Wimbledon and one of two to win four different tournaments at least six times, Roger Federer can already [...]