Sevilla and Benfica reach final May 1, 2014 FOOTBALL: A 94th-minute strike from Stephane Mbia sent Sevilla through to the Europa League final on away goals at the expense of Valencia following a 3-3 aggregate draw. They will meet Benfica in Turin on 14 May, who held Juventus to a goalless draw with nine men to win 2-1 on aggregate.
O’Sullivan storms ahead in semi May 1, 2014 SNOOKER: World champion Ronnie O’Sullivan resumes his semi-final with Barry Hawkins today with a 6-2 advantage. In a repeat of last year’s final, Hawkins took an early 2-1 lead, before O’Sullivan stormed back. In the other semi-final world No1 Neil Robertson trails Mark Selby 5-3.
U-turn on Olympic preparations May 1, 2014 OLYMPICS: “Rio can deliver an excellent Games,” claimed International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates yesterday, performing a dramatic U-turn just two days after labelling preparations in the Brazilian city as the “worst” he had ever seen. Rio is set to host the Olympics in 2016.
Bailey, 16, wins European bronze May 1, 2014 TAEKWONDO: Teenager Asia Bailey won Britain’s first medal of the European Championships in Baku yesterday. The 16-year-old from Scotland took bronze in the -46kg weight category, after losing 5-0 in her semi-final to Iryna Romoldanova of Ukraine.
Go to War with O’Brien’s second in Command for the QIPCO 2000 Guineas May 1, 2014 BILL ESDAILE AND BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEW THE BEST OF THE WEEKEND’S RACING AND FOOTBALL THE QIPCO British Champions Series starts with a bang at Newmarket tomorrow and the first Classic of the season, the QIPCO 2000 Guineas (3.50pm), is shaping up to be a classic in every sense of the word. John Gosden’s Kingman has [...]
1 day to go: Only one day remaining to enter our fantastic competition May 1, 2014 Hurry! You’ve got until Saturday to get your stable signed up for the FREE-to-enter Telegraph BCS Fantasy Racing game with a 5-star holiday to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic up for grabs to the ultimate champion. For 2014, you can take on QIPCO British Champions Series ambassador Michael Owen in your own leagues and [...]
Miss France can give Mr France a clean sweep of British Classics May 1, 2014 ANDRE Fabre is one of the greatest trainers of all time and whenever he sends one over to these shores you need to sit up and take notice. The genius French handler has won five British Classics, with Sunday’s QIPCO 1000 Guineas the only one missing from his CV. He hasn’t had a runner in [...]
City can see off Everton and cement position as title favourites May 1, 2014 MANCHESTER City were the main beneficiaries of Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Liverpool last Sunday that saw the Reds drift from as short as 1/6 for the title all the way out to 11/8 with Star Sports. Manuel Pellegrini’s men kept their nerve to beat in-form Crystal Palace 2-0 away to shorten from 5/1 into 5/6 [...]
A violent eruption of camp madness May 1, 2014 FILM POMPEII 3D Cert 12a Two Stars THE DESTRUCTION of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried under the ash of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, has long held a grip on the public imagination. Only eight months ago, tickets sold out in advance for the British Museum’s exhibition Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum, [...]
Baddiel: party like it isn’t 1999 May 1, 2014 COMEDY FAME: NOT THE MUSICAL Menier Chocolate Factory Four Stars REMEMBER David Baddiel? Of course you do. He did The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Fantasy Football League, Baddiel and Skinner, and the Euro96 anthem Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home). After a 15 year break, and aged almost 50, he is back with stand-up, reflections on fame [...]