Incest is best in this Cheek By Jowl production April 21, 2014 THEATRE ‘TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE Barbican Four Stars CHEEK By Jowl’s production of John Ford’s 1633 play ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore rips some of the flesh from the original but preserves its darkly beating heart. Condensed into an intense interval-less two hours, it’s a bloody collision of taboos lit up by a sparkling [...]
10-week fitness challenge | The get-fit diary of an out-of-shape office worker April 21, 2014 Steve is undertaking a 10 week “total body transformation” programme with No.1 Fitness, which involves four sessions at the gym a week, a strictly-controlled diet and absolutely no alcohol under any circumstances whatsoever (not even a little bit, just to take the edge off…). Here’s how it’s going: I’VE never been a fit man. I [...]
Moyes axe could spark tug of war for Van Gaal April 21, 2014 TOTTENHAM could face a fight for Holland coach Louis van Gaal after David Moyes’s short and unhappy spell in charge of Manchester United neared its end yesterday. Moyes’s dismissal is expected to be confirmed this week, following a day of fevered speculation that United have lost faith in the Scot less than 12 months into [...]
Football Comment: Diabolical defeat to former club was final straw for United board April 21, 2014 IT WAS a trip back to the club where David Moyes made his name that showed him in the least flattering light. Everton’s defeat of Manchester United on Sunday proved what a difference a good manager can make, and also rubbished the idea that Moyes took the Toffees as high as they could go. Moyes’s [...]
Mourinho tips Torres to give old flame Atletico the blues April 21, 2014 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho expects striker Fernando Torres’ to ignore his love for tonight’s Champions League semi-final opponents Atletico Madrid and earn his team a vital first-leg advantage. Torres scored 84 league goals for Atletico, his hometown club he joined as an 11-year-old, and remains a hugely popular figure at the Vincente Calderon. But Mourinho [...]
Premier League: City hoping for Reds’ collapse April 21, 2014 MANCHESTER CITY 3 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini hopes victory in their final four matches can cause league leaders Liverpool to buckle under pressure. First-half goals from Pablo Zabaleta, Sergio Aguero and Martin Demichelis cancelled out Graham Dorrans’ sublime strike for struggling West Brom and moved City six points off the [...]
Geraghty roars to Grand National win April 21, 2014 HORSE RACING: Jockey Barry Geraghty rode Shutthefrontdoor to a narrow victory in yesterday’s Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse. The Jonjo O’Neill-trained favourite beat Golden Wonder by three quarters of a length, with Saoirse Dun third.
Long wait for American champ ends April 21, 2014 ATHLETICS: Olympic silver medallist Meb Keflezighi became the first American to win the Boston Marathon since 1983 yesterday. Kenya’s Rita Jeptoo won the women’s race in a course record 2:18.57. Last year, three runners were killed and more than 260 injured in bomb explosions.
Simmonds seals European place April 21, 2014 SWIMMING: Winner of six Paralympic medals Ellie Simmonds won 400m freestyle gold on the final day of the British Para-Swimming International in Glasgow, securing qualification to August’s European Championships.
Premier League: Black Cats put jinx on City’s chase for title April 16, 2014 MANCHESTER CITY 2 SUNDERLAND 2 MANCHESTER City manager Manuel Pellegrini admits his team face an uphill task to reclaim the Premier League title after their failure to beat bottom club Sunderland handed leaders Liverpool an enormous boost. Only a late Samir Nasri strike earned City a point after Connor Wickham’s second-half brace had cancelled out [...]