Arsenal chief Gazidis criticises FA over 25,000 cup final allocation April 14, 2014 ARSENAL chief executive Ivan Gazidis has criticised the Football Association’s ticket policy for the FA Cup final, calling it “not right”. The Gunners and Hull City are set to receive 25,000 tickets each, as has become the norm, with the remaining 40,000 divided between Club Wembley box holders, who receive 17,000, and what is termed [...]
Golf Comment: Aggression gives Watson an edge April 14, 2014 IT WAS the same outcome and the same setting as two years ago, but the manner in which Bubba Watson won the Masters at Augusta National on Sunday was very different. Watson was much more dominant and aggressive on his way to a three-shot victory this time, playing magnificent golf that truly outclassed the rest [...]
Oscar accused of acting in court April 14, 2014 ATHLETICS: Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was accused yesterday of “getting emotional” in court because “your version is improbable”, as he denied the murder of his girlfriend. The South African shot Reeva Steenkamp in February last year but says he did so because he mistook her for an intruder.
Unbeaten tons for Cook and Bell April 14, 2014 CRICKET: England captain Alastair Cook and Test colleague Ian Bell both scored unbeaten centuries yesterday in the County Championship. Cook hit 139 as Essex built a 237-run lead over Derbyshire, while Bell’s 144 helped Warwickshire lead Sussex by 245.
A thrilling ride if you can stomach the violence April 13, 2014 FILM THE RAID 2: BERANDAL Cert 18 | By Alex Dymoke Three Stars TWO and a half hours? 150 minutes? That’s more like a war of attrition than a “raid”. More western front than embassy siege. Still, Indonesian martial arts extravaganza The Raid 2 flies by quicker than most films half its length, thanks mainly [...]
Pangaea is a transcontinental hotchpotch April 13, 2014 ART PANGAEA Saatchi Gallery | By Joseph Funnell Two Stars SINCE moving to its Chelsea residence in 2008, Charles Saatchi’s eponymous gallery has often grouped artworks by country or region. But with Saatchi having scoured every corner of the earth for big art bounty, London has been left wondering where the gallery has left to [...]
Musical adaptation of film is a certain hit April 13, 2014 THEATRE DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS The Savoy Theatre | By Alex Dymoke Four Stars STARRING Robert Lindsay, Zoe Wanamaker and the guy from the BT adverts, My Family was the sitcom equivalent of Michael McIntyre; good-natured mass-market comedy so inoffensive it ended up offending the chattering classes. Lindsay played flustered middle-class dentist Ben Harper, a far [...]
Premier League: Reds can take the title heat, says Rodgers April 13, 2014 LIVERPOOL 3 MANCHESTER CITY 2 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers insists his team can handle the pressure of being new Premier League favourites after they underlined their title credentials with a watershed triumph over rivals Manchester City yesterday. Philippe Coutinho struck a 78thminute winner after City had fought back from two down, David Silva and a [...]
Sport Comment: County cricket’s an anachronism in vibrant world April 13, 2014 MOURNFUL doesn’t usually describe the experience of watching live sport, but it was the best word I could come up with after a couple of hours’ cricket during the opening week of the LV County Championship. An antidote to the hysteria of Chelsea and London Marathon mayhem, it was also a reminder of the days [...]
Premier League: Terry: Liverpool’s win made it Chelsea’s day April 13, 2014 SWANSEA CITY 0 CHELSEA 1 CHELSEA captain John Terry yesterday revealed he was glad Liverpool had beaten Manchester City in their top of the table clash and that his own team’s narrow win in south Wales had increased the pressure on their title rivals. Striker Demba Ba’s second-half goal proved the difference against 10-man Swansea, [...]