Barca edge seven-goal Clasico March 23, 2014 FOOTBALL: Barcelona moved to within a point of the top of La Liga last night with a 4-3 victory at Real Madrid. Andres Iniesta opened the scoring before a Karim Benzema brace put Real ahead, but Lionel Messi equalised before the break. Cristiano Ronaldo netted from the spot, but Messi then scored two penalties, Sergio [...]
Fashion biopic more style than substance March 20, 2014 FILMYVES SAINT LAURENTCert 15 | By Simon ThomsonTwo Stars THERE just isn’t enough of a story to support a biopic of Yves Saint Laurent. The first half, addressing his early career and emergence as an independent force in the fashion industry, is an underpowered French remake of Mad Men. The second, where he descends into [...]
These excursions put the treat into corporate retreat March 20, 2014 Forget the cringeworthy connotations of team-building, these outings are team-tastic TeamSport go-kartingFrom £24.99 per driver, team-sport.co.ukBoost your employees’ competitiveness and drive by pitting them against one another on a race track. TeamSport has just opened a new 800m track in Charlton, and they’ve bought up a shiny fleet of 270cc LPG karts that can reach [...]
Where to Drink: Your guide to London nightlife March 20, 2014 Sometimes it’s more palatable to pitch up at a restaurant bar to get a feel for the ambience rather than committing oneself to an entire meal, and with many of the most oversubscribed eateries boasting better drinking facilities than your local boozer, it can be a good bet for starting a night out. Roka Mayfair [...]
Europa League: Rant at Spurs team worked, says Sherwood March 20, 2014 BENFICA 2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 (Benfica win 5-3 on aggregate) TOTTENHAM manager Tim Sherwood believes the public chastisement of his players in the wake of their recent 4-0 hammering by Chelsea got the desired reaction, following their spirited exit from the Europa League last night. Despite travelling to Lisbon without 10 first team players and [...]
Matthew relishing return to Canary Wharf March 20, 2014 No1 seed tells Josh Richards he won’t toss his racket into Thames this year WORLD No1 Nick Matthew was so “squashed out” after winning his first round tie at last year’s Canary Wharf Classic that he tossed his racket into the river Thames. The popular London tournament was his eighth event in 10 weeks, a [...]
Allardyce wary of United despite European ordeal March 20, 2014 WEST Ham boss Sam Allardyce has warned his team not to expect a fatigued Manchester United when the stuttering Premier League champions visit Upton Park tomorrow. United summoned a huge effort to overturn a two-goal deficit and progress past Olympiacos in the Champions League on Wednesday night, but Allardyce insists David Moyes has a deep [...]
Rugby Comment: Man in street right about England progress March 20, 2014 A MAN stopped me in the street this week and shared his thoughts on how England fared at the Six Nations. He said that while the second-place finish was ultimately the same as 12 months ago, the fact that we went so close to the title and won the last match made a huge difference. [...]
Robson: Quins can win without Six Nations stars March 20, 2014 HARLEQUINS will be without their England stars tomorrow, but lock George Robson insists his side will not be lacking in stardust for their derby trip to Wembley. Quins director of rugby Conor O’Shea has opted to rest Red Rose quartet Mike Brown, Danny Care, Joe Marler and captain Chris Robshaw for the Saracens clash in [...]
Football Comment: True great Wenger merits more milestones March 20, 2014 ARSENE Wenger couldn’t have wished for a much tougher or more momentous fixture than tomorrow’s trip to Premier League leaders Chelsea for the occasion of his 1,000th match as Arsenal manager. By around 2.30pm on Saturday Wenger’s title hopes for another year could be over, if his side fail to inflict the Blues’ first league [...]