Flower vows to breathe new life into England January 5, 2014 ENGLAND team director Andy Flower is determined to rejuvenate the Test side after reaffirming his commitment to the role. The immediate futures of Flower and captain Alastair Cook were in doubt following the conclusion of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney yesterday where England lost by 281 runs, completing a whitewash 5-0 series defeat. But [...]
Mourinho: We aren’t divers January 5, 2014 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho insists his team are not divers despite midfielder Ramires becoming the second Blues star to be cautioned in as many games in yesterday’s 2-0 FA Cup win at Derby. John Obi Mikel and Oscar – booked for diving at Southampton last week – both scored in the second half as Chelsea [...]
Hewitt beats Federer in Brisbane January 5, 2014 TENNIS: Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt beat top seed Roger Federer 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 to win the Brisbane International yesterday, his first title since 2010.
Murray confirmed for Queen’s January 5, 2014 TENNIS: Britain’s Andy Murray has confirmed he intends to warm up for his Wimbledon defence by playing the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club in June. Murray, who is preparing for next week’s Australian Open, has won three times at Queen’s.
Former jockey Biddlecombe dies January 5, 2014 HORSE RACING: Terry Biddlecombe, a three-time champion jump jockey and husband to former trainer Henrietta Knight, died yesterday aged 72. He won the jockeys’ title in 1965 and 1966, and was joint-winner in 1969.
What will December’s house price rise mean for this year? January 3, 2014 The end of 2013 saw UK house prices up 1.4 per cent month-on-month, and increasing 8.4 per cent year-on-year. And things aren’t expected to slow down this year. IHS Global Insight predicts price increases of eight per cent in 2014, with gains across the whole of Britain. Moreover, says chief European and UK economist Howard [...]
Two Doctors play very distinct villains December 19, 2013 THEATREAMERICAN PSYCHOAlmeida Theatre | By Steve DinneenFive Stars MATT Smith looks nothing like how I imagine Patrick Bateman, the axe-wielding investment banker at the heart of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel American Psycho. In fact, he doesn’t really look like any other human being apart, perhaps, from the guy who posed for the Easter Island statues. [...]
Football Comment: The Trevors: Why Roberto Martinez is my man of 2013 December 19, 2013 MAN OF THE YEAR Once seen as a manager only good for relegation battles, nobody has had a stronger 2013 than Roberto Martinez. First, he won the FA Cup with Wigan, a club that had previously not been anywhere near it, upsetting firm favourites Manchester City in the final. He might have been unable to [...]
Dyke cut-throat gesture a joke, insists FA chair December 19, 2013 FOOTBALL Association chairman Greg Dyke has defended the cut-throat gesture he made in response to learning of England’s difficult group stage draw for next summer’s World Cup in Brazil. Dyke was caught on camera miming slitting his throat after Roy Hodgson’s team were drawn in the same group as four-time winners Italy, South American champions [...]
Rosberg shaken up by 200mph tyre blowout December 19, 2013 BRITISH driver Lewis Hamilton’s Formula One team-mate Nico Rosberg suffered a major fright during a test session yesterday when his tyre blew at 200mph. Mercedes abandoned the final day of a three-day session in Bahrain after the incident, which left the German unharmed but shaken. “Just spun at full speed 320km/h on Bahrain straight because [...]