Second track gold for Trott October 20, 2013 BRITISH cycling star Laura Trott won a second gold medal at the European Track Championships last night. Trott, who claimed two golds in last year’s Olympic Games, was declared victorious in the omnium yesterday despite ending level with Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands, on 15 points. The 21-year-old Brit was found to have a better [...]
Sykes claims World Superbike Championship October 20, 2013 BRITAIN’S Tom Sykes sealed the World Superbike Championship in Spain yesterday, coming third in the opening race of the final round. The 28-year-old, who races for the Kawasaki team, said the emotion of the occasion was overwhelming. “I was shedding a few tears on the slowing down lap, I was shaking,” Sykes said. “I’m absolutely [...]
Lorenzo closes in on Marquez October 20, 2013 MOTORSPORT: The MotoGP world championship could go down to the wire after rankings leader Marc Marquez was disqualified from yesterday’s Australian Grand Prix. The race was won by Marquez’s fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo who now trails his countryman by just 18 points with two races to go. Marquez’s punishment was for failing to pit in [...]
Burton takes gold in Glasgow October 20, 2013 JUDO: Britain’s Euan Burton won gold in the -100kg category at the European Judo Open in Glasgow last night, defeating fellow Briton Ben Fletcher. The 34-year-old Scot has moved up a weight level since crashing out of last year’s -81kg at the Olympic Games. He is a key medal hope for next year’s Commonwealth Games.
The best performance from Tom Hanks in over a decade October 17, 2013 FILM CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Cert 12a | By Ben Butcher Four Stars FIRST time collaborators Tom Hanks and Paul Greengrass combine to forge a nerve-shredding film that will surely be among the main contenders in awards season. Captain Phillips is based on the true story of the 2009 hijacking of American freight ship Maersk Alabama by [...]
Paul Rudd can’t save bore-fest in the forest October 17, 2013 FILM PRINCE AVALANCHE Cert 15 | By Simon Thomson Two Stars PRINCE Avalanche is the meandering tale of two men painting road-markings in a Texas forest. It’s exactly like watching paint dry. A loose remake of a 2011 Icelandic comedy called Á Annan Veg (Either Way), Prince Avalanche’s plot is slight. Alvin (Paul Rudd, pictured) [...]
Where to drink October 17, 2013 From the top floor of Centre Point to Japanese-Peruvian fusion mixology AS NOVEMBER approaches, exciting new bars and clubs continue to open in London alongside established venues giving themselves facelifts. Zinc, perched atop the Centre Point building on its 31st floor just below Paramount, looks poised to become the highest destination lounge bar in the [...]
Tate’s Klee exhibition is too much of a good thing October 17, 2013 ART PAUL KLEE: MAKING VISIBLE Tate Modern | By Joseph Funnell Two Stars TATE Modern’s newest exhibition opened this week with a bold claim: that the German-Swiss painter Paul Klee was one of the most important artists of the 20th century. Convincing arguments can be made in that direction, but unfortunately in this instance, Klee’s [...]
Artist sets up shop in Fitzrovia restaurant October 17, 2013 ART TIM HEAD: À LA CARTE Pied à Terre Restaurant Four Stars AFTER opening its doors in 1991, Fitzrovia Michelin-starred restaurant Pied à Terre quickly established itself as a favourite among luminaries of the British art scene. The restaurant built up an impressive collection of works by artists who frequented the restaurant. One of those [...]
There’s more than meets the eye in Joe Black’s first solo show October 17, 2013 ART JOE BLACK Opera Gallery | Daniel O’Mahony Three Stars IN HIS debut solo exhibition, British artist Joe Black employs a technique that feels a little over-familiar – making big things out of lots of little things. But it doesn’t feel derivative. A self-professed “love of materials” led the 39-year-old artist to create images using [...]