Murray roars to doubles success while Robson starts with a win September 29, 2013 BRITAIN’S Jamie Murray secured his fourth doubles title of the year yesterday with victory at the Thailand Open in Bangkok. The 27-year-old, together with playing partner John Peers of Australia, defeated Tomasz Bednarek and Johan Brunstrom 6-3, 3-6, 10-6. Victory for Murray, brother of reigning Wimbledon singles champion Andy, and Peers followed triumphs at the [...]
Win at Exeter keeps champions Leicester in touch with leaders September 29, 2013 CHAMPIONS Leicester saw off a second-half resurgence to climb back into third with a 21-9 win at Exeter yesterday. Tries before the break from Ben Youngs and Niki Goneva plus 11 points from the boot of Toby Flood proved too much for the Chiefs, who registered three penalties through Gareth Steenson after the break. Gloucester [...]
Minnesota Vikings beat Pittsburgh Steelers 34-27 at Wembley September 29, 2013 THE FIRST of two NFL games to be staged at Wembley this autumn was won last night by Minnesota Vikings in front of a crowd of 84,000 at the national stadium. Vikings overcame Pittsburgh Steelers 34-27 in a tight game, with Steelers coming close to scoring a touchdown in the final seconds. The late dash [...]
Howell ends seven-year drought September 29, 2013 GOLF: England’s David Howell beat American Peter Uihlein in a play-off at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship yesterday to claim his first European Tour title for seven years. Howell carded a final-round 67 to level with Uihlein on 23 under par before winning at the second extra hole at St Andrews.
Messi out of Celtic Euro clash September 29, 2013 FOOTBALL: Celtic have been handed a boost ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League clash with Barcelona after world player of the year Lionel Messi was ruled out for three weeks. The Argentina star pulled a thigh muscle in Barca’s 2-0 win over Almeria on Saturday.
Prize money boost for racing September 29, 2013 HORSE RACING: Prize money contributions are expected to rise by £5m next year after 27 courses committed to injecting an agreed proportion of their earnings. Ascot, Newmarket and York are among those who have signed up to making a contractual minimum payment to prize funds.
All Blacks home in on trophy September 29, 2013 RUGBY UNION: New Zealand can win the Rugby Championship even if they lose their final match against South Africa after beating Argentina 33-15 on Saturday. The Springboks kept alive their hopes of winning the four-team contest with a 28-8 victory over Australia.
A bleak, brutal and smart crime thriller September 26, 2013 FILM PRISONERS Cert 15 | By Alex Dymoke Four Stars PRISONERS is essentially a three-way acting competition between Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Jake Gyllenhaal’s hair. Seriously, Jake Gyllenhaal looks really cool in this movie. Far too cool for a real cop, what with all those tattoos and his shirt done up to the top. [...]
Review: Blue Jasmine September 26, 2013 FILM BLUE JASMINE Cert 12A | By Steve Dinneen Three Stars Every new Woody Allen movie – and they arrive with disquieting regularity – is greeted with the same question: is it a return to form or another of his onanistic “wilderness” projects? The general rule of thumb is that further he strays from his [...]
Brilliant performance art poorly presented September 26, 2013 ART ANA MENDIETA: TRACES Hayward Gallery | By Joseph Funnell Three Stars I REMEMBER the first time I saw a work by Ana Mendieta. It was a film of the performance Chicken Piece, where the artist stood naked holding a recently decapitated chicken that violently flapped as life drained from its wings. It was shocking. [...]