Another striking play in The Shed at The National October 6, 2013 THEATRE THE WORLD OF EXTREME HAPPINESS The Shed | By Xenobe Purvis Three Stars A MAN describes the taste of pigeon excrement, his wife gives birth, praying with every eye-popping push that her child will be a son, and a newly-born daughter is thrown to the slop bucket, all within the space of ten minutes. [...]
Premier League: Wenger hails Wilshere spark as battling Arsenal stay top October 6, 2013 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 vs ARSENAL 1 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger praised midfielder Jack Wilshere for bouncing back with an important equaliser at the Hawthorns yesterday, despite being unhappy that the 21-year-old was caught smoking a cigarette last week. The Gunners maintained their 11-match unbeaten run – and position at the top of the Premier [...]
Djokovic admits win over new No1 Nadal was critical October 6, 2013 SIX-TIME grand slam champion Novak Djokovic loses his world No1 ranking to Rafael Nadal today and admitted yesterday’s victory over the Spaniard in the China Open final was a timely confidence boost. Djokovic won 6-3, 6-4 in Beijing, but still relinquished his 11-month stay at the top such has been Nadal’s fine form in 2013. [...]
Premier League: Pochettino refuses to get carried away as Saints march to top four October 6, 2013 SOUTHAMPTON 2 vs SWANSEA 0 SOUTHAMPTON boss Mauricio Pochettino urged caution yesterday despite seeing his team propelled into the top four of the Premier League following a hard-fought home win against Swansea. Adam Lallana belted the ball into the roof of the net to open the scoring in the 19th minute, before Jay Rodriguez took [...]
O’Shea keeps faith despite Quins’ third defeat from five October 6, 2013 DEFIANT Harlequins boss Conor O’Shea has warned his rivals not to write them off after seeing his troops slip to their third Aviva Premiership defeat of the season at London Irish. Quins were undone on Saturday by a second-half flurry from the Exiles, as both Blair Cowan and Alex Lewington crossed for tries in the [...]
Dettori gets credit but Jarnet the spoils as Treve wins £2.2m Arc October 6, 2013 TRAINER Criquette Head-Maarek thanked absent jockey Frankie Dettori after Treve, the horse he had been booked to ride, romped to victory yesterday in Europe’s richest race, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Dettori was ruled out last week when a broken ankle prematurely ended his year but Thierry Jarnet stood in as Head-Maarek’s unbeaten three-year-old [...]
GB gymnast’s historic medal October 6, 2013 GREAT Britain won their first ever medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships yesterday when Kristian Thomas claimed bronze in the vault. The 24-year-old from Wolverhampton, whose performance in the same event helped Britain earn bronze at last year’s Olympics, finished behind South Korea’s Yang Hak-Seon and American Steven Legendre. Thomas said: “Once again, the [...]
Premier League: Blues supersubs show they’re not to be sniffed at October 6, 2013 NORWICH CITY 1 vs CHELSEA 3 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho relished a gamble that paid off yesterday after his decision to go for broke snatched a first Premier League away victory of the season from the jaws of defeat at Norwich. The Blues looked vulnerable when midfielder Anthony Pilkington’s header cancelled out Oscar’s fine opener, [...]
Premier League: Allardyce: Now Morrison’s the genius Fergie told me about October 6, 2013 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 vs WEST HAM UNITED 3 REFORMED character Ravel Morrison is finally fulfilling the “genius” tag first coined by ex-Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, according to West Ham boss Sam Allardyce. Morrison scored a spectacular solo goal to put the gloss on the Hammers’ first win at White Hart Lane since 1999 [...]
Britain edged out as Olazabal and Europe win dramatic Seve Trophy October 6, 2013 CONTINENTAL Europe captain Jose Maria Olazabal toasted an emotional victory last night after his men narrowly pipped Sam Torrance’s Great Britain and Ireland to win the Seve Trophy for the first time in 13 years. The defending champions came close to completing a sensational comeback victory, despite being without Major winners Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose [...]