Pistorius trial to begin in March August 19, 2013 ATHLETICS: Six-time Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius will appear in court from 3 March 2014 charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and the illegal possession of ammunition, the South African athlete learned at a Pretoria magistrate’s court hearing yesterday. Pistorius denies murder.
Disgraced Panesar joins Essex August 19, 2013 CRICKET: England spinner Monty Panesar has joined Essex until the end of the season, after Sussex released him on loan following an investigation into an incident earlier this month when the 31-year-old was fined £90 by police for being drunk and disorderly after urinating on nightclub bouncers.
Premier League: Mourinho will fight until deadline day for Rooney August 18, 2013 AT STAMFORD BRIDGE CHELSEA 2 vs HULL CITY 0 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho will persevere to the end of the transfer window to secure the signing of unsettled Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney, despite watching the Blues’ attack rip through Hull City in the opening half an hour of their latest Premier League campaign. An [...]
Premier League: Spurs new boys will get better, says Villas-Boas August 18, 2013 AT SELHURST PARK CRYSTAL PALACE 0 vs TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 TOTTENHAM boss Andre Villas-Boas believes the best is yet to come from his summer signings after record £26m-buy Roberto Soldado scored the decisive goal at Selhurst Park. Soldado, together with midfielders Paulinho and Nacer Chadli, made accomplished, if unspectacular, debuts in the narrow victory. And [...]
Sport Comment: It’s worth walking to Glasgow for glimpse of a sprint superstar August 18, 2013 GIVEN events at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, and my prediction last Monday that Arsenal would win the Premier League this season, you may be inclined to give this column a miss this week on the grounds that the writer clearly doesn’t know what he’s talking about. It is a marathon not a sprint, remember; still [...]
England open door to untried bowling pair for Ashes finale August 18, 2013 FORMER England cricket coach Peter Moores has backed uncapped Lancashire spinner Simon Kerrigan to shine if handed a debut in this week’s final Ashes Test at the Oval. The 24-year-old and Warwickshire all-rounder Chris Woakes were the surprise names in England’s 14-man squad for the fifth clash with Australia, starting on Wednesday. “He has loved [...]
Torrance pipped at St Andrews August 18, 2013 GOLF: Former Ryder Cup captain and City A.M. columnist Sam Torrance narrowly missed out on the SSE Scottish Senior Open over the weekend, ending tied second with Denis O’Sullivan on four under par. Spaniard Santiago Luna claimed victory at St Andrews, carding a final round 71 to end five under par.
Saints snap up Italy’s Osvaldo August 18, 2013 FOOTBALL: Southampton last night confirmed the signing of Roma’s Pablo Daniel Osvaldo for a club record £15m.
An era-spanning masterpiece August 15, 2013 THEATRE THE PRIDE Trafalgar Studios | By Xenobe Purvis Four Stars ALEXI Kaye Campbell’s award-winning The Pride gets a powerful revival as part of Jamie Lloyd’s Trafalgar Transformed season at Trafalgar Studios. The play’s protagonists Oliver, Philip and Sylvia exist in two time periods, the 1950s and now, and respond to the social pressures encountered [...]
Where to Drink: King’s Cross: London’s new cocktail capital August 15, 2013 WHETHER it’s down to the two hour shuttle to Paris or the imminent Google HQ arrival, the costly regeneration of King’s Cross means it is quickly becoming a terminus for more than just passengers, especially with its glut of new cocktail joints. Following on from Booking Station, Gilbert Scott Bar, VOC and Shrimpy’s, it boasts [...]