The Crime Lord: Peter Capaldi on the manosphere, London and rocking out with his band as he approaches 70
Bernie backs Brazil despite carjackings November 7, 2010 FORMULA ONE chief Bernie Ecclestone insists the Brazilian Grand Prix will be “around for another hundred years” despite the carjackings which marred yesterday’s race. World champion Jenson Button emerged unscathed from his ordeal, but only thanks to the quick thinking of police driver Daniel Toni, who ensured the Englishman, his father and manager all escaped [...]
Chelsea’s lead is cut by revitalised Torres November 7, 2010 LIVERPOOL(2) v/s CHELSEA(0) TWO GOALS of the highest order against the meanest defence around would suggest Liverpool’s Fernando Torres is back to his best, but the striker insists there is still more to come. The past few months have represented something of a misery for Torres, with his form having taken a sizeable dip and his [...]
Carroll header causes home discomfort for sorry Arsenal November 7, 2010 ARSENAL(0) v/s NEWCASTLE UNITED(1) MANAGER Arsene Wenger admits he fears for Arsenal’s home form after Newcastle inflicted his side’s second defeat at the Emirates in four games, dealing the 10-man Gunners’ Premier League title hopes a shuddering blow. Wenger’s team failed to recover from Andy Carroll’s towering header on the stroke of half-time, meaning Newcastle [...]
City bounce back but Balotelli’s heroics tainted November 7, 2010 WEST BROM(0) v/s MANCHESTER CITY(2) MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini raged at referee Lee Probert for sending off Mario Balotelli after the two-goal striker’s afternoon was soured by a red card. Balotelli, a £24m summer signing from Inter Milan, scored his first Premier League goals for his new club to ease the pressure on Mancini [...]
Captain Strauss gets Ashes campaign off to flying start November 7, 2010 AN UNBEATEN century from captain Andrew Strauss helped England to a momentum building six-wicket win over Western Australia. England’s senior players had made public their desire to win all three of their pre-Ashes warm-up matches ahead of the first Test in Brisbane later this month. But a victorious start looked unlikely until the hosts lost [...]
Westwood remains No1 despite Molinari victory November 7, 2010 ITALIAN Francesco Molinari denied Lee Westwood the perfect end to his perfect week by winning the HSBC Champions in Shanghai by one shot. Molinari held a single shot lead going into the final day and a fourth round 67 was enough to fend off Westwood, who this time last week was celebrating becoming world No1. [...]
Gerrard rides to the rescue for Hodgson November 5, 2010 LIVERPOOL 3 vs NAPOLI 1 FOR the umpteenth time in his Liverpool career Steven Gerrard dragged his side out of a major hole, as his second-half hat-trick put Napoli to the sword at Anfield. Manager Roy Hodgson had intended to rest his skipper ahead of Sunday’s showdown with Premier League leaders Chelsea. But with the [...]
Collingwood won’t revel in Australia’s Ashes disarray November 5, 2010 ENGLAND’S Paul Collingwood admits enjoying seeing Australia toil in the run-up to the Ashes but is refusing to gloat just yet. The Aussies slipped to a sixth successive defeat in all formats on Wednesday to Sri Lanka and have had to deny suggestions of a rift between vice-captain Michael Clarke and batsman Mike Hussey. Yet, [...]
Sunday could be the day to take on Blues November 5, 2010 LIVERPOOL v/s CHELSEA SUNDAY, 4.00PM, SKY SPORTS THERE is only one point separating Blackburn and Wigan towards the bottom of the table and both clubs will be preparing themselves for another long, hard relegation struggle. This is far from the most exciting fixture of the weekend, but that doesn’t matter if a good bet can [...]
WESTWOOD SHOWS WHY HE’S NO1 November 5, 2010 GOLF: World No1 Lee Westwood is one shot off the pace after the first round of the HSBC Champions in Dubai. Westwood shot a six-under-par 66 and said: “It’s nice to go out there and show everyone why I got to this level. I putted really nicely.”