French Open on course for Djokovic and Alcaraz clash in semis June 4, 2023 The hotly anticipated first Grand Slam meeting between world No1 Carlos Alcaraz and 22-time major winner Novak Djokovic is just one match away after both players dispatched their third round opponents and reached the last eight in Paris. Serbian Djokovic beat Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3 6-2 6-2 to earn a quarter-final tie against Karen Khachanov [...]
Formula 1: Hamilton ‘flat out’ motivated at Mercedes despite Red Bull win June 4, 2023 Seven-time world champion Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has said he is “flat out” motivated at Mercedes despite Max Verstappen winning his third consecutive F1 race yesterday in Barcelona. The Dutch reigning world champion Verstappen’s win ensured that Red Bull maintained their 100 per cent winning record so far this season after seven races. The [...]
England dealt Ashes blow as spinner Leach to miss series with injury June 4, 2023 England’s Test team have been dealt another major bowling blow ahead of this month’s Ashes series with leading spinner Jack Leach pulling out of the famous five-Test competition against Australia. Leach played in England’s 10-wicket victory against Ireland over the weekend but has since pulled out of the squad due to a lower back stress [...]
FA Cup final: Man charged for ’97’ shirt referencing Hillsborough June 4, 2023 A man has been charged for wearing a shirt at the FA Cup final on Saturday which appeared to be a reference to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. The fan, a 33-year-old male from Warwickshire, was charged with displaying abusive or threatening writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress after he was pictured with a [...]
Joining the Premiership XV: The rugby talent coming to England June 3, 2023 Last month we put together a XV of players leaving the Premiership so we thought we’d look at some of the stars joining England’s top flight to distract from the financial woes that the league is facing. Where we could we’ve left out players who have joined from temporary clubs following the fall of both [...]
‘Quality of rugby incredible but off field the sport is a total mess’ June 2, 2023 It has been a totally infuriating season as a rugby fan. There’s no denying the product on the field is outstanding – last week’s Premiership final showed that – but the sport needs to be honest with itself off the field and sort itself out. Rugby union as we know it is in bedlam; broadcast [...]
Mad About The Boy charts 73 years of Noël Coward’s amazing life June 2, 2023 This new, bite-sized biography of the late playwright, actor, and raconteur Noël Coward squeezes a lot into just over ninety minutes, but while it rarely stops for breath, it paints an interesting portrait of a life of contradictions. Barnaby Thompson, director of the St Trinian’s reboot and likeable 2020 comedy Pixie, drags us through Coward’s [...]
FA Cup final: Pep Guardiola and Erik ten Hag cup final records compared June 2, 2023 For a manager accused of over-thinking big games, Pep Guardiola almost always gets it right when a trophy is in sight – but his opponent in Saturday’s FA Cup final, Erik ten Hag is no slouch either. Late on a balmy April evening in 2011, Angel di Maria scampered down the left flank towards the [...]
Across The Spider-verse review: another hit animated romp June 2, 2023 It’s difficult to express just how impactful 2018’s Into The Spider-verse has been on Hollywood. Critically adored and a box office hit, it was a soft launch for the ‘multiverse’ concept in superhero movies. It played with possibilities safe in the knowledge that it didn’t need to be a part of any larger network of [...]
Pride Month 2023 in London: Where to go and what to do June 1, 2023 Summer is finally upon us and Pride Month has officially begun. Throughout June London will play host to hundreds of LGBT events in venues across the capital, culminating in the 2023 Parade on 1 July. As well as the usual host of fabulous drag acts, open-air theatre and coruscating comedy, there will be awareness events and [...]