Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur: Why stuttering Spurs need another Etihad upset to revive flagging Premier League season January 19, 2023 When Tottenham Hotspur travelled to Manchester City in the Premier League last season they turned the form book on its head with a thrilling 3-2 victory. It ended a run of three consecutive top-flight defeats and kick-started their campaign, which would ultimately see Spurs pip Arsenal to Champions League qualification. For City, it was a [...]
Bafta nominations 2023: nominations list including Best Actor and Best Actress January 19, 2023 The Bafta nominations for the 2023 awards have been revealed. The annual ceremony celebrating the best films released over the past year will take place on 19 February, just a few weeks before the Oscars. World War 1 epic All Quiet On The Western Front leads with 14 nominations, and comedy-drama The Banshees of Inisherin [...]
Paul Mescal roars onto London stage in gripping new Streetcar Named Desire January 19, 2023 ★★★★☆ The Almeida’s production of Tennessee Williams’ steamy southern gothic A Streetcar Named Desire was one of the most hotly anticipated plays of 2022, with Normal People star Paul Mescal lending some zeitgeist-capturing sex appeal to this sad tale of fantasy, identity and mental illness. But on the eve of opening, lead actor Lydia Wilson [...]
NFL UK home teams confirmed for 2023 London games January 19, 2023 The NFL have confirmed the home teams for their 2023 schedule, including the three games to be held in London. The Buffalo Bills and the Tennessee Titans will host matches at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – the only purpose-built NFL stadium outside of the USA. It’s a timely return for the two sides with the [...]
Alice, Darling review: Anna Kendrick is peerless in gripping abuse drama January 19, 2023 ★★★★☆ Alice, Darling is a subtly gripping and deftly effective portrait of coercive control in an abusive relationship, and one of the most staggeringly realistic. It also has a bravely simplistic premise which only makes its case stronger. It’s a cause Pitch Perfect’s Anna Kendrick is clearly passionate about: she’s producing and playing the lead [...]
A stop-clock and 60-minute football matches? Why IFAB’s solution for time-wasting, borrowed from US sports, would be a waste of time January 19, 2023 Football lawmakers IFAB’s idea of tackling time-wasting with a stop-clock and 60-minute matches is misguided, writes Frank Dalleres. The headline news from this week’s meeting of football’s lawmakers was their decision to not to go ahead with a trial of temporary concussion substitutes. But also on the agenda at the annual business meeting of the [...]
Rugby tackle changes: ‘I will not play again’ says grassroots player January 19, 2023 The majority of rugby players in England will now be forced to reduce their tackle height to waist height or below. The controversial call will come into force from 1 July this year and will apply to England’s third division – National 1 – and below. This change in tackle height will therefore result in [...]
Babylon film review: Brad Pitt can’t save this mess January 19, 2023 ★★☆☆☆ In the first ten minutes of Babylon, an elephant excretes faeces explosively down the camera, a woman pees on her sexual partner and partygoers are seen shovelling cocaine up their noses from a pile almost as high as the elephant. The party kicks on for another half an hour, when naked people start having [...]
BBC to show NBA matches for rest of the season January 19, 2023 NBA matches will be broadcast on the BBC for the rest of the 2022-23 season as the British broadcaster replaces its lost Super Bowl billing. Tonight’s fixture between the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons will be the first to be broadcast as part of the deal. The two NBA franchises will compete in the [...]
Ed Warner: Cricket has a membership dilemma January 19, 2023 English cricket is braced to be declared institutionally racist. The results of an independent inquiry are imminent. The England and Wales Cricket Board is corralling the boards of the 18 first-class counties to prepare their statements of contrition. Quite what the hundred thousand-plus members of said counties will think is another matter, though. All but [...]