Getting lost on the border of Dorset and Wiltshire at La Fosse April 5, 2022 THE WEEKEND: Getaway from the city by escaping to La Fosse in the idyllic village of Cranborne, which is postcard-perfect: simply strolling about will make you feel like you’re on the set of a period drama. Around a two hour drive from London, Cranborne is a much-loved corner of Dorset that remains unspoiled by tourist [...]
Don’t snarl at the beach resort – Sandals is a great way to experience Jamaica April 5, 2022 On his show Parts Unknown, Anthony Bourdain spoke of the “Two Jamaicas”. There’s the Jamaica where citizens “live, cook and struggle” — what he calls the “Real Jamaica”. And then, he says, there’s the Jamaica “you’re probably more familiar with”. As he says it, we see a sunburned tourist, cocktail in hand, splashing in the [...]
New Maserati Grecale: first official photos of V6, hybrid and electric SUV April 5, 2022 The new Maserati Grecale compact SUV will be launched with V6 and hybrid power. A fully electric version Folgore version follows in 2023.
Twisted Land Rover Defender EV review: Defending the faith April 5, 2022 Yorkshire-based Twisted has given the classic Land Rover Defender a modern electric makeover. John Redfern gets behind the wheel.
Masters 2022: Bryson DeChambeau vows to play major against doctors’ advice April 5, 2022 Former US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau says he is risking injury by playing the Masters this week. The big-hitting American injured his hip and hand in a table-tennis accident in February and said he had returned early against the advice of doctors. “This comes around once a year and I got to give it a [...]
Liverpool FC NFT sale: Reds raise £1.1m but 95 per cent of digital artwork left unsold April 4, 2022 Liverpool have closed their controversial NFT sale after selling just over five per cent of the available digital artworks of players such as Mohamed Salah. In the biggest project of its kind from a Premier League football club, Liverpool partnered with Sotheby’s to sell up to 171,072 NFTs for $75 (£57) each – $12.8m (£9.8m) [...]
Sam Torrance: Jon Rahm is due another major as magical Masters week rolls around April 4, 2022 Masters week is always one of my favourites and I am really looking forward to watching the best players in the world, hopefully including Tiger Woods, grace Augusta National. Five-time winner Woods is set to make a last-minute decision on whether to play in his first 72-hole tournament since almost losing his leg in a [...]
Cameron Norrie: British tennis men’s No1 enters world top 10 for the first time April 4, 2022 British tennis player Cameron Norrie has entered the top 10 of the men’s world rankings after continuing his fine form into 2022. Norrie became British No1 last year after winning the biggest title of his career at Indian Wells and reaching the third round of three of the four Grand Slam events. This year he [...]
Premiership talking points: Stealthy Saints, flying Falcons and Euro race April 4, 2022 Harlequins earned London bragging rights while Newcastle managed to get their first win on the board since September. As the league heads into a two week hiatus while the next European fixtures are played, here are the talking points from round 22 of the Premiership. Premiership champs gonna champ Yesterday’s showpiece match saw third-placed Harlequins [...]
Tottenham Hotspur throw down gauntlet to Arsenal with Newcastle thrashing April 3, 2022 Over to you, Arsenal. On a weekend when Manchester United lost more ground in the race for the Champions League places and West Ham United moved to within a win of the top four, Tottenham Hotspur threw down the gauntlet with a 5-1 rout of Newcastle United. Spurs dislodged the Gunners from fourth place on [...]