Sutton United: How the non-league lifers did a Leicester – and why they have had to transform the club for their debut season in the EFL August 7, 2021 Sutton United’s long-serving chairman Bruce Elliott has more than one reason to look forward to today’s trip to Forest Green Rovers. Elliott’s overriding emotion will be pride that the club he has been involved with for half a century has reached the English Football League (EFL) for the first time in their 123-year history. But [...]
The Last Letter From Your Lover review is a waste of talent August 6, 2021 Two blockbuster heroes share top billing as Shailene Woodley (Divergent) and Felicity Jones (Star Wars: Rogue One) play two women in different times in literary adaptation The Last Letter From Your Lover. Jones plays Ellie, a journalist recovering from a break-up who views love with a degree of scepticism. This is shaken when she discovers [...]
Zola review – Twitter thread movie adaptation is full of suspense August 6, 2021 ‘Based on a true story’ is a common concept for movies, but how about ‘based on a Twitter thread’? In 2015, A’Ziah “Zola” King tweeted “Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out???????? It’s kind of long but full of suspense.” The subsequent thread become a viral sensation, described [...]
Ollie Phillips: Lions series win would be heroic in the circumstances but momentum has swung behind South Africa before deciding Test August 6, 2021 As the British and Irish Lions prepare for their series-deciding third Test, it feels like all momentum has swung behind South Africa. Fair play to the Springboks; they nailed their game plan in the second match last weekend. It was set-piece perfection allied to a moment of magic from Handre Pollard, whose cross-field kick set [...]
£100m Jack Grealish: How most expensive signing in Premier League history compares to biggest transfers of all time August 5, 2021 Jack Grealish has become the most expensive signing in Premier League history after completing his £100m transfer from Aston Villa to Manchester City. Grealish is also the most expensive English player ever to be traded, and the eighth most expensive transfer of all time. The England attacking midfielder, 25, shone for England as they finished [...]
Lionel Messi to leave Barcelona due to ‘financial obstacles’ August 5, 2021 Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona FC this summer after spending his whole career at the club due to “financial and structural obstacles”. In a statement this evening, the Catalan club confirmed that the Argentine striker, its all-time top scorer, would leave, despite recently agreeing a new contract. “Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi having reached [...]
Stillwater – Amanda Knox-inspired drama is slow but solid August 5, 2021 Whoever said “there’s no such thing as bad publicity” clearly didn’t work on publicity for Stillwater, as this week’s drama comes to the screen with a lot of baggage. The film is very loosely inspired by the trial of Amanda Knox, who posted tweets denouncing the film. As if that wasn’t enough, star Matt Damon [...]
Rugby League World Cup postponed until 2022 after New Zealand and Australia pull out August 5, 2021 The Rugby League World Cup, which was due to be held in England later this year, has been postponed until 2022 due to New Zealand and Australia withdrawing. After weeks of speculation the decision was made by the RLWC2021 board in conjuncture with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the International Rugby [...]
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Women’s 4x100m relay team break British record as Asher-Smith returns to track August 5, 2021 Dina Asher-Smith returned as Team GB’s women set a new British record to reach the 4x100m final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Asher-Smith, who last week was in tears after having to pull out of the 200m with a hamstring injury, recovered to produce an assured run in the third leg. In the men’s sprint [...]
Changing Destiny at The Young Vic is a disappointing return August 4, 2021 The Young Vic is rolling out the big guns for its first post-lockdown production. Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah helms a new play by Booker Prize-winner Ben Okri, with sets and costumes from architect David Adjaye, whose design for a Holocaust memorial was approved last week for installation next to the Houses of Parliament. Expectations were [...]