Sam Torrance: World No417 Max Homa’s win at Wells Fargo Championship shows magic of golf May 6, 2019 Max Homa’s win at the Wells Fargo Championship on Sunday showed the magic of golf at its very best. The world No417 shot an assured round of 67 to finish 15 under-par – three shots ahead of fellow rookie Joel Dahmen – and claim his first PGA Tour title on his 68th start. Up against [...]
Days Gone review: Biker gangs and bounty hunting in Sony’s zombie infested apocalypse May 3, 2019 At times the plot of Days Gone can be difficult to track. You play as Deacon, a hardass biker navigating a zombie-infested open world. For the most part you’re on a quest to find your missing girlfriend Sarah. However, your motorcycle parts are nicked early on (Deacon’s bike functions as the game’s second lead character; [...]
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile review: A well-intentioned but discomforting exercise in glamourising a serial killer May 3, 2019 Is it possible to make a genuine anti-war film? Francois Truffaut famously thought not; you might set out with the purest of intentions, but the spectacle and grandeur of cinema means that even the most ardently anti-war director will end up glorifying what he seeks to condemn. While watching this new biopic of Ted Bundy, [...]
Rosmersholm review: A gripping revival of Ibsen’s masterpiece political drama May 3, 2019 The suffocating weight of dead generations looms over Henrik Ibsen’s 1886 political drama, in which Rosmer, an enlightened young aristocrat, defies his upper class status and risks alienation to pursue his newfound socialist ideals. Quite literally, the portraits of his ancestors hang over the stage like silent accusers, revealed in a flourish by his companion [...]
Stagecoach dropped as Turner Prize sponsor after just one day over LGBT rights concerns May 3, 2019 The Turner Prize has severed ties with Stagecoach South East, just one day after the sponsorship was announced. Read more: Stagecoach: Pension risks 'exceeded £1bn' for blocked rail franchise bids The prestigious arts award rejected its sponsor following criticism of the chairman of Stagecoach's parent company's support for a ban on teaching LGBT issues. Stagecoach and [...]
Mortal Kombat 11 review: The latest entry in the long-running series is the best fighting game in years May 3, 2019 Mortal Kombat 11 marks the latest instalment in this long-running series of over-the-top fighting games that was originally launched in arcades back in 1992. For the unfamiliar, Mortal Kombat involves magicians, monsters, and martial arts masters from different worlds duking it out in a series of gentlemanly one-on-one fisticuffs in an eternal battle of good [...]
Arsenal 3-1 Valencia: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette combine once again to spare defence’s blushes May 2, 2019 Arsenal are a team of contrasts. They’re flawed but entertaining, in one breath exasperating, the next exhilarating, and all of those aspects were on show against Valencia in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final. After shaking off an appalling start, eventually the Gunners’ attacking qualities won the day to turn an uncertain 2-1 [...]
Ollie Phillips: Champions Cup qualification would be fitting end to groundbreaking campaign for Bristol May 2, 2019 The Premiership’s top two sides, Exeter and Saracens, may be meeting this weekend but with just two games to go the drama lies elsewhere. The two outstanding teams are streets ahead and I think will meet in the final on 1 June but the other 10 sides still have lots to play for. Read more: [...]
Mauricio Pochettino must balance Tottenham’s Champions League dreams with importance of securing Premier League top four May 2, 2019 Tottenham could be forgiven for looking past this weekend's trip to Bournemouth to the all more attractive proposition of facing Ajax in Amsterdam next week for a place in the Champions League final. The reality is, however, that Saturday's early kick-off presents Spurs with the chance to seal their position in the top four and a [...]
Barcelona 3-0 Liverpool: Magic Messi, Same old Suarez and Klopp’s gung-ho tactics help make Champions League classic May 1, 2019 There is such a thing in football as scoring at the right time. After 74 minutes Liverpool were cursing their luck but content with a 1-0 score line they could take back to Anfield. Eight minutes later they were heading home with their tails between their legs. The architect of such a demise was, not [...]