Fisher’s victory seals double November 1, 2009 ROSS FISHER completed a famous English double after clinching the biggest win of his career in the World Match Play Championship. The 28-year-old defeated American Anthony Kim 4&3 in yesterday’s final in Casares, southern Spain, to claim a third Tour victory and the £750,000 winner’s cheque. And victory also put the seal on a momentous [...]
Clean sweep for Hoy as Brits stay top of the world November 1, 2009 SIR CHRIS HOY completed a stunning clean sweep in Manchester by leading his three-man sprint team to victory to ensure his 2010 World Championships qualification. In an all-British final, Hoy, Ross Edgar and Jamie Staff, in Team Sky+HD colours, finished 0.395 seconds ahead of Team GB’s Matthew Crampton, David Daniell and Jason Kenny. And Hoy, [...]
British duo claim ATP success November 1, 2009 TENNIS: British duo Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski continued their rapid rise up the ATP doubles rankings after claiming their second World Tour title yesterday.The duo fought back from a set down to beat French pair Richard Gasquet and Jeremy Chardy 2-6, 7-5, 10-4 in the final of the St Petersburg Open.Victory adds to their [...]
Serena claims Open honours November 1, 2009 TENNIS: Serena Williams beat her sister and defending champion, Venus Williams, to win the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha. Both women played with heavy strapping around their leg, but Serena came through 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) against her older sibling in one hour, 25 minutes of a low-key final. Serena now ends the year as world [...]
Tom Wheatcroft dies, aged 87 November 1, 2009 MOTORSPORT: Racing chiefs are in mourning following the death of Donington Park motor racing track owner Tom Wheatcroft from a long illness. He was 87.Wheatcroft bought Donington for £100,000 in 1971 and restored the circuit to F1 standard, hosting the European Grand Prix in 1993.His death comes at the end of a difficult week for [...]
A Sentimental education Sixties-style October 29, 2009 FilmAN EDUCATIONCert: 12A AN Education began life as a short story and memoir by journalist Lynn Barber, which appeared in the literary journal Granta. Small but pithy, it was about Barber’s first boyfriend, back in 1961. Yet it was so acutely observed, and captured not only a girl’s coming of age, but of post-war Britain [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND October 29, 2009 FILM9 Dark animation set in a dystopian world, about a ragdoll given life after humanity destroys itself. DEAD MAN RUNNING 50 Cent makes an unlikely appearance in this Brit gangster thriller. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON Re-release for John Landis’s classic horror satire. DVDPUBLIC ENEMIES Johnny Depp stars as famous bank-robber John Dillinger. LAST CHANCE [...]
Far more than just a pretty face October 29, 2009 BAUME & MERCIERHampton Square Magnum Chrono, £5,395Swiss watchmaker Baume & Mercier specialises in elegant modern timepieces, though this square watch is a step into something a bit more jazzy – a punchy, innovative stainless steel number that you can also get in rose gold.www.baume-et-mercier.com IWCAquatimer Chronograph Galapagos edition, £4,250All-black is a definite trend in the [...]
KEEP YOUR OUTFITS FOR WORK AND FOR HOME SEPARATE October 29, 2009 Sara HollambyStyle Counsel THERE’S nothing quite like that Friday night feeling. Coming home from a hard week’s work, changing out of your suit into your jeans and an old cardi and pouring yourself a refreshing G&T is what makes work worthwhile. But what if you didn’t have to wear a suit to work? It wouldn’t [...]
OUT OF OFFICE October 29, 2009 LE MISANTHROPE IN THE CITYThe buzz in theatreland may be all about Keira Knightley’s forthcoming appearance in a production of Moliere’s French farce, Le Misanthrope, but the Bridewell theatre in the City is ahead of the game. This staging is by the Tower Theatre Company, which includes City workers in its cast, updating the action [...]
