Inbee edges closer to Sorenstam tally with British Open triumph August 2, 2015 SOUTH Korea’s Inbee Park hailed a new career peak after claiming her seventh Major at the Women’s British Open yesterday. Park, 27, pipped compatriot Jin-Young Ko by three shots with a final score of 12 under par following a course record-equalling final round of 65 that featured seven birdies and an eagle. It was the [...]
Swift third after Drucker sprints to Classic victory August 2, 2015 TEAM Sky’s Ben Swift was the highest-placed Briton after finishing third at the London-Surrey Classic following a thrilling sprint on the Mall which saw Luxembourg’s Jean-Pierre Drucker crowned champion. BMC Racing’s Drucker edged out Dutch rider Mike Teunissen, while Swift had to be content with a place on the podium for the second year running, [...]
Cech lauded as Wenger admits clearing hurdle August 2, 2015 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger insisted that goalkeeper Petr Cech presented Chelsea’s players with a psychological dilemma and admitted that FA Community Shield victory over the Blues meant his side had overcome a mental barrier of their own. Former Chelsea stopper Cech, 33, joined FA Cup winners Arsenal in the summer for £10m after a highly [...]
Uber’s race to the bottom: The wheels will come off this controversial business July 31, 2015 Uber causes a storm wherever it goes. First, there’s the storm of applause as passengers initially embrace what looks like an exciting, disruptive new technology. Then, there’s the storm of protest as people start to understand what the business model is really all about. Treating taxis as just another tech challenge raises all sorts [...]
Film review: Beyond the Reach July 31, 2015 Cert 12a | ★★☆☆☆ Michael Douglas’ career renaissance continues, this time as an ill-intentioned businessman on a hunting trip in the Mojave desert. When the accidental killing of an old man puts his career in jeopardy, he sets sights on his young tracker (Jeremy Irvine). The tension steadily builds during the first 30 minutes. Once [...]
Film review: Hot Pursuit is predictable but charming July 31, 2015 Cert 12a | ★★★☆☆ Dirty cops, drug cartels and killer stilettos – Hot Pursuit doesn’t deal in subtlety and that’s fine. It’s not edgy, smart or even particularly original but it is redeemed by the comic chemistry between Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara. Set in Texas, Witherspoon plays uptight and rules-obsessed police officer Cooper. After [...]
Theatre review: Three Days in the Country July 31, 2015 Lyttelton Theatre | ★★★☆☆ If Three Days in the Country was written by Chekhov, the whole cast would have killed themselves by the second day and there’d just be a creaking door on the third day, swinging open and shut to the distant cry of seagulls. Happily, it’s written by one of his contemporaries, Tergenev, [...]
Sinatra: The Man & His Music – theatre review July 31, 2015 London Palladium | ★★☆☆☆ Sinatra: The Man & His Music is the hideous offspring of a multimedia museum “experience” and Strictly Come Dancing. Attempts to cash in on the great crooner were almost inevitable in his centenary year, but this lazily-executed act of technological necromancy could appeal only to the least critical of fans. Sinatra’s [...]
London house prices: First-time home buyers face nightmare market as deposits soar and supply lags July 31, 2015 We all know how tough the housing market is for first-time buyers, and one of the main reasons is lack of supply. Much has been said about how the government is looking to tackle this problem by encouraging housebuilders to ramp up construction of new builds. But figures out this morning show that far from [...]
Film review: Is Rogue Nation the best Mission Impossible film yet? July 31, 2015 Cert 12a | ★★★★☆ Four years after the success of Ghost Protocol, Tom Cruise returns for a fifth outing as agent Ethan Hunt. With the IMF closed down and his own government on his tail, he must race across the globe to try and uncover The Syndicate, a network of former international operatives led [...]
