Sleeping tight in NYC January 15, 2012 NOBODY needs an excuse to go to New York; the Big Apple is one of the few cities in the world to match London for sheer breadth of sights to see, entertainment to sample and scenes to explore. But the opening of a sprinkling of new high-class hotels that demand to be visited is as [...]
Take a walk on the wild side of the Maldives January 15, 2012 The Maldives: a honeymoon paradise where people take sunset strolls and spell out proposals of marriage in shells on powdery white beaches; where time slows down and life swims at the pace of the giant green turtles trawling the reefs. But there is another side to paradise – a side where the world’s top surfers [...]
TRAVEL NOTES January 15, 2012 Sundance Film Festival gears up The Sundance Film Festival starts on Thursday lin Park City, Utah. Sundance Film Festival started out in 1978 as an event designed to attract more filmmakers to Utah while staying away from the overpowering Hollywood scene. www.sundance.org/festival TAM invites passengers to get tipsy Brazil’s biggest carrier TAM Airlines is offering [...]
The Gresham, an art deco palace on the Danube, is Budapest’s finest hotel January 15, 2012 Budapest is sometimes compared to Paris. While very pleasant indeed – especially if you go in the summer and lounge by the vast 19th century public baths in the scorching sun – the city doesn’t really compete with Paris in terms of beauty, architecture or cultural riches. With its history of hardship and decimation, how [...]
UP THE SWANNY January 15, 2012 SWANSEA (3) vs ARSENAL (2) Arsenal boss Wenger accuses Dyer of diving for penalty after defeat to Swansea in five-goal thriller deals his side’s hopes of catching Spurs and Chelsea a major blow FURIOUS Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger last night accused Swansea winger Nathan Dyer of diving to win a key penalty, after his side [...]
Arsenal misery compounded by Henry fan row January 15, 2012 ARSENAL striker Thierry Henry’s emotional Gunners comeback turned sour last night after he was involved in incident with a fan following his side’s damaging 3-2 defeat against Swansea. Henry, who was introduced as a 63rd minute substitute, was unable to help his team rescue a point and then appeared to react angrily to a comment [...]
Newcastle’s Sunday Best means defeat for Hughes January 15, 2012 NEWCASTLE (1) vs QPR (0) QPR manager Mark Hughes insists he is confident his new side is capable of escaping the relegation zone despite the first game of his tenure ending in defeat at Newcastle yesterday. Leon Best’s nimble 37th minute finish was enough to move Newcastle ahead of Liverpool into sixth place and condemn [...]
England must show they can play the waiting game January 15, 2012 ENGLAND’S commitment to attack was perfectly illustrated by a determination to force victories in the two warm-up matches ahead of their three-Test series against Pakistan, but Andrew Strauss’s side may have to curb their natural instincts if they are to be victorious this winter against highly skilled opponents. Conditions will favour the batsmen and suit [...]
Broad faces fitness test ahead of series opener January 15, 2012 ENGLAND have been left sweating on the availability of fast bowler Stuart Broad ahead of tomorrow’s first Test against Pakistan after he was struck on his left ankle by new ball partner James Anderson during a net session yesterday. Broad, who was left with “heavy bruising” and unable to take part in fielding drills, faces [...]
Backs thrust Saracens to brink of last eight place January 15, 2012 SARACENS (20) vs BIARRITZ (16) SARACENS boss Mark McCall praised his blossoming English backs after putting one foot in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals with a tense defeat of Biarritz. Scrum-half Ben Spencer scored the only try for the Premiership champions, while centre Owen Farrell, who received his first call-up last week, held his nerve to [...]
