The queen of cocktails July 28, 2010 CLASSIC morning-after pick-me-up or smart aperitif; fresh, salady cocktail for a summer afternoon, or thick, spicy meal-in-a-glass to fire up a winter’s evening. The Bloody Mary is arguably the most diverse cocktail around, in both when you would drink it and how you should make it. At it’s most basic level, it involves a slug [...]
SUPER-SUPER PREMIUMS | A NEW BREED OF VODKA July 28, 2010 According to drinks company Whyte and Mackay, the last few years have been tough. Spirits, including vodka, have taken a serious hit. But there’s one area that’s bucked the trend: super-premium vodkas. In other words, seriously posh vodka sells. We’ve now entered a brave new world of even higher-end, wilder and more innovative voddie, with [...]
GOING OUT July 28, 2010 WITH the summer just about living up to expectations this year, outside space has become the holy grail when picking a great place to drink in London. It’s certainly tricky to find in Mayfair and the West End so when the sun does come out, here are some of the best alfresco spots to seek [...]
RACING TRADER BILL ESDAILE’S TOP TIPS FROM GOODWOOD July 28, 2010 THE highlight of today’s card at Goodwood is the Group 2 Artemis Goodwood Cup (3.25pm) where Aidan O’Brien will be hoping AGE OF AQUARIUS can step into Yeats’ rather large hoofprints. His star stayer won this race in 2008 and 2006, and the new kid on the block should have a great chance of adding [...]
England must beware of Pakistan’s pace, but can claim the first Test July 28, 2010 ENGLAND vs PAKISTAN TODAY – 11.00AM SKY SPORTS 1 UNUSUALLY, England will host opponents that have played a Test series in this country more recently than they have when Pakistan head to Trent Bridge today. The visitors’ two matches against Australia ended in a creditable 1-1 draw which concluded on Saturday with a three-wicket win [...]
THE INSIDER July 28, 2010 Many horses find Goodwood very challenging and course form should never be underestimated here. Glorious Goodwood is also a severe test for punters and the key is not having too many bets. I will therefore restrict myself to just one selection today, PISCEAN in the closing 5 furlong handicap at 5.45pm. He won well at [...]
Lewis-Francis silver upstages Chambers July 28, 2010 BRITAIN’S Mark Lewis-Francis snatched a shock silver and upstaged team-mate Dwain Chambers as rising French star Christophe Lemaitre stormed to 100m gold at the European Championships in Barcelona. Lemaitre, 20, who last month became the first white man to break the 10-second barrier, produced a blistering final 30m to finish in 10.11 seconds, with Lewis-Francis [...]
Forget Ashes, beat Pakistan July 28, 2010 CAPTAIN Andrew Strauss has urged his England side to turn their attentions away from the Ashes series and concentrate on beating Pakistan. Strauss’ side return to Test duty after almost two months away when they host the Pakistanis in the first match of a four-Test series at Trent Bridge, starting this morning. The series is [...]
Hammers chief snubs £7m Parker bid and pledges to keep Spurs target July 28, 2010 WEST HAM chairman David Sullivan has told Tottenham that no amount of money would tempt them to sell Scott Parker, after rejecting a £7m bid for the England midfielder. Parker’s form has been outstanding for the Hammers since arriving from Newcastle three years ago, winning their player of the season award for the past two [...]
Cliffs hangs on to deliver Hannon a Goodwood double July 28, 2010 RICHARD HANNON’S sensational season continued with a dream double on a thrilling second day of Glorious Goodwood yesterday. The Marlborough-based trainer celebrated victory in the big race of the day, the Sussex Stakes, after odds-on favourite Canford Cliffs squeezed past last year’s winner Rip Van Winkle in a nail-biting finish. And it was to get [...]
