Where safari meets heavenly white beaches June 27, 2010 TANZANIA combines the thrill of safari through the vast plains of the Serengeti with relaxation on the tropical beaches of the exotic Spice island of Zanzibar. Serengeti We draw the curtains of our room in Kempinski’s Bilila Lodge to find a welcome committee of seven elephants, obligingly gathered at a watering hole just steps away [...]
TRAVEL NOTES: BUDGET-FRIENDLY STAYCATIONS June 27, 2010 Mid Week Food Lovers Boutique hotel Fishmore Hall, on the edge of the foodie hotspot of Ludlow, is ideal for a foodie staycation. Go midweek (Sunday to Thursday) and you’ll receive a 50 per cent discount on room rates, plus dinner for two from the a la carte menu. When you’re not eating all the [...]
SHAMBLES Capello on the brink as England crash June 27, 2010 GERMANY (4) vs ENGLAND (1) FABIO CAPELLO remained defiant last night he would not stand down as England manager despite his side’s World Cup humiliation in Bloemfontein. But the Italian admitted he would seek crisis talks with Football Association chiefs after England’s woeful display against the Germans culminated in a heaviest-ever World Cup finals’ defeat. [...]
FA chiefs must now turn to Hodgson June 27, 2010 FABIO CAPELLO will sit down with FA chairman Sir Dave Richards over the next few days to decide how to take this England team forward. But, sadly, it’s going to take a lot more than a brief discussion over tea and biscuits as the answer is this England team can simply not go forward with [...]
Fifa set to reject new calls for goal-line technology June 27, 2010 FIFA will stand firm and reject calls to introduce goal-line technology despite Frank Lampard’s disallowed strike in Bloemfontein. President Sepp Blatter was at the Free State Stadium to see Lampard’s 20-yard shot clearly cannon off the underside of the crossbar and over the line with the match delicately poised at 2-1. Fifa ruled out using [...]
Tevez brace fires Argentina June 27, 2010 ARGENTINA (3) vs MEXICO (1) CARLOS TEVEZ followed up a moment of controversy with a moment of magic as he helped Argentina earn a World Cup quarter-final with Germany. The Manchester City striker infuriated Mexico after heading Diego Maradona’s side in front despite being two yards offside. The Mexicans surrounded referee Roberto Rossetti after a [...]
England limp to series win June 27, 2010 RELIEVED Andrew Strauss admitted it was “horrendous” watching England limp to a victory at Old Trafford yesterday, but then lauded the efforts of his bowlers in helping his side open up an unassailable 3-0 series lead. Spinner Graeme Swann took 4-37 and James Anderson 3-22 as Australia slumped from 130-2 to 212 all out. Strauss, [...]
No hat-trick, but Lewis is still on track June 27, 2010 HE wasn’t the only Englishman to trail a German yesterday, but Lewis Hamilton was decidedly more cheery than his footballing counterparts after retaining his lead in the drivers’ championship. Hamilton just missed out on a hat-trick of Formula One victories, but still kept his nose in front in the overall standings after finishing second behind [...]
Murray: I still need to raise my game June 27, 2010 ANDY MURRAY accepts he is going to have to up his game if he is to end Britain’s 74-year wait for a Wimbledon champion. The British No1 is still yet to drop a set in this year’s tournament ahead of this afternoon’s fourth-round clash with big-serving American Sam Querrey. But the fourth seed knows there [...]
I’ll see the job through and I won’t step down, vows Draper June 27, 2010 UNDER-FIRE Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Roger Draper has vowed not to walk away despite Britain’s worst-ever showing at Wimbledon. Andy Murray was the only one of seven British players to make it through to the second round, while the LTA suffered the ignominy of having no English player in the men’s singles at SW19 [...]
