FOOD & DRINK NEWS April 3, 2012 Wine website launches Lot 18, a groovy members’ only wine website stocking everything from Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac 1995 to Francis Ford Coppola’s Inglenook Rubicon Estate Blancaneaux 2009, has recently launched in the UK. If you fancy access to wines that are a little harder to find, at good prices for a limited period, it’s probably [...]
Alfa’s TCT transmission impresses April 3, 2012 IN these cash-strapped times, it’s lamentable that the choice of which car to buy can come to a simple toss-up between fuel economy versus fun. It’s a question that many car buyers struggle with. More powerful engines usually use more fuel, which is one reason why squeezing every last drop of fuel economy out of [...]
CAR TALK April 3, 2012 Citroen’s award-winning DS5 Citroen’s award-winning DS5 goes on sale this week, with prices starting at just £22,400 for the top-of-the-range DSport Hybrid4 version. The five-door DS5 features four different engine options, and the DS5 Hybrid4 delivers just 99g/km making it Congestion Charge-exempt. Saving fuel will repay dividends Rather than freaking out in the queue at [...]
Have a cracking Easter with our guide to London’s best April 3, 2012 EASTER AT HAMPTON COURT PALACE 6-9 APRIL, ALL DAY Hampton Court Palace is one of the most scenic sites near London at any time of the year but over the Easter weekend a host of eggstras will be laid on. King Henry VIII, a famous past resident of the stately home, will be milling around [...]
Ferguson’s war cry as United close in on title April 2, 2012 BLACKBURN 0 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson last night warned rivals Manchester City his side are primed to fight to the bitter end to defend their title after two late goals increased their lead to five points. Wingers Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young struck in the last 10 minutes to earn [...]
Sacked Henson exits club No4 in 18 months April 2, 2012 WALES star Gavin Henson’s future in rugby was plunged into fresh doubt last night after he was sacked by Cardiff Blues for “unacceptable” alcohol-fuelled behaviour on a flight. The Blues terminated Henson’s short-term contract prematurely, making them the fourth club he has departed in just 18 months. Chief executive Richard Holland said the outfit’s management [...]
Strauss at ease as axe hovers over captaincy April 2, 2012 ENGLAND cricket captain Andrew Strauss insists he is not feeling under any extra pressure to win today’s second Test in Sri Lanka, despite a dire run and his own dreadful form raising doubts about his future. Last week’s 75-run defeat in Galle was England’s fourth consecutive Test loss and has heightened scrutiny of Strauss, who [...]
Woods, McIlroy and Westwood will light up Masters April 2, 2012 THIS week heralds probably the most eagerly anticipated Masters for 20 years. Tiger Woods looks like he is back to his best form, and the top players – including Britons Lee Westwood, Justin Rose and Luke Donald – are all playing great. For me, though, Woods is the man to beat. He was incredibly impressive [...]
London 2012 poster boy Smith’s secret weapon in gold mission April 2, 2012 TAKING risks comes as second nature to Louis Smith, a sportsman who aligns natural athleticism with brute strength to perform gravity defying routines in pursuit of glory, but the London 2012 poster boy is willing to gamble on four years’ worth of gruelling preparation to complete his medal collection this summer. At the last Olympic [...]
Van der Vaart’s Adebayor plea April 2, 2012 FOOTBALL: Tottenham’s Rafael van der Vaart admits on-loan striker Emmanuel Adebayor could price himself out of a permanent deal, but hopes to talk him into staying. “I think the problem is the wages,” Van der Vaart said of the Manchester City star. “I have tried to persuade him to stay. He is one of the [...]
