FOOD & BOOZE NEWS May 30, 2011 TENNIS AT THE TOP Wimbledon Tennis is approaching and many bars and venues are planning to offer free screenings, not least Paramount Soho which will be showing the tournament live on special plasma screens from its Tottenham Court road location. Enjoy the tennis 32 floors up with a cocktail. www.paramount.uk.net CENTRE COURT FOR THE CITY [...]
Ulusaba: Where to experience the ultimate safari Where Branson goes to discover the Big Five May 30, 2011 SO much for telling stories around a campfire while on safari. For my merry gang, the tales of adventure started in the transfer lounge at Johannesburg as we waited to board a 12-seater plane bound for Ulusaba, Richard Branson’s lodge just north of Kruger. The chitchat went something like this: “Did you hear about the [...]
THINK ROOMS… with LateRooms.com May 30, 2011 MATUMI GAME LODGE 3* Guernsey Road | Klaserie | Po Box 334 | Hoedspruit | 1380 Immerse yourself in South African wildlife at wonderful Matumi Game Lodge. Located in Kruger National Park it’s the perfect gateway to a fun and memorable safari adventure. And with its gorgeous swimming pool it’s the ideal place to relax [...]
TRAVEL NOTES May 30, 2011 ALPINE PICNICS IN ST MORITZ Badrutt’s Palace, the spectacular St Moritz hotel that perches like a fairy tale castle overlooking the crystalline lake in the valley below, is the place where winter Alpine tourism pretty much began, when Victorian-era entrepreneur Caspar Badrutt invited his English friends to try out spending the winter there. But it’s [...]
WELSH WONDERS May 30, 2011 READING (2) vs SWANSEA (4) SWANSEA manager Brendan Rodgers admitted his side had help from the “footballing gods” on their way to landing Premier League football for the first time in their history and the £90m bounty that accompanies it. The Welsh side roared into a 3-0 first-half lead thanks to a brace from Scott [...]
England blow Sri Lanka away May 30, 2011 ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss admitted his side’s miraculous victory over Sri Lanka “beggared belief” after the tourists imploded on the final day of the first Test in Cardiff. There was little indication of England’s desire to force a win when Strauss showed more than a hint compassion by allowing Ian Bell, 98 not out overnight, [...]
Blatter stands firm and denies Fifa are in crisis May 30, 2011 UNDER-FIRE Fifa president Sepp Blatter insists talk of the world governing body being in crisis is far fetched and vowed that only “the Fifa family” could prevent him being re-elected unopposed tomorrow. On another extraordinary day of accusations and counter claims involving some of Fifa’s most influential figures Blatter, seeking a fourth consecutive term in [...]
Strauss’ men take a huge step in the right direction May 30, 2011 ENGLAND’S key personnel spoke eloquently in the build-up to the first Test about their desire to become the No1 ranked side in the world, and a few more performances like the one which cleaned up Sri Lanka yesterday will have me believing they can get there. The fact that Andrew Strauss allowed Ian Bell to [...]
Murray’s brave comeback held up by bad light May 30, 2011 THE FRENCH OPEN 2011 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray is just a set away from completing one of the finest comebacks of his career against Viktor Troicki in the fourth round of the French Open. The world No4’s participation was in doubt until he completed a public training session in the afternoon as he attempted to overcome [...]
England call for Sarries star Stevens May 30, 2011 SARACENS prop Matt Stevens has been handed the chance to compete for a place in Martin Johnson’s World Cup squad after he was named in the England Saxons’ party for the upcoming Churchill Cup. The South African-born star missed Sunday’s 38-32 defeat by the Barbarians due to his involvement in the Premiership final win over [...]
