World Cup star Cohen retires May 15, 2011 World Cup-winning former England wing Ben Cohen has retired after being released by Sale Sharks. Cohen, 32, has shunned contract offers to focus on his Stand Up Foundation, which tackles bullying and homophobia.
Smith signs off at Gers with title May 15, 2011 A Kyle Lafferty hat-trick helped Rangers beat Kilmarnock 5-1 and seal the Scottish Premier League title on manager Walter Smith’s final game in charge. Smith said of his departure: “There will be a regret but I still think it’s the right thing.”
Stoner wins but Pedrosa hurt May 15, 2011 Australian Casey Stoner climbed to second in the drivers’ standings with victory at the French Moto GP. Stoner’s second win of the season came as his Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa suffered a broke collar bone.
Aliens hit South London May 12, 2011 Film ATTACK THE BLOCK Cert: 12A LATER this year we have the promising prospect of a Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford fighting off marauding extraterrestrials with six-shooters in Cowboys & Aliens; in the meantime, Attack the Block brings interplanetary nasties up against a more familiar (to Londoners, anyway) adversary – this is Hoodies & Aliens, [...]
This spring’s must-see shows May 12, 2011 ONE of the more niche benefits of an unusually warm spring is the fact that it makes venturing to Shakespeare’s Globe less of a trial of endurance against the elements. The start of this year’s al fresco shows at the Globe – opening with All’s Well that Ends Well and Hamlet, no less – opens [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND May 12, 2011 FILM THE WAY Father-and-son team Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez star in this intense drama. TAXI DRIVER A re-release for Martin Scorcese and Robert De Niro’s 1970s classic. TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT Lame-brained frat comedy set in the 1980s. DVD THE KING’S SPEECH Colin Firth heads to Oscar glory as the stuttering monarch, George VI. [...]
HORSE PLAY May 12, 2011 IT’S here again. This year’s eagerly anticipated MINT Polo in the Park tournament is soon to kick off, and it’s already promising to be a corker. Teams include MINT London, IG Markets Sydney, City A.M. New York, Otkritie Moscow, Gaucho Buenos Aires and Abu Dhabi. They will be playing every day of the 3 day [...]
Bravery of the wounded May 12, 2011 WALKING with the Wounded is MINT Polo In the Park’s official charity this year and the company is excited to raise funds for the deserving cause, which gives much-needed help to re-train and re-skill wounded servicemen and women from the British Armed Forces. MINT Polo in the Park’s Organisers are hoping to raise £25,000 for [...]
Playing the sport of kings May 12, 2011 ALONGSIDE MINT Polo in the Park bringing the game of polo to a new and ever expanding audience, clubs like Ascot Park polo club are bringing the sport of Kings to the masses. In partnership with the MINT polo tournament, Ascot Park has given more than 300 school children a taste of the game over [...]
