Patience is the key as England tighten grip May 17, 2009 SEAMER Stuart Broad says England can polish off the seven wickets needed to wrap up a 2-0 series victory over the West Indies at the Riverside today. Following on England’s mighty first innings 569-6, the Windies limped to 115-3 at the close of play yesterday – still 144 runs short of making England bat again. [...]
Sport on TV May 17, 2009 Football: Premier League, Portsmouth v Sunderland, Setanta Sports 1, 7pm (ko 8pm). Cricket: 2nd Test, Day 5, England v West Indies, Sky Sports 1, 10.30am Racing: Bath, Southwell, Newton Abbot, At The Races, 1.45pm Speedway: Elite League, Lakeside Hammers v Coventry Bees, Sky Sports 1, 7.30pm SPORTS EDITOR JON COUCHemail sport@cityam.com
Ageing team is a problem, says Hiddink May 17, 2009 GUUS HIDDINK admits the new Chelsea manager will have to freshen up an ageing squad after signing off at Stamford Bridge with a comfortable victory over Blackburn. The Dutchman was given a rousing reception by the Blues faithful in his last home match of his temporary managerial reign. Goals in either half from Florent Malouda [...]
Wenger ‘interested’ in Perez Real link May 17, 2009 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger admits it would be “interesting” to work with Floretino Perez should the former Real Madrid president return to the Bernabeu – but insists he will see out his Gunners contract. Perez is expected to win the presidential elections this summer and has made no secret of his admiration for the Frenchman [...]
Tevez says ‘I’m off’ in parting shot at ‘disrespectful’ United May 17, 2009 CARLOS TEVEZ has delivered a sensational parting shot at Manchester United, accusing the club of showing him a lack of respect. The Argentina international is unhappy at the amount of time he’s spent on the substitute’s bench this season and admits his days at Old Trafford look numbered following the end of his two-year loan [...]
Bitter Benitez delivers title snub to Fergie May 17, 2009 LIVERPOOL boss Rafael Benitez last night continued his bitter feud with Sir Alex Ferguson after declining to congratulate his Manchester United counterpart for their Premier League success. Benitez spoke after his side sealed the runners-up spot behind United with a 2-0 victory over West Brom – a result which confirmed the Baggies’ relegation to the [...]
Chelsea represents the peculiarly British love affair with horticulture May 17, 2009 CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW WHAT TO SEEShow Gardens: Created by internationally renowned landscape architects and garden designers to inform and inspire. Highlight: The Quilted Velvet Garden. Based on a dream, the idea here is an arduous journey through the everyday world of work that arrives at a place of comfort and luxury. The foreground invites the [...]
Chelsea represents the peculiarly British love affair with horticulture May 17, 2009 ONLY in Britain could Alan Titchmarsh become a sex symbol. There is something in the psyche of the people on this small, rainy island that means that a short man in dungarees wielding a trowel sends ladies of a certain age all a-flutter. In some way, a gardener’s earthiness equates to sexual allure. Maybe it’s [...]
THE RESORT May 17, 2009 The Anantara Golden Triangle Resort has just 77 rooms and suites, surrounded by lotus ponds and boasting magnificent, high-vaulted ceilings. My hilltop bedroom – a room with three views – was enchanting. While you may be content to relax in the surrounds of the Anatara and the expansive infinity pool, it’s worth taking a day to [...]
The Big Game May 17, 2009 IT’S not often you get to stand in an over-sized shower in a deluxe hotel room watching elephants grazing in the distance through the morning mist, let alone find yourself, just hours later, sipping a glass of champagne watching those very same majestic creatures at much closer range, ambling around a polo pitch. Elephant polo, [...]
