Watson takes Sharapova to the brink August 29, 2011 BRITAIN’S Heather Watson narrowly failed to secure the biggest win of her fledgling career after third seed Maria Sharapova came from a set down to secure her place in the second round of the US Open. The Russian was pushed all the way by the 17-year-old in a match that lasted over two-and-a-half hours but [...]
Johnson: Injured stars will be ready for World Cup duty August 29, 2011 ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson expects to have a fully fit squad to select from when his side begin their World Cup campaign against Argentina in just under two weeks’ time. All but one of Johnson’s 30-man party will touch down in New Zealand today, with Wasps forward Simon Shaw scheduled to fly out later once [...]
Turner prize: Brit claims surprise bronze after Robles is disqualified August 29, 2011 BRITAIN’S Andy Turner claimed bronze in the 110m hurdles at the World Championships in Daegu after he profited from the second high-profile disqualification in the space of 24 hours. Olympic champion Dayron Robles made contact with China’s Liu Xiang and was disqualified, just as 100m world record holder Usain Bolt was on Sunday for a [...]
No U-turn over false starts August 29, 2011 A leading athletics official has warned against making any knee-jerk response to Usain Bolt’s disqualification from the World Championships 100m final. Bolt left the blocks early, leading to talk that the sport’s governing body, the IAAF, could amend the false-start rule it introduced in 2010. But its vice-president Bob Hersh countered: “It would be a [...]
Fabregas stars in Barca romp August 29, 2011 Barcelona opened the defence of their La Liga title with a 5-0 win over Villarreal at Camp Nou. Cesc Fabregas and Chile winger Alexis Sanchez both scored on their home debuts.
America’s very own slice of the Caribbean, plus plenty of rum August 29, 2011 WELCOME to the United States of America,” says a groundsman as I land on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, introducing me to the first of many contradictions here. The island is, I find, a cocktail of the tropical Caribbean, American high rise (it is a commonwealth of the USA) all mixed with a huge [...]
Google TV hopes US failure won’t put us off August 29, 2011 The roll-call of keynote speakers at The James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival reads like a who’s who of the industry. Rupert Murdoch, Mark Thompson, Jeremy Paxman, John Humphrys, Greg Dyke, Michael Grade, Tony Ball. (The list is only slightly sullied by the appearance of Janet Street-Porter’s name, which I assumed was [...]
TRAVEL NOTES August 29, 2011 Victoria Falls adventure Action-loving travellers take note: Tongabezi Lodge in Zambia has teamed up with Bundu Adventures to offer an “Above and Below” package at Victoria Falls (see pic). You start with swimming in the Devil’s Pool, a natural lake at the end of the Zambezi river positioned above the boiling pot, right on the [...]
Yet more steak venues, and Ramsay comes to the City August 29, 2011 WOLFGANG PUCK’S CUT What: Austrian-American super-chef, restaurateur and friend of Hollywood Wolfgang Puck has a large number of acclaimed restaurants in the US and the Far East, and is opening his first European venue at the hugely anticipated new hotel, 45 Park Lane. Across the road from the Dorchester and operated by the same company, [...]
Keep the relationship rolls at bay August 29, 2011 FIT IN THE CITY SO last week, I was mildly amused to read that there is now scientific evidence, care of Ohio State University, that marriage and divorce can both trigger weight gain in men and women. Relationships, it seems, can have a negative effect on the scales. So here are my top tips for [...]
