West Ham United 1, Bournemouth 0: Hammers’ character delights Slaven Bilic after Michail Antonio proves worth at attacking end August 21, 2016 West Ham United 1, Bournemouth 0 West Ham manager Slaven Bilic hailed his team’s character after they emerged from a gruelling week with victory in the first Premier League match at their new home, the London Stadium. Winger Michail Antonio’s 85th-minute header snatched the points for the Hammers just moments after Bournemouth were reduced to [...]
West Ham United 3, NK Domzale 0 (Agg: 4-2): Happy Hammers’ housewarming, while Slaven Bilic targets a minimum of five new signings before start of Premier League season August 4, 2016 West Ham boss Slaven Bilic revelled in the atmosphere generated within the London Stadium as the Hammers marked their first match at their new home with a commanding Europa League victory over Slovenian minnows NK Domzale. Two first-half strikes from Cheikhou Kouyate and a late third from new signing Sofiane Feghouli ensured West Ham avoided [...]
Rental prices in London have fallen – except in these postcodes November 10, 2016 London rental price growth slowed down in the third quarter, new research has suggested – unless you live in the likes of St Paul's and Clapham, where things are getting a whole lot more expensive…. Research by SpareRoom found London's rental growth rose two per cent in the third quarter, compared with seven per cent last [...]
More than concrete cows: Six things you need to know about Milton Keynes on its 50th birthday January 23, 2017 Us Brits love history. But 50 years ago today we did something that cut against the grain. The UK's cities, towns and villages are generally steeped in history. From black and white houses, old castles and local churches, you can trace the roots of many areas back for centuries. Today, however, is the birthday of Milton [...]
Arsenal 0, Southampton 2: Jordy Clasie and Ryan Bertrand dump Gunners out of EFL Cup November 30, 2016 Arsenal 0, Southampton 2 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger defended his decision to make 10 changes after the Gunners crashed out of the EFL Cup at home to Southampton for the second time in three seasons on Wednesday night. First-half goals from Jordy Clasie and Ryan Bertrand ended Arsenal's 19-match unbeaten run in all competitions and sent [...]
Slaven Bilic refuses to panic buy as clock ticks on West Ham’s search for a striker August 24, 2016 West Ham manager Slaven Bilic insists he is not panicking over the club’s chronic striker shortage despite having just one week left to sign attacking reinforcements. Bilic, whose side face Astra Giurgiu in the Europa League on Thursday night, is keen on Manchester City’s Wilfried Bony and Simone Zaza of Juventus, but faces competition from Napoli. [...]
Slaven Bilic confident of welcoming Olympic Stadium era with victory, while providing updates on Manuel Lanzini injury and transfers August 3, 2016 West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is convinced his side will mark their Olympic Stadium debut by overturning a Europa League third qualifying round deficit against minnows NK Domzale on Thursday. The Hammers succumbed 2-1 in last week’s first leg in Slovenia although a successfully converted penalty from skipper Mark Noble means West Ham’s task is [...]
England boss Sam Allardyce faces uncertain future after undercover investigation September 27, 2016 England boss Sam Allardyce’s future looks uncertain after he last night faced a series of embarrassing accusations following an undercover investigation carried out by a national newspaper. Before his first match in charge of the Three Lions, Allardyce was filmed by the Telegraph allegedly advising reporters posing as representatives of a Far East firm on [...]
The Dresser at the Duke of York Theatre: a savage but loving tribute to ham theatre October 20, 2016 Dementia, Shakespeare and the Blitz collide gloriously in Ronald Harwood’s tragicomedy The Dresser. Set in wartime 1940s, it tells the tale of a deteriorating actor known as “Sir” and the theatre’s dresser, Norman, whose job it is to coax and bully the ailing grandee through his 227th rendition of King Lear. A reflection on Harwood's [...]
World Athletics Championships organisers are looking for an army of London 2012-style volunteers October 7, 2016 Missed your chance to be a Games Maker at the London 2012 Olympics? You’ve got another opportunity at next year's World Athletics Championships – but applications close soon. Eh? What’s that? The organisers behind the Summer of World Athletics 2017 are looking for 4,000 (unpaid) volunteers to perform a range of duties, from including transport, [...]