Stadium row has gone on too long, Boris November 18, 2012 THE rage has abated but the anger inside still burns after the announcement last week that it might take until after the Games of Rio in 2016 for the Olympic Stadium to be operational, under whatever guise. This is depressing, outrageous, scandalous, shameful. The “told you so” brigade who were silenced so magnificently in the [...]
Stadium row has gone on too long, Boris November 18, 2012 THE rage has abated but the anger inside still burns after the announcement last week that it might take until after the Games of Rio in 2016 for the Olympic Stadium to be operational, under whatever guise. This is depressing, outrageous, scandalous, shameful. The “told you so” brigade who were silenced so magnificently in the [...]
Rodgers reliant on Suarez to make a point at the Bridge November 8, 2012 CHELSEA vs LIVERPOOL Sunday 4.00pm A QUARTER of the way through the season and it’s clear to see that reviving Liverpool is not going to be an easy task for Brendan Rodgers. The Reds’ opening five games yielded just two points and there is still a long way to go, although their fortunes have improved [...]
Chelsea boost as Terry only out for weeks November 12, 2012 CHELSEA captain John Terry faces a race to be fit for their inaugural appearance at the Club World Cup next month, despite positive test results on his knee injury yesterday. Terry is expected to be sidelined for “weeks rather than months”, the club said, adding that scans had detected “no significant damage” to his cruciate [...]
Castaway Carroll heads south for West Ham loan August 30, 2012 ENGLAND striker Andy Carroll last night joined West Ham on loan from Liverpool after finally accepting his status as Anfield’s unwanted man. Since Brendan Rodgers’s appointment as manager, the striker’s future has been the subject of considerable doubt but despite his initial desire to remain and justify Liverpool’s £35m outlay, Carroll’s intentions finally changed with [...]
Hotel interiors need not be dull and predictable – just ask Kit Kemp October 25, 2012 I want to pique the imagination of even the most jaded businessman,” says Kit Kemp, design director and co-founder of Firmdale Hotels, the group that includes the buzzy Soho, Covent Garden and Charlotte Street Hotels. “If I can do that for a second, then we’ve achieved something.” Pique, she definitely does, with her love of [...]
2015 RWC wants Olympic Stadium September 18, 2012 LONDON 2012’s Olympic Stadium is in contention for use at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, even though the stadium’s future remains uncertain. A list of 10 to 12 venues needs to be submitted by the World Cup’s organising committee at the start of 2013 and should the Olympic Stadium by then have a tenant, it [...]
Bould: Jaded Gunners hit by international break October 24, 2012 ARSENAL 0 vs SCHALKE 2 ARSENAL assistant manager Steve Bould blamed jadedness for his side’s alarming slump after Schalke condemned the Gunners to their first home group stage defeat in the Champions League since 2003. Dutch pair Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Ibrahim Afellay scored in the last 15 minutes to heap further misery on a side [...]
Owen grabs lifeline and signs pay-as-you-play Stoke deal September 4, 2012 FORMER England striker Michael Owen insists he cannot wait to play again after yesterday securing a return to the Premier League by joining Stoke City on a one-year deal. Owen, a free agent since being released by Manchester United at the end of June, has been hampered by injuries in recent seasons but is hopeful [...]
Chrysan: lost in translation? November 12, 2012 RESTAURANT CHRYSAN 1 Snowden Street, EC2A 2DQ Tel: 020 3657 4777 FOOD **** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE ** Cost for two people with drinks: £160 A FRIEND of mine has recently taken up learning Japanese. So, last month, I found myself spending a surreal afternoon watching a Japanese detective drama series, Deka Kurokawa Suzuki, which really [...]