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Nobody review – John Wick style comedy hits the target

June 8, 2021

Movie fans love an unlikely action hero. It’s easy to forget that legends like Bruce Willis and Liam Neeson were better known for other genres before they started to take out bad guys, but even the most ardent Bob Odenkirk fan would admit seeing him in this type of movie is a surprise. In many [...]
The Father review: Anthony Hopkins’ disturbing Oscar moment

June 8, 2021

After a year of being shuffled around the Covid-hit release schedule, The Father finally arrives on the big screen, hoping to show why it generated so much buzz on the awards circuit. Sir Anthony Hopkins won a second Oscar at 85 years old for playing Anthony, a retired man battling against advancing dementia. His memory [...]
Trevor Steven: Jack Grealish and Phil Foden can carry England to glory at Euro 2020, but they’ll have to beat classy France

June 8, 2021

In preparation for this column I tried one of those Euro 2020 predictors and, after I’d had a stab at guessing all the results, the final I got was France v England. The process was by no means a science, but the outcome isn’t too far off what I imagine will happen over the next [...]
Debbie Hewitt to become first female chair of the FA as she leaves Restaurant Group

June 8, 2021

Debbie Hewitt is set to become the FA’s first female chair, with the Restaurant Group confirming she will be leaving the same position at the hospitality firm this morning. Hewitt will leave the Restaurant Group – which owns Wagamama and Frankie and Benny’s – at the end of December 2021. Read more: FA Cup to [...]
Private equity giant CVC in talks to invest in OneTennis, a proposed merger between of the men’s ATP Tour and women’s WTA Tour

June 7, 2021

CVC Capital Partners is in talks to buy a stake in a proposed new entity that combines the men’s and women’s tennis tours, according to reports. OneTennis would unify the ATP Tour and WTA Tour under one organisation, with CVC taking a minority shareholding in the new commercial vehicle. Approval for the merger could come [...]
Boris Johnson says ECB should not have suspended cricketer Ollie Robinson

June 7, 2021

The English Cricket Board should not have suspended Ollie Robinson for a series offensive tweets sent when he was a teenager, according to Boris Johnson and culture and sports secretary Oliver Dowden Dowden said today that Robinson’s tweets were “offensive and wrong”, but that the ECB “has gone over the top by suspending him” as [...]
Ben White replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold in England Euro 2020 squad

June 7, 2021

Brighton defender Ben White has been given the final place in the England squad for Euro 2020. White, who has two caps, replaces full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was ruled out of the tournament by injury last week. England begin their Euro 2020 campaign against Croatia at Wembley on Sunday. White, 23, only made his debut [...]
Kevin De Bruyne named PFA Player of the Year for the second year running

June 6, 2021

Kevin De Bruyne has been named men’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. Manchester City team-mate Phil Foden won the men’s PFA Young Player of the Year award. Chelsea’s Fran Kirby was voted women’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year, while a third City player, Lauren Hemp, won the women’s [...]
The Death of a Black Man at Hampstead Theatre review

June 4, 2021

It’s a sad indictment on society that a play called The Death of a Black Man could have been written in just about any era of modern history, about more black men than you could ever hope to name. Today it perhaps most strongly recalls the death of George Floyd, whose murder last year by [...]
Nico Rosberg on running his own motor racing team in Extreme E, striking deals with sponsors and recruiting drivers on Instagram

June 4, 2021

It is five years since Nico Rosberg performed the ultimate mic drop, walking away from Formula 1 just days after being crowned world champion. Rosberg hasn’t completely abandoned the spotlight since. He has enjoyed a high-profile second career as an investor, particularly in tech companies and those with a green agenda, while staying involved in [...]