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The Mandalorian season 2 episode 6: S2E6 sees a legend return

December 5, 2020

*** SPOILERS AHEAD: If you haven’t watched the most recent episodes of The Mandalorian Season 2, look away now*** After a few episodic adventures, the larger picture of this season of The Mandalorian seems to be coming together. Last episode we got a huge chunk of information about The Child – or Grogu, as he [...]
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye at Tate Britain review: A playful enigma

December 5, 2020

In an ideal world, you could write about the excellent Lynette Yiadom-Boakye exhibition at Tate Britain without mentioning race. Her enigmatic portraits, which have a Hockney-esque knack of capturing not just an expression, but an entire personality, don’t seem particularly concerned with race, beyond the fact they feature black people – something that’s still sadly [...]
Crock Of Gold – A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan: A tribute to a life lived hard

December 4, 2020

When we first see the star of Crock Of Gold – A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan, the instinct is to feel sad. He looks ravaged by the excesses of his 62 years, wheelchair bound and pale. However, one of the first preconceptions this documentary smashes is the idea that the singer/songwriter is a tragic [...]
Trevor Steven: Born again Tottenham are genuine Premier League title contenders

December 4, 2020

As Tottenham prepare to host Arsenal this weekend, the north London rivals could hardly be in more contrasting form. Spurs sit top of the Premier League after 10 games, 13 places above their neigbhbours, so the momentum is firmly with them. And I put that down to three main factors: Harry Kane, Gareth Bale and [...]
Cameron van der Burgh on ‘winning the swimming game’, his new life at a London hedge fund and his mental health struggles

December 4, 2020

It was at the afterparty for the Rio 2016 Olympics that the seeds of Cameron van der Burgh’s move to a London hedge fund were sown. Days earlier, the South African had been beaten into second place in the men’s 100m breaststroke final by his great rival, Britain’s Adam Peaty. Van der Burgh was not [...]
Successful Indian Premier League 2020 underlines that competition remains king

December 3, 2020

Cricket’s Indian Premier League ended with the Mumbai Indians beating the Delhi Capitals in a rather one-sided and lacklustre final last month. Yet while the showpiece event failed to deliver, it couldn’t take the gloss off a remarkably successful tournament in the UAE. Uday Shankar, president of Disney Asia Pacific, which owns broadcaster Star Sports, [...]
Premier League agrees £250m bailout package to help EFL clubs survive pandemic

December 3, 2020

The Premier League has agreed a £250m bailout for struggling clubs outside the top division. The aid package for the English Football League (EFL) includes £50m in grants for teams in Leagues One and Two. A further £200m in interest-free loans will be made available to clubs in the Championship. The long-awaited deal to mitigate [...]
Week in Sportbiz: Yashenkov makes fan pledge ahead of election; global golf tour moves step closer; and Cazoo trumpets Hundred deal

December 3, 2020

It’s a big weekend for rugby in Europe, and not just because of the final round of Autumn Nations Cup fixtures. On Friday, Russian challenger Kirill Yashenkov is hoping to topple incumbent Octavian Morariu and be named president of Rugby Europe. Yashenkov has vowed to double the organisation’s budget and create more opportunities for elite [...]
DEBATE: Should museums and galleries consider auctioning off items to stay afloat?

December 3, 2020

Anita Choudhrie, philanthropist and founder of Stellar International Art Foundation, says YES UK museums have long been reticent about deaccessioning. Ethical codes for British museums and galleries state that items should be retained within the public domain, but that in exceptional circumstances sales can occur, provided that proceeds are used to benefit the collection. No [...]
Chris Tremlett: England and Dawid Malan soar to new heights in T20 series whitewash of South Africa

December 2, 2020

England, inspired by Dawid Malan in phenomenal form, overpowered South Africa in the Twenty20 series that finished yesterday. As expected, they looked a class above the hosts and used all of their experience to overpower them with their batting. South Africa weren’t bad at all and showed fight, but it was a comprehensive 3-0 victory [...]