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  • Botham confident about Anderson surpassing him as Englands leading Test wicket-taker

    English legend Sir Ian Botham has said that he is confident that James Anderson will surpass him as England's leading Test wicket-taker after the fast bowler took three more Test wickets against New Zealand to reach 301, 82 short of Botham's England record. Welcoming the Lancashire player to the exclusive 300 club, Botham said that he had told Anderson that his next target should be 384, then ...

  • Fergie slams Man City for not so surprising Mancini sacking

    Retiring Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has criticised arch rivals Manchester City for sacking Roberto Mancini from the post of manager, although he admitted the news had not come as a complete surprise to him. Stating that the decision to dismiss Mancini was wrong, the Scot, who takes charge of his 1,500th and final game as Reds boss at West Bromich Albion on Sunday, said that it is ...

  • ECB mulling over interviewing players linked to Rajasthan Royals following IPL spot fixing scandal

    In a response to the spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the Indian Premier League (IPL), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) may reportedly arrange interview any player under its jurisdiction who has had links to the Rajasthan Royals. Three of the Royals players - Ankeet Chavan, Ajit Chandila and the former international seamer S Sreesanth - were arrested on Thursday along with 11 ...

  • Mums the Word with Angellica Bell Looking for the perfect double buggy

    Angellica Bell: Looking for the perfect double buggy When I started researching all the products I needed for my first child, I seriously thought I needed a degree, but now another is on the way, a PhD is definitely a prerequisite. The problem with having two close together is that you have to look for new bits that cater for two. For instance, which double buggy is the best? This ...

  • Unsung Hero Working with people makes my day happy’

    Cheery: Felix Duyilemi was studying to become an engineer when he decided he needed a job helping others A ticket office worker at Kingston train station has been nominated as an unsung hero by his colleagues. Supervisor Felix Duyilemi, 46, from Strood, in Kent, was training to be an engineer at Lewisham College when he decided to find a job where he could work with the public. He ...


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Movie Review

Crash (1996)

It's rare that a controversial film deserves all the heated debate and hype surrounding its release, so when a film like David Cronenberg's "Crash" comes along, it's a shock in the truest sense. Here is a film that is genuinely disturbing, but not for the reasons you would immediately think of. While the sexual lives of the characters are deviant and often times repulsive, it's the film's cold, ca ... ...

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  • Secret Curmudgeon Yes I’m going to Hell but at least it’s warm down there

    Secret Curmudgeon: 'Yes, I'm going to Hell; but at least it's warm down there' Wouldn't it be great to be able to take bikes on trains during rush hour? I mean full-sized bikes - not the folding variety that can transform into a lump of metal the size of a postage stamp. No, I mean the bigger beasts that don't make a grown Englishman look ridiculous ...

  • Late New Zealand rally rocks England

    England suffered a late batting collapse against New Zealand on day three of the first Test at Lord's on Saturday.The hosts appeared to be in complete control as Joe Root and Jonathan Trott forged a fruitful partnership to move England to 2-159.But they lost four wickets for just 12 runs to leave the match evenly poised with two days still remaining, the home side leading by 205 runs with ...

  • Soccer star David Beckham earns assist in likely final game

    David Beckham assisted on a goal Saturday in what was likely the final game of his career, a 3-1 win by Paris Saint-Germain over Brest. Beckham, who was given the captain's arm band prior to the contest, set up a Paris Saint-Germain score in the 31st minute with an accurate pass to Blaise Matuidi, who fired it into the back of the net. The former England captain helped PSG claim the Ligue ...

  • When off the record becomes on the agenda as swivel-eyed loons furore grows

    A couple of hours earlier, 114 Tory MPs had voted against the Queen's Speech in protest over an EU referendum. The discussion reportedly ended with an extraordinary attack on the "mad, swivel-eyed loons" in the grassroots of the party who had forced the backbenchers to rebel against the Government.Lord Feldman denies it is he who said those words, and the newspapers, who ...

  • The top ten political myths

    John Rentoul is chief political commentator for The Independent on Sunday, and visiting professor at Queen Mary, University of London, where he teaches contemporary history. Previously he was chief leader writer for The Independent. He has written a biography of Tony Blair, whom he admired more at the end of his time in office than he did at the ...

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