The ITU World Triathlon Championship comes to a dramatic close this weekend as Olympic Bronze medallist Jonathan Brownlee prepares to race for the series title. Leeds University alumnus and Olympian Jonny Brownlee will compete alongside […]
Murray Shanghai'd by Djokovic
Following a whirlwind summer, Andy Murray has this month been brought back down to earth, following defeat to Novak Djokovic in the final of the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Murray, who made history in September becoming […]
What's On: The Great British Bake-Off
Who’d have thought that a show about baking could be so exciting? Catherine Cloughley delves into the reality show with a difference. For the past ten weeks, The Great British Bake Off, or GBBO, […]
Theatre | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Review
4/5 stars In this adaptation of ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ everything does what it says on the tin. Heroine Maggie ‘the Cat’ (Zoe Boyle) slinks, purrs and pounces in her attempts to seduce […]
England goes nuts for KP return
After a bitter and all-too-public debacle, Kevin Pietersen will this week hold a ‘re-integration’ meeting with the national set-up in time for this winter’s tour of India. The South African-born batsman has committed himself to […]
Villas-Boas Spurred on against Blues
Tottenham versus Chelsea just got bigger. Saturday’s early kick-off will see André Villas-Boas take on his former club live on television, adding another dimension to this already explosive rivalry. This is the fixture that has […]
Long Arm-strong of the law ends Lance legacy
It wasn’t so long ago that Lance Armstrong was one of the most respected sportsmen in history. A winner of the gruelling Tour de France on no fewer than seven consecutive occasions, following a heroic […]
Athletes A-Pauled by Post Olympic Cuts
This week Britain’s marathon superstar Paula Radcliffe had her national lottery funding cut. The 38 year old confessed that with her ongoing decline in performance she was unsurprised by the cut but it is a […]
'The Game': One intrepid writer attempts those famous pick-up tactics
‘The Game’: One intrepid writer attempts those famous pick-up tactics… Male chauvinism at its worst or just a bit of fun? Will Thompson goes out to Fruity to try out Neil Strauss’ infamous ‘pick up […]
Young Lions Involved in Serbian FA-rce
On Wednesday night the England Under 21 football team travelled to Serbia for the second leg of their qualifier for the European Championships in Israel next summer. Holding a 1-0 lead from the first game, […]
The Interview: Gennaro Contaldo
“If I had to vote for a saint Jamie would be it. He’s good for the country.” At the BBC Studios on Great Portland Street, Gennaro Contaldo talks to Lucy Holden about his childhood […]
Walk for Forgiveness: Frankie Owens visits Leeds
Debates in the UK over how we can reform the punishment and rehabilitation of criminals are rife. The voices often lost within the debate are those of the offenders themselves – those who have lived […]