A number of explosions have rocked Belgium this morning, with twin blasts at Brussels airport and another at Maelbeek metro station close to the EU buildings an hour later. Although the government has yet to […]
Watershed Moment for British Tennis
THE Davis Cup reaches its denouement this weekend, with Great Britain (consisting of Kyle Edmund, James Ward and the Murray brothers) hoping to overturn 79 years of hurt. In recent decades, the team have been […]
Sport | World Cup down to four
Saturday saw the latter two quarter-finals played, with Argentina facing Belgium and the Netherlands up against Costa Rica. The Argentinians were aiming to reach their first semi-final since 1990 and they got off to a […]
Sport | Brazil and Germany move closer to World Cup glory
Ste Topping rounds up the action from the first quarter finals at the FIFA World Cup, and previews tonight’s action. France and Germany began the day’s events with an intriguing battle. Both managers made […]
Sport | Stage set for the battle of Brasilia as Argentina and Belgium progress to the quarter-finals
Argentina and Belgium will face each other in Brasilia on Saturday for a place in the World Cup semi-finals after tight wins over Switzerland and the USA in the last two fixtures of the round […]
Sport | Group stages come to a close as Algeria progress
Yesterday saw the end of the group stages for Brazil 2014, with sixteen teams already sent packing before the knockout rounds begin and the other half still dreaming of progressing to the final. There were […]
Sport | Today's World Cup Preview
Group G is one of few groups where none of the teams have either gone through or gone out going into the final set of matches. Germany and the United States, the top two, know […]
Sport | More magic from Messi, now can Ronaldo step up to the plate?
Euan Cunningham rounds up the action from Day 10 of the World Cup, including a landmark goalscoring achievement, before previewing Day 11. Day 10 saw perhaps the most exciting, combative game of the tournament so […]
Sport | Can Belgium’s Golden Boys Blossom on the World Stage? – World Cup Day 6 Preview
The World Cup is only five days old and already this year’s tournament is being heralded as the best in recent memory. Goals, skills and thrills have been the mainstay throughout an opening round of […]
Sport | World Cup Preview
On the eve of the long-awaited tournament, Alex Bowmer looks over the main contenders chances Brazil The pressure is on for the hosts, who go into the tournament as favourites. However, an emphatic Confederations Cup […]
TV | Salamander – We've had Borgen and The Killing, now Belgium gives us their best shot
Salamander is the new 12 part Belgian political conspiracy thriller taking the Saturday night BBC4 spot of crime fighting and justice. With the recent popularity of the Scandinavian dramas The Killing, The Bridge and Borgen, […]
Return from the Continenent
So the time has come to depart from the land of beer and chocolate back to the city of whatever Leeds is famous for apart from the indoor market and the Otley Run. A time […]