Tottenham marked the 125th anniversary of the club’s formation with an extraordinary fightback to earn a 4-4 draw with Aston Villa that may just have been enough to save manager Martin Jol from the sack. Under-pressure Jol had the air of a condemned man as Spurs were left trailing 4-1 with half an hour left to play.
Pickled cows, elephant dung paintings and a transvestite potter — the Turner Prize deserves its reputation as one of art’s most controversial awards. Now art lovers can decide for themselves if the prize rewards pretentious twaddle or cutting edge British art.
Darrell Hair, the Australian umpire, was prevented from umpiring in top-level international cricket so as to appease non-white cricketing countries, it was claimed in the Central London Employment Tribunal on Monday. Hair is suing the International Cricket Council (ICC) for racial discrimination.
Crime is booming in sprawling cities of the developing world but fear of attack outweighs the reality and is further dividing already divided populations, a United Nations agency said on Monday. ”Perceptions are worse than reality,” UN-Habitat’s executive director Anna Tibaijuka said.
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/ 30 September 2007
Arsene Wenger admitted a serious injury to Alexander Hleb had stripped the gloss from Arsenal’s 1-0 victory at West Ham. The Belarussian international was stretchered off mid-way through the first half at Upton Park after being felled by a crude, shin-high lunge from Mark Noble.
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/ 27 September 2007
The dollar fell to a new record low against the euro for a sixth successive session on Thursday, as investors braced for more economic reports that could reinforce expectations of another United States interest-rate cut in October. US economic data this week has provided no respite for the beleaguered dollar.
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/ 27 September 2007
Manager Alex Ferguson was left ”shocked and flabbergasted” by his Manchester United side that lost 2-0 to Coventry City in the League Cup on Wednesday night. The Scot fielded a young team against the Championship (second division) side at Old Trafford, giving eight players their first starts of the season.
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/ 26 September 2007
President Robert Mugabe’s attempts to control prices amid Zimbabwe’s worsening economic crisis have backfired and now even the black market faces shortages, a senior British diplomatic source said on Wednesday. Under Mugabe’s 27-year rule, Zimbabwe has plunged from prosperity to penury.
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/ 26 September 2007
Elton John confirmed on Wednesday that he owned a photograph of two young girls which was seized by police at a British gallery. Northumbria police said the picture by award-winning American photographer Nan Goldin was taken from the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, north-eastern England.
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/ 26 September 2007
Fernando Torres scored three goals on Tuesday to lead Liverpool to a 4-2 English League Cup win at Reading, while Arsenal also reached the fourth round with a 2-0 win over Newcastle. Manchester City, Portsmouth, Sheffield United, Cardiff, Luton and Blackpool were the other teams to advance.
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/ 24 September 2007
Several tornadoes hit central England on Monday, tearing roof tiles off houses and ripping branches from trees. One witness described the scene in Nuneaton in the west Midlands as ”absolute bedlam” and said the roofs had been ripped off a row of 10 to 15 houses. ”It only lasted a couple of minutes,” he said. ”It’s devastating.”
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/ 24 September 2007
Foreign students visiting Britain are to be educated in the etiquette of queuing for buses, after local users complained about them not observing the conventions of standing in line. A bus operator is to contact local language schools following several complaints about the behaviour of young students over the summer months.
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/ 24 September 2007
Arsene Wenger will let Arsenal’s youngsters off the leash when he sends the club’s next generation of stars into League Cup action against Newcastle on Tuesday. Wenger’s side have enjoyed a superb unbeaten start to the season and sit top of the Premier League thanks to the effervescent displays of Cesc Fabregas, Emmanuel Adebayor, Robin van Persie and company.
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/ 23 September 2007
The United States and Germany each won their doubles matches on Friday to move within one point of reaching the Davis Cup final. Top-ranked doubles team Bob and Mike Bryan gave the US a 2-1 lead at Sweden by beating Simon Aspelin and Jonas Bjorkman 7-6 (11), 6-2, 6-3.
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/ 22 September 2007
Sweden and Germany rallied on Friday to ensure their Davis Cup semifinal matches will be decided on the final day. Thomas Johansson beat James Blake to put Sweden even at 1-1 in their best-of-five series against the visiting United States, and Philipp Kohlschreiber did the same for Germany by defeating fourth-ranked Nikolay Davydenko.
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/ 21 September 2007
The price of London Brent oil hit another all-time high on Friday on United States storm concerns at the end of a record-breaking week that saw New York crude soar beyond per barrel. The price of Brent North Sea crude for November delivery surged as high as ,35 per barrel, beating Thursday’s record.
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/ 21 September 2007
Jose Mourinho has spoken of a ”never ending love story” with Chelsea fans in his first public comments since parting company with the club in the early hours of Thursday morning. In a heartfelt letter, the Portuguese coach said he was proud of his achievements since taking over in 2004.
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/ 21 September 2007
A new crackdown on ”cyber bullying” was unveiled by the British government on Friday in a bid to stamp out the growing problem in schools. The new measures aim to protect pupils and teachers from abusive SMSs, phone calls and emails and offensive or violent video clips posted on the internet.
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/ 20 September 2007
Britain will call on the European Union to extend sanctions against members of Zimbabwe’s ruling elite as the country’s humanitarian crisis plumbs new depths, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday. He urged the international community to do everything it can to relieve human suffering in Zimbabwe.
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/ 20 September 2007
Manchester United, Arsenal, FC Barcelona and AS Roma opened their Champions League campaigns with victories on Wednesday. United won at Sporting Lisbon 1-0 with a goal by Cristiano Ronaldo, while Arsenal beat visiting UEFA Cup champion Sevilla 3-0.
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/ 20 September 2007
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown threatened on Wednesday to boycott a summit of European and African leaders if Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe is allowed to attend. He called on fellow heads of state to increase pressure on Harare before the planned December talks between the European Union and African Union.
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/ 19 September 2007
Economic crisis, hunger and the impact of Aids are pushing Zimbabwean children as young as seven to risk exploitation and walk alone or in small groups into South Africa, aid group Save the Children said on Wednesday. Hungry, tired and often orphaned, the children come in hope of food, work or schooling.
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/ 19 September 2007
McLaren boss Ron Dennis has not been on speaking terms with Formula One champion Fernando Alonso since last month’s Hungarian Grand Prix, it emerged on Wednesday. In a transcript of a ‘spy hearing’ that last Thursday, Dennis revealed the extent of the rift with a driver he described as a ”remarkable recluse”.
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/ 19 September 2007
The Bank of England announced on Wednesday that it will inject £10-billion into longer-term money markets next week amid the ongoing global credit squeeze. Until now, the British central bank has refrained from pumping cash into the three-month money markets.
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/ 19 September 2007
AC Milan opened the defence of their Champions League title with a 2-1 win over Benfica on Tuesday, while Chelsea and 10-man Liverpool had to settle for 1-1 draws. Nearly four months after beating Liverpool to win their seventh European Cup, Andrea Pirlo scored one goal and set up the other.
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/ 18 September 2007
Tests have confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease at a third farm in south-east England this month, the Environment Ministry said on Tuesday. ”Foot-and-mouth disease has today been confirmed at the slaughter-on-suspicion premises where sheep, pigs and cattle were culled last night [Monday],” the government said in a statement.
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/ 18 September 2007
Punk legends the Sex Pistols announced on Tuesday that they will stage a one-off gig in November to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their controversial album <i>Never Mind the Bollocks</i>. The band, who spearheaded the 1970s punk movement in England with singles like <i>Anarchy in the UK</i> and <i>Pretty Vacant</i>, will play London’s Brixton Academy on November 8.
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/ 18 September 2007
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Jonny Wilkinson, who kicked the extra-time drop goal in 2003 to win the Rugby World Cup, could be England’s saviour again after declaring himself fit to play against Samoa on Saturday. Writing in his weekly column on Monday in the Times, Wilkinson said he is ready to test his right ankle with England needing to win in Nantes and then beat Tonga in Paris .
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/ 18 September 2007
Kenny Miller scored the only goal of the game to earn Derby their first Premiership win of the season on Monday to put Newcastle’s Euro 2008 qualifying star Michael Owen out of the spotlight. Miller’s 39th-minute goal, from fully 33m, meant Derby had their first win in six matches to lift them off the bottom of the table ahead of Bolton.
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/ 17 September 2007
Richard Branson on Monday sold his Virgin Megastores record shops in Britain and Ireland, shedding the brand which launched his Virgin empire. The British tycoon said high-street music retailing was facing a stiff challenge from supermarket and online sales.
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/ 17 September 2007
The humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe has become the world’s worst but is still largely ignored by the international community, a member of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said on Monday. David Coltart said the crisis in the former British colony had far outgrown the ability of any single nation to tackle.
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/ 17 September 2007
Thousands of customers queued to withdraw savings from embattled British bank Northern Rock on Monday and its shares plunged again, heightening pressure for a sale of the business or its assets. Britain’s fifth-biggest mortgage lender said there was no need for investors or customers to panic