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“It was pandemonium,” Maria Tallchief wrote in her memoir about her “Firebird” debut, in 1949. “The theater had turned itself into a football stadium, and the audience was in a frenzy.” The only thing that went wrong was that they hadn’t rehearsed the curtain calls. Tallchief was New York City Ballet’s first star, a thrilling … Read more
What links Jack Robson, Lal Hilditch, Herbert Bamlett and Ruben Amorim? They’re the only permanent managers in Manchester United history with a career negative goal-difference. Other than Amorim, the other three worked between 1914 and 1931. Sunday’s FA Cup exit against Fulham, admittedly, did not contribute to that. It was possible, even, in the aftermath … Read more
Bompastor bemoans Chelsea’s ‘intentions’ Chelsea dropped points for only the second time this season in Sunday’s toe-to-toe battle with Brighton at Broadfield Stadium. The league leaders and reigning champions trailed 2-1 at half-time against opponents who played with flair and skill. But Mayra Ramírez came to the rescue when her shot on goal was deflected … Read more
The AFL has called off its season-opening clash between Brisbane and Geelong as well as Saturday night’s match between Gold Coast and Essendon as Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues to threaten the Queensland and northern NSW coast. The NRL has instead moved the Dolphins and South Sydney match out of Brisbane, with the Friday night clash … Read more
It may be carnival time in Eindhoven this week but Arsenal are definitely not in town to party. Having seen their hopes of chasing down Liverpool in the Premier League title race slip away, Mikel Arteta knows that it is Champions League or bust for their chances of bringing home silverware this season. The Arsenal manager … Read more
Norfolk Holdings has completed its majority takeover of Norwich City, with Delia Smith and her husband, Michael Wynn Jones, no longer part of the club’s board. It was announced in August that Norfolk Holdings, led by the Milwaukee Brewers owner, Mark Attanasio, was set to increase its shareholding to around 85%, which would result in … Read more
The Olympic silver medallist Liz McColgan has hit out at the “demeaning and abusive comments” received on social media by her daughter, Eilish, the reigning Commonwealth Games 10,000m champion. Liz, who also won the 1991 world 10,000m title and coaches Eilish, used screenshots in a post on X to highlight comments attacking her daughter’s body shape … Read more
Sometimes football is a game of four halves, and on this occasion three of them were devoid of quality. In the end, only one moment truly mattered and that was Matz Sels’ penalty shootout save from Jack Taylor to send Nottingham Forest into the FA Cup quarter-finals at Ipswich’s expense. George Hirst and Ryan Yates … Read more
Jurriën Timber has said Arsenal have an opportunity to “change the narrative” of their season against PSV Eindhoven and believes they have the motivation to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for a second successive season. Mikel Arteta’s side face the Dutch champions in the first leg of their last-16 tie on Tuesday night having fallen … Read more
So Kain asked the design team: Why not bare legs? When the dancers tried it in rehearsal, she decided it not only looked striking, but it also emphasized the humanity she was going for. “It evolved into a design choice to show the dancers’ vulnerability and individuality,” Kain said. The choice wasn’t unanimously popular. While … Read more