Half Mag / Half Zine
Manchester UnitedDavid de Gea Zero chance with the first goal, made fine saves from Jesus, Cancelo, De Bruyne and his own teammate Lindelöf, but a howler allowed Silva to strike, much to his own fury. 6 Victor Lindelöf Made a fine block from a stabbed Gündogan attempt and was composed but, as a member of […]
I wake up this morning desperately sad and ashamed. I’m not a member of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, but I watch them play three or four times a year. Those are some of my favourite moments of the summer and I look forward to the season starting and I hate it coming to an end, […]
The mountains that will be the setting of the Alpine events for the forthcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing boast spectacular scenery and breathtaking runs, but lack just one vital ingredient: real snow. Between January and March this year, the National Alpine Ski Centre in Yanqing, about 55 miles north-west of Beijing, had just 2cm of […]
Johnny Sexton celebrated his 100th cap with a second-half try as Ireland warmed up for a meeting with the All Blacks next Saturday with a crushing 60-5 win over Japan. The Ireland captain marked his milestone appearance by claiming the fifth of nine tries at a below-capacity Aviva Stadium. He also kicked 11 points. Andrew […]
Ole Gunnar Solskjær denied the clock is ticking on his tenure as Manchester United manager after the 2-0 dismantling by Manchester City at Old Trafford, which followed Liverpool’s 5-0 rout of his side in their previous home game. An early Eric Bailly own goal and a second from Bernardo Silva just before half-time consigned United […]
With 56 minutes gone, as Manchester City’s players pinged and tickled the ball around, 2-0 up and basically doing a yoga workout, a team conga in the Manchester United half, Jadon Sancho went to press Kyle Walker, looked behind and saw Luke Shaw 40 yards away watching with an expression of vague interest. Sancho raised […]
This was the moment when Romelu Lukaku’s ankle injury caught up with Chelsea. They were crying out for a ruthless finisher for much of a ridiculously one-sided contest and, although Thomas Tuchel complained about misfortune after seeing Matej Vydra come off the bench to earn a point for Burnley, deep down he will know the […]
