Bonnie Tyler takes to the Eurovision stage tomorrow night bearing the weight of a nation’s expectation. Sadly, the expectation is that the gravel-voiced star will end up far out of the running when the all-important Eastern bloc votes come in.
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Moving between the lines is essential to give England's 4-4-2 credibility
Tuesday 29 May 2012
An over-rigid win over Norway showed up the scale of the 'work in progress' that the national manager faces, writes Jack Pitt-Brooke
Simon Kelner: It's vacuous and we lost, but Eurovision is still fun
Monday 28 May 2012
In the end, Engelbert didn't take care of business. For his performance representing Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest, he wore a necklace given to him by Elvis Presley, inscribed with the initials "TCB".
Hodgson refuses to gamble on Barry's fitness
Monday 28 May 2012
Roy Hodgson has vowed that England will not repeat the mistake of taking an unfit Gareth Barry into another tournament, as the day arrives that will tell the manager the full extent of the injury crisis that clouds his European Championship hopes
Roy Hodgson refuses to gamble on Gareth Barry's fitness for Euro 2012
Monday 28 May 2012
Midfielder set to be replaced by Jagielka in England squad if thigh scan confirms the worst
Album: Ketil Bjornstad, Vinding's Music (ECM)
Sunday 27 May 2012
Pianist and composer Bjornstad is also one of Norway's leading writers and this double CD represents a musical response to his trilogy of novels about a young piano student, Aksel Vinding.
Egil Olsen: Wise old head plotting a fresh England defeat
Saturday 26 May 2012
He once made Norway a force in world football and now he is trying to repeat the trick, with some success. Glenn Moore assesses how his current team matches up to sides of old
Scott Parker's fitness to be assessed as England assemble for Euro 2012 preparations
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Roy Hodgson will assess the fitness of key midfielder Scott Parker when the England squad assembles later today to launch their preparations for Euro 2012.
Suu Kyi to give Nobel speech, 21 years late
Tuesday 22 May 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi will finally get a chance to deliver her acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, nearly 21 years after she won it.
Briton among foreigners freed in Sudan
Monday 21 May 2012
Sudan has released four foreigners who were detained three weeks ago near the border with South Sudan following weeks of heavy clashes between the two African neighbours.
Solbakken arrives at Wolves – well schooled in dealing with turmoil
Saturday 12 May 2012
Alcohol, relegation, defensive chaos and boardroom confusion: Stale Solbakken will not be too worried by the situation at Wolverhampton Wanderers, because he has experienced it all and worse this season at Cologne.
Shoe thrown at Breivik during trial
Saturday 12 May 2012
The trial of Anders Behring Breivik was interrupted yesterday when the brother of one of his 77 victims hurled a shoe at the confessed mass killer and yelled, "Go to hell".
Anders Breivik trial interrupted by spectator throwing shoe
Friday 11 May 2012
The trial of Anders Behring Breivik was interrupted briefly today by a spectator who hurled a shoe at the confessed mass killer and yelled "go to hell" before being escorted from the court room, witnesses said.
Album: Dave Stapleton, Flight (Edition)
Sunday 06 May 2012
Jazz projects with strings can be dull and worthy, but pianist Stapleton's writing for both the Brodowski String Quartet and his own jazz quartet, who together form the ensemble for this recording, satisfies on every level.
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