Rugby World Cup 2023 This article is more than 4 months oldRugby World Cup organisers delighted with ‘spectacular’ TV viewing figuresThis article is more than 4 months oldAround 15 million watched France v New Zealand opener‘Practically on a par’ with the 2022 football World Cup finalRugby World Cup organisers have welcomed impressive domestic and international television audiences that far exceed previous editions as the tournament reaches the one-third point of its 48 matches. Read More...
Tim BuckleyIts writer refused to record it. Pat Boone almost killed it. Then it was resurrected as a B-side to an indie prestige project. Martin Aston on how Tim Buckley's Song to the Siren became a modern classicIt's a Jim'll Fix It fantasy for any musical obsessive: to have your all-time favourite song, by your all-time favourite singer, covered by your second all-time favourite singer. Except in Ivo Watts-Russell's case, he was able to fix it himself. Read More...
The ObserverFabrice MuambaWhen Bolton Wanderers star Fabrice Muamba, 23, dramatically collapsed last Saturday he came perilously close to death. This is the remarkable story of the team that saved himAt 18.13 GMT last Saturday, 43 minutes after kick-off in the FA Cup tie between Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur, played at White Hart Lane, north London, home of Spurs, 23-year-old Fabrice Muamba collapsed. As the stadium fell silent and medical staff huddled around him, the match was abandoned. Read More...
