For affected person horror followers, ‘Midsommar’ pays off

Wait for it. Wait … for … it. Sorry — are you able to wait just a bit bit longer? Here comes the insanity, it’s simply across the nook, I swear! Clocking in at a bloated 2 hours and 20 minutes and that includes a VERY sluggish construct earlier than we get to the great things, the beautiful and peculiar and ludicrous horror movie “Midsommar” checks our endurance greater than as soon as earlier than delivering some critically grisly and splendidly twisted materials within the remaining act. ‘Midsommar’: three out of 4

Gamble pays off for Czech Republic

It cannot have been a very pleasant speech Czech coach Pavel Vrba delivered to his charges in the dressing room at the half-time break during Friday's game against Croatia. The Czechs needed at least a point after their opening-day loss to Spain, but – at 1-0 down – looked to be heading for a heavy defeat."I told them to play football, because without that we can't compete against Croatia, because they were stronge," the coach recalled. "We were hiding and not linking up or putting together moves. We were getting into difficult situations and kicking the ball into space aimlessly." Those words did not hit

World of sport pays tribute to Mandela

Updated: Friday, 06 Dec 2013 08:45 | Comments Mandela presenting South Africa captain Francois Pienaar with the World Cup in 1995 Nelson Mandela, who created one of rugby union's iconic images at the 1995 World Cup, has been hailed for his ability to use sport to unite and inspire. Mandela's death aged 95 at his home on Thursday sparked a wave of emotional tributes from sportsmen from South Africa and across the world. Mandela unforgettably presented South Africa's rugby union captain Francois Pienaar with the World Cup in 1995 at Ellis Park, Johannesburg. It was the first major sporting event to be staged in South Africa after the 1994 democratic elections. The image of Mandela, dressed in a Springbok rugby shirt and cap, handing