Archive - Sunday, 20 November 2016
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Miku: The Barcelona side which visits Celtic Park this midweek are no better than the team we beat in 2012
THE Barcelona team which turns up at Celtic Park on Champions League duty on Wednesday night has been called the best ever assembled. But Miku, the Venezuelan striker who played on the famous night the Catalan giants went down 2-1 at Parkhead,…
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Miku: I knew Celtic's Barcelona heroes would go on to bigger and better things
MIKU knew the side which defeated Barcelona in November 2012 was bound for bigger and better things - and has backed goal hero Tony Watt to fulfil his early promise if he can fully embrace the life of a professional footballer. Neil Lennon's team…
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Remembering the night that Barcelona's superstars crumbled at Celtic Park
THE shell-shocked looks on Miku's old Valencia team-mates's faces told the whole story. David Villa and Jordi Alba might have gone on to become world superstars with Barcelona but here they were, wandering around Parkhead, angry and disorientated…
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Theatre: Belt'n'braces at Glasgow Tramway
Belt'n'braces
Performance
Mette Edvardsen / Katrina Brown & Rosanna Irvine
Tramway, Glasgow
Mary Brennan
four stars
Two performances: very different in their process, content and physicality - and yet they…
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Music review: Steven Osborne at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow
Music
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Music review: Steven Osborne at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow
Music
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Music review: RSNO at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Music
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Five places to embrace hygge in Scotland this winter
Now that we are on the cusp of winter and the days are getting darker, it’s no coincidence we’re all starting to crave hot chocolate, woolly hats and cuddling on the sofa.
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New charity calendar shows the naked beauty of Scotland
A football team and their supporters from one of the smallest and feistiest villages in Scotland has launched a high quality nude charity calendar for 2017.
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Moving tale of boy who defied bleakness of Sixties Glasgow
BILLY McBain offers up a contrite face as the actor reveals the worst crime he has perpetrated in his life – stealing from his mother’s purse.
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Police must reveal truth about strip-searching of children now
POLICE officers often find themselves in awkward or dangerous situations that require great skill, courage and judgement.
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Mrs Windsor should pay her own bills
THE time of year is fast approaching when the country’s pensioners will receive their winter fuel and cold weather payments, something for them to look forward to as temperatures plunge below freezing. But spare a thought for one poor OAP -…
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Grown-ups have a wizard time: review of Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them (12A) plus the week's other releases
Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them (12A)
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"Who cares about revenge? You're not going to get anything lovely out of that." Five Guys Named Moe director Paulette Randall on getting fired up for theatre (and getting fired)
LET'S begin with a discussion of power politics and a Great British Bake Off-flavoured analogy. You join us as Paulette Randall is discussing the skill set required of a theatre director. As someone who has directed shows in London's West End she…
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Team Edin make fine start as they bid to assert themselves on improving Euro scene
FRESH from shocking the Canadians in two of their biggest event Sweden’s Team Edin started impressively on their bid to maintain their status as the dominant rink in their home continent at the European Curling Championships in Braehead Arena.
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The Last Of The President's Men and other paperback reviews
The Last Of The President's Men
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Andy Gemmell's Drinks Cabinet: Winter warmers - the hot toddy
Andy’s Winter Warmer
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Yo ho ho: Pete Stewart recommends rums to accompany Christmas Pudding
I’M quite partial to a wee glass of rum with my Christmas pudding, as the richness of the spirit sits well with the richness in the bowl. Also, rum is a great digestif at the end of a big family meal featuring turkey with all the trimmings, beef…
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The great Scottish book tour: a journey around the country's top literary landmarks in celebration of Book Week Scotland
BOOK Week Scotland begins tomorrow, and there is no better time than our national celebration of reading and writing to take a literary tour of Scotland. Clear your diary and dive into five days of bookish heaven, exploring some of the many literary…
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Boost your health and spirits this winter with these warming spice recipes by food writer Natasha MacAller
SPICES have been part of civilisation, culture, myths and medicine for tens of thousands of years. One of the ?rst records of spices being used, dating back to at least 1600BC, was found on the Greek island of Santorini, where frescoes display a…
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Stir-up crazy: Shirley Spear prepares Christmas pudding
TODAY is stir-up Sunday, the fifth Sunday before Christmas Day and traditionally, the day you should make your Christmas Pudding in plenty of time to allow it to mature before the celebratory feast. Inviting every member of the family to take a turn…
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Market courses: Joanna Blythman reviews A’Challtainn, Glasgow
A’Challtainn
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The marmalade revolutionary: Shirley Spear on her mission to see sunshine returning to Scotland's kitchens, one spoonful at a time
SHIRLEY Spear’s mother didn’t make her own marmalade. A full-time teacher, she was far too busy struggling to keep on top of the cooking, ironing and other jobs for her family of five children, of which Shirley was the fourth. But the smell of…
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The importance of being curious: Interview with QI creator John Lloyd
THE Inuit may well have 50 words for snow but the Scots, it seems, have no fewer than 421.Off the top of my head I can think of only two – "snow" and "snaw". Can there really be another 419?
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Wada revolution called for in drug war
AS the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) meet in Glasgow today to discuss their their future, and that of their Scottish president Sir Craig Reedie, a leading academic has urged them to focus more financial resources on targeting known drug abuse in…
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Musselburgh jumps back into action
THE jumping may be in full swing but the joys of the recently-ended Flat turf campaign are still fresh in the memory.
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Alan Campbell on women's football: Fortune favours Scotland Under-19s in European Championship draw, after Albania injustice
GIVEN the injustice of what happened in Albania two months ago, the draw for the elite round of the Uefa Women’s Under-19 Championship has afforded the Scotland players, and their parents, a sliver of satisfaction.
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Gabriele Marcotti: Wenger script needs Plan B
Games like these fuel the narrative. The one whereby Arsène Wenger, for all his talents, is some sort of utopian fundamentalist, too removed from football’s realpolitik to actually deliver meaningful trophies. It’s an assessment which is both…
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Damien Love's TV highlights
Saturday
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Hibernian 4 Queen of the South 0: Neil Lennon lavish in his praise as Easter Road side maintain leadership pace
To say this scoreline flattered Queen of the South was no exaggeration. Hibernian had been promising for weeks that an opponent would be on the end of a heavy defeat.
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Scotland still in the hunt after first-leg loss
THE first thing Scotland can tell themselves as they prepare for the return leg of their Women’s Rugby World Cup play-off against Spain on Saturday is that a five-point deficit is nothing. They have 80 minutes in which to overturn Friday night’s…
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Rangers 1-0 Dundee: Mark Warburton's side leave it late at Ibrox
RANGERS got back to winning ways in the Premiership but left it late to overcome Dundee at Ibrox.
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Murdoch View - Olympic silver medallist, two-time world champion and three time European champion David Murdoch with his take on the Euros
A home Championship is a special treat for an athlete. It doesn't happen very often and it’s the first time the Europeans have been in Scotland since my rink defended our title at Aberdeen in 2009, while the World Championships haven’t been in…
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Injured Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths a doubt for crucial Champions League meeting with Barcelona
BRENDAN Rodgers last night admitted that Leigh Griffiths is a doubt for Celtic's crucial Champions League match with Barcelona next week after returning from Scotland duty with a hamstring strain.
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James Tavernier: Second place finish should now be 'minimum' for Rangers
Compared to his fairly prolific plunder during the opening period of last season, when he rattled in nine goals by October, James Tavernier has found himself in the midst of the kind of barren spell you’d tend to get in the Atacama Desert.
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Scott McDonald: Now is the time for action in Scottish football
SCOTT McDONALD has stressed now is the time for action not words if Scottish football is to improve.
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Jim Duffy unconcerned by award 'curse' as Morton gear up for Dundee United test
Morton manager Jim Duffy is not the superstitious sort, so he has no worries about the supposed curse that comes with winning the manager of the month award that he picked up during the week.
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Shame on Bach for betraying honest competitors and the Olympic ideal
IT WAS astonishing this week to hear the self-serving cant from Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee. In a BBC interview he attacked the World Anti-Doping Agency, demanding its reform and promoting the view that the Rio…
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A glorious testament to how the Easter Road boys 'Hibsed' it
PITY the Scottish fitba’ fan. He/she assails his body by exposing it to temperatures that would force a polar bear to wear a scarf. He (the women are too smart) partakes at matches of food that makes an I’m A Celebrity challenge appear sumptuous.…
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What a racquet as World No 1 dismantles Stan Wawrinka to stay on track for Christmas No 1
WHEN you strike the ball as ferociously as Stan Wawrinka does you must go through a fair few racquets. But rarely does the Swiss feel demoralised enough to destroy one as clinically and comprehensively as he did yesterday. Trailing by a set and a…
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Stuart Armstrong strike sends composed Celtic 13 points clear as Dedryck Boyata makes surprise return
NOT even the unexpected return of Dedryck Boyata could halt Celtic’s inexorable march towards a sixth consecutive Ladbrokes Premiership title under Brendan Rodgers.
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Andy Murray: We used to compete to be No 1 son but now me and Jamie are simply each other's No 1 fans
THEY used to battle it out at a multitude of sports to be crowned the No 1 son in the family. But now the No 1 singles player in the world and one half of the sport's best year-end doubles pairing are happy just to settle for being each other's No 1…
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Andy Murray: More must be done to capitalise on my family's success and my mum's Park of Keir plan would be a good start
ANDY Murray has urged the authorities in Scotland to do more to capitalise on his family's success and grant approval to his mum Judy's proposed tennis academy at the Park of Keir near Dunblane. The current World No 1 in singles, whose brother Jamie…
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James Tavernier: Rangers getting back to our best after disappointing start
Mark Warburton's side have won only five of their opening 12 Ladbrokes Premiership games and sit third ahead of the visit of Dundee, who have won two games in a row.
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Andy Murray books last four spot at ATP World Tour Finals with win over Stan Wawrinka
Despite winning his opening two matches, the world number one was not guaranteed a spot in the last four and had to face one of the sport's biggest danger men in his final group clash.
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Herald comment: The SFA have rewarded failure by unanimously backing Gordon Strachan
IT must be the most unexpected positive review since Mary Todd wrote glowingly about the play she and her husband Abraham Lincoln attended the night of his assassination.
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