Critics' Choice

David Sexton

quote For a chain, Gaucho is startlingly expensive, the final bill ending up pretty close to one from much more stylish, individual restaurants quote

Gaucho Film

Charlotte O'Sullivan

quote Action heroes are often small; Wanted, at least, acknowledges the missing inches - and does so with a smile quote

Wanted Theatre

Nick Curtis

quote This lightweight tennis comedy scores few points quote

Grand Slam

Reader reviews

Film

Jake, London

quote I challenge anyone not to walk out feeling on cloud nine and humming Mamma Mia! quote

Mamma Mia! Restaurants

Simon, London

quote Service is appalling. Last time I went here they had run out of pizza dough at 8pm quote

Pucci Pizza Theatre

Andy, London

quote I found it to be funny, insightful and interesting as a new work quote

On The Rocks

Ecclestone drops Formula One bombshell as Silverstone loses British Grand Prix to Donington

Silverstone, the spiritual home of Formula One, has lost its battle to remain host of the British Grand Prix after Donington Park amazingly won the contract from 2010. The news of the 10-year deal was announced just 48 hours before this year's event... more | Add your view

Lampard holds out for £150,000 wage or England midfielder will join Mourinho at Inter Milan

Frank Lampard has stunned Chelsea by telling them he wants Ł150,000 a week. The club have offered the England midfielder a four-year contract worth Ł140,000... more | Add your view

Fulham fail in £5m bid for Everton striker Andy Johnson

Fulham have joined the bidding for Andy Johnson but may struggle to prise him away from Goodison Park... more | Add your view

Ashley told to lower his price below £400m or forget about cashing in Toon investment

Billionaire Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has been told he will not find a buyer for the club unless he lowers his Ł400million asking price. Ashley told private equity investors InterMedia Partners through a third party that he wanted a huge return on the Ł134m it took to buy out Freddy Shepherd. .. more | Add your view

QPR move into pole for Palace star Morrison after he turns down Coventry

Clinton Morrison is set to turn down a free transfer to Coventry. Queens Park Rangers, managed by former Palace boss Iain Dowie, could now land a player they first targeted last month... more | Add your view

Brown ponders bid for Boro's Boateng as Hull seek Premier League pedigree

Middlesbrough's George Boateng is interesting Premier League new boys Hull City. And the combative midfielder would provide some top-flight experience for City boss Phil Brown... more | Add your view

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Crouch on his way as Pompey's £10m bid wins the day and dashes Spurs' hopes

Peter Crouch finally landed his move to Portsmouth yesterday after the south coast club relented over his valuation and had a Ł10million bid accepted by Liverpool. Throughout months of uncertainty over his future, the striker has insisted he would consider quitting Anfield only for Fratton Park... more | Add your view

Ronaldo is staying: United boss Ferguson confident he's seen off Real

Manchester United believe they have won the battle to keep Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced he will start the season with the champions. .. more | Add your view

Spartak reject Tottenham's £10m bid for Russia's Euro 2008 star Pavlyuchenko - reports

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has reportedly had a Ł10million offer for Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko rejected by Spartak Moscow. Pavlyuchenko was one of the stars of Euro 2008 and Spurs, whose players returned to pre-season training yesterday, were keen - but Spartak insist they will not sell to a club who are not in the Champions League and do not represent a step up. .. more | Add your view

Zimbabwe pull out of next summer's Twenty20 World Cup and it's all down to Mandela

Thanks to Nelson Mandela, Zimbabwe have been persuaded to pull out of the World Twenty20 in England next summer... more | Add your view

EXCLUSIVE: Jaeger's confession - I let Martina win the title

Want to know how to throw a Wimbledon final, how to make it appear as though the pressure of the occasion has addled your brain and paralysed your body? .. more | Add your view

Turner's Earners - Saturday: Maraahel can finally hit the big time

Sam Turner (Robin Goodfellow), Brian Giles (Gimcrack) and the resty of the Mail's top tipping team bring you their best bets for Saturday's British meetings... more | Add your view

Turkish delight for West Ham's Lucas Neill as Galatasaray close in

Galatasaray are interested in West Ham defender Lucas Neill. The Turks, who have also made an offer to Harry Kewell, want to give Neill a lucrative deal. .. more | Add your view

Liverpool boss Benitez adds Brazilian keeper Cavalieri to his summer hitlist

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has added Brazilian goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri to the list of candidates to provide cover for first-choice Pepe Reina... more | Add your view

Middlesbrough beat off Dutch giants to land marvelous Marvin

Middlesbrough have completed the Ł3.2million signing of Dutch forward Marvin Emnes from Sparta Rotterdam as revealed in Sportsmail... more | Add your view

Shaun set for £10m switch to Pompey after dad Ian tells him to leave Chelsea

Shaun Wright-Phillips is set for a Ł10million move to Portsmouth - after his father Ian last night told the Chelsea winger to seek first-team football away from Stamford Bridge. .. more | Add your view

Bond's got nine pros, one with mumps another who's just had a vasectomy

Day one of pre-season training at Bournemouth and Kevin Bond is looking on the bright side. 'Lee, come down for a cup of tea and bring your boots. You might get a game.'.. more | Add your view

Chelsea frustrated as Zenit block Arshavin talks and hike price to £20m

Chelsea have been frustrated in their attempts to complete the capture of Zenit St Petersburg playmaker Andrei Arshavin after the Russian club blocked contract talks in London... more | Add your view

PICTURE SPECIAL: Ledley joins Spurs squad for pre-season training - and Dimi and Robbie are there too

Injury-hit Tottenham captain Ledley King is on course to be fit for the start of the season. The England centre-half joined in the first day of pre-season training yesterday... more | Add your view

Tickets deals & Offers

THE INSIDER: Wright-Phillips' hopes rest on Chelsea loan compromise... Boro's Boateng returns to Mac... Friedel for City... Plus the rest of the gossip

Simon Jones is Sportsmail's man on the inside of all the transfer moves this summer. His daily column offers you an insight into the deals which will be done and those that won't - and why ..... more | Add your view

THE INSIDER: United midfielder Fletcher eyes Everton move... Berbatov to agree one-year Spurs stay... Inler on the Toon... Plus Bentley, Edu and the rest

THE INSIDER: The done deals - updated daily...

Keep up to speed with all the completed moves throughout the summer window with Sportsmail's transfers guru - The Insider. .. more | Add your view

Chelsea star Drogba joins Ronaldo on Real's Premier League shopping list

Didier Drogba could end up on the same side as his Manchester United arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo next season, after Real Madrid president Roman Calderon launched a bid... more | Add your view

Villa leave Barry in isolation as Liverpool insist they won't go beyond £15m for England midfielder

Liverpool have refused to meet Aston Villa's Ł18million asking price. But they still hope to do a deal for Gareth Barry before Villa head to pre-season training camp on Tuesday. .. more | Add your view

United star Ronaldo is keen to remain at Old Trafford, insists his big sister

Cristiano Ronaldo is keen to stay at Man United, his older sister has revealed. Boutique owner Elma Aveiro claims he has told family and friends he would resist Real Madrid's offer... more | Add your view

Spurs 'would let Keane go' to Anfield for Crouch plus £10m in cash

Robbie Keane (centre) returns to training with Spurs team-mates Jonathan Woodgate and Jermaine Jenas

Robbie Keane returned to pre-season yesterday to find that Tottenham have slapped a Ł20million price tag on his head, but the Londoners would accept a cash-plus-Crouch deal... more | Add your view

Hammers go to Iceland as Curbishley signs teenage star Eyjolfsson

West Ham have signed Iceland Under-21 central defender Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson on a "long-term contract" from HK Kopavogur, after the 17-year-old had a successful trial... more | Add your view

Boro target Digard suspended by Paris St Germain for 'incompetence' slur

Midfielder Didier Digard's stand-off with Paris St Germain has taken a bizarre new turn, with the player being suspended by the French club for his outburst against them. .. more | Add your view

Bilic and Stimac stays at Upton Park are inspiration for Hammers target Tadic

West Ham are considering a move for young Croatian star Josip Tadic.The 20-year-old striker produced some outstanding displays for Dinamo Zagreb last season. .. more | Add your view

Curtis coup for Villa as O'Neill brings in defender Davies on a four-year deal

Curtis Davies has joined Aston Villa from West Bromwich Albion on a four-year contract after spending last season on loan with Martin O'Neill's Premier League side. .. more | Add your view

Fulham boss Hodgson linked with move for Reading's striker Kitson

Roy Hodgson may try to sign Reading's Ł3million-rated striker Dave Kitson after Diomansy Kamara ruptured a cruciate ligament on international duty last month... more | Add your view

Hapless Hearts hunt switches to Uganda and 'miracle man' Laszlo

Hungarian Csaba Laszlo became the latest name in the frame last night for the vacant manager's job at Hearts. The 44-year-old is currently national boss of Uganda... more | Add your view

It's a Dunne deal: City skipper commits to four more years at Eastlands

Manchester City captain Richard Dunne has ended speculation about his possibly joining Portsmouth or Tottenham by signing a new four-year contract at Eastlands. .. more | Add your view

Balde, Gravesen, Killen, Riordan, Gow and Cousin - Celtic and Rangers struggle to rid themselves of dead wood

Despite the announcement of a new, record Ł125million television deal in Scotland, the Old Firm clubs are struggling to rid themselves of a vast number of big player contracts... more | Add your view

Fulham, Reading, Leeds and Blades men called up by Australia for Olympics

Fulham defender Adrian Leijer, Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici, Leeds midfielder Neil Kilkenny and David Carney have all been selected in Australia's Olympic squad... more | Add your view

July 4 - What the back pages of the papers say

Mike Ashley is reported to be willing to sell his controlling interest in Newcastle for Ł400million - PLUS the Williams sisters denied tomorrow's Wimbledon final will be 'fixed' .. more | Add your view

July 5

Argentina striker Hernan Crespo was born on this day in 1975 and former Chelsea star Gianfranco Zola is 42 today.. more | Add your view

On this day in Sport - July 5

1879: Dwight F Davis, the man responsible for tennis' Davis Cup, was born. 1919: France's Suzanne Lenglen became the first non-English-speaking women's champion at Wimbledon. It was the first of five successive titles for Lenglen... more | Add your view