Sporting Life

Marcos Tello, who heads up our L.A. bartender group called The Sporting Life, is a native Angeleno and leading this competition.

The Liquid Muse 2008

In the next year or two, retailers such as Sporting Life are counting on luring more customers to their e-commerce to reap the rewards of their investments.

The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MARINA STRAUSS 2010

He is determined to make more of an impact in his second and last season with the Crusaders – if only to impress Mickey Rourke, who should crank up the off-field action in Cardiff as he continues his research for a film of Alfie's cross-code trailblazing before attempting to emulate the rugged performance delivered by Richard Harris in This Sporting Life.

Widnes impatient to join in Super League's Magic moment 2011

David Alan Grier is too polite as Sporting Life—you barely notice him—but the other roles are strongly sung, and the pit orchestra, conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, digs into what's left of the score with invigorating force.

A 'Porgy' For Prigs Terry Teachout 2012

David Alan Grier is mischievous, charming and menacing in his pin stripes as Sporting Life.

Regina Weinreich: Why Quibble? The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess Revived on Broadway Regina Weinreich 2012

There is an exceptional new documentary about Eddie Waring which, while largely sympathetic, explains why Eddie's efforts on behalf of the self‑styled Greatest Game were sometimes viewed sceptically on his home turf, a classic cup final from 1978, and a screening of Lindsay Anderson's epoch-making film, This Sporting Life.

Trouble at the ranch as Adrian Chiles gets the jitters 2010

A couple of telling scenes from the film of This Sporting Life, of which regular readers will know I am an admirer, were shown.

Stories of North v South are more hit than urban myth 2010

Admittedly that was in 1960, when David Storey's This Sporting Life was published.

Stories of North v South are more hit than urban myth 2010

Francis reckons the band's look derives from watching old kitchen-sink dramas such as This Sporting Life and Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.

Frankie and the Heartstrings: 'Music needs a bit o' spite' 2010

And I bet I wasn't the only kiddy to have nightmares after an accidental dose of British kitchen sink; I still shudder at the memory of Richard Harris crushing that spider in This Sporting Life.

Film violence fails to deliver the shocks 2010