Entertainment, Sport, Trendwatch
Ping-pong, table tennis, flim flam, wiff waff – whatever you want to call it, the sport is becoming (believably or not) the new star-studded craze to sweep the globe. A-Listers who have tried their hand include Jay-Z, who recently staged a ping-pong themed birthday party, and Susan Sarandon, actress and co-owner of the first ever ping-pong nightclub SPiN. (more…)
August 19th, 2010
A few months back, we broke the news that Italian super-brand Dolce & Gabbana was to begin designing the off-pitch outfits for their national team. (more…)
August 3rd, 2010
Design, Health and fitness, Sport, Where to buy
In part two of our round-up of Britain’s best bike shops, we look at the rest of the UK (and Scotland in particular!). All bike shops have been nominated by Twitter followers of @esquireuk. (more…)
July 30th, 2010
Bespoke, Health and fitness, Sport, Where to buy
We love bikes at Esquire – check out our feature on fixed gear bicycles in the upcoming September issue (if you haven’t got one already you’ll definitely want one after reading it). When we put out the call on Twitter for Britain’s best bike shops, we were inundated with nominations. So here, in the first of two parts, is our list of the best of what London has to offer… (more…)
July 30th, 2010
Behind the scenes, Sport, Summer skills
Esquire recently joined forces with the Leuka Mini Masters sponsored by Bing, a unique mix of par-3 golf tournament, music festival and summer garden party. The event, now in its third year, was again hosted by actor Dougray Scott and staged at the superb Dukes Meadows in Chiswick. (more…)
July 28th, 2010
The annual Leuka Mini Masters is close to our hearts here at Esquire HQ. Co-organised by our very own deputy editor Dan Davies, the event – now in its third year – kicks off today at Chiswick’s Dukes Meadows golf club and looks set to raise more than ever for Leukemia charity, Leuka. (more…)
July 16th, 2010
Yesterday, we featured an interview with Tom Watson, the oldest man in the field for this week’s Open Championship at St Andrews. Today, we turn our attention to a golfer who became the youngest ever player to qualify to play in golf’s oldest and most prestigious event. (more…)
July 15th, 2010
Last year at Turnberry, at the age of 59, five-time Open champion Tom Watson came within a whisker of producing possibly the greats sports story of all-time. Sadly, he stumbled at the final hole and then lost a playoff for the Open title to Stewart Cink, leaving golf fans the world over wondering what could and should have been. (more…)
July 14th, 2010
