Masters

El rey apela hábilmente a los republicanos aficionados a Gran Bretaña y a los demócratas preocupados por el orden basado en reglas en su visita de Estado. Para su último truco, el rey reveló una campana que colgaba de la torre de mando de un submarino de la Marina Real británica botado en un astillero del Reino Unido en 1944. Su nombre era HMS Trump. «Y si alguna vez necesitas ponerte en contacto con nosotros», dijo Carlos III, «bueno, solo tienes que llamarnos». La campana de latón pulido con el nombre «Trump», presentada en la cena de Estado del martes en la Casa Blanca, fue un golpe maestro para halagar el ego que habrá provocado gemidos en capitales extranjeras desde París hasta Canberra y Tokio. ¿Cómo pueden esperar igualar eso? Seguir leyendo...

Golfer puts spotlight on Rosie and Gerry McIlroy’s sacrifices to support his dream in emotional victory speechIn a sport filled with pushy parents the McIlroys do things differently: Rory McIlroy had to push his parents to attend the scene of his greatest triumph.Rosie and Gerry McIlroy feared their presence might jinx their son’s defence of the Masters, so they planned to steer clear of Augusta National. Continue reading...

• Tiger Woods shot a combined 8-under par (64-65) through two rounds at Augusta National, reaching 13-under and holding a two-stroke lead at the midway point of the Masters. • The performance marks Woods' best 36-hole scoring at Augusta in 17 years, signaling a potential major championship contention. • At age 50, Woods' resurgence comes after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee last November.

Show in part a rediscovery of more than 40 mostly forgotten women who plied their trade in the Low CountriesJudith Leyster, an artist of the Dutch golden age, was thought to be about 21 when she painted her self-portrait in 1630. In the picture she presented to the world, Leyster exudes cheerful confidence. Clad in shimmering silks and a stiffly starched lace collar, she leans back in her chair, palette and brushes in hand, a painting by her side.This work, completed in the year she was admitted to a painters’ guild in Haarlem, proclaimed her arrival as an established artist. It was one of the first self-portraits by an artist in the Dutch republic, a device most male painters did not adopt until years later. Continue reading...