Maggie Alphonsi’s real rugby world rankings: All Blacks have slumped and England have work to do
It is always difficult to know what to take from the Autumn Internationals because comparing northern hemisphere teams with their counterparts from the south is not an…
Ernesto Valverde, Laurent Blanc and Steve Bruce: Contenders to become Man Utd’s interim manager
Manchester United have tasked former midfielder Michael Carrick with leading the club on a temporary basis following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this weekend. Carrick, a…
PSG adamant Mauricio Pochettino will not leave before end of season amid Man Utd speculation
Paris Saint-Germain are adamant that Mauricio Pochettino will not be allowed to leave the club before the end of this season. Senior PSG sources deny there has…
What Manchester United can learn from Chelsea in the art of the quick managerial fix
As Manchester United seek an interim head coach to breathe life into their season, what could they learn from Chelsea, their opponents on Sunday and the masters…
The high stakes at play for Man Utd call for a single-minded vision
The two greatest managerial appointments of Manchester United’s history had one theme in common: both were made with the club in a bad place and the anxiety…
BBC axes Michael Vaughan from Ashes coverage as clarity demanded over allegations
But BT, which had planned to take Fox’s commentary feed due to coronavirus and travel restrictions, subsequently announced: “The recent report presented to UK Parliament uncovering institutional…
World Rugby approves eligibility amendment that allows players to switch Test nations
World Rugby has approved an amendment to the game’s eligibility laws which will see players no longer permanently tied to one Test team and able to switch…
Man Utd plot swift interim manager appointment after drawing up shortlist of five foreign candidates
Michael Carrick, the current caretaker, is braced to take charge against Premier League leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge if an interim is not appointed before then. United…
The real Peng Shuai: The quiet Chinese hero who won’t give up ‘Me Too’ fight
At the National Tennis Centre in Beijing fans flocked around their star player, Peng Shuai. It was 2014 and, in her home country, Peng was considered tennis…
Eddie Jones exclusive: My vision for England – inspired by Japanese billionaire behind Uniqlo
We flew from Tokyo to London after defeat in the 2019 World Cup final and, while I said most of the right things, and tried to shrug…
Net zero plans scaled back amid concerns over soaring fuel and heating bills
A key part of the Government’s net zero strategy that would have forced up petrol and heating bills has been scaled back amid concerns of a cost…
How to quit your job in six easy steps
A record number of workers have quit their jobs in what has been dubbed the “Great Resignation”, as employees have searched for better pay and more flexible…
‘I ordered a parcel to Hertfordshire – and it was delivered to Australia’
Rogue delivery drivers are stealing valuable parcels, leaving them in unsafe locations and in some cases sending them to completely different countries, a charity has warned. Citizens…
Fridge magnate’s warning means a bleak Christmas lies ahead
And no wonder. It’s the second time that forecasts have been sharply downgraded since the beginning of October, giving the impression of a company that suddenly finds…
Boris’s shambolic schtick cannot conceal the breakdown in Downing Street
Such tension highlights another contradiction at the heart of this Government. The Conservatives promised to deliver a free-wheeling, buccaneering vision of global Britain while simultaneously distancing itself…
Google staff protests over compulsory jabs show cracks in Joe Biden’s vaccine policy
The California-based company is an important technology provider to the US government and also has growing ambitions in healthcare. Tensions could heat up as employees seek to…
Geopolitics will bring this long bull market to a close, not interest rates
Enjoy it while it lasts, for one thing that can be said for sure is that something will eventually come along that will rock the complacency of…
World watches through its fingers as El Salvador bets on Bitcoin
Catherine Mulligan, an expert at the University of Lisbon, says the plans are akin to running an “experiment on other people”. She warns against the crypto community…
Boss of French telecoms firm Orange quits after fraud trial
The 60-year-old, who was acquitted in the first trial, has been chief executive of Orange for the past decade. Bruno Le Maire, the French finance minister, stepped…
JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon apologises twice for Chinese Communist Party joke
Hours later Mr Dimon issued a statement saying: “I regret and should not have made that comment. I was trying to emphasise the strength and longevity of…
New Zealand raises interest rates again as Jacinda Ardern battles to tame inflation
“While public health restrictions to control the spread of the Delta variant will result in a slowdown over the second half of the year, government support for…
Time to end the big Black Friday con trick
What is most tragic of all is that many retailers despise it. The former boss of fashion chain Jigsaw, Peter Ruis, once branded Black Friday as “a…
Taxpayers face £1.7bn bill to bail out collapsed energy supplier Bulb
But with wholesale gas still more expensive than what suppliers were allowed to charge, the firm carried on losing money hand over fist with no hope of…