Cricket is changing lives in Lebanon, a land shorn of hope
Almost 70 per cent of these children playing cricket receive an education, too, from the Alsama Project and, thereby, a full childhood. The cruellest reality is that…
My tribute to perfect Peter O’Mahony – and why I wish I could have played with him
There were no great cheers, or celebrations, but O’Mahony will have been aware that his young team-mates will have seen the action and known that this was…
Returning Tiger Woods will not change tour buggy stance despite health battle
Tiger Woods has refused the opportunity to use a buggy when he makes his return to official competition next year. “That’s not me,” Woods said. “If I…
Lewis Hamilton warned of potential sanctions by new FIA president after snubbing prize-giving gala
Lewis Hamilton has been warned by newly-elected FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem that “rules and rules” and he may well face sanctions for choosing to snub Thursday…
Is it time for Premier League clubs to consider dropping unvaccinated players?
I was five weeks shy of receiving my first vaccination against Covid-19 when I caught the virus in mid-April and spent the next two months off work…
From Burnley to Bromley: The 100,000 reasons why the Emma Raducanu effect is real
Instead, a more seismic shift has occurred. There are currently at least 200 people on the centre’s waiting list for membership, while participation across all age groups…
Thomas Tuchel is a victim of his own success – Chelsea were always title outsiders this season
Recent history tells us it does not take much to cause a tremor at Chelsea Football Club.Where some clubs see a blip, the Stamford Bridge board tend…
Ben Youngs ‘squeezing the lemon’ to reach target of 2023 World Cup
With 112 caps, Youngs should become England’s most capped player of all time during the Six Nations Championship, now just two behind record-holder Jason Leonard, and has…
Jurgen Klopp: Players have a moral obligation to get jabbed
Jurgen Klopp says players have a moral obligation to be vaccinated against Covid as he railed against the “aggressive” anti-vax stance of some of those refusing a…
No-ball! England’s chronic overstepping attacked by Sir Ian Botham
“It’s poor, poor bowling,” said Sir Ian Botham, analysing for Channel 7 in Australia. “You do not have to push the line like this, it’s ridiculous. You…
Rail fares to rise at fastest pace for almost a decade
This March, fares rose by 2.6pc. Inflation has surged since the summer with RPI now standing at 7.1pc. Chris Heaton-Harris, rail minister, said the decision “strikes a…
Just Eat joins fast grocery race with Asda deal
Just Eat Takeaway has unveiled a tie-up with Asda to launch grocery deliveries across the UK as it plays catch up to rivals Deliveroo and Uber Eats….
Three more interest rate rises loom after Bank’s borrowing cost shock
The decision reverberated in currency markets as the pound jumped as much as 1.6 cents against the dollar to $1.3374 immediately following the decision. It also buoyed…
More interest rate rises needed to curb inflation, says Huw Pill
Families face more pain from rising interest rates after the Bank of England’s chief economist warned that further increases are likely to be needed in the battle…
The Bank has done its bit – now the Chancellor needs to step up
The idea was that price rises were caused purely by labour shortages, supply chain issues and higher energy costs as a result of the pandemic and would subside…
Fast fashion will be swept off its feet by Chinese rivals
With omicron sending the world back into a de facto lockdown, that may prove to be wishful thinking – but one thing that definitely isn’t transient is…
Mobile phone mast takeover ‘threatens higher bills’
Consumers are threatened with higher mobile phone bills if a £9bn takeover of mobile masts by the Spanish infrastructure empire Cellnex is allowed to go ahead as…
Ola wins new London licence after TfL lifts ban
Ola has reached a truce with Transport for London, overturning a ban on the taxi-booking app that is a rival to Uber. TfL said Ola, an Indian…
The Prime Minister has been selling economic fairy tales
This is true when it comes to wage mandates too: 56pc of panelists either “strongly disagree” or “disagree” with the proposition that the UK Government can raise productivity through…
Train bosses fear return of British Rail by the back door
One of Dean’s counterparts at a rival operator is less sure: “The contract structure that is being discussed by the DfT doesn’t seem to fit with the…
Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘amateur hour’ government may have offered illegal subsidies
Nicola Sturgeon’s government may have broken state aid rules in a deal to sell a steelworks to Sanjeev Gupta, ministers have admitted, amid growing scrutiny of the…
Ban threat prompts KPMG to stop bidding for new government contracts
KPMG has pulled out of bidding for public sector contracts after the Cabinet Office threatened to ban the firm following a slew of scandals. The big four…
Rishi Sunak must decide whether he is Santa or Scrooge this Christmas
When it comes to disappearing acts, this government could write the manual. As Lisa Nandy gleefully pointed out to a Question Time audience in Stoke-on-Trent, first it…
More coal being burned than ever to keep the lights on
Burning coal to generate electricity is set to hit a record high despite the push to stop global warming, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned. Soaring…
Sunak and Johnson plot emergency bailout for battered businesses
A spokesman for Ms Sturgeon said the Prime Minister “agreed that there needed to be swift engagement with the Treasury on the immediate action needed, and committed…