Jack Grealish is in danger of squandering the opportunities that a career at Manchester City offers
Jack Grealish is in trouble. Not career-defining trouble, but trouble nonetheless. The country’s first £100 million footballer decided to celebrate a fine performance in Manchester City’s victory…
Timid attitude, terrible technique and poor judgment — England’s batsmen simply are not good enough
Jos Butler is an enigma. People love his attacking batting in white-ball cricket so make excuses and forgive his bad days. In Adelaide his wicketkeeping was so…
Australia do not need to sledge England – their pity is even worse
As such, Australians are resisting kicking their opponents while they are down. This fits the model of captaincy established by Pat Cummins, who said in his opening…
Six unforced errors that have pushed England to the brink of Ashes disaster
If England lose in Melbourne then it is time to make big changes. Get Mahmood in. If England are 3-0 down and he does not play one…
‘Why are you captain then?’: Ricky Ponting slams Joe Root over England bowler criticism
Ricky Ponting has criticised Joe Root’s captaincy saying he should have been firmer with James Anderson and Stuart Broad if he thought they were bowling too short…
The key Ashes match-ups that England’s batsmen keep losing – and why
Throughout his Test career, Burns has acquitted himself well against short and full deliveries, but floundered against balls on a good length from seamers, against which he…
Chris Silverwood says England picked right teams despite two huge Ashes defeats
Chris Silverwood insists he is the right man to turn around England’s failing Ashes tour as scrutiny mounts on his record as head coach following a string…
Pat Lam: ‘Gallagher Premiership would not survive another lockdown’
Pat Lam, the Bristol Bears director of rugby, fears that the Gallagher Premiership may struggle to survive another lockdown as rising cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant…
Nicholas Latifi reveals death threats after crash which led to Max Verstappen’s F1 title
Nicholas Latifi has described receiving death threats amid a torrent of online abuse since his crash led to Max Verstappen snatching the F1 title from Lewis Hamilton….
Frank Bruno interview: ‘I live at home by myself and I think I’ll die by myself the way things are going’
There is little love lost, even now, for Lennox Lewis, who called Bruno an ‘Uncle Tom’, an insult suggesting the Londoner has sold out his Caribbean roots…
Premier League clubs fear matches will be forced behind closed doors after Boxing Day
As part of increased efforts to get players vaccinated, Premier League clubs have started exploring ways of vaccinated and unvaccinated staff travelling to games separately, it emerged…
Jofra Archer suffers fresh injury setback, leaving Test career in the balance
Jofra Archer’s Test career looks increasingly precarious after he was forced to undergo a second operation on his chronic elbow injury. Archer, who made a brilliant start…
David Lloyd was a joyous antidote to today’s bland commentators – Sky and the BBC need more pundits like him, not fewer
Test Match Special has nothing to boast about either: it is held together by the magnificent professionalism and character of Jonathan Agnew, and if he were to…
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella shuts down as Covid ‘puts paid to joy’
Andrew Lloyd Webber has decided to shut down Cinderella, his latest musical, until February at the earliest, blaming “this wretched virus” for putting paid to “the joy…
My train has been cancelled – what are my refund rights?
Travel plans have come under threat this Christmas after Covid-related staff shortages forced rail operators to cancel trains. The Rail Delivery Group said more than one in…
Rishi Sunak’s new Covid grants for hospitality businesses – who is eligible and how to apply
Pubs, restaurants and leisure businesses will be eligible for one-off grants of up to £6,000 in a new package of measures announced by the Treasury. This comes…
Boost for millions of savers as NS&I more than doubles interest rates
National Savings & Investments has raised rates on a raft of deals in a boon to struggling savers after banks failed to pass on the benefit of…
The tax cuts Rishi Sunak planned are hanging by a thread
The Chancellor is estimated to have left himself roughly £17.5bn worth of fiscal headroom against his own rules – breathing space Sunak insisted on having in both…
Sir Christopher Hogg, chairman of Courtaulds who transformed the business and boldly hived off the textiles side – obituary
Sir Christopher Hogg, who has died aged 85, was one of the most principled and disciplined British business leaders of his generation, as chairman first of Courtaulds…
‘Painful’ £2,000 energy bills price cap coming for consumers
Millions of households face a “painful” rise of up to £700 in their energy bills when the price cap is updated next spring, analysts have warned. With…
China claims victory in battle for British lithium miner
The Chinese takeover of a British lithium miner is on the verge of success after a major investor backed the deal. Jiangxi-headquarted Ganfeng Lithium needs 75pc support…
Bitcoin will replace the US dollar, says Jack Dorsey
He has previously suggested that Bitcoin will become a global currency for the internet, but stopped short of predicting it will replace existing major currencies. Mr Dorsey…
The Chancellor has served struggling hospitality bosses a bowl of thin gruel
Tim Rumney, chief executive of Best Western Hotels likened it to “a dud cracker on Christmas day” – “disappointing and underwhelming”. Michael Kill, head of the Night…
Europe’s pandemic recovery fund unravels as billions go to old projects
The EU’s flagship recovery stimulus scheme is misfiring, as Germany and Spain use its €725bn to pay for existing projects rather than new investment to drive the…
Airbus and Boeing call for 5G delay over aircraft safety fears
Airbus and Boeing have urged the Biden administration to delay turning on 5G mobile networks over fears they could affect US aircraft safety. Bosses of the world’s…