Man Utd reject Sevilla loan bid for Anthony Martial with warning he will not leave on the cheap
Anthony Martial’s suitors have been warned that the wantaway Manchester United striker will not be leaving Old Trafford on the cheap next month. United have rejected a…
Chelsea lose Ben Chilwell for rest of season due to knee surgery
Ben Chilwell has been ruled out for the rest of the season and could miss the start of the next campaign after Chelsea decided the left-back will…
West Ham back to winning ways as Jarrod Bowen stars against struggling Watford
All bad things must come to an end and after three successive league defeats, West Ham United won again, their first away league victory since Halloween. Eventually,…
Sportswomen of the year: Lizzie Deignan reflects on an incredible year for Britain’s female cyclists
What a year 2021 was for British women on bikes. All kinds of bikes. All kinds of terrain. From Lizzie Deignan’s astonishing victory in the first ever…
The incredible rise of Scott Boland, a 6-7 on Ashes debut and why his success story is so significant
What was the most significant event in the Boxing Day Test? On a simple cricketing level the answer is obvious: Australia emphatically retaining the Ashes. But on…
Sportswomen of the year: BMX stars Beth Shriever and Charlotte Worthington on fame, friendship and struggle
The unique mirroring of the pair’s inspirational backstories – which are both positioned around adversity – is another reason why they have so much in common. Shriever…
Bring back Superstars, add darts to the Olympics’ programme and eight more ideas for sport in 2022
1. Give mini-Mini licence to roam in Premier League The remote-controlled car that lit up the Euros this summer inaugurated into the Premier League. Not just to bring…
Anatomy of an England Ashes debacle: 36 reasons why this was a new low for dreadful tourists
England suffered a humiliating Ashes series defeat after losing the third Test in Melbourne by an innings and 14 runs, despite Australia only scoring 267, to record…
This unmitigated disgrace of a batting collapse is the worst Ashes capitulation of all
At the very least, the coaching staff should have expressed regret at so pitifully giving up the ghost. But in Chris Silverwood, England have a head coach…
The candidates to replace Joe Root as England captain if he walks after Ashes humiliation
All players returned negative PCR tests on Tuesday but will be retested over the next three days with more cases expected. Cricket Australia insist the tour will…
England’s Ashes inquest: Chris Silverwood and Joe Root are to blame – and one now has to go
It is understood other players were stunned when that happened. Inevitably Warner grabbed his chance and smashed Leach out of the next Test in Adelaide, where England…
England have been dreadful – it is time Joe Root stops treating us like idiots and steps down as captain
Joe’s captaincy lacks imagination. His team selection and decision making has been staggeringly off the mark. Winning the toss and batting first in Brisbane on a seamer-friendly…
Full vaccination could be required for players to face France away in Six Nations
England’s rugby players could need to be fully vaccinated in order to play against France in Paris next year following new French Government requirements that are to…
Against the odds, Brendan Rodgers conjures win from his threadbare Leicester team to revive season
It was unquestionably Schmeichel’s save to deny Mohamed Salah from the penalty spot which emboldened Leicester after a timid start, increasing the noise levels on the terraces…
England’s heads were in a noose from the moment Joe Root won toss on day one of first Test
Joe Root’s England side have meekly surrendered any chance they had of retaking the urn Down Under within three days of the third Test. Their batting has…
Leicester Tigers face salary cap investigation over alleged third-party payments to players
Leicester Tigers, the Gallagher Premiership leaders, are at the centre of a new salary cap investigation over alleged historic image rights payments to members of their squad…
English first-class cricket needs a revolution or risk 2023 Ashes thrashing on home soil
When I look at this England Test team I do not see a ready made leader to replace Joe Root. If he is fed up and had…
The charity turning ghost shops into art studios
The organisation has handled 35 leases during its first year, having placed fashion designers, a theatre collective, visual artists and poets in ghost units up and down…
Inside Deloitte’s role in the UK’s ‘eye-wateringly’ expensive test and trace disaster
Deloitte has been the firm to bag most of the spoils during the crisis so far. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Big Four accounting and…
The global elite’s annual jamboree is well past its sell-by date
Some have already thrown in the towel. Abrdn’s former boss Keith Skeoch said last April that the investment giant would pull out of the meetings, which cost…
Bitcoin slides below $50,000 as investors retreat from speculative assets
Digital coins also face a regulatory crackdown as officials become increasingly concerned that criminals are exploiting them to fund illicit activities. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is…
‘Super app’ to help hospitality bounce back from omicron
A hand sanitiser and mobile payments firm is planning a “super app” to help pubs weather the pandemic. The company, called TheUp.co, has raised £7m to expand…
Cargo ships divert gas from China to Britain
The additional supplies will provide some much-needed respite ahead of looming winter shortages. However, one Singapore-based trader told S&P Global Platts earlier this month that they are…
After a year of living dangerously, Boris Johnson bets the house on vaccine salvation
For governments around the world, the year ends much as it began – worrying about how to tame Covid without crashing the economy. Notwithstanding the success of…