Let’s spare Jesse Marsch the Ted Lasso snobbery
Lasso is now a handy shorthand for the unique snobbery which blights the American football manager. What can they teach us about our sport? Ralf Rangnick’s American…
Farewell to Rod Marsh – the archetypal Aussie who left a lasting legacy in English cricket
Rod Marsh, who has died in hospital in Adelaide aged 74 following a heart attack last week, did not simply represent Australia in cricket but also in the…
Marina Granovskaia could still be part of Chelsea’s future even without Roman Abramovich
Marina Granovskaia, dubbed the most powerful woman in football, is facing a dilemma over her Chelsea future after owner Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale….
Chelsea trio fear being left in contract limbo while Roman Abramovich tries to sell club
Chelsea players fear being left in limbo over contract negotiations while Roman Abramovich attempts to sell the club, increasing the risk of Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and…
Why the chance to buy Chelsea is an opportunity like no other – and the Saudis must be kicking themselves
“This is a Ferrari rather than a Fiat,” says Kieran Maguire, a football finance lecturer at Liverpool University, as he contrasts Roman Abramovich’s offer to the 2008…
Exclusive: Consortium led by billionaires Todd Boehly and Hansjorg Wyss to bid for Chelsea by end of week
Potential sanctions could affect Abramovich’s Ukraine charity By Jeremy Wilson Roman Abramovich’s proposed new charity could take months to establish and potential trustees should seek immediate Government…
Roman Abramovich’s exit could be the end of Chelsea as one of Europe’s super clubs
Abramovich’s vision for Chelsea was genuinely top to bottom and, while a thirst to recruit the best young players could stray beyond the rule book, the academy…
Middle class life hacks that will keep household costs down
A smart hot tap from Quooker will provides instant boiling water, alongside regular hot and cold, in your kitchen, meaning the kettle – one of the most…
Halfords to start selling secondhand bikes
Halfords is moving into the increasingly lucrative market for second-hand bicycles, offering customers up to £250 for their unwanted two-wheelers. The company estimates there are 7m bicycles…
Kremlin holds 36 UK taxpayer-owned satellites hostage in OneWeb stand-off
In response to Mr Kwarteng’s rejection of Russian demands, he wrote: “OK. I give you two days to think. There will be no guarantees of non-military use…
Prospect of energy embargo raises ghost of 1970s-style oil shock
About 10pc of the EU’s total energy demand is met by Russian gas, ranging from 35pc in Hungary to 0.2pc in Sweden, according to research by Capital…
Germany shows the age of political fudges is over
Yes, Germany’s Ostpolitik and reliance on exports to China tempered its ability to censure the more egregious transgressions perpetrated by Moscow and Beijing. But shouldn’t we take…
Britain’s richest woman Denise Coates takes home another £250m from Bet365
Denise Coates, Britain’s richest woman, has taken a £170m pay cut as growth stalls at her sprawling bet365 gambling empire. Ms Coates’ salary fell from £421m to…
£1.5bn profit lets Dyson to hire another 2,000 engineers
A £1.5bn annual profit will allow Dyson to hire another 2,000 engineers as part of a push into next-generation battery cells, robotics, machine learning technologies and artificial…
How London’s top lawyers ushered a flood of Russian cash into Britain
Several were involved in a series of legal claims brought against publisher HarperCollins and journalist Catherine Belton, author of ‘Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia…
Bank of England replaces St George’s cross with ‘more inclusive’ union flag
On 11 of those she has been seated in a roughly familiar form, though with variations on the pose, an ever-changing pile of coins and, on one…
Moscow’s contempt for the West comes back to bite it as the first domino falls
With further state support, possibly even full nationalisation, it is likely to survive within the confines of Russia’s borders. Yet, it is a serious first scalp for…
Joe Biden’s solutions are only creating more problems in the US
Biden’s American Rescue Plan – which the President touted throughout his speech as part of the solution to current economic pain – has pumped an additional $1.9…
Sometimes things are cheap for a reason
A third mistake some investors have made is to assume that because something is unlikely it cannot also have a big impact. It was very unlikely that…
ITV’s plan to take on Netflix and Disney+ sends shares crashing
ITV also revealed that it had bought the BBC’s 10pc stake in BritBox in the UK, but had agreed a long-term deal to provide shows. The announcement…
Turn down your thermostat to stop Russia using gas as ‘economic and political weapon’
The advice on thermostats is part of a 10-point plan to reduce the European Union’s reliance on Russian natural gas set out by the IEA on Thursday. …
Russian planes and rockets risk being grounded by Lloyd’s of London ban
Russian planes and rockets risk being grounded within days after its airlines and space programme were shut out of the crucial Lloyd’s of London insurance market. Russian private aircraft…
Bitcoin faces day of reckoning as oligarchs race to rescue their cash
“The first we would know about it sometimes is when you crack open their safe and inside there’s a [digital] pen drive, containing loads of codes and…
Russia’s Lukoil breaks ranks by telling Putin to end war in Ukraine
Shares in Lukoil had fallen sharply before trading on Moscow’s stock market was suspended indefinitely on Monday. The company has thousands of petrol stations including some in…