Antonio Rudiger rejected new Chelsea offer of over £200,000 a week as he targets summer move
Antonio Rudiger turned down an offer worth more than £200,000 a week to stay at Chelsea, with the defender set to leave Stamford Bridge in the summer….
Newcastle dancing to Brazilian beat as Joelinton and Bruno Guimaraes swat aside Norwich
Times have changed since Newcastle and Norwich last met. Back in November, the former propped up the table, trailing the latter by three. Newcastle were winless, Norwich…
Emily Scarratt exclusive interview: ‘Whoever’s writing my script, I owe them a drink’
It offers an intriguing insight into Scarratt’s pragmatic character. Days after breaking a leg on the opening day of the Premier 15s season last September, when she…
The rise of Vladimir Coufal: ‘How I escaped playing for sausages and beer to find my home at West Ham’
There are traces of anger when Vladimir Coufal talks about rejection. As the gatecrashers to Europe’s elite, West Ham’s story has been one of players proving a…
George Russell’s solid start at Mercedes creates Lewis Hamilton intrigue
Mercedes are, of course, acutely aware that the dynamic between their two drivers is under huge scrutiny. They experienced the nuclear fallout between Hamilton and Nico Rosberg…
Graham Ford exclusive: Meet the coach who fixed Kevin Pietersen’s batting and now wants England job
As Kent director of cricket from 2005-09, Ford worked alongside Key, who was captain from 2007. The two led the club to a successful era, with Kent finishing…
Bruno Fernandes’ Emirates horror show sums up Manchester United’s wider malaise
On one of the worst days of his Manchester United career, it was hard to know where to start with Bruno Fernandes. How about the missed penalty,…
Jurgen Klopp: Only more titles will earn Liverpool the respect we deserve
And in 2017-18, after a shock FA Cup defeat by West Bromwich Albion, they lost only three games on their way to finishing third in the Premier…
Harlequins boost play-off charge with assured win over table-topping Leicester Tigers
Leicester qualified for the play-offs weeks ago and their selection probably hinted at one eye on Europe where they face Leinster in the Champions Cup quarter-final on…
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes admit ‘championship hopes are over’
Mercedes had high hopes that Hamilton and Russell, starting 13th and 11th respectively, might be able to move forward. But both lost position at the start. Hamilton…
Manchester United dressing room is ‘just a disaster’ claims Paul Scholes
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has revealed that Jesse Lingard told him the club’s dressing room was a “disaster” as the crisis at Old Trafford deepened…
Saudi deal carve-up between Spanish FA chief and Gerard Pique paints grisly picture of greedy elite
When at last the president of the Spanish football association, the RFEF, came to discuss the intriguing arrangement he and Gerard Pique had struck over the distribution…
Owen Farrell has all the attributes to one day become England coach
The question is how to progress that desire to become a coach. How he is managed is important because I believe he could one day be England…
‘Homecoming to remember’: How world reacted to Tyson Fury’s stunning TKO victory over Dillian Whyte
Tyson Fury emerged unscathed to cement his place among the greats of heavyweight boxing with a stunning TKO win over Dillian Whyte in what the self-styled ‘Gypsy…
If this is the final curtain for Tyson Fury, the Gypsy King did it his way
Fury toys with theories about when he might leave all this vaudeville behind. Even in a more settled frame of mind, he can be wildly contradictory, adamant…
US retail giant joins race to snap up Ted Baker
The US retail giant behind Reebok and David Beckham’s global brand is mulling a takeover bid for Ted Baker as the race to snap up the upmarket…
Nordic terroir threatens to leave Britain’s wine dreams withering on the vine
Estimates suggest that there are now around 100 vineyards in Denmark over 90 hectares, putting it ahead of Sweden where the number is said to stand at…
As Fortress Russia crumbles, the global economy faces a new world order
Dario Perkins, managing director of global macro at TS Lombard, says: “We always thought this splintering of the global economy into different trade blocs – the US,…
Tech giants to be forced to tackle Russian disinformation
Tech giants Google and Facebook will be forced to tackle Russian war propaganda and other harmful content online or face multibillion euro fines under new rules unveiled…
Revolut scheme for Ukrainian refugees was exploited by customers
Revolut has been forced to overhaul a scheme aimed at helping Ukrainian refugees after customers sought to exploit it for potential payments of up to £250. The…
Rishi Sunak is down but not out – if only the same could be said for Britain
This may all prove unduly downbeat, but it is nevertheless at this stage quite hard to see why things should turn out much better. Growth heals all…
Nicola Sturgeon has lost support of Scottish business with social and Covid crusades, says ex-adviser
‘We want whistleblowers [to report breaches] if they believe that there are things happening at the Fringe that are unfair on any front,” says Benny Higgins, chair…
Britain’s first new coal mine in decades on the verge of approval
Michael Gove is on the cusp of approving Britain’s first coal mine in decades as the Cabinet rallies behind a proposal to wean the country off Russian…