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Overseas owners

07.10.09

Developments at Birmingham and Portsmouth over the past couple of days have highlighted the influence of foreign owners in the Premier League. Here, we look at the top-flight clubs in foreign hands... more

Manchester City now completely owned by Sheikh Mansour

23.09.09

Sheikh Mansour has completed a 100% buy-out of Manchester City... more

Sporting Miscellanies

25.06.09

Any Manchester City fans who have been fretting over the fate of their disgraced former owner Thaksin Shinawatra can rest easy... more

Thai protest leader shot

17.04.09

The founder of Thailand's "yellow-shirt" protest that shut down Bangkok airports last year survived a drive-by shooting that saw his vehicle riddled with more than 100 bullets... more

Thai protest leader calls off demo to avoid more deaths

14.04.09

Supporters of Thailand's ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra announced an end to the anti-government protests which have left two dead and caused chaos in Bangkok... more

Old Etonian chosen as new Thai PM

15.12.08

A former Etonian and Oxford graduate was elected prime minister of Thailand by a majority of 37 after a special vote in parliament... more

Thais call off siege of airports

02.12.08

The protesters besieging Bangkok's two airports are to leave, their leader has said ... more

Thailand protesters switch to all-out blockade of airports

01.12.08

Protesters stepped up their siege of Bangkok's two main airports as the authorities struggled to deal with an estimated 300,000 stranded travellers... more

Planes fly out empty in deal with Thai protesters

01.12.08

Empty planes were flying out of Bangkok's two main airports while tens of thousands of tourists remained stranded in the Thai capital... more

Thai PM declares a state of emergency at airports

27.11.08

Thailand’s embattled prime minister, Somchai Wongsawat, declared a state of emergency at Bangkok’s two main airports as anti-government demonstrators refused to end their occupation... more

Thai parliament shut as protesters cut off electricity

24.11.08

The Thai parliament was forced to close down after thousands of anti-government protesters managed to cut off electricity to the building... more

Thai protest under fire as grenade kills one, hurts 23

20.11.08

A grenade attack on protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's office in Bangkok killed one person and wounded 23... more

Shinawatra gives up UK asylum bid

10.11.08

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has given up his fight to be given asylum in Britain... more

Rejuvenated Joe Cole proves his worth

04.11.08

England star has finally won over Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari to become a key member of their star-studded team... more

Hotshot to be new RBS chair is not so hot

17.10.08

Just how brilliant is the track record of John McFarlane, favourite to be the new chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland?... more

Sport

08.10.08

Sport in general has received a major morale boost with Britain's unexpected success at the Beijing Olympics. Already the excitement is building towards the London 2012 Games. ... more

Chelsea want payback in cash cash

12.09.08

Football: Less than a fortnight after Manchester City replaced Chelsea as the richest club in the world, Luiz Felipe Scolari's players have the chance to restore some wounded pride... more

Chelsea: Robinho not worth Ł32.5m

02.09.08

Chelsea left licking their wounds after losing out on Brazilian Robinho in the biggest transfer in British football history... more

Man City in bid to hijack Berba deal

01.09.08

Mark Hughes says £30m offer is accepted as Spurs agree fee to take Arshavin to White Hart Lane... more

Police move in on Thai protesters

29.08.08

Thai police clashed with crowds of anti-government protesters at the prime minister's compound as violence broke out in Bangkok... more

Hughes: I'm not going to leave City

13.08.08

Manchester City manager denied reports he could quit less than three months after he was appointed... more

Tyranny of King Sepp puts boot into game's credibility

16.07.08

Cristiano Ronaldo, Sepp Blatter, Dimitar Berbatov, Ronaldinho, the MCC, FA and BOA all come under fire from David Mellor... more

Top clubs still paying the price for foreign investment

07.05.08

Unless Premier League impose firmer ethical and financial rules there could be big trouble ahead ... more

Thaksin's Ł3.2m lure for Scolari

07.05.08

Manchester City are reported to have offered Portugal coach a deal to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson... more

Sven urges City stars not to strike

02.05.08

Manchester City players threatened to go on strike over Thaksin Shinawatra's treatment of Sven-Goran Eriksson but were only talked out of it by their beleaguered manager.... more

Sven staying tight-lipped as City axe looms

29.04.08

Sven-Goran Eriksson refuses to comment on his future at Manchester City... more

Give praise to a French president who is not frightened to face facts

31.03.08

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Scudamore had to act on breakaway fear but he's still wrong

05.03.08

As the row over the 39th game rumbles on, a senior insider (not Richard Scudamore) wised me up as to why the Premier League chief executive seems willing to go to the wall for a proposal everybody else has damned.... more