It feels like a lifetime ago that we were treated to the most tragicomic vista in the history of the English international team, says Matthew Norman... more
Sir George Mathewson, 68, and Sir Peter Burt, 64, who are trying to wrest control of HBOS from Lloyds TSB, should not try to kid anyone
— their motives are as much political as fiscal... more
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.
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Football: West Ham are considering offering their vacant manager's post to Gianfranco Zola if primary target Slaven Bilic continues to play hard to get... more
One rule for banks — another for everybody else. In the US, the Federal Reserve phoned Credit Suisse to see if it had pulled a line of credit from Lehman Brothers... more
The Football Association are considering ditching the position of chief executive and making Lord Triesman the most powerful person within English football... more
After a night of disappointment on the field the last thing Fabio Capello wanted to hear was that his chief ally at the Football Association was about to be kicked out into Soho Square... more
Sepp Blatter is English football's only hope, the national team's match in Trinidad was pointless, and a 23-year-olds Russian beauty's arrival in darts is momentous, says Matthew Norman... more
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