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English football regulator may be constrained by conflicting aims, says legal expert

May 2, 2022

An independent regulator of English football may be rendered toothless by conflicting aims, says a legal expert on the running of the sport. The Government last week announced plans to create a regulator as part of its response to former sports minister Tracey Crouch’s Fan-Led Review of Football Governance. But Stuart Hatcher, a corporate lawyer [...]
Porsche and Audi to enter Formula 1 in 2026, confirms Volkswagen chief Diess

May 2, 2022

Porsche and Audi are working on plans to enter Formula 1, says Herbert Diess, chief executive of their parent company Volkswagen. He said the decision was based on the growth in popularity of F1 in recent years, particularly in the US and among younger audiences. Confirming that Porsche and Audi would enter the series in [...]
Exclusive pictures: The City’s newest rooftop destination – with an iconic view

May 1, 2022

A new bar is set to get the Square Mile talking when Wagtail opens in a fortnight atop the former House of Fraser store on King William Street. The bar – from the same people as The Botanist and The Aviary – will feature a restaurant and cocktail bar with all-around views of the City [...]
Jerusalem review: Mark Rylance proves he is the leading actor of a generation in juggernaut play

April 30, 2022

After Jerusalem premiered at the Royal Court in 2009 it began to generate a reputation as the greatest play of the 21st century. It’s hard to do justice to the level of prestige which has surrounded the show since; within theatre circles it is untouchable and nothing since – at least, no plays – have [...]
Tennis legend Boris Becker jailed: The dramatic rise and fall of a world champion

April 30, 2022

A dramatic fall from grace for tennis legend Boris Becker, as he was jailed for two-and-a-half years yesterday for trying to hide £2.5m in assets and loans. As Becker starts his prison sentence, City PM zooms in on the turbulent and colourful life of the three-time Wimbledon champion. Boris Franz Becker was born in Leimen, [...]
Wimbledon star Boris Becker jailed for two-and-a-half years for hiding £2.5m in assets and loans

April 29, 2022

Tennis legend and three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for hiding £2.5 million worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts. The former world number one, 54, was declared bankrupt on June 21 2017, owing creditors almost £50m, over an unpaid loan of more than £3m on his [...]
Sir Jim Ratcliffe makes eleventh-hour £4bn bid for Chelsea Football Club

April 29, 2022

British tycoon Sir Jim Ratcliffe has swooped in with a sensational eleventh-hour £4bn bid to buy Chelsea Football Club.
‘Humiliated’ tennis legend Boris Becker has ‘nothing’ to show for glittering career and relies on charity to survive

April 29, 2022

The lawyer of former tennis star Boris Becker has been left with nothing to show for his “glittering” sporting career and will have to rely on charity to survive. The three-time Wimbledon Champion, 54, was declared bankrupt in 2017 over a loan from private bank Arbuthnot Latham against his estate in Mallorca. His barrister Jonathan [...]
Ollie Phillips: My five-man shortlist for Premiership player of the season

April 29, 2022

With just three regular rounds of Premiership action remaining before we can turn our thoughts to the semi-finals, it’s worth highlighting some of the players who have stood out for me this season. While I have tried to lean away from those who have been away for weeks on end with international duty, in one [...]
Prima Facie review: from Villanelle to victim, Jodie Comer is a ferocious force on stage alone

April 28, 2022

Jodie Comer became one of the world’s most popular British acting exports as psychopathic predator Villanelle in Killing Eve, dispensing of victims with garden hoses, piano tuners, and dressed as a clown. In her West End debut in Prima Facie, a new play by Suzie Miller, Comer has done what all self-respecting A-Listers do when [...]