Jurgen Klopp’s departure is a disaster for Liverpool
The news that the Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is to quit his job at the end of the season is…
Is Saudi Arabia softening its booze ban?
Saudi Arabia, an Islamic nation where drinking alcohol is strictly forbidden, is to get its first official liquor store. There’s…
How Modi is tearing up India’s secular state
The religious and political symbolism was unmistakable, as the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi led the consecration of a controversial new…
The clash between Iran and Pakistan is spiralling out of control
Pakistan’s retaliatory military strike on suspected militant bases in Iran – in response to Iranian attacks in Pakistani territory – can…
Iran’s attack on Pakistan shows how close the Middle East is to war
Iranian airstrikes on ‘militant bases’ in neighbouring Pakistan signal a dangerous and worrying escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. Details…
Are Indian agents targeting British Sikhs?
How worried should British Sikhs be about the threat to their lives from forces acting on behalf of the Indian…
Jose Mourinho is no longer the ‘Special One’
Jose Mourinho, who has just been sacked by the Italian club AS Roma, is a once great manager on his…
In praise of Sven-Goran Eriksson
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has revealed that he has cancer and, ‘at best’, about a year to live. The…
Tories are wrong to imply that Starmer is racist
Is it really some kind of underhand racist smear for Labour to claim that Rishi Sunak ‘doesn’t get Britain’? This…
Channel 4 is tearing itself apart over diversity
The chairman of Channel 4 has taken a swipe at the lack of diversity of the latest appointments to its…
How Sheikh Hasina is turning Bangladesh autocratic
Politics in Bangladesh is very much a one-woman show, starring prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who has ruled the country for…
Lloyd Austin’s medical mystery scandal
Questions are growing over who knew what, and when, about the hospitalization of the defense secretary Lloyd Austin, the most senior…
What’s the truth about the US defence secretary’s mystery illness?
Questions are growing over who knew what, and when, about the hospitalisation of the American Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, the most…
The dark side of Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina
Politics in Bangladesh is very much a one-woman show, starring prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who has ruled the country for…
Who cares about the FA Cup?
The third round of the FA Cup, underway this weekend, is one of the highlights of the football calendar –…
The Iran terror attack is embarrassing for the mullahs
Anyone who wants to strike at the heart of the Iranian regime would be hard-pressed for a more symbolic target…
Wayne Rooney’s failure is no surprise
There was a certain inevitability to the sacking of Wayne Rooney as Birmingham City manager. The only real surprise is…
Thank God Tony Blair failed to meddle in football
It seems there is a side to the former prime minister, Sir Tony Blair, that few knew existed. Until now.…
When will the Premier League stop treating football fans with contempt?
The Premier League’s television paymasters, who plough billions into football, invariably get what they want. That is surely why the decision…
Why shouldn’t the British Museum take BP’s cash?
Three cheers for the British Museum, which has just announced a new £50 million sponsorship deal with the oil giant BP.…
How Britain failed Jimmy Lai
There is something shameful about the government’s reluctance to publicly call for the release of Jimmy Lai, a British citizen…
Turkey’s shameful referee attack was waiting to happen
All football matches in Turkey have been suspended after a club president invaded the pitch and punched a referee in the…
There’s only one winner in Egypt’s sham election
After three days of voting, the polls close today in Egypt’s presidential elections. The result is expected on 18 December,…
Joe Biden is all at sea on Israel’s war in Gaza
No amount of presidential bluster or White House spin can disguise the fact that the Biden administration appears increasingly clueless…
What Joey Barton gets wrong – and right – about female football pundits
Joey Barton, the ex-Manchester City, Newcastle and QPR player, is in hot water again – this time over a series…
