Bayern Munich and Real Madrid reunited: some things don’t change

Buying women’s tennis was Saudi Arabia’s obvious next step, but it brings new questions

Saudi Arabia will host the WTA Finals next season, which will feature the world’s eight best players (Getty) First there was boxing and Formula 1, the hardest punches and the fastest glamour. Then came the move for football, subtle enough to begin with, until Cristiano Ronaldo was sucked into the bottomless pits of money and … Read more

The island in the Middle East gives Dubai value for money

Cosmopolitan Bahrain is just across the border from Saudi Arabia – Getty On either side of the DJ, two statuesque women rotate around who, if you were to add their two outfits together, would have enough for one (almost) decent outfit. In front of them, waitresses whisk jeroboams of champagne and primary-colored cocktails to raucous … Read more

Sliding doors, ‘blue billionaire bottlers’ and the Haaland-De Bruyne axis of pain

Male athletes will reign as top fashion ambassadors

Fashion and sport have long been intertwined, with top athletes sitting front row at catwalk shows, being tapped as brand ambassadors and setting trends with their style. Over the past year, that connection has only grown, especially among male athletes, who are increasingly demonstrating their star power and style influence and may now have a … Read more

Erik ten Hag riddle and solving bad recruitment

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been welcomed to Manchester United, but now the real work begins Sir Jim Ratcliffe will look to make a number of changes at Manchester United after taking control of its football operations following the purchase of a 25 percent stake in the club from the Glazer family. Here, Telegraph Sport delves … Read more

To win the Club World Cup, Man City just needs to beat a lineup more suited to Soccer Aid

Marcelo at 35, four-time Club World Cup winner with Real Madrid, will be in Man City’s path along with his fellow veterans on Friday – Lars Baron/FIFA via Getty Images The first Club World Cup final in the history of Manchester City, as Pep Guardiola likes to point out, and on Friday an unlikely opponent … Read more