Ronnie O’Sullivan will play no part in this year’s English Open after opting out of the tournament for a second consecutive year. His opponent, Liam Davies, has been handed an automatic bye into the next round, with the event set to take place at the Brentwood Leisure Centre. It meansContinue Reading
Lloyds Banking Group said on Thursday it would invest more than £13 billion in digital services, including a new smart wallet, as it reported statutory profit before tax up 23 per cent to £4.3 billion for the first half of 2026. The FTSE 100 lender set out the plan, whichContinue Reading
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One of the mooted moves was a boycott of FIFA, which in turn, should it last the course, would mean European nations didn’t take part in the next men’s World Cup. According to BBC Sport, UEFA nations know that pulling out of the tournament will have significant financial consequences forContinue Reading
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