IF YOU were an employer seeking to fill a job vacancy and you happened on James D Wolfensohn’s curriculum vitae, chances are you’d offer him the post on the spot.

Former Liverpool chairman David Moores has defended the deal struck with Tom Hicks and George Gillett for the sale of the club three years ago.

The consortium bidding to take control of Aston Villa admit the struggle to provide David O’Leary with a substantial transfer kitty has been a key reason behind the stop-start nature of their takeover attempt.

ONE of Britain's wealthiest men was facing a life sentence today after being convicted of killing a business associate who dared to challenge him.