The Football League have appointed Greg Clarke, the former chief executive of Cable and Wireless Communications, to be their new chairman.

Entertainment venue the O2 is up for sale, the building’s owner said.

The Australian builder of the much-delayed Wembley stadium complex saw its shares soar today after it confirmed it had received a takeover approach.

A property company owned by Britain’s richest landowner has pulled out of a bid to buy the troubled Millennium Dome, it emerged today.

The battle to buy the Millennium Dome has intensified with the alliance of two rival bidders.