Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is considering further redundancies at the club. Senior sources confirmed the club are looking at further cost-cutting options with United losing almost £300m over the past three years,

A further round of redundancies is expected at Man Utd as Sir Jim Ratcliffe looks to tighten up expenditure even further at Old Trafford.

Chemical producer INEOS has said it is in discussions with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) following the sport federation's decision to pursue legal action over a sponsorship dispute. NZR said on Tuesday that INEOS had breached their contract and failed to pay a sponsorship fee,

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has launched legal action against INEOS, the petrochemical company which owns a minority stake in Manchester United, after it allegedly cut short a long-term sponsorship agreement.

Ineos Group dropped its sponsorship of New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team as part of cost-savings measures in face of difficult trading conditions in Europe’s chemicals industry, the company said.