to some sporting news now and the british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe has confirmed his interest in buying manchester united. the 70 year old, who founded the chemicalfirm ineos, has been a fan of the club since he was a child. mr ratcliffe attempted to buy chelsea last year, but his late offer was rejected, as todd boehly was successful in taking over from roman abramovich. 0ur sports editor dan roan has this update. a lot of united fans will be hoping it happens, because so many of them are desperate to see the back of the club s american owners the glazerfamily, who have presided over a period of decline both on the pitch and in terms of the stadium, old trafford, itself. now last year, they said they would be willing to listen to offers for the club after potentially bringing to an end a period of ownership, 18 years almost, defined by fan protests, controversy, and debt. now this evening, the british
offended. after discovering the advice, gary lineker explained afterwards what had played out. when it started i did recognise that sound. i think we ve all been done with that, when you open a whatsapp or something, somebody has sent it through as a trick on a train, or when you re busy in people s company! it was quite difficult to cope with during the pre match build up. i thought maybe it had gone to one of the pundit s phones. and then i thought, no, it s too loud. it sounds like it s. then i obviously worked out that it was a prank. the stuff of nightmares, isn t it? live tv and you have to go with it all. he handled it brilliantly. he kept going. this might have some manchester united fans are smiling. some have become tired of the club s ownership. british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe s firm ineos has officially entered the race to buy manchester united, two months after its owners,
chemicals giant ineos owned by one of the country s richest men, sirjim ratcliffe formally said he d entered the bidding process. will it happen? well, it s important to remember that last year, ratcliffe tried and failed to by chelsea, having bid too late. and there is no doubt he will face fierce competition for united if he does bid, with the glazer family wanting at least £5 billion, and there s expected to be interest from the middle east and us. but having said that, he already has significant sports investment in the likes of sailing, cycling, f1, and, of course, football he owns the french club nice. and he s made no secret of the fact he is a united fan it was his boyhood club, having grown up in manchester. and i think for that reason, many united fans will hope the first person to formally declare their hand when it comes to united ends up being the club s next owner. but it s important to note the process could have several months to run.
birmingham scored twice and stopped the knights best chance of an upset. the championship side played blackburn next. the team with third round regret are chesterfield, who went to championship west brom and got swept away. the non league side were seconds from a win in the first game, but their moment had gone. a 4 0 win for the baggies in the replay and for chesterfield, a cold and cruel night in the cup. joe lenski, bbc news. the british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe s firm ineos say they ve formally put themselves into the process of buying manchester united. united s current owners, the glazerfamily said in november that they were considering selling the club as they explore strategic alternatives. ratcliffe made an unsuccessful offer to buy chelsea last year after roman abramovich put the club up for sale. but his process is likely to be conducted, or this process is likely to be conducted in a very different way. now at the australian open, andy murray said he left it all out the
jolene ski, bbc news. british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe s firm ineos say they have formally put themselves into the process of buying manchester united. united s current owners, the glazer family, said in november that they were considering selling the club as they explore strategic alternatives . ratcliffe made an unsuccessful late offer to buy chelsea last year, after ramon abramovich put the club up for sale. but his process is likely to be conducted in a very different way. andy murray said he left it all out there after winning a five set match injust underfive hours against the 13th seed, matteo berrettini. it was a stunning first round performance from the 35 year old, who held a two set lead before his italian rival fought back to level at two sets all. murray saved a match point in the deciding set before defeating the 2021 wimbledon runner up in a tie break by ten points to six. joining murray in the next round is british number two dan evans, who beat facundo bagnis