Sam Fischer spent £479,000 exercising options to buy 28,000 shares at 1709p. He later sold the stock at 2663p, netting £267,000. Diageo's market value has fallen 14 per cent this year.

Cutifani will be given the 226,879 shares in 2025 if he and the firm hit targets. The Australian, 61, has led the FTSE 100-listed miner, which bought Sirius Minerals this year, since 2013.

ADAM SHERGOLD: The transfer window in Europe's leading leagues closes on Monday and we could well see some of the continent's elite clubs involved in a scramble for some big stars.

Manchester United hoped that Alexis Sanchez would be the man to kickstart their resurgence but the winger is joining Inter Milan having endured a miserable time at the club.

The Welsh youngster's stunning strike at Southampton this afternoon was his third since joining this summer, as the 21-year-old finds his feet in Ole Gunnar Solskjær's side.

Alexis Sanchez is open to a move to Major League Soccer, but after finally getting out of Manchester United he is not considering a switch Stateside anytime soon. 

Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte has claimed summer signing Alexis Sanchez is not yet ready to start for the club following his move from Manchester United. 

Romelu Lukaku scored after just 22 seconds and added another goal to help Inter Milan to a 4-1 victory over Cagliari at San Siro on Tuesday and a place in the Italian Cup quarter-final.

TOM UTLEY: As a fellow scribbler remarked elsewhere this week, wild animals seem to possess 'some atavistic sixth sense that humans are in disarray or on the retreat'.

Arsenal and Tottenham usually battle it out on the pitch but now they competing off the field as the north London duo are competing to host Anthony Joshua's next fight. 

Hearn has claimed that both Wilder and Fury have rebuffed offers to face Joshua in the past but believes that they have reached a point now where the fight has to happen.

After their first fight was a split decision draw in December 2018, Fury dominated Wilder on Saturday night in Las Vegas, with the American's corner throwing in the towel in the seventh round.

Eddie Hearn has continued to talk up a huge all-British unification bout between his fighter Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury after revealing he had a 'good chat' with rival promoter Bob Arum.

The unsung hero of Tyson Fury's win over Deontay Wilder has been revealed as Jared Anderson, who was the Gypsy King's main sparring partner and prepared him with his speed and evasive style.

The Matchroom Boxing chief has admitted that, due to the uncertainty that surrounds sport, Joshua may ditch his fight with Pulev to stage a highly-anticipated 'Battle of Britain' blockbuster.

Dillian Whyte has revealed that the shoulder injury he suffered during his heavyweight defeat to Anthony Joshua in 2015 almost ended his professional boxing career.

Anthony Joshua suffered a humiliating defeat by the Mexican at Madison Square Gardens last June before winning the rematch in Saudi Arabia in December.

The Chinese capital city passed a new law on Friday to impose severe punishment on people who hunt, trade and eat wild animals across the city in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

The testing for China's fourth vaccine candidate has started today, said China National Biotec Group. It comes as CDC chief said that China could have its first coronavirus vaccine ready by autumn.

The actress, 37, said she first heard about the Covid-19 pandemic at the World Economic Forum in January as the outbreak was taking hold in China.

Doctors from the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust have warned against the 250 ventilators purchased from the Chinese company Beijing Aeonmed Co. Ltd., in a five-page letter.

The Chinese resident, known by his surname Wu, claimed that he attacked the black swan after the animal 'pecked him when he was teasing it with a club', according to the press.

Sir Patrick Vallance told MPs.a large number of cases in early March were from Europe and 'seeded right the way across the country' because Brits arriving back were allowed to return home.

Mike Bryan has been fined $10,000 (£8,200) for a gesture he made towards a line judge during the US Open on Sunday. He took his racket and pretended to use it like a gun.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Britain's top doubles pair came back from 2-5 down in the deciding set on Wednesday night to beat Americans Jack Sock and Jackson Withrow.

Thirty-three-year-old Frenchman Gael Monfils was unable to join his girlfriend Elina Svitolina in the semi-finals of the US Open after bowing out in a five-set thriller against Matteo Berrettini.

Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski were beaten by top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the semi-finals of the men's doubles at the US Open.

Gigi Hadid got giddy with excitement a number of times as she cheered on gal pal Serena Williams at the US Open Finals match in New York on Saturday.

As millions of people celebrate the Chinese New Year, This is Money speaks to industry experts about their thoughts on the country's economy, where they see value and their top Chinese fund picks.

DIY investment platform Interactive Investor has found its average Isa millionaire account is powered by a larger weighting towards investment trusts than open-ended funds.

Chris Fraser, the chief executive of Sirius, has recommended a 5.5p-a-share offer from mining giant Anglo American and shareholders have just a few days left to back it or reject it.

Five hugely experienced fund managers who passionately believe that stock markets reward long-term investors, however painful the present may be.

For everyone managing a pension or investment fund, Shell's decision to slash its dividend by two-thirds and suspend promised share buybacks will be a profound shock.

Former Manchester United defender Rafael da Silva has warned the club on pursuing top targets Harry Kane and Jadon Sancho as they might come 'for the money'.

A brilliant strike from Tomas Rosicky in the second minute of the match secured a 1-0 victory for the Gunners at White Hart Lane in March 2014 against their north London rivals.

Dimitar Berbatov has heaped praise on Manchester United striker Anthony Martial, speaking highly of the 'unbelievable' talent he saw when they were together at Monaco. 

There have been a number of fierce clashes between the two sides in recent seasons, with the pair regularly competing at the top end of the Premier League and in domestic cups.

England captain Kane suffered the hamstring injury at Southampton on New Year's Day and has now recovered, but Mourinho expressed doubts over the striker's match sharpness.

Despite being stuck inside due to the lockdown, Tottenham players are still being put to the test by manager Jose Mourinho in training sessions conducted over Zoom.

Levy made the trip to Van Gaal's house in Noordwijk to try and persuade the Dutchman to replace Tim Sherwood shortly after firing him in May 2014 but wanted to keep negotiations under wraps.

Wigan defender Antonee Robinson has revealed he needs a medical procedure to correct an irregular heart rhythm before he can play again.

Cruise lines keen to attract passengers in the face of the coronavirus outbreak are introducing a tempting package of offers to entice them on board.

The actress appeared on Good Morning America on Tuesday morning to share her condition. She said she wanted to make it public before it emerged in court documents this week.

She's the AFL WAG who never puts a foot wrong when it comes to fashionable displays on the red carpet.

Australia's golden girl of tennis survived a mid-match scare to down world number 18 seed Alison Riske to win  6-3 1-6 6-4 to book a quarter finals berth.

Lindy Klim turned heads on day eight of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday. 

World No 2 Novak Djokovic took another step to defending his Australian Open title on Sunday with a dominant display against big-hitting Canadian Milos Raonic.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Roger Federer rolled back the years to stage one of the most remarkable survival acts of his career to stay in the Australian Open.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: By now Roger Federer should have been back in Switzerland, embarking on the family skiing holiday he has planned.

The former world number one said he's been supporting Kyrgios from the sidelines since he was an up-and-coming teenager.