Kris Boyd celebrates his winner for Middlesbrough against Sheffield United. Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images Gary Speed’s reign as Sheffield United manager got off to a losing start as Gordon Strachan’s Middlesbrough earned their first victory in the Championship this season. What... 

Tony Blair. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian It may seem as if Tony Blair has never really been away in the three years since he stepped down as prime minister in June 2007 after 10 years in Downing Street. A flood of books, continuing controversies and above all, the unquiet legacy... 

Facebook claims 500 million users but what is going to be the next big thing? Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Where have all the social networks gone? Of course, this is exactly the right time to be asking this question. Haven’t I noticed that Facebook is now claiming 500 million users,... 

Martin Jol will remain at Ajax next season but Fulham do not feel he used their interest to serve his own ends. Photograph: Joe Giddens/Empics Sport/PA Sven-Goran Eriksson would welcome the invitation to manage Fulham and is a leading contender, along with Ottmar Hitzfeld, as the west London...