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The philosopher Richard Wollheim, who has died aged 80, belonged in the top echelon of thinkers who redefined the practice of his subject in Britain and the United States after the second world war. In terms both of the clarity of his writing and the acuity and ingenuity of his arguments, he embodied the intellectual

Respected Kiwi Joe Schmidt is firming as a frontrunner after Rugby Australia boss Phil Waugh revealed March as the deadline for naming a new Wallabies coach. Waugh said RA would ramp up the chase for a successor to Eddie Jones following Fridays confirmation that journeyman Peter Horne had been appointed as director of high performance.

The frightening character who appears amid union disputes can be traced back to a single factory which wasnt unionized In New York a city poised to hire its first rat czar after rat sightings doubled in the past year street-side rodents are fairly commonplace. But the rat stationed on a Union Square

The craziest of the crazy money washing round New York and London today must be in hedge funds, even despite the recent market downturn. If hedge funds were a country, they would be the eighth largest in the world. There are more than 8,000 worldwide worth an estimated $2 trillion. In April, Institutional Investor magazine

Basketballs World Cup tips off on Friday in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan. Who will stand out? Who will surprise? And can anyone stop Team USA? Our writers weigh in The inevitable rise of Anthony Edwards. All signs point to this World Cup run being a star-solidifying turn for the 2020 No 1 overall pick