By: Frank Dalleres

As Sports Editor of City A.M. I cover all sports but have a particular interest in football, tennis, golf and sport business. Send stories and tip-offs to frank.dalleres@cityam.com

Team GB told: Prove you’re worth £500m

August 6, 2008

Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has challenged Team GB to justify an unprecedented £500m cash injection by hitting their target of 41 medals at the Beijing Olympics. The increased investment in elite sport is part of plans to ensure home success when London hosts the Games in 2012. But it has also benefited the current crop [...]
Radcliffe vows to run in Beijing but admits her leg could ‘break down’

August 5, 2008

Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe yesterday delivered the clearest message yet that she will realise her dream of competing at the Beijing Olympic Games. Radcliffe’s bid to win the only major honour to have eluded her has been in serious doubt since May when she discovered a stress fracture in her left thigh. But [...]
Van Persie: Ade and I can fire Gunners

August 5, 2008

A striker with barely a dozen league starts last season and another who flirted with a move all summer may not seem the safest bet to spearhead a title challenge. But Robin van Persie believes he and forward partner Emmanuel Adebayor are primed to end Arsenal’s three-year trophy drought. Van Persie made just 13 Premier [...]
Fairytale over for Vaughan as England captain quits

August 4, 2008

Batsman Kevin Pietersen is red-hot favourite to be named England captain today after an emotional Michael Vaughan resigned yesterday. Vaughan stepped down less than 24 hours after defeat to South Africa in the third Test condemned England to a third defeat in five series. Struggling to hold back the tears, Vaughan announced he would be [...]
Anelka stakes claim with four-goal haul

August 4, 2008

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has promised Nicolas Anelka a central striking role after the Frenchman thumped four goals in a 5-0 thrashing of AC Milan. Anelka has failed to shine in a variety of attacking roles since joining the Blues in January, but rediscovered his form as Chelsea ended their preseason trip to Russia [...]
Bentley: Spurs can break into top four

August 1, 2008

David Bentley is convinced his arrival will help Tottenham break the so-called Big Four’s iron grip on Champions League qualification. Spurs have repeatedly failed to live up to expectations of reaching the lucrative and prestigious European club competition. Manager Juande Ramos was recruited from Sevilla last year and tasked with breaking into the top four, [...]
Yeats shows why he’s one in a million

August 1, 2008

Yeats took his career earnings past the £1m mark with a superb performance to win the Goodwood Cup for a second time The triple Ascot Gold Cup winner powered his way past 33-1 shot Tungsten Strike in the closing stages to repeat his 2006 success for trainer Aidan O’Brien. The clear 8-15 favourite handed jockey [...]
Hamilton cool on Hungary hat-trick bid

August 1, 2008

Lewis Hamilton could become the first British driver for more than a decade to win three successive Grands Prix this weekend in Hungary – but the Stevenage racer insists he is not bothered. Back-to-back wins at Silverstone and Hockenheim have hoisted Hamilton to the top of the drivers’ championship, with a four-point lead over Ferrari’s [...]
Dire England face scrap to avoid defeat

July 31, 2008

England coach Peter Moores refused to condemn his side last night after another woeful batting display left them facing a series defeat against South Africa. Captain Michael Vaughan’s golden duck typified a miserable first day of the third Test for England, who managed just 231 runs before being dismissed by the tourists. Recalled one-day skipper [...]
Arshavin on ice but Spurs grab Bentley

July 31, 2008

Tottenham have been warned they must significantly raise their offer for Andrei Arshavin if they want to make the Russia forward their second blockbuster signing of the week. Blackburn and England midfielder David Bentley will be presented as a Spurs player this morning, after the 23-year-old’s £15m switch was confirmed last night. The former Arsenal [...]

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