By: Frank Dalleres

Sports Editor Frank Dalleres is Sports Editor of City AM. He has almost two decades' experience covering the business of sport and has reported from Olympic Games and major international football, rugby union, tennis and golf competitions, both at home and abroad. Get in touch with stories and tip-offs and follow him on X at @frankdalleres

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Saka and Bellingham in, Maguire on thin ice: What Gareth Southgate learned from England’s last games before the World Cup

September 27, 2022

Gareth Southgate was keen to emphasise that England had “learnt a huge amount” from their final Nations League matches – their last action before the World Cup in Qatar later this year. After a mostly turgid display in Milan last Friday led to a 1-0 defeat against Italy, England restored some confidence with a 3-3 [...]
Is running the new golf? Why TCS has become title sponsor of the London Marathon

September 27, 2022

For four decades the London Marathon has had a consumer-facing brand as its title sponsor, from Gillette and Mars in the 1980s to the more recent Flora and Virgin Money. But that will change on Sunday, the first race of its rebranding as the TCS London Marathon as part of a six-year contract with the [...]
Knives out for Gareth Southgate as England prepare to face Germany in Nations League

September 25, 2022

It is little more than a year since Wembley cheered England on in a major final but when the team return to the stadium on Monday for a Nations League match against Germany there is every chance that Gareth Southgate’s men will be booed. The knives are out for Southgate after England stumbled into a [...]
Jude Bellingham and the midfield problem England must solve before the World Cup

September 23, 2022

Avoiding relegation to the second tier of the Nations League may be the obvious target for England in their matches with Italy, tonight, and Germany, on Monday, but Gareth Southgate could be forgiven for having other priorities. Less than two months out from the World Cup, the Three Lions manager faces a midfield conundrum that, [...]
Ronaldo signing pushes Manchester United to record financial loss of £115.5m

September 22, 2022

Manchester United suffered their worst ever financial loss last year despite revenues rallying as supporters returned to stadiums following the pandemic. United made a loss of £115.5m for the year ending June 2022, a further deterioration on the previous season’s record £92.2m loss. Revenue increased 18 per cent to £583.2m thanks to the return of [...]
Staging Hockey World Cup at Tottenham Hotspur will ‘sustain the sport for years’

September 21, 2022

England Hockey is pinning its hopes of hosting the men’s World Cup in 2026 on staging matches in bigger venues than the sport usually visits, such as the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The 62,000-capacity ground has been earmarked to host finals weekend if the joint bid from England and Wales is selected in early November. “This [...]
Nations League: What’s at stake for England during this week’s international break?

September 21, 2022

The frenetic pace of the domestic football season yields to the international break this week but, with a Nations League group stage to wrap up, the action will continue to come thick and fast. England are among several high-profile teams fighting to preserve their top-tier status in the competition, while results from the final two [...]
Cameron Smith proves point to critics with first LIV Golf win at his second attempt

September 19, 2022

Open champion Cameron Smith hit back at criticism of his move to LIV Golf after winning his first title on the Saudi-backed big-money circuit on Sunday night. Smith carded a final round of 69 to finish on 13 under par and win by three shots from Dustin Johnson and Peter Uihlein at Rich Harvest Farms [...]
Roger Federer announces retirement from tennis after Laver Cup in London this month

September 15, 2022

Roger Federer, perhaps the greatest men’s tennis player of all time, has announced that he will retire from the sport after this month’s Laver Cup in London. The 41-year-old, who won 20 Grand Slams including a record eight men’s singles titles at Wimbledon, said it was “time to end my competitive career”. Federer had a [...]
David Dein interview: On Arsenal, Premier League, Kroenke, Wenger and Usmanov

September 15, 2022

Fifteen years on from an unceremonious ousting from Arsenal that also cost him a host of other high-powered roles in football, David Dein is still feeling bruised. The club’s former vice-chairman, who rose to the same role at the Football Association, was one of the architects of the Premier League and became president of leading [...]

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