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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Manchester United name Arnold CEO and confirm Woodward exit

January 6, 2022

Manchester United have confirmed that managing director Richard Arnold will take over as chief executive when Ed Woodward steps down next month. Arnold, who has worked under Woodward since joining the football club in 2007, is to succeed him from 1 February. “I am honoured to have the chance to serve this great club and [...]
England Ashes woe down to batting failure, says Stuart Broad

January 6, 2022

England bowler Stuart Broad has laid the blame for a miserable Ashes series at the feet of the tourists’ batters as they look to avoid another defeat in the fourth Test. Broad revived debate about his controversial omission earlier in the series by taking five wickets on the first two days in Sydney. His performance [...]
Rafael Nadal: Djokovic to blame for Australian Open visa row

January 6, 2022

Rafael Nadal says the visa row that has threatened Novak Djokovic’s participation in the Australian Open is a result of his rival’s choices. Djokovic was refused entry into Australia on Wednesday after failing to satisfy officials that he had sufficient grounds for the medical exemption against Covid-19 vaccination that he was granted by tournament chiefs. [...]
Novak Djokovic set to be deported after Australia visa row

January 5, 2022

Nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic looks set to miss this month’s Grand Slam after he was dramatically denied entry to the country yesterday. The men’s tennis world No1 struck a triumphant tone when posting on social media this week that he would be playing the Australian Open having been exempted from its strict Covid-19 [...]
Liverpool get Arsenal cup game postponed over Covid outbreak

January 5, 2022

The Carabao Cup semi-final first leg between Arsenal and Liverpool, scheduled for Thursday 6 January, has been postponed due to a Covid-19 outbreak at the Merseyside club. Competition organisers the English Football League (EFL) accepted Liverpool’s request to rearrange the fixture on the grounds the club did not have enough players and staff. The match [...]
Newcastle to kick off spending spree with £12m Trippier

January 5, 2022

Newcastle United have agreed a £12m deal to make England full-back Kieran Trippier their first signing since the club’s Saudi takeover. Former Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley defender Trippier, 31, is poised to join from Spanish champions Atletico Madrid. The signing is widely expected to signal the start of a spending spree by Newcastle, who became [...]
Wood pleased with England start to fourth Ashes Test despite ‘carnage’

January 5, 2022

England bowler Mark Wood hailed the team’s solid start to the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney, despite the “carnage” affecting their preparations. The tourists restricted Australia to 126-3 on a rain-affected first day, with Wood, the recalled Stuart Broad and James Anderson taking one wicket apiece. Since their Ashes hopes were extinguished in the third [...]
Best of 2021: Triathlete Alistair Brownlee on his unique goal for 2022

January 1, 2022

In this interview from February 2021, Alistair Brownlee discusses his plan to attempt a sub-seven hour Iron distance triathlon in 2022, training with brother Jonny during lockdown and his hopes of more Olympic success at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games. Alistair Brownlee did his first triathlon aged eight and trains three times a day, almost [...]
Best of 2021: Lilian Thuram on equality, books and Southgate

December 27, 2021

In this interview from November, World Cup winning former France footballer Lilian Thuram explains why he turned his back on the game when his playing career ended to focus on championing equality through his foundation and, more recently, his books. A bespectacled Lilian Thuram reaches for a map of the world and turns it upside [...]
Best of 2021: Forest Green owner Dale Vince on saving the planet, one match at a time

December 26, 2021

In this interview from March 2021, pioneering eco-entrepreneur Dale Vince discusses the rise of the football club he owns, Forest Green Rovers, the world’s first vegan and carbon-neutral team, who play on an organic pitch in kits made of recycled coffee beans. With a large green Union Jack behind him and a casually dishevelled appearance, [...]

Drinking in stands hailed as success as more clubs join WSL pilot scheme

Drinking in stands hailed as success as more clubs join WSL pilot scheme

This Soho pub is putting on a ‘problematic’ show about a drunkard

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