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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Best of 2021: Alex Yee, Londoner and hero of Tokyo 2020 Olympics

December 25, 2021

In this interview from September 2021, Frank Dalleres speaks to Tokyo 2020 Olympics gold and silver medallist Alex Yee about his rapid ascent to the top of triathlon, clocking the second fastest ever Park Run and his love for his hometown, London. Alex Yee burned brightly at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this summer but the [...]
Best of 2021: Lewes FC, the football club of the future?

December 25, 2021

In this article from March 2021, Frank Dalleres speaks to Maggie Murphy, general manager and now CEO of Lewes FC about the club’s pioneering stance on equal pay, how a purpose-led approach can attract commercial partners, and bold plans for the future. They take pride in doing things differently at Lewes FC, the small football [...]
Best of 2021: Sprinter Darren Campbell’s brush with death

December 24, 2021

In this interview from January 2021, former Olympic champion sprinter Darren Campbell recounts fearing for his life after a sudden and serious illness, his rise from poverty to athletics stardom and why he decided it was time to write a book. Darren Campbell was in no hurry to write a book until May 2018. A [...]
Best of 2021: How Drive to Survive and esports helped save Formula 1

December 24, 2021

In this article, originally published in March 2021 to mark the start of what would prove to be a landmark season, Frank Dalleres looks at how Formula 1’s owner Liberty Media helped shake off its male, pale and stale image and won a whole new generation of fans, including in some crucial territories. It feels [...]
Man Utd boss Ralf Rangnick suggests scrapping Carabao Cup

December 23, 2021

Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick has suggested that English football should scrap the Carabao Cup to ease the burden on players. Concerns about player welfare have been heightened by a raft of Covid-19 postponements, which will mean fixture congestion – and an intensified workload – in the coming weeks. “England is the only league in [...]
Andy Murray handed wild card for Australian Open

December 23, 2021

Andy Murray has been granted a wild card for next month’s Australian Open, as the former world No1 bids to challenge for Grand Slam titles again. Murray is a five-time finalist in Melbourne and indicated he had been willing to enter qualifying in order to compete again in January 2022. But organisers have spared the [...]
Premier League calls off Watford and Leeds Boxing Day games

December 23, 2021

The Premier League has postponed two Boxing Day fixtures – Wolves v Watford, and Liverpool v Leeds United – due to Covid-19 outbreaks. Watford and Leeds requested their games be called off after being left short of players by Covid-19 cases and injuries. The Premier League said it hoped its early decision would minimise disruption [...]
Ashes: England haven’t given up yet, says Dawid Malan

December 23, 2021

England batter Dawid Malan insists they still believe they can win the Ashes but admits the tourists have “a big hill to climb” to overturn a 2-0 series deficit. Australia will clinch the Ashes with two matches to spare – and stay on track for a whitewash – if they win the third Test, which [...]
Ashes rival replaces England’s Joe Root at top of batting rankings

December 22, 2021

England captain Joe Root has been knocked off the top of cricket’s world batting rankings by Ashes rival Marnus Labuschagne, of Australia. Labuschagne scored a first-innings century as Australia beat England by 275 runs in Adelaide this week to take a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series. The 27-year-old, who has scored more than 2,000 [...]
‘Zombie clubs’ on rise as Covid doubles football teams in distress

December 22, 2021

Football finance experts have warned of a rise in “zombie clubs” as a result of Covid-19 restrictions slashing teams’ income. The number of English clubs in financial distress doubled from 17 to 34 in the six months after stadiums closed in March 2020, a new report by insolvency firm Begbies Traynor found. Derby County and [...]

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