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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Rugby League World Cup chiefs confirm tournament will go ahead in England this year despite Australia refusing to commit yet

July 15, 2021

The Rugby League World Cup will go ahead in England later this year, officials have said, despite Australia still not committing to playing. The participation of around 500 Australia-based players and staff has been in doubt due to the strict quarantine rules they would face on their return. And although Australian rugby league chiefs have [...]
Lionel Messi accepts 50 per cent pay cut to stay at Barcelona – but will still earn £59m a year

July 15, 2021

Lionel Messi has ended speculation over his future by agreeing a 50 per cent pay cut to stay at Barcelona. The Argentinian superstar, 34, has been a free agent since his €138m (£118m)-a year contract expired last month. Messi had discussed a two-year extension but will instead sign for five years on a lower wage, [...]
What Amazon is doing with French football rights and the clues it offers to its plans for the Premier League

July 14, 2021

Amazon is yet to make its widely anticipated big move for Premier League football rights, being content so far to buy up handfuls of live games and bundle them with its Prime Video subscription. But it is a different story in France, where the e-commerce behemoth is embarking on its first season as the main [...]
Covid-19 forces Johanna Konta out of Tokyo 2020 Olympics weeks after British tennis ace said she was undecided about vaccine

July 14, 2021

British tennis star Johanna Konta has pulled out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after contracting Covid-19. Konta was forced to miss Wimbledon earlier this month when a member of her support team tested positive. She subsequently also developed Covid-19 while isolating. “I have been unable to train for the last two and a half weeks [...]
Uefa confirms investigation into crowd chaos at Euro 2020 final, denting UK and Ireland bid to stage 2030 World Cup

July 13, 2021

European football chiefs have confirmed they are investigating the crowd chaos at the Euro 2020 final on Sunday. Some fans without tickets managed to gain entry by overwhelming stewards, while mobile phone video footage showed fights inside Wembley, where England lost to Italy on penalties. Governing body Uefa has now confirmed a probe into the [...]
The City A.M. Podcast with Sam Torrance Episode 2: A preview of the Open Championship and looking back at the abrdn Scottish Open

July 13, 2021

In the second of three special golf podcasts, Ryder Cup-winning player and captain Sam Torrance previews the Open Championship and looks back at the abrdn Scottish Open with City A.M. Sports Editor Frank Dalleres. Sam discusses what makes The Open so special and his own memories of playing the tournament at Royal St George’s, where [...]
England stars Sterling, Walker and Maguire named in Euro 2020 team of the tournament – but no place for top scorers Ronaldo and Schick

July 13, 2021

Three England players have been named in the official Euro 2020 team of the tournament. Raheem Sterling, Kyle Walker and Harry Maguire were all selected by governing body Uefa’s technical observers. Sterling scored three goals and proved a constant attacking threat on England’s run to the final, where they lost on penalties to Italy. Walker [...]
Qatar pokes fun at English critics of World Cup bid after Euro 2020 final crowd trouble at Wembley

July 13, 2021

Media in Qatar have used the crowd chaos at the Euro 2020 final to lampoon English critics of their appointment as World Cup hosts. British journalists and commentators have been among the most vocal critics of the decision to award the tiny desert state next year’s World Cup. A Qatari newspaper has been quick to [...]
England suffer cruel ending to Euro 2020 on night of new penalty heartache and missed opportunity

July 12, 2021

Gareth Southgate has healed so many of the England team’s wounds from tournaments past only to see them suffer one of their most painful yet. On a night when the nation hoped it might see England cap a hugely encouraging Euro 2020 by winning a first major trophy for 55 years, they instead had to [...]
England perfect the art of timing to arrive at Euro 2020 final against Italy in peak condition

July 9, 2021

As the man who emerged from football’s hinterlands to become England manager and a role model for leaders everywhere, Gareth Southgate knows the importance of timing. Southgate didn’t want the job at first but had a change of heart when standing in following the abrupt departure of Sam Allardyce and, after some promising signs in [...]

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