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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Tyson Fury trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder – and $30m payday – set to be postponed until October

July 9, 2021

The third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, which was set to earn the British boxer at least $30m, is set to be postponed. The BBC and ESPN reported that Fury tested positive for Covid-19 this week, forcing the fight scheduled for 24 July in Las Vegas to be shelved. It is likely to [...]
Arsenal to follow rivals Tottenham by featuring in Amazon All or Nothing behind-the-scenes documentary

July 9, 2021

Arsenal are to become the latest club to get the Amazon documentary treatment after agreeing to let cameras follow them next season. The Gunners are the third Premier League team to feature in the All Or Nothing series, after north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur and current champions Manchester Cit. “Arsenal is a historic club going [...]
Wimbledon prize money 2021: What tennis stars can earn at the All England Lawn Tennis Club

July 9, 2021

The crowds may be back for 2021 but there is something missing from Wimbledon: prize money, or a large chunk of it. This year, the total prize money fund at the All England Lawn Tennis Club is £35m, an eight per cent reduction. For those competing in the men’s and women’s finals this weekend, the [...]
Spectators banned from Tokyo 2020 Olympics as Japan announces tougher measures to halt rise of Covid cases

July 8, 2021

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which start later this month, will take place without any spectators, officials have confirmed. Tokyo is to be placed back into a state of emergency from Monday – 11 days before the delayed Games are due to begin – until 22 August. “I am sorry to those who purchased tickets and [...]
Goldman Sachs model backs England to win Euro 2020 final – but only after more nail-biting extra-time

July 8, 2021

England have a 58 per cent chance of winning the Euro 2020 final against Italy, according to Goldman Sachs. The investment bank’s analysts have modelled the probability of football coming home on Sunday at Wembley using more than 40 years’ worth of data. And their prediction is that England will overcome Italy and win their [...]
Exclusive: Majority of Brits believe England will beat Italy in Euro 2020 final, City A.M. poll finds

July 8, 2021

Most Britons expect England to end half a century of waiting for a major trophy and beat Italy in the Euro 2020 final, a City A.M. poll has found. Gareth Southgate’s team fell behind and missed a penalty in extra-time before seeing off Denmark 2-1 in the semi-final. But 55.3 per cent believe Harry Kane [...]
Euro 2020 tickets: All you need to know about how to get seats for the final

July 8, 2021

Now we’re all agreed that football’s coming home, England fans may be wondering: how can I get Euro 2020 tickets? England beat Denmark in the semi-finals on Wednesday, and now face Italy in the final on Sunday. At the time of writing, a very small number of Euro 2020 tickets remain available through official channels. [...]
England 2, Denmark 1: Euro 2020 final awaits as Gareth Southgate and team exorcise another ghost of tournaments past

July 8, 2021

England are in the final of a major football tournament. This is not a drill. Fifty-five years after the nation’s male footballers last contested a trophy, this England team will return to Wembley on Sunday for a Euro 2020 final against Italy with sights set on silverware. It is their reward for a hard-fought semi-final [...]
Exclusive: English cricket chiefs rethink plans to relax Covid rules during The Hundred after one-day squad debacle highlights surge in risk

July 7, 2021

English cricket chiefs have shelved plans to relax Covid-19 protocols around The Hundred, its new domestic competition, amid rising cases. The challenges facing sport were highlighted this week when England’s entire one-day squad was forced into isolation following an outbreak on the eve of their series with Pakistan. That came after the strict Covid rules [...]
Covid-19 outbreak in British and Irish Lions camp threatens tour match against Sharks and plunges tour deeper into doubt

July 7, 2021

The British and Irish Lions have been hit by a Covid-19 case in their camp in South Africa. One unnamed member of the management tested positive in a round of testing carried out on Wednesday. He and four other people – two players and two staff – are isolating and the rest of the squad [...]

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