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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Tennis chiefs risk angering players by adding Saudi Masters event to calendar

October 23, 2025

The ATP is to add a new Masters 1000 event in Saudi Arabia despite complaints from some top tennis players that the calendar is already too congested. The Saudi Masters event could become a fixture on the men’s elite tour as soon as 2028, with February earmarked as the most likely window but not yet [...]
Nike reveals England World Cup kit innovation to beat 50C heat

October 23, 2025

England have been handed a new weapon to combat the extreme heat and humidity expected at next summer’s men’s World Cup by kit maker Nike. Thomas Tuchel’s team could face heat stress equivalent to almost 50C at the tournament, which is being co-hosted by the US, Mexico and Canada. But Nike has unveiled its latest [...]
NBA rocked as FBI arrests stars Billups and Rozier in illegal betting probe

October 23, 2025

The NBA has been rocked after Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat point guard Tony Rozier were arrested by the FBI as part of a probe into alleged “illegal gambling schemes”. Billups, who became a five-time NBA All Star during a 17-year career most famously with the Detroit Pistons and is now coach [...]
‘Quite insane’: Inside the World’s Deepest Marathon, 1km underground

October 22, 2025

This weekend 60 amateur runners will try to become the first to complete a marathon almost a mile underground in a Swedish mine. We spoke to one from the City of London to ask: why? “I’ll try and show you what it’s like down here,” says the man in the video, his view of the [...]
LaLiga’s overseas game project not dead, insists Tebas

October 22, 2025

Spanish football chief Javier Tebas insists LaLiga will “keep trying” to stage games overseas after being forced to shelve a planned fixture between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami in December. The controversial move looked set to go ahead when European governing body Uefa “reluctantly” granted permission earlier this month but LaLiga announced it had pulled [...]
Chelsea sign sleeve sponsor deal with Vietnamese IT firm FPT

October 22, 2025

Chelsea have announced Vietnamese IT company FPT Corporation as their new sleeve sponsor across their men’s, women’s and academy teams. The move sees FPT elevated to principal partner status at the Club World Cup winners, having begun their commercial relationship earlier this year. Chelsea are still in the market for a front-of-shirt sponsor, however, having [...]
Arsenal urged by fans to abandon Visit Rwanda renewal talks

October 21, 2025

Arsenal have been urged by fans to reconsider their controversial partnership with Visit Rwanda after City AM revealed the two parties were in talks to extend the deal. Discussions over a renewal on terms that would represent an increase on the £10m a year that Visit Rwanda pays Arsenal are understood to be at an [...]
Three Points Law: Former Mishcon sports pair go it alone – with help from AI

October 20, 2025

For a combined 25 years Simon Leaf and Tom Murray have worked at the cutting edge of sports law, advising clients including England footballer Marcus Rashford, Formula 1 driver Alex Albon, TikTok and the Saudi Sports Ministry for Mishcon de Reya. This week they have officially launched their own practice, Three Points Law, formed in [...]
Apple kits out WSL teams with latest MacBooks, iPads and iPhones

October 16, 2025

Apple is giving Women’s Super League clubs a range of its latest MacBooks, iPads and iPhones worth thousands of pounds as part of a new partnership with the competition. Coaches and other performance staff will be able to use the MacBook Pros and iPads to perform and share video analysis of matches and training sessions. [...]
Dazn set to unveil subscription featuring all pay-per-view events

October 16, 2025

Dazn will next month announce full details of its new premium subscription product which will include all pay-per-view events. The UK-based global sports streaming platform believes it will offer value for money to viewers who buy many of its PPV boxing shows while increasing viewership across those top-tier events, which number around 15 annually. “We [...]

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