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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Cheltenham Festival 2016 betting: Forget Victoria Pendleton, Paint The Clouds finally has ideal conditions to eclpise Victoria Pendleton in St James’s Place Foxhunter Chase

March 17, 2016

All eyes will be on Victoria Pendleton when she completes the most extraordinary ‘Switching Saddles’ challenge and rides Pacha Du Polder in the St James’s Place Foxhunter Chase (Friday 4.10pm). The former Olympic cyclist had barely even sat on a horse this time last year and it’s astonishing that she is now riding in the hustle and [...]
Football betting: Noisy neighbours Manchester City to deafen Manchester United in derby

March 17, 2016

There is more than bragging rights at stake as Manchester City host Manchester United on Sunday. Beyond the search for superiority in the playgrounds and pubs of the north west, this match could prove key in the final Premier League shake-up. City, in fourth, are four points above their rivals and know victory could go a [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 betting: Gordon Elliott can fulfil dream by landing the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle with Squouateur

March 17, 2016

Trainer Gordon Elliott has made no secret of the fact that one race at the Festival he desperately wants to win is the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle (Friday 4.50pm). He spent some time with Pipe in the 90s when he was a jockey and credits the legendary trainer as being one of the biggest [...]
Six Nations 2016 betting: Scoring in England Grand Slam win will be elementary for Anthony Watson

March 17, 2016

Not many punters would have confidently backed England’s World Cup flops for a 2016 Six Nations Grand Slam at 6/1 after their dismal display in the tournament. Now they head to Paris for Saturday's final match no bigger than 2/7 to complete their first clean sweep since 2003. An away trip to France is never [...]
Formula One: Bernie Ecclestone backtracks on claims F1 has never been worse and predicts Ferrari will rivals Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton

March 17, 2016

Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has performed a U-turn on the eve of the new season, insisting he was wrong to complain that the sport was “the worst it has ever been”. F1’s long-standing commercial rights holder spoke out last month, saying that he would not pay to take his family to watch grands prix because [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016: Thistlecrack and Vautour prove their star quality

March 17, 2016

Jockey Tom Scudamore hailed Thistlecrack as the best horse he has ridden after the Colin Tizzard-trained eight-year-old justified his favouritism with an emphatic World Hurdle victory at the Cheltenham Festival. The season’s dominant staying hurdler left all but one of his rivals trailing and surged clear of Alpha Des Obeaux just before the last jump [...]
English clubs keep fourth Champions League place after Juventus lose dramatic tie at Bayern Munich

March 16, 2016

English clubs have held onto their fourth Champions League place for another year after Italy’s hopes of snatching it were undone by the dramatic elimination of Juventus last night. The Serie A champions looked on course to cause an upset against Bayern Munich when they raced into a 2-0 lead on the night through midfielder Paul [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016: Sprinter Sacre rolls back years to claim second Queen Mother Champion Chase victory

March 16, 2016

Trainer Nicky Henderson revelled in a fairytale comeback after Sprinter Sacre rolled back the years with a vintage display to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two of the Cheltenham Festival. The 10-year-old 5/1 shot, ridden by Nico de Boinville, outstripped three other former winners of the race including 4/6 favourite Un De Sceaux to [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 betting: Gutsy Blaklion can upset More Of That and No More Heroes in RSA Chase

March 15, 2016

Every preview night I’ve attended over the last two weeks has billed Wednesday afternoon’s RSA Chase (2.10pm) as a two-horse race between More Of That and No More Heroes. The bookmakers seem to share that same opinion, with the pair both currently vying for favouritism around the 9/4 mark. The duo stand out from the [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016 betting: Our Thomas and Missy Tata can run well in Fred Winter

March 15, 2016

In the run-up to Cheltenham, Paul Nicholls has been very keen on the chances of Diego Du Charmil in the Fred Winter (4.50pm, Wednesday). He has had three runs in France and looks to be on an attractive mark. The champion trainer also won this race last year so there is plenty to like. His [...]

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