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 World Cup 2015: England v Australia tickets fetching £4,000

September 29, 2015

Tickets for England's pivotal Rugby World Cup match against Australia on Saturday are fetching a record £4,000 apiece on the re-sale market. The price is a record for seats at any match other than a final, not just in rugby union but across all sports, says re-sale platform Viagogo, where the tickets were sold. England [...]
2015 Japanese Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton outmanoeuvres Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to tighten grip on world championship

September 27, 2015

Britain's Lewis Hamilton rejected suggestions of dangerous driving after he tightened his grip on a third world championship with victory at the Japanese Grand Prix. Read more: Lewis Hamilton tops sporting rich list Hamilton pipped team-mate Nico Rosberg in an eighth Mercedes one-two of the season to record the 41st success of his Formula One [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Australia warm up for England showdown by scoring 11 tries in Uruguay mauling

September 27, 2015

Australia head coach Michael Cheika has warned his players they will have to improve for Saturday’s World Cup showdown with England, despite seeing them run in 11 tries against Uruguay. Read more: Australia shrug off failure to keep pace with Pool A rivals Flanker Sean McMahon scored two tries in a man-of-the-match display at Villa Park, [...]
Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew: Wilfried Zaha wanted to prove me wrong in Watford win

September 27, 2015

Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew praised Wilfried Zaha’s resolve after the winger responded to criticism with a match-winning intervention off the bench at Watford today. Read more: Pardew criticises Zaha Zaha’s trickery tempted Hornets full-back Allan Nyom into a tackle that gleaned a penalty and captain Yohan Cabaye stepped up to become the first away player [...]
Rugby World Cup: Sam Burgess feels ready to start England’s crunch Group of Death match against Wales

September 24, 2015

England rookie Sam Burgess insists he unfazed by being thrust into the starting line-up for Saturday's pivotal Rugby World Cup fixture against Wales at Twickenham. The rugby league convert, 26, has just three caps to his name since switching codes last year but is set to form an untried centre combination with Brad Barritt for the Pool [...]
Champions League: England’s fourth place under threat from Italy after Man United, Arsenal and Man City flop in Europe

September 22, 2015

English clubs’ disappointing start to the Champions League group stage has increased the chances of the Premier League’s allocation of places being cut from four to three. Figures published by European governing body Uefa show Italy is only narrowly behind England in the coefficient rankings, which determine how many teams from a given country qualify for [...]
Arsenal’s Gabriel has ban overturned – but may receive another suspension for protesting ‘wrong’ red card against Chelsea

September 22, 2015

Arsenal have received a boost ahead of the north London derby after defender Gabriel had his red card against Chelsea rescinded and a three-match ban overturned on appeal. The Brazil centre-back could yet be suspended later this week, however, as he still faces a charge of improper conduct for protesting his dismissal on Saturday at [...]
Diego Costa: Chelsea striker banned for three matches after FA throws out appeal

September 22, 2015

Chelsea must make do without striker Diego Costa for the next three matches after the Football Association upheld a charge of violent conduct. The Blues appealed the charge, which related to the Spain forward’s tussle with Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny in a 2-0 win over the Gunners on Saturday, but the appeal was rejected. Chelsea [...]
Solheim Cup 2015 row: Suzann Pettersen apologises for sparking bitter disagreement between Europe and United States

September 22, 2015

Norway's Suzann Pettersen, the player at the heart of the Solheim Cup row between Europe and the United States, has backtracked and apologised for prioritising winning over fair play. Pettersen sparked a huge spat on Sunday, the final day of the biennial competition, by refusing to concede a putt when American Alison Lee mistakenly picked up [...]
Diego Costa: Chelsea striker faces three-match ban after FA charge

September 21, 2015

Controversial Chelsea striker Diego Costa is facing a second three-match ban for violent conduct this year after he was charged retrospectively by the Football Association (FA) today. The FA acted after referee Mike Dean acknowledged that he and his assistants had not spotted Costa putting his hands in Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny’s face during Saturday’s Premier [...]

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