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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Chelsea face thousands of empty seats for Club World Cup semi-final

July 7, 2025

Thousands of tickets remain on sale for Chelsea’s Club World Cup semi-final against Brazilian side Fluminense tomorrow, despite Fifa slashing prices. It means the match at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey could take place against a backdrop of empty seats of the like that has dogged the tournament. Fifa drastically reduced prices over the [...]
Ricky Hatton joins boxing’s comeback trail 13 years after retirement

July 7, 2025

British former two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton has become the latest high-profile boxer to announce a comeback, 13 years after he hung up his gloves. Fan favourite Hatton retired in 2012, bringing down the curtain on a career in which he became a unified world champion at light-welterweight and won a world title at middleweight. [...]
British basketball at war: How can BBF and SLB bloody battle be resolved?

July 4, 2025

British basketball is no stranger to turmoil but even by its warped standards the raging civil war between SLB clubs and governing body the BBF is extraordinary. At its heart is a power struggle for the right to run the domestic league. But it also involves claims of dishonesty, mission creep, vindictiveness and outright illegality [...]
Women’s Euro 2025: WSL and Barcelona lead way for player provision

July 4, 2025

The Women’s Super League’s status as the leading domestic competition has been underlined by a squad analysis of all players at the current Women’s Euro 2025. While some European clubs are arguably bigger in terms of historical success and star power, as a whole the English top flight has by far the biggest array of [...]
Fifa ignoring 2026 World Cup human rights concerns, say groups

July 3, 2025

Fifa, football’s world governing body, has been accused of failing to “meaningfully address” concerns raised by human rights groups about US immigration policy ahead of next summer’s men’s World Cup. A letter signed by 90 groups urges Fifa president Gianni Infantino, who has adopted the slogan “football unites the world”, to publicly press the Trump [...]
London Lions tap pyramids experts for new basketball arena plans

July 3, 2025

The London Lions have appointed consultancies whose clients include the pyramids of Giza, the Eden Project and Formula 1 to help draw up plans for their new basketball arena. The Super League Basketball club have engaged The Sports Consultancy, which has worked with F1, the Football Association and the NFL, and Trivandi, whose projects have [...]
Andy Murray’s 2013 Wimbledon shirt put up for auction

July 3, 2025

Sir Andy Murray’s worn shirt from his historic 2013 Wimbledon triumph is expected to fetch more than £5,000 at auction later this month. Murray has signed the Adidas shirt, which he wore when beating Novak Djokovic to become the first British man to win Wimbledon for 77 years. It is going under the hammer in [...]
Grenfell United welcomes Ulster decision to end Kingspan deal

July 2, 2025

Grenfell survivors have welcomed Ulster Rugby’s decision to discontinue its stadium naming rights deal with Kingspan, an insulation maker criticised over the London tower block tragedy. Ulster announced this week it had begun the process of removing Kingspan branding from its home ground in Belfast after a long-term sponsorship deal with the local firm, which [...]
British Basketball Federation could face second lawsuit in row with clubs

July 2, 2025

The embattled British Basketball Federation (BBF) could face a second round of legal action after the owners of Manchester Basketball warned they are still considering joining Super League Basketball (SLB) in suing the governing body. Manchester Basketball chiefs have been left dismayed by the BBF’s decision last month to effectively block their participation in next [...]
Trump’s Scottish golf tournament gets crypto sponsor in Nexo

July 2, 2025

The DP World Tour has signed a major three-year partnership with crypto firm Nexo that will see it sponsor the revived Scottish Championship held at Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course. Nexo will also become a partner to six of the European circuit’s biggest events, including the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, and become the tour’s [...]

Formula 1’s reaction to season disruption a lesson for Fifa World Cup

Formula 1’s reaction to season disruption a lesson for Fifa World Cup

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