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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Roman Abramovich aide Marina Granovskaia on the rise at Chelsea as chief executive Ron Gourlay quits

October 22, 2014

She is the former PA who has risen to a key role in the boardroom of one of Europe’s biggest football clubs, and now Marina Granovskaia’s influence at Chelsea is about to grow even further. The Russian-Canadian, a long-time associate of Blues owner Roman Abramovich, is to take on greater responsibility for the running of [...]
Champions League: Wenger eyeing group win after last-gasp salvo

October 22, 2014

ANDERLECHT 1 ARSENAL 2 RELIEVED Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes his team can still progress as group winners after two goals in the last two minutes earned a dramatic but vital Champions League victory at Anderlecht last night. Wenger got an unwelcome 65th birthday surprise when Honduras winger Andy Najar’s second-half header left the Gunners [...]
Osborne raises prospect of a tax exemption for London NFL team

October 22, 2014

CHANCELLOR George Osborne has lent proposals for a London-based American football team further momentum by promising the government would do “anything it can” to attract the NFL. Osborne revealed he had held talks with NFL chiefs over basing a franchise at Wembley Stadium, which is hosting its latest gridiron match on Sunday, and called the [...]
Froome ready to miss next year’s Tour de France

October 22, 2014

BRITAIN’S Chris Froome has dropped a major hint that he is planning to skip the Tour de France next year, after the route for cycling’s most prestigious race was revealed yesterday. Froome, who became only the second Briton in history to win the Tour in 2013, said the mountain heavy route made him minded to [...]
Olympic roof to cost extra £36m

October 22, 2014

TOTAL spending on the Olympic Stadium has reached £619m after an extra £36m was sanctioned to cover the unexpectedly complicated work of converting the distinctive roof. The London Legacy Development Corporation has agreed to pay the top-up sum to contractors Balfour Beatty, who are turning it into a home for West Ham United and athletics. [...]
Remy: I’ll be OK for United

October 22, 2014

CHELSEA striker Loic Remy is hopeful of recovering from a minor groin injury in time to play in Sunday’s Premier League showdown at Manchester United. Remy scored his second Blues goal in Tuesday’s 6-0 rout of Maribor, but hobbled off moments later to join leading scorer Diego Costa on the injury list and leave boss [...]
Pochettino denies Vertonghen rift as Spurs target three points

October 22, 2014

TOTTENHAM manager Mauricio Pochettino has dismissed suggestions of a falling-out with Jan Vertonghen after the defender was left on the bench for Saturday’s defeat at Manchester City. The Belgium centre-back has been a key figure at White Hart Lane since a £9.5m transfer from Ajax in 2012 but over the summer was linked with a [...]
Champions League: Mourinho rules out striker crisis as Blues smash six at the Bridge

October 21, 2014

CHELSEA 6 NK MARIBOR 0 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho shrugged off talk of a striker crisis for Sunday’s trip to Manchester United after an injury to Loic Remy proved the only stain on a memorable Champions League triumph over Maribor last night. Midfielder Eden Hazard’s brace, veteran Dider Drogba’s first goal since rejoining the Blues, [...]
Pistorius may serve under a year

October 21, 2014

PARALYMPIC icon Oscar Pistorius was last night beginning a five-year prison sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, but the double amputee could be back at home in just 10 months. Judge Thokozile Masipa brought a 20-month legal saga to an end yesterday by rejecting the defence’s pleas to spare Pistorius jail, a move she said [...]
Fergie defends Moyes choice

October 21, 2014

FORMER Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has defended the club’s ill-fated appointment of David Moyes, insisting it was the result of a thorough consultation. United co-chairman Avie Glazer appeared to indicate Moyes had been handpicked by Ferguson when he said at the time: “Alex was very clear with his recommendation and we are delighted [...]

Two centuries of Old Pulteney

EuroLeague CEO interview: ‘NBA Europe? We have never been stronger and will never disappear’

Two centuries of Old Pulteney

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