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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Redknapp future uncertain after QPR chairman criticises manager

October 21, 2014

QPR manager Harry Redknapp’s future looks increasingly uncertain after chairman Tony Fernandes last night publicly criticised his handling of a spat with out-of-favour midfielder Adel Taarabt. Fernandes also censured Taarabt, but it was his expression of disappointment in Redknapp’s behaviour that raised eyebrows, with the veteran boss already odds-on to be the next top-flight coach [...]
NFL chiefs open to establishing a London team

October 20, 2014

NFL executives have confirmed they plan to consider establishing a London franchise, though they insist that they are in no hurry to make the long-mooted proposal a reality. American football has never had greater presence in Britain, with Wembley set to host the second of three sold out regular-season games this year on Sunday when [...]
Navratilova blasts ITF silence over Russian’s Williams brothers slur

October 20, 2014

EIGHTEEN-TIME grand slam winner Martina Navratilova has criticised the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for its failure to punish the Russian official who referred to Serena and Venus as the “Williams brothers”. Shamil Tarpischev, the president of the Russian Tennis Federation, landed a £15,000 fine and a one-year ban from the Women’s Tennis Association for the [...]
Caterham hit back at Kobayashi worries over suspension safety

October 20, 2014

CASH-STRAPPED Formula One team Caterham have defended their safety procedures after it emerged that driver Kamui Kobayashi was fearful of driving his car at this month’s Russian Grand Prix. Kobayashi wrote on Facebook that he felt “seriously troubled” by a suspension fault that could not be replaced so instead had to be wrapped in carbon [...]
CSKA star Musa labels rivals Man City very weak

October 20, 2014

CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed Musa has taunted Manchester City on the eve of their Champions League meeting, calling them “very weak” and depicting them as defensively frail. The Nigeria international also criticised his club’s stadium ban, which was imposed for incidents of racism among fans and means tonight’s fixture will be played behind close doors, [...]
Podolski’s Twitter joke at close season Tottenham link

October 20, 2014

UNSETTLED Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski yesterday scotched suggestions of a summer transfer to rivals Tottenham by poking fun at a post on Twitter floating the idea. The experienced Germany star has admitted frustration at his peripheral role this season, following a World Cup-winning summer in Brazil, but made clear he would not be crossing north [...]
Bale a doubt as prolific Real head to Anfield

October 20, 2014

REAL Madrid could be without Gareth Bale for tomorrow’s Champions League trip to Liverpool after confirming that the world’s most expensive player has a muscular injury. The European champions left the former Tottenham winger out of the side for Saturday’s victory over Levante and revealed yesterday that the 25-year-old has an abdominal problem. Real face [...]
Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis supports Premier League overseas talks

October 16, 2014

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has welcomed the Premier League’s renewed consideration of controversial plans to take competitive matches between England’s top football teams overseas. Leading clubs are once again exploring the possibility of international expansion, having been encouraged by the league’s ever-increasing global popularity and the successful transplanting to London of American basketball and [...]
Nadal appendix concerns raise hopes of Murray O2 appearance

October 15, 2014

BRITISH No1 Andy Murray’s hopes of playing in next month’s ATP World Tour Finals in London could be set for a major boost amid increasing uncertainty over the participation of injured Rafael Nadal. Nadal’s camp was yesterday forced to deny reports in his native Spain that the world No3 had already made up his mind [...]
MP asks clubs to cut ticket prices

October 15, 2014

SPORTS minister Helen Grant has warned England’s football clubs not to take their supporters’ loyalty for granted following evidence of the growing cost of attending matches. The average price of the cheapest tickets at league clubs has risen 4.4 per cent this year – more than three times the rate of inflation – to £21.49, [...]

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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