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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Richest women’s football teams: Arsenal rival Barcelona for top spot

January 17, 2025

Arsenal are now rivalling Barcelona as the richest women’s football team in world football, according to new analysis by Deloitte. The all-conquering Catalan club remain No1 in the business advisory firm’s ranking of the biggest women’s teams by revenue generated. But Arsenal are a very close second, having also recorded revenue of €17.9m (£15.1m) for [...]
Caledonia Gladiators review hiring after signing murder suspect Malik Dunbar

January 16, 2025

British basketball team Caledonia Gladiators say they are reviewing their recruitment process after discovering that recent signing Malik Dunbar is a murder suspect. The Scottish club say they sacked Dunbar and fellow American Jared Wilson-Frame on Tuesday, just weeks after signing them, for “a serious breach of club discipline”. Caledonia Gladiators added that it was [...]
LIV Golf is here to stay, says new CEO Scott O’Neil

January 16, 2025

LIV Golf’s new CEO Scott O’Neil insists it will be a “full and participating member” of the professional game’s new landscape when a planned merger with the PGA Tour and DP World Tour is finally completed. Experienced sport and entertainment executive O’Neil’s appointment as the successor to Greg Norman appears to underline LIV Golf’s ambition [...]
Tennis star Taylor Fritz donates Australian Open prize money to LA fire relief

January 16, 2025

California-born tennis star Taylor Fritz has pledged to donate some of his Australian Open prize money to help victims of the fires that have swept through LA. The American men’s No1 is giving his first-round winnings of A$132,000 (£67,000) to relief efforts as the wildfires continue to wreak devastation on the city. “I just want [...]
James Vince: Hampshire captain steps down and moves to Dubai

January 15, 2025

World Cup winning England batter James Vince has quit his red-ball deal with Hampshire and relocated to Dubai in a move that allows him to play in the Pakistan Super League. Vince, 33, has stepped down after 10 years as club captain and renegotiated his contract to a white-ball-only agreement that will mean he still [...]
Cates to keep Sky Sports role despite getting Match of the Day job

January 15, 2025

Kelly Cates is set to keep her role with Sky Sports despite being named as one of three new presenters for Match of the Day, the flagship football show of rival broadcaster the BBC. Cates, who currently anchors Sky Sports’ biggest live Premier League games alongside presenting for BBC Radio 5 Live, will join Mark [...]
Tottenham battles Wembley after Benn v Eubank confirmed for April

January 15, 2025

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is vying with Wembley to be host venue for the much-anticipated British boxing showdown between bitter rivals Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr in April. Saudi official Turki Alalshikh confirmed overnight that the fight has been made, more than two years after it was called off at short notice, and will [...]
72% UK sports fans would pay more for tickets if they benefited environment

January 14, 2025

Seven in 10 sports fans would be willing to pay more for a ticket to a live event if the extra was used to benefit the environment, according to a new survey. The Sport Industry Report, published today, found that 72 per cent of sport fans it surveyed said they would pay the surplus “if [...]
Leicester City still face PSR danger despite Premier League decision

January 14, 2025

Leicester City remain on the hook for possible breaches of PSR rules despite the Premier League deciding not to issue charges to any clubs for the period ending last season. Leicester escaped punishment last year despite being charged with overspending for the period ending 2022-23 after they won a legal appeal centred on ambiguity in [...]
Rashford exit to cost Man Utd as clubs battles to meet PSR rules

January 14, 2025

Manchester United will have to pay to get Marcus Rashford off their wage bill as they battle to meet Premier League profitability and sustainability (PSR) rules. Former golden boy Rashford is bound for the exit door at Old Trafford after 20 years at his boyhood club, having fallen out of favour with new manager Ruben [...]

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