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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Why second Ashes Test marks start of The Gabba’s long goodbye

December 3, 2025

When England’s cricketers step out onto the field at The Gabba on Thursday for the second Test, they will know they are on borrowed time. Not just to wrestle the series momentum away from Australia after a crushing opening defeat in Perth, but also to improve their record at the famous Brisbane ground. After this [...]
Lineker 1, BBC 0: Goalhanger set for bumper World Cup deal with Netflix

December 2, 2025

Netflix has reportedly signed Gary Lineker’s The Rest Is Football podcast in a deal which will see the former BBC presenter go up against his old employer at next year’s World Cup. Lineker is expected set to earn millions of pounds from selling the rights to the show, in which he discusses topical football matters [...]
Sheffield Wednesday: Chansiri gets three-year ban as tuna tycoon canned

December 1, 2025

Sheffield Wednesday’s former owner Dejphon Chansiri has been banned from football for three years for his role in the club’s ongoing financial crisis. Wednesday, one of England’s most historic clubs, are in administration and look destined for relegation to the third tier after a further six-point deduction today left them 23 points adrift at the [...]
Barclays Hampden: Scottish FA sells naming rights for national stadium

December 1, 2025

Scotland’s national football stadium has been renamed Barclays Hampden in a multi-million-pound agreement with the bank. It is part of a wide-ranging deal that will also see Barclays become a partner of the men’s and women’s Scottish Cup and primary sponsor of a girls’ programme. “We’re excited to have Barclays on board as naming partner [...]
LaLiga boosts Premier League fight with record media rights deals

December 1, 2025

Spain’s LaLiga has cemented its position as the closest challenger to the Premier League after announcing record domestic media rights deals worth more than £5bn. The figure for the 2027-32 cycle represents a nine per cent increase on the current contracts and, when combined with international broadcast deals, gives the rights a total value of [...]
Ashes: England cricket fans spend big to get over first Test defeat

November 28, 2025

England’s travelling cricket fans splashed the cash in the aftermath of defeat in the first Ashes Test but locals tightened their belts despite Australia’s win, data shows. The Barmy Army spent 59 per cent more in the days immediately after the match, which ended inside two days in Perth, figures shared by Revolut with City [...]
Selhurst Park among 22 stadiums for 2035 Women’s World Cup

November 28, 2025

Selhurst Park, the home of Crystal Palace, Birmingham City’s planned new stadium and Wrexham’s Racecourse Ground are set to host games at the Women’s World Cup in 2035. They are among 22 venues – along with the more established likes of Wembley, the Principality Stadium, Hampden Park and Windsor Park – proposed by the football [...]
R360 launch delayed until 2028 after unions threaten players with bans

November 28, 2025

R360 chiefs insist they remain “absolutely determined to bring it to life at full scale and with maximum global impact” after delaying the launch of the rugby franchise league until 2028. Organisers and investors including City grandee Martin Gilbert and former England international Mike Tindall had intended to start the globetrotting competition in 2026 but [...]
Budget crackdown on football image rights ‘incredible’, say tax experts

November 27, 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been accused of disproportionately targeting football for tax rises after the Budget laid out plans for a raid on image rights earnings. Top footballers benefit from setting up image rights companies which are taxed at a lower rate than their salaries, but the government says it will legislate “to ensure that [...]
MMA in the Olympics? New global body targets Games inclusion

November 27, 2025

Mixed-martial arts could be added to the Olympic Games under plans announced today by Asian MMA chiefs. The Asian Mixed Martial Arts Association (AMMA) says it wants to unify the sport under a new world governing body called FIMMA, which will meet for the first time next week. They believe that will boost their chances [...]

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