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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Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami debut: All you need to know and how to watch in the UK

July 21, 2023

All you need to know about Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami debut, from the date and time to the opponents and TV details – plus suggestions that the club could yet make fans wait a little longer. After jetting in to Florida last weekend to confirm his long-awaited signing, Lionel Messi is poised to play his [...]
England at the Women’s World Cup: Who are Lionesses playing and when is it on TV?

July 20, 2023

Hopes are high for England at the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, where the Lionesses are among the most fancied teams. Having won their first major honours at last summer’s European Championship on home soil, Sarina Wiegman’s side now have their sights set on winning a maiden World Cup. Here is all [...]
Chelsea land deal boosts Stamford Bridge revamp prospects

July 19, 2023

Chelsea have boosted their prospects of redeveloping Stamford Bridge after winning the race to buy adjacent land. The Blues are keen to play at a bigger home and are exploring the possibility of expanding their current stadium, which holds 40,000 fans. The club saw off 12 other bids to agree a deal for a 1.2 [...]
Golf’s Open chiefs change tack on Saudi sponsorship following LIV-PGA deal

July 19, 2023

Open Championship chiefs have admitted they would consider sponsorship from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund despite previously criticising its impact on the sport through LIV Golf. On the eve of last year’s tournament Martin Slumbers, chief executive of the R&A, said LIV Golf was “harming the perception of the game” and depicted it as “entirely [...]
‘Absolutely embarrassing’: Victoria blasted for Commonwealth Games hosting U-turn

July 18, 2023

A bitter war of words has broken out over the 2026 Commonwealth Games after the Australian state of Victoria abruptly pulled out of hosting the event. Victoria was named host for the multi-sport championships last year but reneged on that commitment on Tuesday, citing spiralling costs – plunging the Games into doubt. Commonwealth Games Australia [...]
England eclipses hosts and holders for Women’s World Cup fever

July 18, 2023

Women’s World Cup fever is set to hit hardest in England — ahead of holders the USA and co-hosts Australia, according to a new global fan survey. Awareness of the tournament, which kicks off on Thursday in New Zealand, is highest in England, where 66 per cent of people know about the Women’s World Cup. That [...]
2023 Women’s World Cup: Prize money up three-fold – but Lionesses in bonus row

July 18, 2023

The Women’s World Cup may not have kicked off yet but it has already been hailed as a transformative moment in the growth of the game, with prize money increasing more than three-fold and, for the first time, most of it being paid directly to players. But some financial issues, including a bonus row between [...]
Carlos Alcaraz’s Wimbledon win pulls in nearly as many viewers as coronation

July 17, 2023

Carlos Alcaraz’s thrilling Wimbledon triumph attracted a peak audience of 11.2m viewers on BBC One – just short of the number who tuned in for the coronation of King Charles. Alcaraz, 20, came from a set down to beat 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic and win his first men’s singles title at the All [...]
Fan-owned AFC Wimbledon named best-run club in English football

July 17, 2023

AFC Wimbledon are the best-run club in English football, according to a new report on the future funding of the game by campaigners Fair Game. The Fair Game Index rates all 92 teams in the top four divisions in four areas: financial sustainability, governance, fan engagement and equality standards. Wimbledon achieved the highest score of [...]
Aramco Team Series – London: Nelly Korda returns to form to hold off Charley Hull

July 16, 2023

World No2 Nelly Korda lived up to her star billing by winning her first title on British soil at the Aramco Team Series – London. Korda, who led by five overnight, shot a two-under-par final round of 71 to finish on 11 under and hold off a late charge from England’s Charley Hull. Hull made [...]

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