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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Spanish police arrest four over attempted sabotage of Vuelta a Espana cycle race

August 29, 2023

Spanish police have revealed they foiled an attempt to sabotage a stage of the Vuelta a Espana cycle race by suspected Catalan separatists who planned to flood roads with oily liquid. Four people were arrested after police discovered drums containing 400 litres of a liquid similar to motor oil and a timer device in bushes [...]
US Ryder Cup team: Brooks Koepka in but Johnson, DeChambeau and Reed snubbed

August 29, 2023

US Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson has named LIV Golf rebel Brooks Koepka in his team for next month’s contest against Europe in Rome. Koepka is one of Johnson’s six wild cards for the match, along with Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns and Rickie Fowler. They join previously confirmed automatic qualifiers Scottie [...]
Chelsea accused of penalising disabled fans with ‘appalling’ coach subsidy decision

August 29, 2023

Chelsea supporters have accused the club of penalising disabled and vulnerable fans by taking the “appalling decision” to remove subsidised coach travel to domestic away games. Blues chiefs said this week that it was “not financially sustainable” to maintain the subsidy, which the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust believes costs £250,000 a year – less than some [...]
Luis Rubiales: Prosecutors look into ‘sexual assault’ as mother goes on hunger strike

August 28, 2023

Spanish prosecutors began enquiries on Monday into whether Luis Rubiales committed sexual assault by kissing Women’s World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso – as the football chief’s mother went on hunger strike over the storm surrounding her son. Rubiales appeared to grab Hermoso before kissing her on the lips at the medal ceremony for last week’s [...]
How Andy Murray got over Wimbledon exit and prepared for US Open campaign

August 28, 2023

Andy Murray has revealed that he used his summer holiday to come to terms with a disappointing Wimbledon exit and identify where he should improve for the US Open. The Briton was 2-1 up and on his way to a famous win over Stefanos Tsitsipas when SW19 chiefs called time for the night, only to [...]
Premier League summer spending tops £2bn for first time – and more records set to fall

August 28, 2023

Premier League spending has passed the £2bn mark for the first time in a single transfer window as England’s leading clubs have flexed their financial muscle. With several days left before the transfer deadline on Friday at 11pm, top-flight teams have already exceeded the record £1.92bn lavished last summer. And they could yet surpass £3bn [...]
Rory McIlroy harnessing pain of Whistling Straits in search of Ryder Cup revenge

August 28, 2023

Rory McIlroy insists he is determined to harness the pain of Europe’s record defeat at Whistling Straits to regain the Ryder Cup next month in Rome. World No2 McIlroy is one of three European players to have guaranteed their place at the biennial contest against the USA, along with Masters winner Jon Rahm and new [...]
Spotlight falls on Steve Borthwick coaching after Fiji set off more England alarm bells

August 28, 2023

Steve Borthwick declared himself “deeply honoured” and “excited” upon being named the successor to old mentor Eddie Jones as England rugby coach in December. “The English game is full of talent and I want to build a winning team which makes the most of our huge potential and inspires young people to fall in love [...]
Explained: How Tour Championship format works and FedEx Cup prize money is shared

August 26, 2023

This weekend’s finale to the PGA Tour promises to answer a host of questions, but the most pressing for casual golf fans may surround the unusual mechanics of the Tour Championship format and the way that $75m of FedEx Cup prize money is carved up. From a sporting point of view, the most intriguing storylines [...]
What to watch and Team GB medal hopes at World Athletics Championships this weekend

August 25, 2023

The 2023 World Athletics Championships reach their conclusion this weekend, but before the last few medals are handed out there is still time to catch some top track and field action. Great Britain and Northern Ireland have medal hopes on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Budapest, while there are other highlights worth making time to [...]

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