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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Damar Hamlin: Latest update from Buffalo Bills lifts hopes for cardiac arrest NFL star

January 5, 2023

NFL star Damar Hamlin has shown signs of recovery following his cardiac arrest during a game on Monday night, his team the Buffalo Bills said in their latest update. Hamlin had to be resuscitated using CPR on the field after collapsing following a tackle on a Cincinnati Bengals opponent. The 24-year-old is still in a [...]
Premier League first: Why London ref Bhupinder Singh Gill is a history maker

January 4, 2023

London teacher Bhupinder Singh Gill is set to make history on Wednesday night when he becomes the first Sikh Punjabi assistant referee in the Premier League. The 37-year-old is set to run the line in the top-flight match between Southampton and Nottingham Forest on the south coast. “This has to be the proudest and most [...]
West Ham United joint-chairman David Gold dies, aged 86

January 4, 2023

West Ham United have announced the death of joint-chairman David Gold at the age of 86 after a short illness. “It is with deep sadness that West Ham United FC confirm that our beloved Joint-Chairman David Gold passed away on Wednesday morning following a short illness,” the club said. “David Gold, 86, died peacefully with [...]
Beth England: Lioness’s transfer sets new Women’s Super League record

January 4, 2023

Beth England has become the most expensive signing between two Women’s Super League clubs after completing a transfer to Tottenham Hotspur from Chelsea. The striker, part of the Lionesses squad who won the European Championship last year, has moved across London for a fee of £250,000. That eclipses the previous record £200,000 that England’s former [...]
How does darts prize money compare with other sports?

January 4, 2023

Michael Smith’s maiden victory at the PDC World Championship earned the St Helens darts player the No1 ranking and £500,000 in prize money. It also lifted 32-year-old Smith to No1 in the PDC order of merit, with aggregate earnings of £1.24m over the past 24 months. But how does darts prize money compare to the [...]
Pele’s funeral in pictures: Brazilians pay tribute to legendary footballer

January 3, 2023

Brazilians have turned out in huge numbers to pay tribute to Pele ahead of the legendary footballer’s funeral today. Crowds lined the streets of Santos, in Sao Paulo state, to see the three-time World Cup winner’s coffin carried through the city. Earlier, his body lay in state at the Vila Belmiro Stadium for 24 hours [...]
Zhao Xintong: 2021 UK snooker champion is 10th player suspended in match-fixing probe

January 3, 2023

Former UK champion Zhao Xintong has become the 10th Chinese player to be suspended from the World Snooker Tour as part of a match-fixing investigation. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) added Zhao and compatriot Zhang Jiankang to the already lengthy banned list today. Both men are entitled to appeal but it means [...]
Chelsea set to take spending to £350m under Todd Boehly with record Fernandez signing

January 3, 2023

Chelsea are set to take their spending under Todd Boehly past £350m in just seven months with a Premier League record deal for World Cup-winning Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez. The Blues will pay Portuguese side Benfica €127m (£112m) to secure the 21-year-old in the January transfer window, according to multiple reports. If completed, the move [...]
Damar Hamlin: NFL star in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest during game

January 3, 2023

NFL star Damar Hamlin is in critical condition after the Buffalo Bills player suffered a cardiac arrest during a game with Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night. Hamlin, 24, received CPR and oxygen as visibly distressed players looked on before he was taken from the field by ambulance and the NFL took the rare step of [...]
Pele’s funeral: Millions of Brazilians expected to pay tribute in Santos stadium and streets

January 2, 2023

Millions of Brazilians are set to pay their respects to Pele in Santos today before the legendary footballer’s funeral tomorrow. Pele’s body is to lie in state for 24 hours at the Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, a coastal city to the south east of Sao Paulo, where he died on Thursday aged 82. He [...]

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