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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Gambling sponsors back on the up in sport despite continued threat of a ban, study finds

August 4, 2022

Gambling sponsorship in English sport is back on the rise despite the threat of a potential ban, according to a new study. The number of betting companies with front-of-shirt sponsorship deals at leading clubs appeared to be in terminal decline just a year ago, having plummeted 48 per cent from 2019 to 2021. Premier League [...]
Eni Aluko exclusive: England Women can win World Cup now they’ve got monkey off their back

August 1, 2022

Women’s Euro 2022 champions England should head to next year’s World Cup with confidence that they can win back-to-back major tournaments, says former Lioness Eni Aluko. England shed the baggage of successive semi-final defeats with victory in the final against Germany in front of a record crowd of 87, 912 at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. [...]
England Women set for sponsorship offers after Euros success turns Lionesses into stars

August 1, 2022

The stars of England’s success at Women’s Euro 2022 could be in line for lucrative personal sponsorship deals as a result of the tournament making them household names. Lionesses including captain Leah Williamson and super-sub Alessia Russo have enjoyed greater prominence than ever as women’s football has made the front and back pages. But the [...]
Henrik Stenson reopens wounds of Ryder Cup row after winning on LIV Golf debut

August 1, 2022

Former European golf No1 Henrik Stenson took a swipe at his sacking as Ryder Cup captain after winning his first event on the breakaway LIV Golf series last night. Stenson was removed as skipper of Team Europe for next year’s biennial match with the USA after confirming his decision to join the Saudi-backed, big-money circuit [...]
A roaring success: Lionesses beat Germany to end England’s 56-year wait for football glory

July 31, 2022

England’s Women last night succeeded where their male counterparts have fallen short, winning the European Championship through substitute Chloe Kelly’s extra-time goal to end the country’s 56-year wait for another major international football trophy. Naturally – this being an England national team – they didn’t make it easy. At times they rode their luck against [...]
Community Shield: Manchester City dominate Liverpool but fail to find finishing touch

July 31, 2022

Manchester City’s new-look attack posed more threat than Liverpool’s but lacked its clinical touch in the Community Shield, writes Frank Dalleres. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is not a mantra by which either Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp appear to abide. Not content with establishing a yawning gap to the rest of the [...]
Grassroots key to diversifying Lionesses, says England’s first black captain

July 29, 2022

Girls need better access to grassroots football to grow the game and make the England team more racially diverse, says Mary Phillip, the first black captain of the Lionesses. England’s women could win their first major international title on Sunday when they face Germany in the final of Euro 2022, but Phillip believes the country [...]
Exclusive: Lionesses have the spirit of 1966 World Cup winners, says Sir Geoff Hurst

July 28, 2022

England football hero Sir Geoff Hurst says he sees similarities between the Lionesses and his 1966 World Cup winners. Sarina Wiegman’s team could become the first senior England side to win major honours for more than half a century when they play Germany in the final of Women’s Euro 2022 on Sunday. The Wembley matchup [...]
Kit hits the fan: Retailers running out of England Women’s shirts ahead of Euros final

July 28, 2022

Retailers are running out of England Women’s football shirts ahead of the Lionesses’ Euro final against Germany on Sunday. The official England online store, kit maker Nike’s website and a host of high street retailers had sold out of all but extra-small women’s home shirts, which are priced at £75, on Thursday. “We have seen [...]
$405m LIV Golf League to launch next year as Saudi-backed circuit brings forwards its plans

July 27, 2022

LIV Golf has stayed on the front foot in its tussle with the leading men’s tours by bringing forward its plans to launch a star-studded super league. It will see the Saudi-backed big-money circuit – at odds with the PGA Tour and DP World Tour over the services of the world’s leading players – significantly [...]

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