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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Krystsina Tsimanouskaya: Belarusian athlete ‘safe’ say Olympic chiefs after alleged kidnap by officials from own team at Tokyo 2020 Games

August 2, 2021

Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who alleged that she was kidnapped by officials from her own team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, is safe, according to Games chiefs. Tsimanouskaya says she was taken to the airport against her will on Sunday in an attempt to forcibly repatriate her after she criticised the team’s management. The sprinter, [...]
Socios: The blockchain-enabled fan token platform promising to unlock revenue from the global fanbases of sport’s most famous teams

July 31, 2021

Football’s transfer market may have lacked headline-grabbing deals so far this summer but the same can’t be said for Socios. The platform, which sells “fan tokens” offering supporters the chance to influence decisions at their team, has instantly increased visibility with a clutch of major partnerships. Last week Socios announced the launch of an Arsenal [...]
Why the British and Irish Lions brand has gone from strength to strength – and what the future holds for the touring side

July 30, 2021

Ahead of this weekend’s second Test between the British and Irish Lions and South Africa, City A.M. examines why the touring side’s brand has endured and how it might evolve. “It shouldn’t work,” former England captain Lewis Moody says of the British and Irish Lions. The concept of a band of disparate players from the [...]
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Team GB win historic canoe silver and bag trap shooting bronze

July 29, 2021

Mallory Franklin claimed a historic silver in the women’s canoe slalom as Team GB recovered from earlier disappointments on day six of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Franklin was pipped only by New Zealand’s Jessica Fox in the first ever staging of the women’s C1 event at an Olympic Games. The 27-year-old from Windsor, a former [...]
European football market contracted by £3.4bn in first few months of Covid-19 pandemic, Deloitte report finds

July 29, 2021

The European football market shrunk by 13 per cent in the first few months of the pandemic, according to analysis by Deloitte. Total revenue fell by €3.7bn (£3.4bn) to €25.2bn (£22.1bn) in 2019-20, the first decrease since the global financial crisis struck more than a decade earlier. Clubs suffered as leagues were postponed and resumed [...]
Simone Biles withdraws from individual all-around final at Tokyo 2020 Olympics ‘to focus on her mental health’, USA Gymnastics confirms

July 28, 2021

Simone Biles has pulled out of tomorrow’s women’s individual all-around gymnastics final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, following her withdrawal during the team final yesterday. USA Gymnastics said the move would allow Biles “to focus on her mental health” and that it had not been decided yet whether Biles would compete in further events next [...]
Fulham sign up blockchain telecoms network World Mobile as principal commercial partner on three-year-deal

July 27, 2021

Fulham have signed World Mobile, a telecoms network that uses blockchain technology, as their new principal commercial partner. The three-year deal sees World Mobile replace bookmaker BetVictor as the club’s main sponsor. The agreement will see World Mobile appear on the shirts of the Fulham men’s, women’s and youth teams. Fulham’s men will be hoping [...]
Saracens and Ulster to clash in the City at iconic Square Mile venue the Honourable Artillery Company on eve of new Premiership season

July 27, 2021

Saracens will return to the City in September for a pre-season match against Ulster. The teams will clash on the lawns of the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) on Thursday 9 September, six days after they meet in Belfast. The fixture comes a week before Saracens resume life in the Premiership, having been promoted back to [...]
Crystal Palace report £58m loss for pandemic-hit 2019-20 season

July 26, 2021

Crystal Palace have announced a £58m loss for the 2019-20 season as a result of Covid-19’s impact on football. The Premier League club saw revenue fall £13m to £142m, while operating expenses increased by £15m to £154m. The drop in income was largely due to the effect of matches in the second half of the [...]
Adam Peaty, Tom Daley, Matty Lee and Tom Pidcock lead Team GB gold rush on day three of Tokyo 2020 Olympics

July 26, 2021

Adam Peaty, Tom Daley and Matty Lee, and Tom Pidcock all won gold as Team GB kick-started their Tokyo 2020 Olympics on day three. Swimming star Peaty confirmed his utter domination in the men’s 100m breaststroke, winning the final by six tenths of a second to defend the title he won in Rio de Janeiro [...]

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