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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Sutton United 0, Arsenal 2: Arsene Wenger relieved as Gunners end part-timers’ fairytale

February 21, 2017

Relieved Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits his team flirted with one of the biggest shocks in FA Cup history before they ended fifth-tier Sutton’s fairytale run last night. Goals in each half from Lucas Perez and Theo Walcott – his 100th for the Gunners – saw them through a nervy contest and into a quarter [...]
Blackburn Rovers 1, Manchester United 2: Super-sub Zlatan Ibrahimovic sends FA Cup holders into the quarter-finals

February 19, 2017

Blackburn Rovers 1, Manchester United 2 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho refused to single out super-subs Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba after they climbed off the bench to set up an FA Cup quarter-final against Chelsea. Pogba fed Ibrahimovic to slot United’s winner and complete a comeback by the visitors at Ewood Park, after Marcus [...]
Lincoln drawn against Sutton or Arsenal in FA Cup quarter-final, Chelsea to host Manchester United

February 19, 2017

Non-league Lincoln have been rewarded for their historic giant-killing exploits with a possible quarter-final trip to Arsenal. Holders Manchester United face a trip to Premier League leaders Chelsea in the most high-profile last-eight tie. Tottenham host League One Millwall in a London derby, while Middlesbrough welcome the winner of next week's fifth-round replay between Huddersfield and Manchester [...]
England head coach Eddie Jones pays tribute after former Australia and Northampton lock Dan Vickerman dies at the age of 37

February 19, 2017

England head coach Eddie Jones has paid tribute to Dan Vickerman after the former Northampton and Australia lock died, aged 37. No cause of death has been given for the unexpected passing of Vickerman, who represented Australia in three World Cups and retired in 2012 after persistent injury problems. Australian Jones, who coached Vickerman during [...]
Schoolboy snooker sensation banks £3,500 despite reaching finally losing at Welsh Open

February 16, 2017

Schoolboy snooker star Jackson Page hopes to join the professional ranks as soon as possible despite reaching the end of his fairytale run at the Welsh Open. The 15-year-old, who made headlines by beating two more experienced players after being granted a wildcard for the Cardiff event, lost 4-0 to world No4 Judd Trump on [...]
Mark Clattenburg vows to improve refereeing in Saudi Arabia after quitting English football in shock move

February 16, 2017

England’s top referee Mark Clattenburg has vowed to help raise standards of officiating in Saudi Arabia after announcing his shock decision to quit the Premier League and move to the Middle East. Clattenburg has agreed to become Saudi Arabia’s head of referees, a role in which he will oversee the country’s officials while also taking [...]
Scotland lose captain Greig Laidlaw for the rest of the Six Nations – but hooker Ross Ford insists they will cope

February 15, 2017

Hooker Ross Ford believes Scotland boast the leadership and experience to cope without captain Greig Laidlaw after he was ruled out of the rest of the Six Nations. Scottish rugby chiefs confirmed on Wednesday that scrum-half Laidlaw suffered ankle ligament damage in Sunday’s 22-16 defeat to France, meaning he will miss their remaining three matches. [...]
Trying to win the Europa League could make it “really hard” for Manchester United in other competitions, warns Jose Mourinho

February 15, 2017

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho admits that he fears his side will have to negotiate major fixture congestion later in the season if they successfully pursue the Europa League. Mourinho has indicated he will resist the temptation to prioritise other competitions over the Europa League, which resumes on Thursday evening when United meet Saint-Etienne in [...]
Mark Warburton demands answers from Rangers after denying resignation claim

February 15, 2017

City hotshot turned football manager Mark Warburton has denied Rangers’ assertion that he and his assistants offered their resignations before the club announced their departure last week. Former RBS and AIG currency trader Warburton, who led Rangers to promotion last season after a successful spell in charge of Brentford, also accused the club of refusing [...]
World’s leading cyclists to do battle on London streets in finale to Women’s Tour 2017

February 15, 2017

London is to host the final stage of this year’s Women’s Tour, with the five-day race around Britain culminating on some of the capital’s most famous streets. Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus and Whitewall are set to provide the backdrop to the competition’s finale for the first time when the race takes place for a fourth [...]

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