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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Sir Andy Murray vows to bounce back after Australian Open heartbreak comes early

January 22, 2017

World No1 Sir Andy Murray has vowed to come back stronger after suffering a shock fourth-round defeat to German Mischa Zverev at the Australian Open on Sunday. Top seed Murray, fancied to end his run of near misses in Melbourne following the early exit of main rival Novak Djokovic, lost 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 to [...]
Champion Angelique Kerber knocked out of Australian Open as top seeds tumble in fourth round

January 22, 2017

Defending champion Angelique Kerber rued another below-par display after her disappointing season continued with a surprise defeat to American Coco Vandeweghe at the Australian Open on Sunday. Kerber suffered the earliest exit by a women’s singles title-holder in Melbourne for a decade as she followed men’s top seed Sir Andy Murray out of the tournament [...]
Sale sack wing Tom Arscott following leak investigation

January 19, 2017

Premiership side Sale have terminated the contract of wing Tom Arscott following an investigation into claims that confidential information was leaked to fellow strugglers Bristol. Arscott, 29, has been accused of disclosing details to brother Luke Arscott, who plays for Bristol, the day before the teams met in a match that Sale eventually lost 24-23. [...]
Tottenham receive Jan Vertonghen boost ahead of Manchester City trip – but fears grow for Erik Lamela

January 19, 2017

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has revealed that defender Jan Vertonghen’s injury is not as bad as first feared, but admits that Erik Lamela’s continued absence is an increasing concern. Pochettino insists he does not plan to sign a replacement for Vertonghen this month as the Belgium centre-back’s knee problem is only likely to sideline him [...]
Sir Andy Murray receives huge Australian Open boost after Novak Djokovic suffers shock defeat to Uzbek wild card Denis Istomin

January 19, 2017

Defending champion Novak Djokovic admits he is at a loss to explain his dramatic decline after crashing out of the Australian Open in the second round to wild card Denis Istomin on Thursday. Djokovic lost a marathon contest with the world No117 from Uzbekistan 7-6 (10-8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 – his earliest loss [...]
Johanna Konta sweeps into Australian Open third round but fellow Brit Heather Watson crashes out

January 19, 2017

Britain’s Johanna Konta insists she is not looking too far ahead at the Australian Open despite underlining her title credentials while more big names tumbled out on Thursday. Konta, who reached the last four in Melbourne last year, despatched powerful Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-2 to set up a third-round clash with former world [...]
Manchester United replace Real Madrid as richest club in the world in Deloitte Football Money League

January 19, 2017

Manchester United have been named the world’s richest club after they ended Real Madrid’s 11-year stranglehold on top spot in Deloitte’s Football Money League. United’s 2015-16 revenues of €689.0m (£515.3) – an all-time record for a football team – lifted them ahead of both Real and Barcelona for the first time since 2003-04. Neighbours Manchester [...]
Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and West Ham make London home to more big clubs than all of Spain or Germany

January 19, 2017

London’s claim to being football’s leading city has been lent further weight after four its clubs – more than in all of Spain or Germany – ranked among the 20 richest in the world. Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United all feature in Deloitte’s Football Money League, which is published today and orders [...]
Dominance of the big six has led to lack of spending in January transfer window

January 18, 2017

Premier League clubs’ relative restraint during the current January transfer window is a result of the increasing dominance of the leading six clubs, according to a leading football finance expert. Flush from a new £8.3bn, three-year television deal, England’s top-flight teams spent a record £1.2bn on new signings in the summer, yet they have invested [...]
Roger Federer wobbles and attracts swipe from Nick Kyrgios on difficult opening day for top men’s seeds at Australian Open

January 16, 2017

Four-time Australian Open winner Roger Federer was one of a host of big names to survive major scares as the first round of the men’s draw got underway in Melbourne on Monday. Fourth seed Stan Wawrinka, fifth seed Kei Nishikori and seventh seed Marin Cilic all needed five sets to keep their hopes alive against [...]

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