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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Wayne Rooney issues apology over images of England captain appearing to party while on international duty

November 16, 2016

England captain Wayne Rooney has issued a public apology after he was pictured appearing to party late into Saturday night while on international duty. Rooney, whose absence from the team to play Spain on Tuesday was blamed on a minor injury, called the images, which appeared in a British newspaper, “inappropriate for someone in his [...]
Novak Djokovic keeps heat on Andy Murray with win over Milos Raonic at ATP World Tour Finals

November 15, 2016

World No2 Novak Djokovic boosted his hopes of reclaiming top spot in the rankings from Andy Murray and booked his place in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 last night. Djokovic, dethroned by Murray after more than two years at the apex of the men’s game earlier this month, battled [...]
Rory McIlroy tips new $50m Rolex Series to tempt Europe’s leading players back from PGA Tour

November 15, 2016

European Tour chiefs have unveiled a lucrative new $50m, seven-event series that Rory McIlroy believes will persuade top players to spend more time on this side of the Atlantic. The Rolex Series – comprising existing events the BMW PGA Championship, the Irish Open, the Scottish Open, the Italian Open, the Turkish Airlines Open, the Nedbank [...]
Next England manager must be given time to develop a philosophy, says Gareth Southgate

November 14, 2016

England caretaker manager Gareth Southgate insists the next national team coach must be given time to develop a lasting philosophy for success rather than merely tasked with hitting short-term targets. Southgate goes into the final fixture of his four-match audition for the job against Spain on Tuesday as the favourite to land the role, having [...]
Harry Kane out of England squad for Spain friendly as Gareth Southgate releases Tottenham striker

November 13, 2016

England striker Harry Kane is set to resume his recuperation at Tottenham after being deemed surplus to requirements for Tuesday’s friendly against Spain at Wembley. Three Lions manager Gareth Southgate summoned Kane to his squad for Friday’s win over Scotland, despite him only returning from a seven-week injury lay-off the previous weekend. The Spurs star [...]
Alastair Cook defends tactics after England denied victory by India in first Test

November 13, 2016

England captain Alastair Cook rejected accusations of excessive conservatism after India held on to deny the tourists victory on the final day of the first Test in Rajkot on Sunday. Cook waited until his team had a lead of 309 before putting India back into bat as England looked to become the first team to [...]
Gareth Southgate says Wayne Rooney is back in form and ready to lead England in high-stakes clash with Scotland

November 10, 2016

Caretaker manager Gareth Southgate insists Wayne Rooney has hit his stride again and is ready to lead England in a high-stakes World Cup qualifier against Scotland on Friday night. Southgate dropped Rooney for last month’s trip to Slovenia – a goalless draw – while England’s record goalscorer struggled to relocate his form under new Manchester [...]
Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn blames Fifa’s new leadership for poppy row overshadowing England v Scotland match

November 10, 2016

Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn has blamed the row over whether England players should be allowed to wear poppies on the new leadership of world governing body Fifa. The FA is set to issue players with black armbands embroidered with a poppy for Friday's match against Scotland, despite warnings from Fifa that the move would breach rules [...]
England are in a good position to record another landmark win, says Joe Root, after tourists take charge on day one of first Test in India

November 9, 2016

England batsman Joe Root believes the tourists have laid the groundwork for another landmark victory over India after an encouraging start to the Test series in Rajkot on Wednesday. Root top-scored with 124 and shared a fourth-wicket stand of 179 with Moeen Ali as England recovered from 102-3 to finish day one of the first [...]
Southampton 2, Inter Milan 1: Saints show why they’re attracting takeover talk with stirring win over Italian giants

November 3, 2016

Southampton 2, Inter Milan 1 Southampton came from behind and recovered from missing a penalty to record a memorable victory over Inter Milan and revive their hopes of progressing to the Europa League knockout stage. Inter striker Mauro Icardi put the visitors in front and the Saints wasted a chance to equalise just before half-time when [...]

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