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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Swansea near Paul Clement appointment as Bayern Munich confirm talks

January 2, 2017

Former Derby boss Paul Clement has edged closer to taking charge at free-falling Swansea and could be appointed as soon as Tuesday. Bayern Munich, where Clement has been assistant to head coach Carlo Ancelotti, confirmed the Englishman had been given permission to discuss the vacancy with the Swans. Clement has been one of several names [...]
I am still the right man for the job, insists sacked Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill

January 2, 2017

Sacked Leicester director or rugby Richard Cockerill insists Tigers chiefs have made the wrong decision in terminating his long association with the club. Leicester acted on Monday just hours after the 16-12 New Year’s Day defeat to Saracens – a third loss in four games for the 10-time champions, who have slipped out of the [...]
Double let-off for Northampton Saints over George North concussion inquiry and European Champions Cup team selection

December 21, 2016

Northampton have escaped punishment despite being told they were wrong to allow wing George North to resume playing a Premiership match after he suffered a head injury. North, who has a history of concussions, was cleared to continue this month’s fixture against Leicester, amid concerns he may have been knocked out again, after being assessed by [...]
Meet Tom Vernon, the former Manchester United scout and founder of Africa’s top football academy out to turn the sport on its head

December 21, 2016

There is something extraordinary about the union between FC Nordsjaelland, an unremarkable Danish first division football club to the north-west of Copenhagen, and the Right To Dream academy in Ghana. It is not just because the club, from the modest 19,000-person town of Farum, is some 5,000 miles away from Right To Dream’s football-oriented residential [...]
Exclusive: West Ham transfer boost as club signs up forex and payments provider TransferMate

December 20, 2016

West Ham will today announce a deal with global payments company TransferMate that the club believes will give them a significant advantage when buying and selling players. The multi-year agreement sees TransferMate become West Ham’s exclusive foreign currency provider, meaning the club can expect to benefit from better exchange rates and lower bank fees in [...]
Everton 0, Liverpool 1: Sadio Mane’s late goal sends Reds back to second in Premier League after clash marred by Ross Barkley tackle on Jordan Henderson

December 19, 2016

Everton 0, Liverpool 1 Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson refused to blame Everton midfielder Ross Barkley for a horror challenge in a feisty Merseyside derby decided by Sadio Mane’s last-gasp winner on Monday night. Forward Mane struck in the 94th minute to inflict Everton’s first Premier League defeat at Goodison Park since March and restore Liverpool [...]
Trevor Bayliss won’t try to influence Alastair Cook as England captain ponders future in wake of difficult India Test series

December 19, 2016

England head coach Trevor Bayliss insists he will not attempt to influence Alastair Cook’s decision whether to stay on as captain as their dispiriting Test series in India nears its climax. The tourists must bat out the final day of the fifth Test in Chennai on Tuesday to avoid a 4-0 defeat after India amassed 759-7 [...]
Andy Murray crowned BBC Sports Personality of the year for record third time

December 18, 2016

Tennis world No1 Andy Murray paid tribute to his family and support staff after becoming the first person to win the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award for a third time. Murray polled 247,419 votes – more than twice that of his nearest challenger, triathlete Alistair Brownlee. Veteran showjumper Nick Skelton was a close [...]
Manchester City 2, Arsenal 1: Arsene Wenger compares referees to “lions in a zoo” after the Gunners’ Premier League title hopes suffer another blow

December 18, 2016

Manchester City 2, Arsenal 1 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger compared referees to “lions in the zoo” after his team’s Premier League title hopes sustained a second swingeing blow in what he termed “a horrible week”. The Gunners looked set to bounce back from midweek defeat at Everton when Theo Walcott fired them into an early [...]
Tottenham Hotspur 2, Burnley 1: Mauricio Pochettino shrugs off Sean Dyche’s complaints after Danny Rose’s controversial winner

December 18, 2016

Tottenham Hotspur 2, Burnley 1 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino shrugged off the complaints of opposite number Sean Dyche after they claimed a hard-fought Premier League win over Burnley on Sunday. Left-back Danny Rose struck a controversial 71st-minute winner to complete Tottenham’s comeback after midfielder Dele Alli had cancelled out an Ashley Barnes opening goal. Read more: [...]

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