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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Andy Murray moves within striking distance of Novak Djokovic’s world No1 ranking with seventh title of season

October 30, 2016

Britain’s Andy Murray could claim the world No1 ranking for the first time as soon as this weekend after winning his seventh title of the season at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna on Sunday. Murray beat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) to extend his current unbeaten run to 15 matches and put himself [...]
Rory McIlroy puts bid for $1.25m Race To Dubai prize on hold and pulls out of Turkish Airlines Open over security fears

October 30, 2016

World No2 Rory McIlroy admits he may have sacrificed his chances of winning the Race To Dubai by withdrawing from this week’s Turkish Airlines Open because of security concerns. McIlroy decided to pull out of the event in Antalya on Saturday, four days after a car bomb injured several people in the city, which was [...]
West Ham facing calls for stadium ban following supporter clashes during Chelsea EFL Cup tie

October 27, 2016

West Ham should be forced to play matches behind closed doors if they and London Stadium chiefs are unable to eradicate crowd violence at the former Olympic venue, say MPs. The call comes after ugly clashes between Hammers and Chelsea supporters during Wednesday night’s EFL Cup fourth round tie, in which chairs and coins were [...]
FA bursts Jose Mourinho’s bubble with misconduct charge hours after Manchester United’s derby victory

October 27, 2016

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho’s relief at knocking Manchester City out of the EFL Cup was tempered on Thursday when he was charged with misconduct by the Football Association. Mourinho has until Monday to respond to the charge, which relates to comments he made about referee Anthony Taylor before last week’s draw against Liverpool. FA [...]
West Ham United 2, Chelsea 1: Crowd clashes taint Hammers’ EFL Cup fourth-round win over Blues

October 26, 2016

West Ham United 2,Chelsea 1 West Ham manager Slaven Bilic condemned the ugly clashes between rival fans that marred the closing stages of his team's pulsating EFL Cup fourth-round victory over Chelsea last night. Goals in each half from midfielders Cheikhou Kouyate and Edimilson Fernandes ended Chelsea's three-game winning run and earned the Hammers their [...]
FA chief: Gareth Southgate is a strong candidate for the England job regardless of his next two results

October 26, 2016

Interim England manager Gareth Southgate has been assured that he will remain under serious consideration for the job on a long-term basis regardless of the team’s results against Scotland and Spain next month. Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn also insists that they will ignore big-name mercenaries in favour of home-grown coaches with a plan [...]
Arsenal 2, Reading 0: Arsene Wenger hails Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as the new Theo Walcott as Gunners cruise into last eight of EFL Cup

October 25, 2016

Arsenal 2, Reading 0 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is following Theo Walcott's lead after the winger scored twice to send the Gunners into the last eight of the EFL Cup. Oxlade-Chamberlain's goal in each half against Reading extended Arsenal's unbeaten run to 13 games and took his tally to four from his last [...]
Arsenal hopeful of rivalling Manchester United and Chelsea’s record-breaking commercial deals, says chief executive Ivan Gazidis

October 24, 2016

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis insists he is optimistic that the club can rival the record-breaking deals achieved by some Premier League teams when they renew their main commercial agreements. Leading English clubs have cashed in on a boom in kit deals and shirt sponsorship markets since Arsenal signed their existing contracts with Puma and [...]
Arsene Wenger predicts 82-86 points will be enough to win the Premier League this season

October 24, 2016

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed the magic number of points that he believes will be enough to secure the club a first Premier League title since 2004. With three teams – Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool – locked at the top of the table on 20 points after nine games, Wenger has predicted that the champions will finish on 82-86 [...]
Manchester City 1, Southampton 1: Pep Guardiola left wrestling with City’s fallible streak as winless run reaches fifth game

October 23, 2016

Manchester City 1, Southampton 1 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admits he is perplexed by his team’s sudden vulnerability after they failed to win for the fifth match in succession on Sunday. The hosts again looked a shadow of the team that started Guardiola’s reign with 10 consecutive wins as £50m defender John Stones gifted [...]

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