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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Everton 4, Manchester City 0: Pep Guardiola accepts Premier League title may be out of reach after landmark defeat

January 15, 2017

Everton 4, Manchester City 0 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admits his team may be out of the title race after he suffered the heaviest league defeat of his glittering career at Everton on Sunday. Striker Romelu Lukaku and winger Kevin Mirallas put the Toffees in control before young midfielder Tom Davies and £11m debutant Ademola [...]
My good form is no guarantee of going far at the Australian Open, says Britain’s Johanna Konta

January 15, 2017

Britain’s Johanna Konta has played down her status as Britain’s most credible female grand slam contender since Virginia Wade as she prepares to begin her Australian Open campaign on Tuesday. Konta goes into the year’s first major tournament at a career-high ranking of ninth in the world and buoyed by a string of fine performances [...]
Graeme Storm capitalises on reprieve to see off Rory McIlroy and win first European Tour title for 10 years

January 15, 2017

Forgotten man Graeme Storm completed his remarkable turnaround in fortunes over the last three months by beating world No2 Rory McIlroy to the South African Open on Sunday. Storm looked to have missed out on his tour card by the slimmest of margins when he bogeyed the last at the Portugal Masters in October, only [...]
Everton January spending set to reach £45m as Morgan Schneiderlin completes transfer from Manchester United

January 12, 2017

Everton manager Ronald Koeman has hailed the signing of Morgan Schneiderlin after completing the £24m signing of his former Southampton midfielder. Schneiderlin’s move from Manchester United takes Everton’s January spending to £35m and they are expected to invest further on £10m Standard Liege forward Ishak Belfodil. “I’m very pleased because I know the player, I know [...]
Britons head into Australian Open on form as Johanna Konta and Dan Evans continue their march in Sydney

January 12, 2017

British No1 Johanna Konta continued her encouraging preparations for next week’s Australian Open on Thursday by reaching only her third WTA Tour final at the Apia International in Sydney. Her progress capped a fine evening for British players at the tournament, after Dan Evans defeated a top-10 ranked opponent for the first time to advance [...]
Sir Andy’s pledge of allegiance to Queen’s: World No1 Murray commits to Aegon Championships for rest of his career

January 11, 2017

Queen's Club has received a major boost after world No1 Sir Andy Murray committed to playing the Aegon Championships, the west London venue’s traditional Wimbledon precursor, for the rest of his career. Murray is the current champion and a five-time winner of the tournament, which he has traditionally used to acclimatise to grass courts in [...]
Prop Joe Marler’s broken leg deepens England’s Six Nations injury crisis

January 11, 2017

England’s pack for their Six Nations defence has been further weakened after Joe Marler was ruled out of the start of the championship with a broken leg. The Harlequins prop was withdrawn from Saturday’s match against Sale after feeling discomfort during the warm-up. It was initially thought he had a calf problem but scans have [...]
Fifa president Gianni Infantino insists inclusion – not $1bn revenue boost – is behind World Cup expansion

January 10, 2017

Fifa president Gianni Infantino insists the decision to expand the World Cup to 48 teams is motivated not by a projected $1bn revenue boost but by a desire to make the competition more inclusive. The football governing body’s council on Tuesday unanimously voted to approve controversial but highly lucrative proposals to increase the number of [...]
Fifa set to expand World Cup to 48 teams – and bank $1bn in extra revenue

January 9, 2017

Controversial but highly lucrative proposals to expand the World Cup from 32 teams to 48 from 2026 are expected to be rubber-stamped by governing body Fifa on Tuesday. Critics say the plans, advanced by Fifa president Gianni Infantino, will dilute the overall standard, produce less exciting matches and could increase the likelihood of teams colluding. [...]
Fifa World Cup expansion vote Q+A: What are the proposals and how do they work?

January 9, 2017

Fifa's Council is expected to approve plans to expand the World Cup to a record 48 teams from 2026 when it meets to vote on the issue on Tuesday. Here is the lowdown on how it works. What is being proposed? The first expansion of the World Cup since 1998, from 32 teams to 48. [...]

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