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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Chris Froome closes in on third Tour de France title by increasing lead in Alps

July 20, 2016

Britain's Chris Froome moved to within touching distance of a third Tour de France title by increasing his lead over his main rivals in the race’s 17th stage. Froome dropped Colombian Nairo Quintana and Dutchman Bauke Mollema in the later stages of a punishing final climb as he extended his advantage in the general classification [...]
Dismissals for dissent on the cards as England’s refs are told to crack down on bad behaviour from players and coaches

July 20, 2016

Players who confront and verbally abuse referees or their assistants face instant dismissal next season after English football’s key stakeholders announced a crackdown on dissent. Any aggressive or confrontational physical contact with an official will also attract a red card, while referees have been ordered to issue more bookings for similar but less serious offences. [...]
Manchester United will win the transfer window if they sign Paul Pogba – but it’ll be a big blow if they don’t

July 19, 2016

Arsenal I wouldn’t be thrilled if I was an Arsenal fan. Granit Xhaka is the Gunners’ only major addition this summer, which suggests Arsene Wenger must be pretty happy with his starting XI. With the way they finished the season, I’m surprised he hasn’t been bolder, while seemingly not having an alternative option when a [...]
Antonio Conte insists Diego Costa is staying at Chelsea, Stoke confirm Saido Berahino bids and Arsenal close on Bolton defender

July 19, 2016

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has warned Atletico Madrid to forget about re-signing Diego Costa and vowed to make the Spain centre-forward an integral part of his Stamford Bridge reign. Atletico have been linked with a deal to take their former player back to the Vicente Calderon, with club president Enrique Cerezo quizzed on Tuesday about [...]
Chris Froome forced to run up Mont Ventoux as Tour de France takes extraordinary turn

July 14, 2016

Britain's Chris Froome kept hold of the yellow jersey despite being forced to run up part of the iconic Mont Ventoux climb in one of the most extraordinary incidents in Tour de France history. The defending champion took to jogging after being knocked off his bike towards the end of the stage and finding that [...]
Horse racing betting: Mokarris all set to bounce back after Royal Ascot flop

July 14, 2016

Every now and then a horse comes along that leaves a lasting impression on its racecourse debut. Simon Crisford’s MOKARRIS did just that on his first start at Haydock back in May when bolting up having travelled powerfully through the race. He was then somewhat thrown in the deep end at Royal Ascot when taking [...]
Horse racing betting: The Tin Man has enough heart for Newbury battle

July 14, 2016

Just over a decade ago there were plenty of complaints about the poor quality of British sprinters. Choisir’s historic double in the 2003 King’s Stand and Diamond Jubilee set the ball rolling for the Australians to come over here and plunder our top speedster contests. Things have changed in recent times, though, with the introduction of the Commonwealth [...]
Sunderland demand FA speed up decision on whether to hire Sam Allardyce as England boss

July 13, 2016

Sunderland chiefs have called on the Football Association to move quickly and appoint a new England manager after Black Cats boss Sam Allardyce was interviewed for the vacancy on Tuesday. The club confirmed that Allardyce had left a pre-season training camp in Austria to hold talks with the FA over succeeding Roy Hodgson, who quit [...]
Dustin Johnson targeting hat-trick of wins, Claret Jug and No1 ranking at Troon

July 13, 2016

In-form Dustin Johnson believes that his Major breakthrough at Oakmont last month has multiplied his chances of scooping the Open Championship at Royal Troon, which begins on Thursday. Johnson confesses he rarely wants for confidence, but the world No2 says that winning the US Open – and following it up with victory in the WGC [...]
Cricket betting: Comeback kid Mohammad Amir to shine – but England to take series

July 13, 2016

England swatted Sri Lanka away in an underwhelming start to the cricketing summer and now face a far stiffer opponent in the shape of Pakistan. The two nations have a chaotic cricketing history, littered with controversy and confrontation. If Mike Gatting’s famous finger-wagging with umpire Shakoor Rana in 1987 wasn’t bad enough, Inzamam-ul-Haq then refused [...]

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