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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British Paralympic star disqualified over tattoo earns measure of revenge at European Championships

May 2, 2016

Britain's youngest gold medallist at London 2012 bounced back from a tattoo row to claim silver at the International Paralympic Committee European Swimming Championships on Monday night. Josef Craig, 19, from Jarrow in South Tyneside, was banned from Sunday’s S8 100m freestyle final despite winning his heat because he failed to hide a tattoo of [...]
Why this could be the week that Rory McIlroy’s season catches light

May 2, 2016

It didn't happen for him at the Masters and he is still looking for a first win of 2016 but this week looks as good an opportunity as any for Rory McIlroy to get off the mark. The Northern Irishman is set to make his first appearance since his tie for 10th at Augusta on [...]
Red Bull chief’s warning sounds ominous for Kvyat after Russian’s run-in with Vettel

May 2, 2016

Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat is this week set to hold talks over his future at the team after causing what the outfit’s bosses called “a day of disaster” at the Russian Grand Prix. Kvyat, 22, infuriated Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel by shunting him out of Sunday’s race on the first lap in an incident [...]
Leicester star wins player of the year award – but this time it’s not Riyad Mahrez

May 2, 2016

Leicester and England striker Jamie Vardy has been rewarded for a record-breaking watershed campaign by being named Player of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association (FWA). Vardy scooped 36 per cent of votes to beat Riyad Mahrez, who last week claimed the equivalent award from the Professional Footballers’ Association, and N’Golo Kante in an all-Leicester [...]
Football betting: Leicester to keep the champagne on ice in tricky Manchester United test

April 28, 2016

There's nothing unusual in the Premier League title being sealed at Old Trafford. But if Leicester do it on Sunday it will arguably be the most remarkable moment in top-flight history. The Foxes take on Manchester United needing three points from their final three games to claim the trophy. Famously, Claudio Ranieri’s men were 5,000/1 [...]
Football betting: Alan Pardew can be pardoned for prioritising Palace’s precious trip to Wembley

April 28, 2016

Alan Pardew will have plenty to smile about when he returns to Newcastle this weekend. His Crystal Palace side’s Premier League safety is virtually guaranteed, with 39 points, and they have a first FA Cup final in a generation to look forward to. And that makes Newcastle a very attractive bet, at 19/20 with Betway. Until [...]
Liverpool’s Mamadou Sakho out for the season – and maybe longer – after failed drug test

April 28, 2016

Liverpool and France defender Mamadou Sakho is set to miss the rest of the season – and could yet be ruled out of Euro 2016 – following his failed drug test. European governing body Uefa today confirmed that it has opened disciplinary proceedings against Sakho and accordingly issued him with a provisional 30-day suspension. If [...]
It’s a squeaky bum bank holiday as titles, Champions League places, promotions and relegations can all be decided

April 28, 2016

The run-in; the business end; squeaky-bum time, as Sir Alex Ferguson dubbed it. Whatever you call it, this is it: the time of the season when clubs’ fates are decided and dreams take shape – or wither and die. Titles, promotions, Champions League places, play-off spots and relegation across English football’s top four divisions could [...]
British Cycling chief Shane Sutton resigns following sexism and discrimination claims but vows to clear his name

April 27, 2016

British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton has resigned following a sexism and discrimination row but protested his innocence and vowed to fight the allegations. The Australian’s decision – with 100 days to go until the Olympics – came hours after he was suspended by British Cycling, pending an independent probe into the claims amid pressure [...]
Liverpool great Alan Hansen’s joy as Hillsborough families savour victory at last in 27-year campaign

April 26, 2016

Liverpool great Alan Hansen has revealed his “elation” after the families of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster won their 27-year fight to have the deaths deemed unlawful. The longest jury proceedings in British legal history concluded with a majority verdict of 7-2 that match commander Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield had committed “gross negligence”. [...]

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