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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Jose Mourinho warns Manchester United fans not to expect too much from £89m world record man Paul Pogba

August 18, 2016

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Paul Pogba is likely to make his first appearance since rejoining the club in a world record transfer against Southampton tonight. But Mourinho warned United supporters not to expect too much from the £89m midfielder, insisting Pogba is still to acclimatise and reach peak condition ahead of [...]
Alisher Usmanov denied suggestions he has plans to sell Arsenal stake and bankroll Everton instead

August 18, 2016

Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov has denied suggestions that he is considering selling his 30 per cent stake in the club. Usmanov acted in response to speculation that he would offload his company Red and White Holdings' interest and instead plough his money into Everton, where long-term business partner Farhad Moshiri bought a 49 per cent stake [...]
Laura Trott and Jason Kenny brush off track cycling rivals’ suspicions at Team GB’s velodrome dominance

August 17, 2016

Team GB’s golden couple Laura Trott and Jason Kenny have hit back after German, French and Australian rivals raised suspicions about Britain’s track cycling dominance at the Rio Olympics. Trott and Kenny starred with two and three golds respectively as Britain picked up where they left off at London 2012 by claiming six of the [...]
Usain Bolt: I’ll join the ranks of the immortal if I complete “triple triple” of Olympic sprint golds at Rio

August 15, 2016

Usain Bolt says he will join the ranks of the “immortal” if he follows the defence of his 100m crown with further gold medals in the 200m and 4 x 100m this week at the Rio Olympics. Bolt held off American Justin Gatlin and Canada’s Andre de Grasse to clinch the first leg of his [...]
Jason Kenny and Laura Trott’s bids for more gold head British medal hopes on Tuesday at the Rio Olympics

August 15, 2016

Team GB pair Jason Kenny and Laura Trott’s attempts to underline their status as track cycling’s golden couple are among the highlights in prospect at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday. Kenny is looking to claim his third Olympic gold medal of these Games and a sixth of his career in the men’s keirin, which concludes [...]
Max Whitlock’s historic gymnastics success proves biggest draw for British TV viewers on Super Sunday

August 15, 2016

History-making gymnast Max Whitlock’s double-gold winning exploits pulled in the biggest domestic viewing figures of Team GB’s Super Sunday at the Rio Olympics. An average of 10.4m people watched Whitlock receive his medal for winning the pommel horse, while 9.4m watched the event itself, in which Whitlock edged team-mate Louis Smith into second place. Those [...]
Ryan Lochte and US swimmers robbed at gunpoint in Rio

August 14, 2016

American six-time Olympic swimming champion Ryan Lochte was left shaken but unharmed after being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro in the early hours of Sunday morning. Lochte, who helped Team USA win gold in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay last week, was with colleagues Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen when their [...]
Bournemouth 1, Manchester United 3: Juan Mata plays his way into Jose Mourinho’s good books as United set the Premier League pace

August 14, 2016

Bournemouth 1, Manchester United 3 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has given Juan Mata fresh hope that he still has an Old Trafford future after the midfielder helped them make a winning start to the Premier League. England captain Wayne Rooney and summer signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic added to the Spaniard’s first-half opener in the second period [...]
Emotional Jessica Ennis-Hill ponders retirement after being beaten to gold in Rio

August 14, 2016

London 2012 golden girl Jessica Ennis-Hill has dropped a major hint that her silver medal-winning heptathlon performance at the Rio Olympics will mark the end of her athletics career. Ennis-Hill fell agonisingly short of defending her title on Saturday night as Belgian Nafi Thiam produced five personal bests from seven events to claim gold, aged [...]
Title rivals must be desperate to spend so much, says Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino

August 11, 2016

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino believes the club’s Premier League title rivals’ summer spending sprees are evidence of desperation. Manchester United have led the way with a world record £89m deal for Paul Pogba, while Manchester City have also shelled out around £150m and Chelsea remain in the market having spent £65m. “When you spend a lot [...]

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