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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Horse racing betting: No need for Quiet Reflection before backing Burke’s filly

May 26, 2016

Trainer Hugo Palmer has had a terrific start to the campaign and his Gifted Master will be a warm order in Saturday’s Sandy Lane Stakes (3.45pm) at Haydock. The three-year-old son of Kodiac is already vying for favouritism for next month’s Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot having won his last five on the bounce. He [...]
Horse racing betting: Worth following Andrew Balding’s Secret Hint on the Roudee

May 26, 2016

The dust has settled on the Roudee following Chester’s May meeting and on Saturday horses descend on the unique track for the second time this month. It’s tough to find winners on such a competitive card, at a course where you need plenty of luck in running, but Berkshire-based Andrew Balding has been a trainer to [...]
Make yourself undroppable, Cook urges Woakes

May 26, 2016

England captain Alastair Cook has urged all-rounder Chris Woakes to seize his chance and make himself undroppable in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Durham on Friday. Woakes, who comes into the side for the injured Ben Stokes, has yet to hit top gear for England, taking eight wickets at a rate of 63.75 and [...]
Zlat’ll be a yes, then: Ibrahimovic drops major hint over Manchester United move

May 26, 2016

Former Paris Saint-Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed he talks to Jose Mourinho every day and hinted that he is ready to follow his one-time Inter Milan manager to Manchester United. The evergreen 34-year-old Sweden star – a free agent this summer – spoke in glowing terms of his 2008-09 season in Italy with Mourinho [...]
Jules Bianchi family start legal action against F1 bosses and Marussia over tragic racer’s death

May 26, 2016

The family of Jules Bianchi has started legal proceedings against Formula One bosses and his former team Marussia over the crash that killed the promising racer in 2014. Bianchi’s family plan to argue that errors in the planning, timing and organisation of the Japanese Grand Prix may have contributed to the Frenchman fatally colliding with a [...]
In England the ref doesn’t blow his whistle when you play aggressively – that suits me, says Arsenal’s new £30m hardman Granit

May 25, 2016

He is no stranger to a waft of the red card and Arsenal’s new £30m signing Granit Xhaka admits that the leniency of English referees was one of the factors that attracted him to the Premier League. Xhaka arrives in north London with a reputation as an uncompromising midfielder whose enthusiasm for defending the Borussia [...]
Murray’s worry as exhausted Brit limps into French Open third round after labouring against another unheralded opponent

May 25, 2016

Exhausted Andy Murray admits he needs to slash his game time or risk any chance of winning the French Open after he was taken to a gruelling five-setter by a second consecutive unfancied opponent. World No2 Murray, who arrived in Paris with high hopes of a best Roland Garros yet, was blown away at times [...]
Fabulous cricketer Chris Woakes can mitigate impact of Ben Stokes absence and help England wrap up series

May 25, 2016

It may be a worry in the long-term but the knee injury that has sidelined Ben Stokes should not make any difference to the outcome of England’s remaining two Tests against Sri Lanka when the action resumes on Friday. In Chris Woakes they have a ready replacement who is bowling well and will be full [...]
Manchester United fans will never love Jose Mourinho, says Eric Cantona

May 24, 2016

Manchester United great Eric Cantona has given a lukewarm reception to Jose Mourinho’s expected coronation at Old Trafford, saying supporters will be slow to warm to his style. Cantona, who won six trophies in five years at United, insists he is a fan of the fiery former Chelsea manager, who is set to be confirmed [...]
England all-rounder Stokes facing uncertain summer after knee operation

May 24, 2016

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has revealed his anguish at facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on a cartilage tear to his left knee. Stokes is certain to miss the remaining two instalments of the current three-Test series against Sri Lanka after aggravating his knee as England emphatically won last week’s first [...]

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