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 straight onto the front foot in first media appearance as Manchester United manager

July 5, 2016

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has wasted little time in going on the offensive in his new job, taking apparent swipes at the records of old foe Arsene Wenger and predecessor Louis van Gaal, and deriding as “a lie” his reputation as a coach who does not promote young players. In a prickly first media [...]
Mark Cavendish takes second stage win of Tour de France – and yet another milestone

July 4, 2016

Britain's Mark Cavendish struck a humble note after going joint-second on the all-time list of stage winners at the Tour de France. Dimension Data rider Cavendish pipped German Andre Greipel of Lotto-Soudal by 0.006 seconds in a photo finish in Angers on stage three of the world’s most prestigious race. The Manx sprinter’s second stage win [...]
Uefa urged to consider alternative format to liven up low-scoring European Championship

July 4, 2016

Governing body Uefa is being urged to consider a radical shake-up of the European Championship following complaints that the existing system leads to more conservative play and a lack of goals. A Dutch mathematician has devised an alternative format for a 24-team Euros that promises to be both fairer and more entertaining, and Holland’s football [...]
Crystal Palace ready to shell out £45m on Christian Benteke and James Tomkins

July 4, 2016

Crystal Palace are closing in on the double signing of Liverpool striker Christian Benteke – a player manager Alan Pardew last season accused of diving – and West Ham defender James Tomkins for combined fees of almost £45m. Palace are nearing agreement with the Reds over a fee for Benteke, after having an initial bid of £25m turned [...]
Leicester set to break transfer record – again – on Nigeria striker

July 4, 2016

Champions Leicester are poised to break their transfer record for the second time in days by signing Nigeria striker Ahmed Musa from CSKA Moscow for £16.6m. The 23-year-old, who has scored 54 times in 168 appearances for the Russian side, is expected to travel to the Midlands this week to complete a long-anticipated move. “Everything [...]
Dustin Johnson is playing the golf of his life and will be the man to beat at the Open

July 4, 2016

US Open winner Dustin Johnson looks like he’ll be the man to beat at the Open Championship at Royal Troon next week after the new world No2 racked up back-to-back victories on Sunday. Johnson’s one-shot win at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational followed his maiden Major triumph at Oakmont last month and the American is currently [...]
Real Madrid and Barcelona ordered to repay millions in state aid

July 4, 2016

Real Madrid and Barcelona, the world’s two richest clubs, have been ordered to pay back millions of euros after a European Commission investigation found them guilty of receiving illegal state aid. Real must pay back €18.4m (£15.4m) relating to a land deal with local authorities, who were found to have overpaid, as well up to €5m [...]
Chris Froome profits as Peter Sagan takes yellow jersey on second stage of Tour de France

July 3, 2016

Sprinter Peter Sagan claimed the Tour de France leader’s yellow jersey for the first time in his career on a good day for Britain’s defending champion Chris Froome. Slovakian Sagan snatched the win on an uphill finish to stage two in Normandy to replace Manxman Mark Cavendish at the head of the general classification. Team [...]
Sparks fly as Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg clash at Austrian Grand Prix

July 3, 2016

World champion Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg’s rivalry spilled over after the pair collided in a dramatic Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. Both drivers accused the other of causing the final-lap crash in which Hamilton decisively took the lead and Rosberg suffered damage to his front wing, condemning him to fourth place. Victory [...]
Belgian Blues help entice in-demand Michy Batshuayi to Chelsea

July 3, 2016

Chelsea's newest recruit Michy Batshuayi has revealed that Belgium team-mates Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois helped convince him to move to Stamford Bridge in a £33m transfer. The 22-year-old striker completed his move from Marseille on Sunday, signing a five-year contract, following Belgium’s elimination from the European Championship by Wales on Friday. “I am delighted to [...]

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