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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Gianni Infantino caught in Panama Papers storm as Swiss police raid Uefa for contracts signed by new Fifa president

April 6, 2016

Storm clouds gathering over new Fifa president Gianni Infantino have darkened after Swiss police raided European governing body Uefa in relation to the Panama Papers leak. Former Uefa secretary general Infantino, who succeeded tarnished Fifa kingpin Sepp Blatter in February, co-signed a contract with two Argentinian businessmen in 2006 who have since been accused of bribery by the FBI. [...]
Newcastle financial results: Magpies enjoy £32m profit but chiefs admit fans won’t care

April 6, 2016

Newcastle chiefs have conceded that an increase in profits to £32.4m is likely to be of little comfort to supporters contemplating possible relegation from the Premier League. The Magpies – second bottom of the table and six points from safety with seven games remaining – enjoyed a 73 per cent rise in profit for the [...]
Who will win the Masters 2016? Rickie Fowler primed to break his Major duck and claim the Green Jacket

April 6, 2016

Creating history on a golf course so steeped in tradition takes something extraordinary – the perfect way to describe Jordan Spieth at Augusta last year. The then 21-year-old became the second youngest Green Jacket winner, behind only Tiger Woods, with his wire-to-wire victory also tying Woods for the lowest final score of all time. Spieth’s [...]
Who will win Masters 2016? Dustin Johnson a good bet to claim first-round lead

April 6, 2016

Dustin Johnson is undoubtedly one of the most talented golfers in the world, yet up to now he’s been found wanting at the business end on the biggest of stages. A player with his talent really should have won a Major by this point in his career and his capitulation on the 72nd hole at [...]
Grand National meeting betting tips: Sizing John can seize the day for Henry De Bromhead

April 6, 2016

We will never know whether or not CUE CARD would have gone on to win last month’s Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup had he not crashed out at the third last. However, one thing for sure is that Colin Tizzard’s six-time Grade One-winning stable star was travelling ominously well before falling and would have given the [...]
Masters 2016: Rory McIlroy anxious to complete grand slam and get monkey off his back

April 5, 2016

World No3 Rory McIlroy insists he faces even more pressure this year to win the Masters – and complete a coveted career grand slam – than he did 12 months ago. The Northern Irishman, who will be the last of all 89 players to tee off in Thursday’s opening round, remains desperate to join a [...]
Chelsea will be Antonio Conte’s toughest job yet but winning is in Italian’s blood

April 5, 2016

Antonio Conte, the new broom set to sweep through Chelsea this summer, is no stranger to big jobs, but at Stamford Bridge the current Italy coach and former Juventus manager is surely facing his toughest assignment yet. Something in the Blues’ squad seems to have become infected during this traumatic season. Conte’s task is nothing [...]
The Masters 2016: Who will follow Jordan Spieth and win the Green Jacket?

April 4, 2016

It's that time of the year again that all golf fans look forward to. The Saturday and Sunday of the Masters, as the year’s first Major reaches its conclusion, are always two of the best nights of the year. We know what time it comes on television and when to use the red button. Many [...]
Nick Blackwell wakes from coma a week after British middleweight title defeat by Chris Eubank Jr

April 4, 2016

British middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr has admitted his relief after opponent Nick Blackwell finally woke from the coma he was placed in following their fight. Blackwell’s promoters only revealed on Monday that the 25-year-old had regained consciousness on Saturday, a week after his 10th-round stoppage by Eubank Jr, and spoken to family and friends a [...]
English football clubs have never been in better financial health, says study

April 4, 2016

English football clubs have left their overspending days behind them and have never been in better financial shape, according to a new study by insolvency firm Begbies Traynor. Increasing revenues from television contracts allied with so-called financial fair play rules, which have forced clubs to live within their means, have slashed the number of teams [...]

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