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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Gary Neville’s reign in Spain over after less than four months as Valencia sack England coach

March 30, 2016

England assistant Gary Neville admits that his results at Valencia were not good enough after the Spanish club brought a premature end to his first foray into management. The decision came less than four months after the former Manchester United defender’s shock appointment and just days after some Valencia supporters burnt an effigy of him [...]
David Haye to donate 10 per cent of ticket sales for next fight to stricken fellow boxer Nick Blackwell

March 30, 2016

Former world heavyweight champion David Haye has pledged 10 per cent of revenue from ticket sales for his next fight will be donated to seriously injured fellow English fighter Nick Blackwell. Middleweight Blackwell remains in an induced coma following his 10th-round stoppage by Chris Eubank Jr in their British title fight at Wembley Arena on [...]
Nick Blackwell: Chris Eubank Jr reveals he eased off

March 29, 2016

British middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr has revealed he eased off Nick Blackwell in the final rounds of their fight on Saturday, which saw the latter suffer bleeding on the brain and placed into a coma. Eubank Jr confirmed on Tuesday that he threw fewer uppercuts and aimed less at his opponent’s head as he saw [...]
Masters 2016: Sledgehammer Jason Day should take positives from winning consecutive events rather than worry he might have peaked too early

March 28, 2016

If Jason Day’s WGC Dell Match Play contest with Rory McIlroy is a taste of what is to come in the Masters then golf fans are in for a treat at the year’s first Major in Augusta next week. Rory was more than a little unlucky to lose a great semi-final on Sunday, which swung [...]
Boxer Nick Blackwell could come out of coma on Tuesday

March 28, 2016

Boxer Nick Blackwell could be brought out of an induced coma on Tuesday after his camp issued a positive update on his condition last night. Trainer Gary Lockett said the 25-year-old middleweight from Wiltshire remained “heavily sedated” but was “not deteriorating” 48 hours after his British title fight with Chris Eubank Jr. Blackwell was found [...]
Antoine Demoitie: Cyclists demand investigation after Belgian rider who was hit by motorbike following a crash during a race dies

March 28, 2016

Belgian cyclists have demanded an urgent investigation into the death of Antoine Demoitie, who was hit by a motorbike after crashing during a race on Sunday. Wanty-Groupe Gobert rider Demoitie, who was 25, crashed with four other competitors around 115km from the end of the Gent-Wevelgem race. He was then struck by a race motorbike [...]
Six Nations 2016: England’s Joe Marler hauled before World Rugby over “gypsy boy” row with Wales prop Samson Lee

March 23, 2016

England's Joe Marler is facing belated punishment for calling Wales prop Samson Lee “gypsy boy” after World Rugby last night summoned him to an independent disciplinary hearing. The governing body intervened because Six Nations chiefs opted not to sanction Marler despite him admitting to an offence that typically carries a minimum suspension of four weeks. Marler, [...]
Euro 2016: Danny Drinkwater thirsty for England chance after circuitous route to international recognition

March 23, 2016

Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater insists he is ready to capitalise after being granted an 11th-hour opportunity to gatecrash England’s squad for this summer’s European Championship. Uncapped Drinkwater has emerged as a late contender for a place in Roy Hodgson’s squad after playing a key role in the Foxes’ surprise Premier League title challenge. The 26-year-old could [...]
Euro 2016: Harry Kane and Daniel Sturridge can be Roy Hodgson’s answer to Alan Shearer and Teddy Sheringham

March 22, 2016

As Roy Hodgson’s plans solidify in the coming days over who will make his Euro 2016 squad, I hope he stays open-minded about the ‘right’ number of forwards to take to France for this summer’s tournament. The England coach might be expected to limit his allocation to five in the final 23, as others have [...]
Martina Navratilova takes on Novak Djokovic and Indian Wells chief Raymond Moore in tennis equal pay row

March 21, 2016

Trailblazing 18-time grand slam champion Martina Navratilova says she expects top women players to boycott Indian Wells due to the “extremely prejudiced and very old fashioned” views of its chief executive. Raymond Moore provoked a storm by saying women players should “go down on [their] knees and thank God that Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal were [...]

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