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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Racing betting: So Mi Dar to call the tune in the Musidora

May 10, 2016

Trainer John Gosden has saddled three of the last five winners of the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes (3.45pm) and he will be hoping to improve on that already impressive record on Wednesday afternoon. The Newmarket handler sends the unbeaten filly SO MI DAR to York on the back of a gutsy win against the colts in [...]
Why Andy Carroll, Theo Walcott and Ryan Bertrand deserve a place in England’s Euro 2016 squad – and Raheem Sterling, Jordan Henderson and Leighton Baines don’t

May 10, 2016

Roy Hodgson may have delayed naming his 23-man squad for the European Championship until Monday, but the England manager has only a few dilemmas left. The goalkeeping line-up of Joe Hart, Fraser Forster and Tom Heaton is straightforward, yet there are decisions to be made in defence, midfield and up front, especially with Danny Welbeck [...]
Guus Hiddink backs John Terry to play on but offers him no assurances over Chelsea future

May 10, 2016

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink believes John Terry is good enough to play on beyond this season but says he has cannot influence whether the veteran skipper has reached the end of his 18-year Blues career. Terry, who is out of contract in the summer, could have made his last appearance for the club already, having [...]
Watford hope to strike it rich after unique deal with City FX trading company

May 10, 2016

Watford have struck a unique deal with a City-based foreign exchange trading company that will not only boost the club’s commercial income but, they hope, may also save “very significant” sums in the transfer market. The Hornets are the first Premier League team to enter into such an agreement, which they believe will give them [...]
Putting may be a thorny issue for Justin Rose but there’s reason to think he can bloom at Sawgrass

May 9, 2016

I have always regarded Justin Rose as a great putter so I can understand why he was so disappointed to slip from the top of the leaderboard and finish third at the Wells Fargo Championship on Sunday. Rose played beautifully all week at Quail Hollow and shared the lead with four to play but squandered [...]
Manchester City 2, Arsenal 2: Danny Welbeck faces Euro 2016 heartache after suffering another knee injury

May 8, 2016

Manchester City 2, Arsenal 2 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger fuelled fears that Danny Welbeck could miss Euro 2016 after the England striker suffered another knee injury in Sunday’s drawn top-four showdown at Manchester City. Welbeck hobbled off with what Wenger provisionally diagnosed as a meniscus problem as the Gunners twice came from behind to stay [...]
Kell Brook superfight looms for Amir Khan after Briton’s juddering knockout defeat to Saul ALvarez

May 8, 2016

Britain's Amir Khan intends to return to welterweight, increasing the likelihood of a grudge match with unbeaten Kell Brook, following his brutal defeat by WBC middleweight champion Saul Alvarez. Khan’s ambitious bid to climb two weight divisions and outfox “Canelo” Alvarez ended with a juddering sixth-round knockout at the hands of the Mexican in Las Vegas [...]
Eddie Jones dangles tour carrot in front of eight England training camp newcomers

May 8, 2016

England head coach Eddie Jones insists there is still time to gatecrash his squad for the summer tour to Australia after summoning eight uncapped players to a 26-man training camp this month. They include New Zealand-born Northampton back-row Teimana Harrison, Harlequins prop Kyle Sinckler, Bath lock Charlie Ewels and London Irish wing Alex Lewington. Sale [...]
The most lucrative game in world football: Middlesbrough and Brighton set to battle for potential promotion prize of £290m

May 7, 2016

The world's most valuable football match takes place this weekend – not in the moneyed surrounds of the Santiago Bernabeu, the Etihad Stadium or the Parc des Princes, but in a rather more mundane setting. Middlesbrough host Brighton at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday lunchtime in a straight fight for promotion to the Premier League [...]
Horse racing betting: Don’t Wait For Me to back the Swinton Hurdle winner at Haydock

May 5, 2016

Haydock stages a really interesting mixed card on Saturday and National Hunt enthusiasts have their last fix before July’s Galway Festival. Final declarations are made for the Swinton Hurdle (2.15pm) on Friday morning, but the entries suggest this year’s renewal is going to be high quality. Dan Skelton had a fantastic 2015/16 season, culminating in [...]

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