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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Kevin Pietersen ready to switch allegiances and play Test cricket for South Africa

April 10, 2016

Controversial former England skipper Kevin Pietersen has floated the possibility of making a sensational return to international cricket with his native South Africa. The Pietermaritzburg-born batsman made his England debut during the 2005 Ashes series and proceeded to score 8,181 runs in 104 Tests, at an average of 47.28, for his adopted country. Pietersen was [...]
Who will win the Grand National? Racing betting: Irish raider Goonyella can slog his way to glory

April 7, 2016

Saturday's 169th running of the Crabbie’s Grand National, with its new later start time of 5.15pm, looks set to be watched by a staggering global audience in excess of 600m. Channel 4’s coverage will also be viewed by more than 30,000 British troops and personnel serving overseas thanks to a deal between British Forces Broadcasting Services, [...]
Who will win the Grand National? Racing betting: Mouse Morris’s Dromnea and Gordon Elliott’s Killer Crow fancied in the Topham

April 7, 2016

Day two of the Grand National meeting sees the professional jockeys have their first taste of the Grand National fences in the Topham (Friday 4.05pm). In the last 10 years, Nicky Henderson and Peter Bowen have both won this race four times. If that pattern is to continue, there is only one option for punters: Cocktails [...]
Football betting: Harry Kane able to help Tottenham Hotspur end home hoodoo against Manchester United

April 7, 2016

Nothing better sums up Tottenham’s Premier League home record against Manchester United than one of their most memorable encounters 15 years ago. After the hosts raced into a 3-0 first half lead over the Red Devils in 2001, it only took a few words from Sir Alex Ferguson at the interval to rejuvenate his side, [...]
Anthony Joshua v Charles Martin: Callow Joshua insists he is ready to seize first world title chance

April 7, 2016

British heavyweight Anthony Joshua admits he is taking a risk by challenging for a world title just 15 fights into his career but insists he is ready to dethrone IBF champion Charles Martin. London 2012 Olympic gold medallist Joshua, who has won all of his fights by knockout since turning professional, clashes with American Martin at [...]
West Ham v Arsenal: Arsene Wenger defends Jack Wilshere’s dedication following nightclub controversy

April 7, 2016

Aresnal manager Arsene Wenger has defended Jack Wilshere’s dedication after the injury-plagued England midfielder was caught up in an apparent row at a West End nightspot last weekend. Wilshere, 24, is yet to play this season after fracturing his calf bone in August but is set to make his comeback for the club’s under-21s on [...]
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 [...]

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