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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Mousa Dembele facing extended ban after FA charge Tottenham midfielder with eye-gouging Chelsea’s Diego Costa

May 4, 2016

Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele is facing a lengthy ban after he was charged with violent conduct by the Football Association (FA) for appearing to gouge Chelsea striker Diego Costa in the eye. The FA emphasised that Dembele’s alleged offence was so severe that, if found guilty, he should be punished more severely than with the [...]
Mercedes deny claims of bias against Lewis Hamilton in bizarre open letter

May 4, 2016

Mercedes have hit back at claims they have favoured Nico Rosberg over team-mate Lewis Hamilton this season with a bizarre open letter rebuking “haters, naysayers and conspirators”. Rosberg has won all four races so far this season while Britain’s Hamilton has seen the defence of his title undermined by a series of mechanical failures – [...]
Horse racing betting: Easterby to prove he’s Still On Top of his game at Chester

May 4, 2016

Thursday's Chester card looks really tough, but STILL ON TOP boasts some impressive two-year-old form and can claim his second career victory in the Boodles Diamond Handicap (3.45pm) A 6/1 winner on debut at Pontefract last August, Tim Easterby’s charge has run well in defeat, including when third to Tasleet in a valuable York Sales race. [...]
Racing betting: Aidan O’Brien’s US Army Ranger will gun down his Vase rivals

May 4, 2016

Trainer Aidan O’Brien has a phenomenal record in the MBNA Chester Vase (Thursday 3.10pm), having won six of the last nine renewals of the Group Three contest run over 12 furlongs. He’s landed the last three and targets this race with some of his best, like Ruler Of The World who followed up at Epsom in [...]
Leicester have uncomplicated football and stuck a finger up the nostril of those who think it’s only about talent

May 3, 2016

I expect there will be a lot of books read and psychology studied over the summer as their rivals try to understand just how Leicester City have achieved a truly once-in-a-lifetime success. Every other manager will be casting envious glances at the new Premier League champions and reflecting to themselves: “I wish we had that [...]
Racing betting: Silver Concorde can strike gold at Chester

May 3, 2016

Much has been made over the years of the importance of a low draw in Wednesday’s Betway Chester Cup (3.10pm). Only seven times in the last 20 years has the winner been berthed in a double-figure stall, with five of the last seven winners drawn in stall five or below. It’s certainly not impossible to [...]
Racing betting: Kimberella looks a Diamond bet with Mr Chester booked

May 3, 2016

Chester is one of the most unique racecourses anywhere in the world. It’s tight twists and turns mean that races can be won or lost in a matter of strides. That makes the jockey even more important and there is simply no-one better than Franny Norton around the Roodee. His aggressive style is perfect for [...]
Huth violent conduct charge tempers Leicester title party

May 3, 2016

Leicester's title celebrations were dampened slightly on Tuesday when defender Robert Huth was charged with violent conduct – a decision that could see him miss the rest of the season. Huth was charged by the Football Association for pulling the hair of Marouane Fellaini, while the Manchester United midfielder has also been charged with violent conduct for [...]
Guus Hiddink reveals phone call from Claudio Ranieri moments after Chelsea handed his Leicester side title

May 3, 2016

Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink revealed he received an emotional post-match telephone call from Leicester counterpart Claudio Ranieri following their draw with Tottenham on Monday night. The Foxes’ crowning as Premier League champions was confirmed by Tottenham’s failure to end a 26-year hoodoo and win at Stamford Bridge, despite holding a commanding two-goal half-time lead. Ranieri [...]
Selby claims second World Snooker title – and a £330,000 prize – to cap glorious night for Leicester

May 2, 2016

World No1 Mark Selby toasted the finest sporting hour in Leicester’s history after he followed up his home town’s Premier League triumph by winning a second World Snooker Championship. Selby beat China’s Ding Junhui 18-14 in an attritional final that ended within 15 minutes of his local football team clinching the unlikeliest of title wins [...]

RFU left waiting on Twickenham gig planning meeting after NIMBY opposition

RFU left waiting on Twickenham gig planning meeting after NIMBY opposition

The Bayeux Tapestry, British Museum review: believe the hype

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