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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Andy Murray admits Belgium terror alert left Great Britain Davis Cup team worried for historic final

November 24, 2015

Great Britain's Davis Cup spearhead Andy Murray has confessed to concerns over the safety of this week's final against Belgium, which starts tomorrow in Ghent. Murray and team-mates delayed their planned transit to Flanders at the weekend after the Belgian government placed Brussels on maximum alert for an imminent terrorist attack. But the International Tennis Federation [...]
Tottenham are in with a shout of winning the Premier League but their reliance on Harry Kane worries me

November 24, 2015

Tottenham have been quietly growing in confidence this season and recent results, culminating in Sunday’s 4-1 drubbing of West Ham, show they currently have no reason to fear anyone. Spurs tick all the boxes you want from an effective team. They are technically very good, the team is well balanced, and spirit appears to be [...]
Manchester City on alert as Bosman lawyer launches FFP challenge

November 24, 2015

One of the lawyers behind the landmark Bosman ruling has launched a second legal challenge to European football's financial fair play (FFP) rules. Jean-Louis Dupont has asked the Court of First Instance in Brussels to effectively freeze FFP rules and prevent governing body Uefa from implementing the next phase, which is set to see [...]
Jermain Defoe sinks Crystal Palace as Sunderland punish Scott Dann error to end wait for an away win

November 23, 2015

Result: Crystal Palace 0, Sunderland 1 Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew refused to blame Scott Dann after the defender’s late blunder allowed Jermain Defoe to snatch Sunderland’s first away win of the season at Selhurst Park on Monday night. Dann, the hero last time out as Palace won at Liverpool, hesitated as he attempted to shepherd [...]
Davis Cup 2015 final: Great Britain v Belgium to take place amid heightened security

November 23, 2015

Great Britain’s Davis Cup team are set to take on hosts Belgium in this week’s final amid an unprecedented level of security as the country hunts terrorists it believes are planning an imminent attack. The International Tennis Federation has announced strict safety measures for the three-day tie, which starts on Friday at the Flanders Expo [...]
Chelsea ease Financial Fair Play fears after revealing £23.1m loss for Premier League title-winning season

November 23, 2015

Chelsea insist they remain compliant with European Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules after revealing that they made a loss of £23.1m last season, despite winning the Premier League. The figure represents a swing of more than £40m from the previous year’s £18.4m profit and came despite the second highest annual turnover figure in the club’s [...]
Rory McIlroy’s Race To Dubai triumph reminds us why he’s the best of golf’s golden age

November 23, 2015

Another title never feels that far away with Rory McIlroy but it felt like he sort of needed his latest win, at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on Sunday. Opting out of the BMW Masters in Shanghai the previous week put a little extra pressure on him in the Race To Dubai, and [...]
ATP World Tour Finals 2015: Novak Djokovic revels in best season of his career as world No1 beats Roger Federer to win title for a record fourth successive year

November 22, 2015

World No1 Novak Djokovic hailed his best season yet after becoming the first man to win the ATP World Tour Finals four years in a row in London on Sunday evening. Djokovic beat world No3 Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 at the O2 Arena to claim his 11th title of a magnificent campaign in which he [...]
Mauricio Pochettino eyes top four finish after Harry Kane fires Tottenham back into Champions League contention

November 22, 2015

Tottenham Hotspur 4, West Ham 1 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino could not hide his pride after Spurs blew away West Ham to move to within two points of the Premier League’s top four and north London rivals Arsenal on Sunday. England striker Harry Kane’s brace, plus goals from defenders Toby Alderweireld and Kyle Walker lit up [...]
Belgium terror alert hits Great Britain’s bid to win a first Davis Cup for 79 years

November 22, 2015

Great Britain’s preparations for a first Davis Cup final since 1979 have suffered a setback after their journey to Belgium for this week’s showdown was delayed by the threat of terrorism. Andy Murray and team-mates had been due to travel to Ghent on Sunday but national chiefs the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) postponed the trip amid [...]

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