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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Rugby World Cup: Sam Burgess feels ready to start England’s crunch Group of Death match against Wales

September 24, 2015

England rookie Sam Burgess insists he unfazed by being thrust into the starting line-up for Saturday's pivotal Rugby World Cup fixture against Wales at Twickenham. The rugby league convert, 26, has just three caps to his name since switching codes last year but is set to form an untried centre combination with Brad Barritt for the Pool [...]
Champions League: England’s fourth place under threat from Italy after Man United, Arsenal and Man City flop in Europe

September 22, 2015

English clubs’ disappointing start to the Champions League group stage has increased the chances of the Premier League’s allocation of places being cut from four to three. Figures published by European governing body Uefa show Italy is only narrowly behind England in the coefficient rankings, which determine how many teams from a given country qualify for [...]
Arsenal’s Gabriel has ban overturned – but may receive another suspension for protesting ‘wrong’ red card against Chelsea

September 22, 2015

Arsenal have received a boost ahead of the north London derby after defender Gabriel had his red card against Chelsea rescinded and a three-match ban overturned on appeal. The Brazil centre-back could yet be suspended later this week, however, as he still faces a charge of improper conduct for protesting his dismissal on Saturday at [...]
Diego Costa: Chelsea striker banned for three matches after FA throws out appeal

September 22, 2015

Chelsea must make do without striker Diego Costa for the next three matches after the Football Association upheld a charge of violent conduct. The Blues appealed the charge, which related to the Spain forward’s tussle with Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny in a 2-0 win over the Gunners on Saturday, but the appeal was rejected. Chelsea [...]
Solheim Cup 2015 row: Suzann Pettersen apologises for sparking bitter disagreement between Europe and United States

September 22, 2015

Norway's Suzann Pettersen, the player at the heart of the Solheim Cup row between Europe and the United States, has backtracked and apologised for prioritising winning over fair play. Pettersen sparked a huge spat on Sunday, the final day of the biennial competition, by refusing to concede a putt when American Alison Lee mistakenly picked up [...]
Diego Costa: Chelsea striker faces three-match ban after FA charge

September 21, 2015

Controversial Chelsea striker Diego Costa is facing a second three-match ban for violent conduct this year after he was charged retrospectively by the Football Association (FA) today. The FA acted after referee Mike Dean acknowledged that he and his assistants had not spotted Costa putting his hands in Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny’s face during Saturday’s Premier [...]
Anthony Martial: World’s most expensive teenager not surprised his Manchester United team-mates haven’t heard of him

September 2, 2015

Manchester United new boy Anthony Martial insists he is not concerned that team-mate Wayne Rooney did not know who he was before the club made him the world’s most expensive teenager. Read more: Five graphs that sum up the summer transfer window Rooney, who held that same title after United paid £27m for him in 2004, [...]
Manchester United’s Anthony Martial deal will take Premier League summer transfer window spend to record level

September 2, 2015

Premier League clubs will today set a new record for summer transfer window spending, after Manchester United agreed a £36m deal for Monaco teenager Anthony Martial yesterday. Read more: Manchester United and Manchester City account for over a third of all Premier League transfer spend Clubs had already shelled out around £730m – fractionally short of [...]
Papy Djilobodji: Reigning Premier League champions Chelsea move to address defensive worries

September 2, 2015

Chelsea are poised to address their defensive worries with the surprise signing of unheralded Senegal international Papy Djilobodji from French club Nantes. The 26-year-old centre-back, who has 12 caps, is expected to complete a £2.7m transfer today after the off-form Premier League champions failed to prise top target John Stones from Everton. Djilobodji is in [...]
Rugby World Cup squad 2015: England gamble on Sam Burgess as Stuart Lancaster axes Danny Cipriani

August 27, 2015

Rugby league convert Sam Burgess is the surprise inclusion in England head coach Stuart Lancaster’s squad for the Rugby World Cup, it was confirmed today. Burgess, 26, switched codes less than a year ago and only made his senior England debut earlier this month, earning mixed reviews in a 19-14 win against France at Twickenham. [...]

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