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 pays tribute as trainer Dessie Hughes dies, aged 71

November 16, 2014

HORSE racing mourned “a proper gentleman” yesterday following the death of popular trainer Dessie Hughes, the father of champion jockey Richard Hughes, aged 71. Hughes, who won the Champion Hurdle as a jockey before repeating the feat in a successful training career, had been fighting illness. The Irishman rode Davy Lad to victory in the [...]
Absent McIlroy wins his second Race to Dubai

November 16, 2014

WORLD No1 Rory McIlroy was crowned Race to Dubai winner for a second time in three years without even lifting a club yesterday as American Brooks Koepka won the Turkish Airlines Open. Koepka’s maiden European Tour title ensured McIlroy will take an unassailable lead in the money list into this week’s season finale, the DP [...]
Hodgson ready to shuffle pack for Scotland friendly

November 16, 2014

Hart is rested as England coach plans changes in Celtic Park game ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson has confirmed that goalkeeper Joe Hart is to be rested for tomorrow’s friendly against Scotland and indicated that he intends to use the fixture to experiment. Hodgson is set to hand a rare start to either Southampton’s Fraser Forster [...]
Fifa accused of whitewash over bid probe farce

November 13, 2014

FIFA faced a barrage of whitewashing accusations last night after the lawyer hired to investigate World Cup corruption claimed football’s world governing body had misrepresented his findings. Michael Garcia, Fifa’s chief ethics investigator, said a report published yesterday that found no cause to re-run the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, won [...]
Federer thrashing is final nail in coffin for weary Murray’s hopes

November 13, 2014

BRITAIN’S Andy Murray was left to rue a sour end to 2014 after his slender hopes of reaching the ATP World Tour Finals ended in humiliation at the hands of Roger Federer last night in London. Murray was crushed 6-0, 6-1 by world No2 Federer in one of the most one-sided losses of his career, [...]
Watson’s ready for a first start, says Lancaster

November 13, 2014

ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster insists Anthony Watson is ready to be thrust into a first international start tomorrow after naming the 20-year-old Bath wing in his team to face South Africa. Watson, who made his Test debut off the bench in last week’s narrow defeat to New Zealand, replaces injured club colleague Semesa Rokoduguni [...]
Baines: Centurion Rooney will be appreciated when he has retired

November 13, 2014

ENGLAND defender Leighton Baines has reassured captain Wayne Rooney that he will be remembered as a national team great regardless of his failure to help land major honours. Rooney reflected this week, as he prepares to win his 100th cap against Slovenia tomorrow, that he would not be held in such high esteem as Sir [...]
Ennis in Evans Blades threat

November 13, 2014

OLYMPIC heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis has threatened to withdraw her name from one of Sheffield United’s stands if the third tier club re-signs convicted rapist Ched Evans. It followed warnings from two of United’s shirt sponsors that they would reconsider their support if striker Evans, who is training with his former club on an informal [...]
Poulter hunting Jimenez in bid to end title wait

November 13, 2014

ENGLAND’S Ian Poulter roared into contention for a first title for two years with a blistering back nine on the first day of the Turkish Airlines Open yesterday. Poulter sank eight birdies and an eagle in an eight-under-par round of 64 that left him in second place, just one stroke behind the leader, evergreen Spaniard [...]
Dazzling Rohit sets new one-day best by hitting Sri Lanka for 264

November 13, 2014

INDIA’S Rohit Sharma insisted he could have batted for another 50 overs after obliterating the record score for a one-day international innings with a staggering 264 against Sri Lanka in Kolkata yesterday. Rohit bludgeoned nine sixes and 33 fours from 173 deliveries to emphatically surpass the previous best of 219, scored by countryman Virender Sehwag [...]

Penderyn Distillery launches its first 25-year-old single malt

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Penderyn Distillery launches its first 25-year-old single malt

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