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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Warwick racing betting: Foxbridge and Russe Blanc suited to slog

January 14, 2016

This weekend is one of the lower key ones of the National Hunt season; it will be even more so if Warwick is beaten by the weather on Saturday. Rain has been the big threat over the past couple of weeks. Chepstow just escaped last Saturday, but it’s now frost that is the big worry. If we [...]
Premier League’s unpredictable season is a sign of things to come, say football industry experts

January 13, 2016

It has been one of the most notable phenomena of this season but the Premier League’s increased competitiveness is here to stay, according to industry experts. English clubs’ financial strength has allowed even modest top-flight teams to beat leading European sides to top talent, as illustrated by Stoke’s summer signing of £12m Switzerland winger Xherdan [...]
Andy Murray would rather win Olympic gold again this year than Wimbledon

January 12, 2016

Britain's Andy Murray is prioritising the defence of his Olympic crown in Rio de Janeiro over winning a second Wimbledon title or ending his quest for success at the Australian Open this year. The world No2, who helped Great Britain win the Davis Cup for the first time in 79 years, has also pledged to [...]
Arsene Wenger has completed his Arsenal puzzle – now I think they can last the course and win the Premier League

January 12, 2016

Confidence in the Arsenal camp must be sky-high as the table-toppers attempt to take another significant step towards a first Premier League title since 2004 on Wednesday at Liverpool. The Gunners aren’t going to be runaway champions yet I felt at the start of the season that they had a good enough squad to compete until [...]
Arsene Wenger thinks Premier League clubs could surpass the £235m spent in January 2011 this month

January 11, 2016

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has predicted a bumper month of spending by Premier League clubs in the January transfer window that could surpass the record £235m lavished in 2011. Top-flight teams have shown signs of loosening their purse-strings following a slow start to the window, with Bournemouth’s capture of Lewis Grabban from Norwich yesterday taking [...]
Jordan Spieth emphatic Tournament of Champions triumph is an ominous sign for rivals Rory McIlroy and Jason Day

January 11, 2016

It didn't take long for Jordan Spieth to make a mockery of Rory McIlroy’s prediction that the American world No1 would find it difficult in 2016 to replicate the form that swept him to two Majors last year. Spieth summoned a superlative performance in his first outing of the year at the Tournament of Champions in [...]
Diego Costa injury taints Chelsea FA Cup progress and Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s first Blues goal

January 10, 2016

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FA Cup third round: Swansea stunned as fourth-tier Oxford send Premier League strugglers crashing out

January 10, 2016

Oxford United 3, Swansea City 2 Oxford United manager Michael Appleton hailed his giant killers after the League Two side knocked Premier League Swansea out of the FA Cup on Sunday in the biggest shock of the third round. Two goals in the space of 10 second-half minutes from in-form midfielder Kemar Roofe saw Oxford [...]
Six Nations 2016: Eddie Jones warns underperforming England stars it’s their fault if they’re not picked

January 10, 2016

England head coach Eddie Jones insists he will not be afraid to make unpopular selection decisions as he prepares to name the first squad of his tenure this week. Australian Jones is due to name his 33-man party for next month’s Six Nations on Wednesday, and has already been tipped to replace Chris Robshaw as [...]
Bournemouth sign Benik Afobe for club record £9m as Cherries gamble on former Arsenal trainee to save them from relegation

January 10, 2016

Bournemouth have broken their transfer record for the second time since the end of last season to land England Under-21 striker Benik Afobe from Wolves for around £9m. The Cherries, who currently lie 16th in the Premier League, have signed the 22-year-old to fill the gap left by first-choice centre-forward Callum Wilson, who suffered a [...]

Women’s rugby can teach the men’s game exactly what it needs right now

Women’s rugby can teach the men’s game exactly what it needs right now

Electra/Persona at the National Theatre review: A dull mash-up of Sophocles and Bergman

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