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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Basketball gets boost in £100m funding review

October 28, 2014

BRITISH basketball could be set for a reprieve after UK Sport announced it is considering a radical shake-up of the way it distributes £100m of crucial central funding. The government agency’s current policy is to channel money only into sports that have demonstrated potential to provide Olympic medals within an eight-year time-frame. It has achieved [...]
Sponsors key to prize equality, says Pooley

October 28, 2014

BRITISH cyclist-turned-duathlete Emma Pooley has warned that women’s prize money in some sports will continue to lag behind men’s as long as equivalent sponsorship revenue remains imbalanced. Sport minister Helen Grant yesterday called for more to be done to ensure gender pay equality after a study revealed three in 10 major sports still pay more [...]
Premier League: Redknapp: A fit Taarabt can still have QPR future

October 27, 2014

QUEENS PARK RANGERS 2 ASTON VILLA 0 QPR manager Harry Redknapp pledged to recall out-of-favour Adel Taarabt after an agricultural yet vital win wrenched them off the foot of the Premier League last night. Clinical finishes in each half from Charlie Austin inflicted Aston Villa’s fifth straight defeat, earned only Rangers’ second win of the [...]
Optimism reigns for Solanke and Chelsea’s new golden generation

October 27, 2014

IT IS perhaps the standout failing of Chelsea’s billion-pound transformation from also-rans to European superpower since Roman Abramovich snapped up the club more than 11 years ago. Despite the Russian’s lavish investment – or maybe, in some respects, because of it – the Blues’ academy has not produced the conveyor belt of talent expected of [...]
Pistorius at risk of life sentence as appeal starts

October 27, 2014

JAILED Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius could yet be handed life imprisonment after South African prosecutors appealed both his conviction for culpable homicide and his sentence. Pistorius last week began a five-year term for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013 but could be back at home in Pretoria in as little as 10 months. Prosecutors [...]
Premier League: Mourinho riled by ref Dowd as late RVP strike denies Chelsea

October 26, 2014

MANCHESTER UNITED 1 CHELSEA 1 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho made clear his displeasure with referee Phil Dowd after Robin van Persie’s 94th-minute equaliser denied his 10 men victory at Old Trafford yesterday. Manchester United’s late equaliser came seconds after the Blues had been weakened defensively by the sending off of right-back Branislav Ivanovic for a [...]
Ferguson: Dutch tactician correct choice to lead United

October 26, 2014

FORMER Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says this season has been case of “one step forward and two steps back” but insists Louis van Gaal is the right man for the Old Trafford hot-seat. United snatched a last-gasp draw against Premier League leaders Chelsea yesterday but it has been a difficult first few months [...]
Van Gaal fury as saviour earns stupid caution

October 26, 2014

HE MIGHT have saved the day with a dramatic late leveller, but that was not enough to spare Manchester United striker Robin van Persie from the wrath of boss Louis van Gaal. Taskmaster Van Gaal labelled Van Persie “stupid” for taking off his shirt in celebration at snatching a late point against Chelsea, thereby earning [...]
Premier League: Ruthless Eto’o brace fires improving Everton

October 26, 2014

BURNLEY 1 EVERTON 3 PROUD Everton manager Roberto Martinez hailed evergreen Samuel Eto’o after the striker’s two goals earned the Toffees back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time since April. Record signing Romelu Lukaku also netted for the visitors, while a first of the season for Danny Ings was insufficient to end Burnley’s wait [...]
Blatter wants winter Qatar

October 26, 2014

FOOTBALL Association chairman Greg Dyke believes the Qatar 2022 World Cup will be held in the winter despite renewed speculation it could be staged in April or May. The influential European Club Association has mooted a late spring tournament as an alternative to summer or winter, but Dyke believes world football chief Sepp Blatter would [...]

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