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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United hit Galaxy for seven but Van Gaal not happy with squad

July 24, 2014

MANCHESTER United manager Louis van Gaal has declared himself unhappy with the balance of his squad despite watching them plunder seven goals against LA Galaxy in his first match in charge. Striker Wayne Rooney, untried youngster Reece James and winger Ashley Young all scored twice in the 7-0 win after forward Danny Welbeck had opened [...]
Lamela double is Spurs reminder

July 24, 2014

FORGOTTEN man Erik Lamela scored twice as Tottenham enjoyed their first win under manager Mauricio Pochettino, a 3-2 victory at Toronto. Lamela, who failed to impress after a £30m move from Roma last summer and was sidelined entirely by the end of the campaign, put Spurs two up before half-time. Toronto, coached by former Tottenham [...]
Wiggins back on track for gold as Scots toast Games

July 23, 2014

GLASGOW welcomed the Commonwealth Games with a vibrant opening ceremony last night, but the spotlight will fall on cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins today when competition begins in Scotland. Wiggins makes his track return at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome as part of an English team pursuit squad, hoping to add one of the few gold [...]
Vorm happy to vie with Lloris after joining Davies at Spurs

July 23, 2014

HOLLAND goalkeeper Michel Vorm insists he is not worried about playing second fiddle to established No1 Hugo Lloris after completing his move to Tottenham last night. Vorm joined Spurs along with Swansea team-mate Ben Davies, the Wales defender, in a deal that sees Iceland midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson travel in the opposite direction. “Every club has [...]
England back Cook to save series and job

July 22, 2014

ENGLAND cricket chiefs have ignored the clamour to end Alastair Cook’s torturous reign as captain and backed him to engineer a dramatic change of fortune in the current Test series against India. Wicketkeeper Jos Buttler’s call-up in place of Matt Prior, who bowed out of the series citing fitness concerns following Monday’s second Test defeat [...]
Queen’s Ascot Gold Cup winner in positive test

July 22, 2014

THE QUEEN’S horse racing interests were last night embroiled in a doping controversy after it emerged that 2013 Ascot Gold Cup winner Estimate had tested positive for the banned drug morphine. The five-year-old mare, trained by Sir Michael Stoute, is one of five horses from various stables whose samples from post-race tests showed traces of [...]
Squash ace Matthew beats Farah and Wiggins to flagbearer role

July 22, 2014

THREE-TIME squash world champion Nick Matthew admits he is humbled to have been chosen to carry England’s flag at today’s Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow. Matthew, 33, enjoys a low profile despite his numerous successes but was nominated by his team-mates ahead of household names such as Mo Farah and Sir Bradley Wiggins. “I’m [...]
Dyke in North Korea jibe at Fifa and rules out fresh World Cup bid

July 22, 2014

FOOTBALL Association chairman Greg Dyke has compared world governing body Fifa to North Korea and pledged that England will not bid to stage a World Cup while Sepp Blatter remains president. Dyke told a Culture, Media and Sport select committee yesterday that the FA and other European associations opposed Blatter but that he remained popular [...]
Mourinho issues title challenges

July 22, 2014

CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho says his team have matured from last season’s “little horse” and are ready to mount serious challenges for the Premier League and Champions League. Mourinho memorably used the equine analogy last term to depict the Blues as outsiders in the hunt for silverware, saying in February that they still “need milk [...]
Cook: I’m not quitting

July 21, 2014

England skipper rejects clamour to resign despite India Test defeat deepening crisis BESIEGED England cricket captain Alastair Cook refused to quit last night despite defeat in the second Test against India at Lord’s increasing calls for him to relinquish the role. Chasing 319 to win, England capitulated from 173-4 to 223 all out as Cook [...]

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