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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Toure vows to combat racism as police probe messages

November 4, 2014

MANCHESTER City’s Yaya Toure has labelled racist abuse aimed at him on Twitter “a disgrace” and insisted repeated attacks will not dent his resolve to fight discrimination. The Ivory Coast midfielder said football appeared to attract such behaviour more than other sports, adding that he feared young players could be driven away from social media. [...]
Roddick on why Murray should fear Federer, still the greatest of all time

November 4, 2014

RESURGENT Roger Federer’s flirtation with returning to the peak of men’s tennis is further proof that he is the greatest of all time, according to former world No1 Andy Roddick. Federer may have won the last of his 17 grand slams more than two years ago, be on the wrong end of a 23-10 head-to-head [...]
Premier League: Warnock fumes as Palace slump towards danger

November 3, 2014

CRYSTAL PALACE 1 SUNDERLAND 3 CRYSTAL Palace boss Neil Warnock blamed poor officiating last night after defeat to fellow strugglers Sunderland pushed his 10 men to within one place of the drop zone. On a night when some Palace fans used the match to protest against Premier League plans to stage games overseas, Warnock was [...]
Qatar Air may replace Emirates as airline ends Fifa sponsorship

November 3, 2014

AIRLINE Emirates has become the first top-tier sponsor to end its deal with football’s governing body Fifa following allegations of corruption surrounding bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The world’s largest international carrier said it would not renew its four-year contract with Fifa, which expires at the end of the year, but did [...]
Virus threatens Arsenal’s bid to clinch progress

November 3, 2014

ARSENAL have been hit by a virus on the eve of their Champions League fixture against Anderlecht, but manager Arsene Wenger believes their chronic injury problems are finally easing. Midfielder Jack Wilshere will miss tonight’s visit of the Belgian title-winners due to sickness, while team-mate Aaron Ramsey also fell victim to the bug last week. [...]
Burgess consults code-switchers over Bath move

October 30, 2014

RUGBY union newcomer Sam Burgess plans to draw on the wisdom of English cross-code success stories Jason Robinson and Andy Farrell as he embarks on a new adventure with Bath. The 25-year-old admits he does not know when he will be ready to make his Premiership debut, having suffered a fractured cheekbone in a triumphant [...]
Redknapp: Tweet ban Ferdinand is among best behaved players

October 30, 2014

QPR manager Harry Redknapp has issued a robust defence of Rio Ferdinand’s character following the Hoops centre-back’s receipt of a three-match ban for comments posted on Twitter. Former England captain Ferdinand, 35, was sanctioned by the Football Association (FA) this week after being found guilty of misconduct. He has been accused of sexism for using [...]
QPR link to Los Angeles franchise

October 30, 2014

CARDIFF City owner Vincent Tan, QPR co-owner Ruben Gnanalingam, basketball great Magic Johnson and women’s football star Mia Hamm are among a host of investors in a new Los Angeles team. Los Angeles FC is set to start playing in 2017 and will take the place of Chivas USA, from the same city, in Major [...]
London NFL team worth £100m

October 29, 2014

Economy stands to enjoy boost but US sport’s chiefs insist deal a long way off A LONDON NFL team would boost the capital’s economy by more than £100m annually, a new report claims – but the sport’s chiefs have warned that they are not prepared to rush into the move. Deloitte’s study, commissioned by the [...]
Wooing could hit buffers over tax break issue

October 29, 2014

LONDON – or its chief powerbrokers, at any rate – loves NFL, and gridiron’s top brass appear to be pretty keen on the capital. No longer does it feel like a question of if the city gets its own franchise, but when. There are still big hurdles to overcome, not least the logistic puzzle of [...]

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