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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Fifa faces FBI call after triggering criminal probe

November 18, 2014

FOOTBALL’S world governing body Fifa was last night urged to pass its files to the Serious Fraud Office and the FBI after lodging a criminal complaint with Swiss authorities over World Cup bidding. Fifa president Sepp Blatter yesterday asked the Swiss attorney general to investigate “possible misconduct” in relation to the 2018 and 2022 tournaments, [...]
Dyke Fifa report publication plea

November 17, 2014

FOOTBALL Association chairman Greg Dyke has urged world governing body Fifa’s most influential figures to demand full publication of an investigation into alleged World Cup bid corruption. Dyke has written to all 25 members of Fifa’s executive committee following outcry at last week’s summary report – which cleared Qatar and Russia – saying: “We cannot [...]
McCall raps Saracens after Tigers claw back a draw in last minute

November 16, 2014

SARACENS boss Mark McCall criticised his team for a lack of discipline after they allowed Leicester to snatch a 21-21 draw with a last-minute penalty in yesterday’s Premiership clash. Sarries led for almost the entire contest at Welford Road, despite having Marcelo Bosch sent to the sin-bin, but were pegged back at the death when [...]
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 [...]

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