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

All 4373 Articles

Cook feels heat as India close in on second Test

July 20, 2014

BELEAGUERED England captain Alastair Cook received the backing of his coaches last night despite yet another batting failure helping India to take a stranglehold on the second Test at Lord’s. Cook (22) was one of three late England wickets for just two runs as the hosts finished day four on 105-4, 214 short of the [...]
Hamilton riles Button but limits his title damage

July 20, 2014

BEMUSED Jenson Button took a swipe at former team-mate Lewis Hamilton after the pair collided during an eventful German Grand Prix at Hockenheim yesterday. Hamilton, who fought his way through the field from 20th on the grid to finish third, damaged his front wing by touching Button’s car as he tried to pass his fellow [...]
McIlroy sets pace at Open and vows to kick up storm

July 17, 2014

FORMER world No1 Rory McIlroy insists he is ready to cope with whatever the elements throw at him after he made the most of perfect Hoylake conditions to take a first-round lead at the Open yesterday. McIlroy’s masterful 66 means he begins today six under par, one stroke ahead of Italian Matteo Manassero and two [...]
Van Gaal fires a warning shot at United directors

July 17, 2014

Manchester United’s new manager Louis van Gaal has warned that the board’s commercial ambitions may not be compatible with the success demanded at what he deems “the biggest club in the world”. United have led the way in monetising their appeal, as illustrated this week by a £750m, 10-year kit agreement with Adidas, the biggest [...]
Rosberg told to scrub World Cup win tribute from helmet by Fifa

July 17, 2014

FOOTBALL’S governing body Fifa has forced German Formula One driver Nico Rosberg to remove an image of the World Cup from his helmet. Rosberg had changed the headgear artwork for his home grand prix at Hockenheim this weekend to celebrate his national team’s success at the World Cup five days ago. Fifa said the move [...]
Cyclist Tiernan-Locke gets two-year ban

July 17, 2014

TEAM Sky chiefs have pledged to review their recruitment policy after sacking British cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke for incurring a two-year doping ban. Tiernan-Locke was suspended and had his 2012 Tour of Britain title stripped yesterday by cycling’s world governing body the UCI following a 10-month investigation. The UCI alerted the Plymouth rider to discrepancies in [...]
I am hungrier than ever for a Major, says Stenson

July 16, 2014

WORLD No2 Henrik Stenson insists that extraordinary success last year on both sides of the Atlantic has only intensified his hunger for a first Major title when the Open begins at Hoylake today. The 38-year-old became the first man to win the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup and the European Tour’s Race to Dubai in the [...]
Cook hits back at India as series comes to boil over Anderson row

July 16, 2014

ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook came out fighting yesterday, accusing India of exaggerating a confrontation between James Anderson and batsman Ravindra Jadeja in order to get the fast-bowler banned for the climax of an increasingly bitter Test series. Anderson, who took four wickets and scored 81 runs in the drawn first Test, could miss the final [...]
Farah: I’m OK for Glasgow

July 16, 2014

DOUBLE Olympic champion Mo Farah has confirmed he expects to be fit to compete for England at this month’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Farah’s participation has been in doubt due to a stomach illness that hospitalised him earlier this month and has delayed his training for the 5,000m and 10,000m.
Neville sets out Van Gaal target

July 16, 2014

ENGLAND assistant Gary Neville says fourth place in the Premier League would represent “par” for new Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, who started work yesterday. Winning the title would be an albatross, the former United defender said, adding: “I actually think we will finish third.”

Labour told to scrap ‘arbitrary’ inheritance tax system

Why World Cup hydration breaks will push traditional ads to the subs bench

Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival to drive millions into Scotch sector

By: Frank Dalleres

All 4373 Articles

Subscribe