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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How NFL death played a part in Germany triumph

July 16, 2014

World Cup winners used cooling tech born out of tragedy YOU probably won’t have heard of Korey Stringer, the NFL player who died aged 27 when extreme heatstroke caused his organs to fail, one by one, during pre-season training in summer 2001. The Minnesota Vikings lineman’s passing forced American football to rethink its player welfare [...]
Chelsea raid Spanish champions again for £16m Cole replacement

July 16, 2014

CHELSEA are set to continue their raid on Atletico Madrid’s title winning team by signing left-back Filipe Luis after they had a £16m bid accepted by the Spanish club. The Brazil-born player is a direct replacement for Ashley Cole, who joined Roma this summer after the Blues opted not to extend his eight-year spell in [...]
England and India at war over James Anderson push row

July 16, 2014

England’s Test series against India erupted last night after the tourists accused fast-bowler James Anderson of pushing and verbally abusing their batsman Ravindra Jadeja. Former England captain Michael Vaughan called India’s allegations “pathetic”, and suggested they were a ploy to get Anderson banned for the conclusion of the five-match series. England chiefs said Anderson “categorically [...]
Mike Tindall becomes last of class of 2003 to hang up rugby boots

July 16, 2014

World Cup winner Mike Tindall has revealed that he decided to retire from rugby after realising he could not face playing for anyone but Gloucester. Former England captain Tindall – the last of the triumphant 2003 squad to hang up his boots – spent nine years at Kingsholm, following eight seasons at Bath. “I could [...]
Ashley Cole: Brits afraid to move abroad

July 16, 2014

Former Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole believes English players shun the chance to play in foreign leagues because they are scared of unfamiliar environments. Cole, 33, signed for Roma this month after eight years with the Blues, and said: “Perhaps British players are a little afraid to move abroad. They are accustomed to British culture and [...]
Diego Costa targets Chelsea titles

July 16, 2014

Spain forward Diego Costa intends to add to his medal collection after completing a £32m switch from Atletico Madrid to Chelsea yesterday. The 25-year-old arrives on the back of a fine season, having reached the Champions League final and helped Atletico end an 18- year wait for La Liga. “I am very happy to sign [...]
Woods not content to make up the numbers

July 16, 2014

IT MAY be six traumatic years since he last won a Major, but former world No1 Tiger Woods insists he is ready to claim his fourth Open Championship, starting tomorrow. The American was on bullish form yesterday when asked what would constitute a satisfactory result in only his second event since back surgery. “First,” he [...]
Critics mad to write off Woods, warns Watson

July 14, 2014

FIVE-TIME Open champion Tom Watson has warned Tiger Woods’s doubters that the injury-hit former world No1 could prove them spectacularly wrong at Hoylake this week. Woods, 38, failed to make the cut last month in his sole appearance since back surgery in March, but is hoping a return to the scene of his 2006 Open [...]
United share price boosted by £750m kit deal windfall

July 14, 2014

MANCHESTER United’s share price surged yesterday following confirmation of the Premier League club’s record-breaking £750m shirt deal with German sportswear giant Adidas. The 10-year agreement, which takes effect from the 2015-16 season, is the most lucrative of its kind in any sport and worth more than double any other shirt deal in football. United’s share [...]
Contador battles in vain to ride on with broken leg

July 14, 2014

A GRUELLING Tour de France claimed its latest high-profile victim yesterday when two-time winner Alberto Contador was forced to retire after breaking his leg in a crash. Patched-up and bleeding, the Spanish rider ploughed on for 20km with a fractured right shin before admitting defeat and joining 2013 champion Chris Froome and fellow Briton Mark [...]

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