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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Rooney gets captaincy but may face axe

August 28, 2014

ENGLAND coach Roy Hodgson insists he is still prepared to drop Wayne Rooney if he underperforms despite naming the Manchester United striker captain of the national team. Rooney, who will lead the team in forthcoming matches against Norway and Switzerland, was the obvious choice to succeed Steven Gerrard, having won 95 caps – more than [...]
Liverpool relish Real Madrid visit as other English clubs get deja vu

August 28, 2014

LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers savoured the prospect of a visit from Champions League holders Real Madrid after the Reds were drawn with the Spanish giants in the group stage yesterday. Manchester City were dealt perhaps the worst hand of the four Premier League sides, and face German title-holders Bayern Munich, Serie A runners-up Roma and [...]
Ryder setback for Gallacher

August 28, 2014

SCOTLAND’S Stephen Gallacher faces an uphill task in his bid to snatch a Ryder Cup place after starting the Italian Open with a level par round of 72 – six shots off the lead. Gallacher, nephew of former European captain Bernard Gallacher, needs to win or finish runner-up in order to overtake Northern Ireland’s Graeme [...]
Champions League: Sanchez now ready to play starring role

August 27, 2014

ARSENAL 1 BESIKTAS 0 Arsenal win 1-0 on aggregate ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger insists Alexis Sanchez is ready to shoulder the team’s goalscoring burden after the Chile forward paid off a huge chunk of his £35m transfer fee by securing a place in the Champions League group stage last night. Sanchez struck in first-half injury [...]
Puncheon riddle as Warnock gets Palace job again

August 27, 2014

CRYSTAL Palace are expected to hand new manager Neil Warnock money to spend before Monday’s transfer deadline after appointing the veteran boss for a second time yesterday. Warnock, who led Palace from 2007 to 2010, has agreed a two-year deal after seeing off competition from former West Brom manager Steve Clarke to succeed Tony Pulis [...]
Lacklustre Watson out of US Open after thrashing at hands of Cirstea

August 26, 2014

BRITISH No1 Heather Watson set her sights on consolatory doubles success after being dumped out of the US Open singles draw in the first round by Romanian Sorana Cirstea. Watson lasted just 54 minutes and won just 12 per cent of points on her second serve as she lost 6-1, 6-1 to Cirstea, who at [...]
Losing place among Euro elite not unthinkable, says Wenger

August 26, 2014

MANAGER Arsene Wenger is banking on Arsenal’s Champions League pedigree giving them an edge in tonight’s make-or-break play-off clash against Besiktas at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners approach a tie poised at 0-0 from last week’s torrid first leg in Turkey without suspended top scorer Aaron Ramsey and injured striker Olivier Giroud and captain Mikel Arteta. [...]
More cash may need spending to keep Old Trafford star shining

August 26, 2014

IT WAS meant to be a day to rekindle optimism among Manchester United fans, with confirmation of the British record £59.7m signing of Angel di Maria. Instead it ended in a new low for Louis van Gaal’s brief reign and raised further questions about how many more exorbitant fees might need to be sanctioned to [...]
Balotelli feels the English top flight is home

August 25, 2014

ITALY striker Mario Balotelli savoured his return to English football last night and revealed his regret at quitting the Premier League for an 18-month spell at AC Milan. Balotelli watched from the stands as his new club Liverpool were defeated 3-1 by his former team Manchester City, hours after his £16m had been confirmed. The [...]
Troubled Woods parts ways with Rose coach Foley

August 25, 2014

FORMER world No1 Tiger Woods insists he is in no hurry to find a new coach after bringing to an end his four-year partnership with Canadian Sean Foley yesterday. Woods enjoyed a return to form under the tutelage of Foley, who also coaches England’s Justin Rose, winning eight titles and resuming his place at the [...]

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