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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Premier League: Ruthless Eto’o brace fires improving Everton

October 26, 2014

BURNLEY 1 EVERTON 3 PROUD Everton manager Roberto Martinez hailed evergreen Samuel Eto’o after the striker’s two goals earned the Toffees back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time since April. Record signing Romelu Lukaku also netted for the visitors, while a first of the season for Danny Ings was insufficient to end Burnley’s wait [...]
Blatter wants winter Qatar

October 26, 2014

FOOTBALL Association chairman Greg Dyke believes the Qatar 2022 World Cup will be held in the winter despite renewed speculation it could be staged in April or May. The influential European Club Association has mooted a late spring tournament as an alternative to summer or winter, but Dyke believes world football chief Sepp Blatter would [...]
Olesen holds off Dubuisson rally as Drysdale snatches tour card

October 26, 2014

DENMARK’S Thorbjorn Olesen survived a final-round wobble to win the Perth International yesterday and guarantee his place at the lucrative season-ended DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. Olesen saw his three-shot overnight advantage trimmed to just one by Victor Dubuisson, but birdies at 13 and 15 restored his cushion and swept the 24-year-old to his [...]
NY tour could help Lampard

October 23, 2014

FORMER Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard’s loan spell at Manchester City could be extended if his parent club New York City FC firm up plans for an English training camp. Lampard is due back at New York in January but may stay longer if they visit sister team City’s facilities before their debut Major League Soccer [...]
Five million bids for World Cup tickets set for moment of truth

October 23, 2014

TOMORROW is D-day for swathes of rugby fans who deluged organisers of next year’s World Cup in England with five million ticket applications for the tournament. Customers are set to learn on Saturday whether they have been successful, but were warned yesterday that demand vastly exceeded supply during last month’s two-week application window. Those who [...]
London calling for Murray as Brit edges nearer to qualifying for end-of-season spectacular at O2

October 23, 2014

BRITAIN’S Andy Murray took another step towards qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals in London next month by progressing to the quarter-finals of the Valencia Open yesterday. Murray, who is in a six-way fight for the remaining three places at the O2, beat Italian Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-4 and will meet South African Kevin [...]
Caterham may miss race in US

October 23, 2014

TROUBLED Formula One team Caterham could miss next week’s US Grand Prix after being locked out of their own factory in Oxfordshire amid a row with administrators. Team boss Colin Kolles insists the cars inside the building belong to 1MRT – involved in a dispute with former owner Tony Fernandes, the QPR chairman and AirAsia [...]
Roman Abramovich aide Marina Granovskaia on the rise at Chelsea as chief executive Ron Gourlay quits

October 22, 2014

She is the former PA who has risen to a key role in the boardroom of one of Europe’s biggest football clubs, and now Marina Granovskaia’s influence at Chelsea is about to grow even further. The Russian-Canadian, a long-time associate of Blues owner Roman Abramovich, is to take on greater responsibility for the running of [...]
Champions League: Wenger eyeing group win after last-gasp salvo

October 22, 2014

ANDERLECHT 1 ARSENAL 2 RELIEVED Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes his team can still progress as group winners after two goals in the last two minutes earned a dramatic but vital Champions League victory at Anderlecht last night. Wenger got an unwelcome 65th birthday surprise when Honduras winger Andy Najar’s second-half header left the Gunners [...]
Osborne raises prospect of a tax exemption for London NFL team

October 22, 2014

CHANCELLOR George Osborne has lent proposals for a London-based American football team further momentum by promising the government would do “anything it can” to attract the NFL. Osborne revealed he had held talks with NFL chiefs over basing a franchise at Wembley Stadium, which is hosting its latest gridiron match on Sunday, and called the [...]

Badenoch bets on experience as Griffith and Tugendhat claim shadow cabinet top spots

Sex Education star makes investment into women’s football vehicle

Jaguar reveals the Type 01’s screen-free interior

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