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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Video referral plans and barbs at FA: Blatter in no mood to quit presidency

September 8, 2014

FOOTBALL’S world governing body president Sepp Blatter revealed plans to trial a video referral system and took a swipe at the Football Association (FA) yesterday as he confirmed his intention to seek re-election. Blatter, who has been Fifa chief since 1998, stated that he would stand for a fifth term next year and bid to [...]
England player ratings | vs Switzerland

September 8, 2014

Joe Hart 8 Two excellent saves from Seferovic, one with his feet and another reflex tip over. Played part in attack too, releasing Sterling with a smart early kick in the first half Fabian Delph 7 Booked within nine minutes but calmed down and posed threat with and without ball in Swiss half. Unlucky not [...]
Waldrom and Exeter inflict baptism of fire on returning London Welsh

September 7, 2014

CRESTFALLEN London Welsh boss Justin Burnell hopes yesterday’s 52-0 thrashing by Exeter Chiefs could prove a blessing in disguise for the Premiership newcomers. Exeter No8 Thomas Waldrom crossed twice on his Chiefs debut, while David Ewers, Sam Hill, Jack Arnott and Chrysnader Botha ran in the rest of the visitors’ seven tries. It was a [...]
Hamilton profits as pressure gets to Rosberg

September 7, 2014

WORLD championship hopeful Lewis Hamilton has vowed to keep piling the pressure on title rival Nico Rosberg after cutting his team-mate’s lead with a dazzling victory at yesterday’s Italian Grand Prix. Hamilton suffered a nightmare start but relentlessly pursued Rosberg until the German made a mistake, then overtook him to move to within 22 points [...]
Cavendish crashes but finishes third in Tour of Britain opener

September 7, 2014

SPRINT star Mark Cavendish suffered a repeat of his Tour de France woes on the first stage of the Tour of Britain yesterday, suffering a leg injury in a crash as he missed out on victory in Liverpool. Germany’s Marcel Kittel won the stage, for which Cavendish had been among the favourites, with the Briton [...]
Boxing champ Brook stabbed in Spain attack

September 4, 2014

Bloody scene in Tenerife as British star knifed weeks after breakthrough victory BRITAIN’S newest world champion boxer Kell Brook was recovering in hospital last night after he lost a significant amount of blood in a knife attack while on holiday in Tenerife. Brook, who shot to prominence by winning the IBF welterweight title last month, [...]
Murray likely to miss out on O2 Tour Finals again

September 4, 2014

BRITAIN’S Andy Murray admits he may miss the ATP World Tour Finals in London for the second year in a row after his resurgence was checked by world No1 Novak Djokovic at the US Open on Wednesday night. Murray skipped the tournament at the O2 last season in favour of having back surgery on a [...]
Clubs mull end to away goals

September 4, 2014

TOP football clubs are considering scrapping the away goals rule in a move that could change the face of European competition. Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson revealed the topic had been debated by the continent’s leading coaches at a forum yesterday. “There was a bit of a debate about whether it has any [...]
International Friendly: Hodgson in no mood to entertain statistics

September 3, 2014

AT WEMBLEY STADIUM ENGLAND 1 NORWAY 0 DEFIANT manager Roy Hodgson vowed to win back the trust of jaded England fans with swashbuckling football and goals galore after his side relied on a penalty from new captain Wayne Rooney to beat Norway in front of a record low crowd. Striker Rooney marked his first game [...]
US Ryder Cup 12 finalised

September 2, 2014

UNITED States captain Tom Watson last night announced Keegan Bradley, Hunter Mahan and Webb Simpson as his wildcard picks, completing his line-up for this month’s Ryder Cup showdown with their European rivals at Gleneagles. Watson has never tasted defeat in the Ryder Cup either as a player or captain, having been involved five times between 1977 [...]

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