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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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 [...]
Skipper hope for axed Luke

September 2, 2014

EUROPE captain Paul McGinley insists England’s Luke Donald has a Ryder Cup future despite leaving the former world No1 out of his team to face the United States this month. McGinley yesterday named Stephen Gallacher, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood as his three wildcards, at the expense of Donald, who has been on the winning [...]
Manchester United make Radamel Falcao the Premier League’s newest Galactico as Danny Welbeck heads to Arsenal

September 1, 2014

Mancester United last night completed an audacious deadline-day swoop for Monaco striker Radamel Falcao as Premier League clubs, coffers swelled by ever-increasing television income, took their spending for the summer transfer window to a record £861m. Falcao’s shock £20m loan was one of a swathe of late deals as clubs rushed to beat the 11pm [...]
McGinley cool on Gallacher dream

September 1, 2014

EUROPE’S Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has vowed to favour his head over his heart today when he names his three wildcard selections for this month’s contest against the United States. Among McGinley’s dilemmas has been whether to hand Stephen Gallacher a debut after the Scot missed out on automatic qualification by a single stroke [...]
Arsenal weaknesses exposed at Leicester but Arsene Wenger plays down transfer talk

August 31, 2014

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger appealed for trust but refused to promise fans any deadline-day signings after his injury-hit squad’s limitations were laid bare at newly promoted Leicester yesterday. Marquee summer signing Alexis Sanchez struck his first Premier League goal for the Gunners but it was swiftly negated by Leonardo Ulloa’s headed reply and Wenger’s men [...]
Chelsea land £10m Loic Remy as transfer deadline day arrives

August 31, 2014

France striker Loic Remy is targeting Champions League glory with Chelsea after the Premier League’s early pacesetters moved swiftly to wrap up a £10.5m deal before tonight’s transfer deadline. Remy’s short move across west London from QPR allowed £50m misfit Fernando Torres to leave Stamford Bridge for AC Milan on what is officially a two-year [...]
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 [...]

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