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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Chambers set to learn fate

July 18, 2008

Dwain Chambers’ controversial and protracted fight to be allowed to run at this summer’s Beijing Olympics will finally be settled today when a High Court judge announces his verdict on the sprinter’s legal challenge to a lifetime ban. Chambers had expected to learn his fate yesterday, when the 100m runner attended court to hear his [...]
Forget your sense of duty, Inter tell Chelsea’s Lampard

July 18, 2008

Inter Milan have urged Frank Lampard to forget his loyalty towards Chelsea – or the Italian club will be forced to move for alternative targets. Inter president Massimo Moratti says Lampard’s “sense of duty” has prevented him from demanding a move, despite contract talks with Blues chiefs stalling. Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is desperate [...]
Great White Shark Norman basks in Tiger’s absence and eyes third Open

July 18, 2008

Two-time Open champion Greg Norman turned back the years with a masterful performance in difficult conditions on the first day at Royal Birkdale that left him fending off talk of an unlikely third triumph. The Australian, 53, who has not played regular competitive golf for several years, carded a level-par round of 70 to finish [...]
EPL heralds English Twenty20 shake-up

July 17, 2008

A long-awaited English Premier League comprising all 18 first-class counties and two overseas teams will begin in 2010, as part of a radical overhaul of the domestic game. The new competition, which will take place in June and consist of two divisions of 10 teams, was announced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) [...]
Milan sign Ronaldinho and pay £10m less than City bid

July 16, 2008

Manchester City’s audacious attempt to sign Ronaldinho was finally killed off last night when AC Milan agreed a deal with Barcelona for the Brazil playmaker. Ronaldinho, who fell out of favour during his fifth season at Barcelona, will sign a three-year contract in Milan today after completing the routine medical examination. Milan have reportedly agreed [...]
Brazil winger Robinho eyes Chelsea move

July 16, 2008

Real Madrid winger Robinho is seriously considering joining Chelsea, although the west London club are unlikely to pay more than half the £48m they were reported to have offered. Robinho’s agent Wagner Ribeiro confirmed yesterday he had held talks with Chelsea, and that the 24-year-old was keen to work with new Blues boss and fellow [...]

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