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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Reading in takeover talks with mystery bidder after Platek walks away

April 9, 2025

Financially stricken Reading are in takeover talks with a new prospective buyer after American businessman Robert Platek walked away from a deal for the League One club. Platek, co-head of global credit at BDT and MSD Partners, entered into a period of exclusive negotiations with current owner Dai Yongge but that has now elapsed. The [...]
Volleyball World: How CVC Capital Partners woke sport’s sleeping giant

April 9, 2025

Volleyball World CEO Finn Taylor on how CVC Capital Partners has commercialised the sport, its successful D2C platform and ambitions to woo British fans. Private equity in sport can provoke suspicion that it will be funds rather than fans who benefit most from the transaction, yet in volleyball there can be little doubt that it [...]
Revealed: How much fans spend on overseas sports tourism

April 8, 2025

Sports fans spend more than £1,200 per person on average when travelling overseas to watch matches and other events, new research has found. The figure includes £235 on tickets, £330 on flights, £375 on accommodation and £290 on dining and shopping, according to a study by Expedia Group. Football is the most common sport to [...]
Scottie Scheffler: Tiger feat in world No1’s crosshairs at Masters

April 7, 2025

Scottie Scheffler has become accustomed to being compared to Tiger Woods and this week at the Masters the world No1 has another chance to emulate the 15-time major winner. Woods is the last man to win back-to-back Green Jackets at Augusta National, a feat which has gone unrepeated since he was in his heyday in [...]
Southampton task former 777 chief with finding new manager

April 7, 2025

Southampton have tasked a former director of the failed 777 sports group with recruiting their new manager after sacking Ivan Juric following their relegation. Juric lasted just 98 days and won only one of his 14 Premier League games, a run that saw them break the record for the earliest relegation from the Premier League. [...]
Harry Brook: England chiefs fast-track new ODI and T20 captain

April 7, 2025

England cricket chief Rob Key admits they have had to fast-track Harry Brook after the Yorkshire batter was named captain of the one-day and T20 teams. Brook’s elevation comes just three years after he made his white-ball debut for England and follows the resignation of Jos Buttler in the wake of a disappointing Champions Trophy. [...]
Masters 2025: Spectators paying $1,000 shut out at Augusta National

April 7, 2025

Spectators and players at this week’s Masters are set for early disruption after thunderstorms caused organisers to delay Monday’s practice round at Augusta National. Rain is forecast to fall all day, but it is hoped that players will be able to get out onto the famous course in the afternoon if, as expected, the worst [...]
Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren interview: ‘Let’s not f*** this up’

April 7, 2025

Listening to Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren bounce off each other it is easy to forget they were sworn enemies until around 18 months ago. That was when Saudi sports impresario Turki Alalshikh essentially instructed Britain’s two biggest boxing promoters to bury the hatchet if they wanted to keep staging lucrative fights at his expense [...]
Premier League and EFL kick-start talks over billion-pound deal

April 4, 2025

The Premier League and EFL are back in ongoing discussions over a new multi-billion-pound financial redistribution deal after more than a year of deadlock. Executives from the top flight and the English Football League, which operates the three divisions directly below, have met twice in the last few weeks and have another summit scheduled for [...]
Fifa president Infantino ‘cheering’ for Russia’s return to football

April 3, 2025

Fifa president Gianni Infantino wants Russia to return to world football as part of a peace pact with Ukraine, saying it is “what we have to cheer for”. Russia have effectively been barred from Fifa and Uefa club and national team competitions at all levels since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The US is [...]

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