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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Liverpool may demand fee from Real Madrid for Alexander-Arnold release

May 6, 2025

Real Madrid have asked Liverpool to release Trent Alexander-Arnold from his contract early so that he can play for them in this summer’s Club World Cup. The England right-back confirmed his impending departure from Anfield on Monday and is set to join the 15-time European champions in July after his deal with Liverpool expires. But [...]
Michele Kang eyes new faces after London City Lionesses reach WSL

May 5, 2025

London City Lionesses and their owner Michele Kang have already begun drawing up plans for their first season in the Women’s Super League (WSL) after clinching a historic promotion on Sunday. The Lionesses held off a comeback from Birmingham City to draw 2-2 at their title rivals and clinch the Championship on the final day [...]
Global jockey league: Dettori among stars set for $15m competition

May 5, 2025

Frankie Dettori, Ryan Moore and William Buick are among a dozen elite riders who have signed up to compete in a global jockey league that its backers believe will revolutionise horse racing. Australian James McDonald, Brazilian Joao Moreira and French jockeys Christophe Lemaire and Mickael Barzalona have also committed to the competition, which could start [...]
Lewis Hamilton insists Ferrari move hasn’t turned sour after Miami spats

May 5, 2025

Lewis Hamilton insists he has no problems with Ferrari or fellow driver Charles Leclerc but says he won’t apologise for spiky exchanges with the team during a frustrating Miami Grand Prix. The seven-time Formula 1 champion snapped at race engineers on the team radio as he waited for them to ask Leclerc to let him [...]
Trent Alexander-Arnold: ‘Leaving Liverpool is something I need to do’

May 5, 2025

England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has paved the way for an anticipated free transfer to Real Madrid by announcing his departure from Liverpool. The right-back, 26, will leave Anfield after two decades at the club at the end of the season, when his current contract comes to an end. Alexander-Arnold is widely expected to join Real [...]
Messi and Ronaldo dance endures as clubs fluff their semi-final lines

May 4, 2025

During the peak of the white-hot rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, they exercised a near-monopoly on club football’s biggest prizes. In a golden spell from 2005 to 2018, when both seemed to be engaged in a game of one-upmanship to decide who was the world’s best player, either Messi or Ronaldo won the [...]
BBC confirms new four-year deal for England cricket and Hundred

May 2, 2025

The BBC has confirmed it will show highlights of England cricket internationals and live coverage of The Hundred for the next four years after striking a new deal with the ECB. The package – reported by City AM last month – includes highlights and bitesize digital clips of the next men’s and women’s Ashes series [...]
Chelsea move to digital tickets after banning 2,000 fans for touting

May 1, 2025

Chelsea have revealed further details of their switch to digital tickets next season, which the football club says it hopes will stamp out touting. The Premier League outfit have cancelled 2,000 memberships linked to touting this season and believe that the new digital system will provide greater security. It comes a year before the top [...]
FA issues blanket ban on transgender women playing in female football

May 1, 2025

The FA has followed other major sports and banned transgender women from playing in women’s football from next month. Just weeks ago it was still resisting calls to implement a blanket ban but has now updated its policy following last month’s landmark Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act, which decreed that the lawful exclusion [...]
2025 London Marathon raises world record £75m for charity

May 1, 2025

The London Marathon has broken its own record for the world’s biggest one-day fundraising event after the 2025 race generated more than £75m for charity. The final total won’t be revealed until later this year but has already eclipsed the £73.5m raised last year, which set a new global benchmark for contributing to good causes. [...]

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