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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NBA Europe: GBBL boss Marshall Glickman in bid for London franchise

March 26, 2026

Marshall Glickman, the US basketball supremo behind the aborted GBBL project, is part of one of the bids for a London franchise in NBA Europe, City AM understands. Multiple sources said Glickman, formerly an executive in the NBA and acting CEO of EuroLeague, was attached to an offer for the team set to be established [...]
Tennis stars Sinner, Draper and Sabalenka turn up heat on Grand Slams

March 25, 2026

Tennis stars including Jannik Sinner, Britain’s Jack Draper and Aryna Sabalenka have turned up the pressure on Grand Slam chiefs to agree to prize money increases and other reforms. Most of the top 10 from the men’s ATP and women’s WTA rankings are lobbying the Slams to raise the proportion of tournament revenue allocated to [...]
Tiger Woods Masters fitness update hands boost to golf TV channels

March 25, 2026

Broadcasters’ prospects of attracting bumper viewing figures for the Masters have been boosted after Tiger Woods said he hoped to play at Augusta next month. Woods made his competitive return in the finals of TGL, the hybrid golf league he founded with Rory McIlroy, on Tuesday night. And although the 50-year-old’s Jupiter Links team lost [...]
EC urged to stop Fifa’s ‘aggressive and exploitative’ World Cup ticket prices

March 24, 2026

The European Commission has been urged to intervene over Fifa’s “aggressive and exploitative” ticket sale policies for this summer’s World Cup. Prices at the tournament provoked widespread outcry when they were revealed last year, with the cheapest tickets for the final initially costing £3,000 and now listed for much more. Consumer rights group Euroconsumers and [...]
Snooker World Championship to stay at The Crucible until at least 2045

March 24, 2026

The Crucible will remain home to snooker’s World Championship until at least 2045 after an agreement was struck to expand the venue’s capacity. The championships will celebrate 50 years at The Crucible in 2027 but faced the threat of being moved to a larger venue overseas by the sport’s promoters Matchroom. Work will begin on [...]
Scandal rocks Czech football on eve of Republic of Ireland World Cup play-off

March 24, 2026

Czech football has reportedly been rocked by the biggest match-fixing scandal in its history on the eve of the national team’s World Cup play-off with the Republic of Ireland. Following a three-year investigation involving Interpol, Europol and Uefa, dawn raids are said to have taken place this morning targeting almost 50 players, officials, clubs and [...]
2026 Community Shield moved from Wembley to Cardiff over concert clash

March 23, 2026

Next season’s Community Shield has been moved from Wembley to Cardiff’s Principality Stadium to accommodate a non-football event for the first time. The traditional curtain-raiser to the new campaign between the winners of the Premier League and the FA Cup has been scheduled to take place on Sunday 16 August – later than usual due [...]
Ligue 1+: French football league losing hundreds of millions to piracy

March 23, 2026

French football chiefs say they have lost hundreds of millions of euros to illegal streaming of Ligue 1 matches in the latest blow to the value of their media rights. Despite the competition being broadcast legally on Ligue 1+, the league’s own streaming platform, and pay TV network BeIn Sports, research found that 59 per [...]
Aston Martin F1’s Stroll plays down questions over team principal Newey’s future

March 20, 2026

Aston Martin F1 team owner Lawrence Stroll has attempted to dampen speculation over Adrian Newey’s future following Jonathan Wheatley’s sudden exit from Audi. Wheatley’s departure from Audi was announced on Friday, following widespread reports that Aston Martin wanted to reunite him with their technical partner Adrian Newey. Design guru Newey, who worked with Wheatley for [...]
Luke Littler face trademark is ‘smart move’ but ‘not silver bullet’, say experts

March 20, 2026

Darts sensation Luke Littler’s has moved to trademark his face amid AI deepfake fears. We ask IP and sports rights experts whether it checks out. Luke Littler and Matthew McConaughey aren’t obvious bedfellows, but the all-conquering darts sensation has taken a leaf out of the Magic Mike star’s playbook. Littler has lodged an application with [...]

Britain takes first steps on journey to 2040s North of England Olympics bid

Britain takes first steps on journey to 2040s North of England Olympics bid

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