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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Jonathan Barnett: Gareth Bale’s former agent denies ‘sex slave’ claims in full

February 10, 2026

The British football super-agent who negotiated Gareth Bale’s world record transfer to Real Madrid, Jonathan Barnett, has denied any wrongdoing after a woman alleged he kept her as a “sex slave” and threatened to kill her. Barnett, 76, is the subject of a range of serious allegations made by an Australian woman in a US [...]
‘Crown jewel’ of Olympic Games memorabilia put up for sale at auction

February 10, 2026

An ultra-rare winners’ medal from the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 is set to be sold at auction in Denmark next month. The silver gong – gold medals were only introduced in 1904 – is believed to be the world’s oldest Olympic medal and has an estimated value of 200,000–300,000 Danish kroner [...]
LIV Golf open to PGA resolution and in talks over team sales, says president

February 9, 2026

LIV Golf chiefs insist they remain open to working with the PGA Tour amid apparently receding prospects of a merger of interests but are focused on the next phase of their business, including the sale of stakes in two teams. More than two and a half years after a “framework agreement” was announced for the [...]
Luke Littler attracts Meta to darts with Oakley glasses partnership

February 9, 2026

Tech giant Meta has entered the darts market by joining world champion Luke Littler’s ever-growing stable of partners. The deal saw Littler don a pair of Oakley Meta glasses to record his throws in a practice session filmed for social media. It sees Oakley and Meta join Xbox, fast fashion brand Boohoo, Target Darts, KP [...]
Why Champions League revamp is a case of Uefa 1, Domestic competitions 0

February 5, 2026

The revamped Champions League has created more drama for Uefa but increased the risk of competitive imbalance in domestic leagues, according to a new report. Bodo/Glimt’s shock win over Atletico Madrid was not just one of the standout results of the league phase of Uefa’s elite club competition, it also served as a handy snapshot [...]
Team GB bid for Winter Olympics history hit by skeleton helmet row

February 4, 2026

Team GB have become embroiled in a kit row on the eve of the Winter Olympics after their world-leading skeleton squad’s safety helmets were deemed to be non-compliant. The British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association (BBSA) has lodged an urgent appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport against a decision made by world governing body [...]
Cricket lawmakers MCC relax bat rules amid worldwide run on willow

February 3, 2026

The soaring cost of English willow has forced cricket’s lawmakers the MCC to rewrite their rule book and allow the use of previously-banned laminated bats. Top-of-the-range Grade 1 bats have more than doubled in price to around £1,000 over the last decade, fuelling fears that swathes of would-be cricketers are being priced out. Those concerns [...]
NFL chiefs back Bad Bunny Super Bowl LX show amid Trump protest fears

February 3, 2026

NFL chiefs have defended choosing Bad Bunny to headline the Super Bowl LX half-time show amid fears he will ignite a row over President Trump’s immigration crackdown. The Puerto Rican declared “ICE out” at the Grammy Awards on Sunday in protest at federal agents’ hardline approach, including the fatal shooting of two people in Minneapolis [...]
‘They don’t bring anything’: World Cup boycott talk rebuked by Fifa chief Infantino

February 2, 2026

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has rubbished talk of nations staging a boycott of the 2026 World Cup over President Trump’s US administration. The debate has gathered momentum in recent weeks, with Infantino’s predecessor Sepp Blatter endorsing calls, following Trump’s attempts to annex Greenland. A close ally of Trump, the Fifa chief argued that sport should [...]
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff tells rivals: ‘Get your s*** together’

February 2, 2026

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has accused rival teams of looking for excuses before the season has even begun amid murmurings about the legality of their new engine. Ferrari, Honda and Audi are said to have raised objections about the power unit, which is set to be used not only by Mercedes but also McLaren, [...]

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