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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Tennis hit by fresh doping storm as Swiatek hit with ban

November 28, 2024

Tennis has been hit by another doping controversy surrounding one of its top players after Iga Swiatek was banned for testing positive for a banned substance. The Pole, the most dominant player on the women’s circuit in recent years, returned a sample containing the prohibited angina medication trimetazidine on August 12. But Swiatek, 23, only [...]
British Olympic Association gets first female chair in 120-year history

November 28, 2024

Trailblazing former rowing champion Dame Katherine Grainger has been elected the first female chair of the British Olympic Association in its 120-year history. Grainger, 49, will succeed Sir Hugh Robertson in the post early next year after she completes her final term as chair of UK Sport. “It is a huge honour to be elected [...]
‘An ambitious club that wants to move forward’: Lampard joins Coventry City

November 28, 2024

The former Chelsea, Everton and Derby County boss, 46, has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract.
Hearn eyes Croke Park for Katie Taylor homecoming fight

November 27, 2024

Katie Taylor could take on Amanda Serrano in a huge trilogy fight on home soil at Croke Park in Dublin, says the Irish star’s promoter Eddie Hearn. Undisputed light-welterweight champion Taylor and Serrano clashed for the second time on the undercard of the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight in Las Vegas earlier this month. The card, [...]
Formula 1 agrees to retain oldest track after upgrades pledge

November 27, 2024

Formula 1 chiefs have ended doubts over the future of the oldest track on its race calendar by agreeing a new deal with Monza to stage the Italian Grand Prix. The extension to the current contract between the two parties is for six more years, taking it up to 2031, and comes after Monza bosses [...]
Manchester City ‘115 charges’ case could drag on beyond end of season

November 27, 2024

Manchester City’s hearing into more than 100 charges brought by the Premier League is taking longer than expected, raising fears that the season could finish with a cloud still hanging over the champions. The hearing at the International Dispute Resolution Centre off Paternoster Square in the City of London was tipped to run for 10 [...]
Crystal Palace owner raises $40m ahead of planned IPO

November 27, 2024

Portuguese investment fund UCEA Capital Partners has made the initial investment as part of a $100m financing round ahead of a planned $2bn float early next year.
Embattled ref ‘strongly denies’ spot-fixing claims after FA launches probe

November 27, 2024

Under-fire Premier League referee David Coote has strongly denied an allegation of spot-fixing that is being investigated by the Football Association. Coote – already suspended by referees’ body PGMOL for unguarded comments he appeared to make about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp – refutes the claim that he issued a premeditated yellow card in a [...]
Saracens chief departs club after just 10 months in charge

November 27, 2024

Previous chief executive Lucy Wray stepped down after four years in the role in a surprise move halfway through last season.
Champions League absence and shorter US tour clobber Man Utd revenue

November 26, 2024

Manchester United suffered a £14m drop in revenue for the first quarter of their current financial year after missing out on qualification for the Champions League. Broadcast income for July to September fell by £8m, or 20 per cent, from the same period last year due to Manchester United this season playing in the less [...]

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