By: Matt Hardy

Deputy Sports Editor - City AM Matt is the Deputy Sports Editor covering sport, the business of sport and the politics of sport. He covers the likes of football, rugby, cricket, Formula 1, golf and tennis.

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Football chanting to lead to cocaine tests by police

February 17, 2025

Football fans arrested for pitch invasions or tragedy chanting face cocaine tests by police as part of a Home Office crackdown on drug use at matches. The government has announced the plans as it steps up efforts to tackle the “root causes of reoffending and reduce criminal behaviour”. The 2023-24 football season saw 344 arrests [...]
Trump order could see spike in Wimbledon and Formula 1 bribes

February 16, 2025

Bribes, including tickets to Wimbledon and Formula 1, could spike this year after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will halt the prosecution of firms accused of bribery abroad. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) has been in place since 1977 and has stringently looked down on firms using bribes on government [...]
Sponsors All Blacks could chase after falling out with Man United part-owners Ineos

February 15, 2025

Last week it was revealed that rugby giants New Zealand, including the famous All Blacks, were suing sponsors and Manchester United part-owners Ineos. The chemicals firm, co-owned by British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, stands accused of breaching its sponsorship agreement by failing to pay an installment of a £27m, six-year deal, that was signed in [...]
Hundred: Who are winners and losers from £1bn cricket sale?

February 14, 2025

When a collective £975m valuation was placed on the Hundred this month many were surprised a competition in its infancy could fetch such a number. But the franchise competition through, largely, eight 49 per cent stakes being sold by the England and Wales Cricket Board, has exceeded expectations – around £700m was seen as a [...]
City of London great and good raise record £160k for School of Hard Knocks

February 14, 2025

The City of London’s best, brightest, great and good descended on Threadneedle Street’s M Restaurant as a record £161,000 was raised at the annual School of Hard Knocks Long Lunch. Leading City stalwarts including Champions Cup sponsors Investec were joined by the likes of Firethorn Trust, Clarksons, Falko, England international Andy Gomarsall, LBC’s Nick Ferrari [...]
Women’s Premier League: Who owns the teams in IPL sibling?

February 14, 2025

Amid the hype surrounding the Hundred franchises being sold off to, mostly, Indian or American-Indian investors; the Women’s Premier League (or Women’s IPL) starts today. Having seen its five franchises fetch a collective $572m and media firm Viacom 18 spending over $100m on a five-year broadcast deal, the Women’s IPL is heading into its third [...]
Super League: What is the Captain’s Challenge and is it the future?

February 13, 2025

The Super League returns tonight but there will be a new element to rugby league with the introduction of the Captain’s Challenge. Tennis has player calls and Cricket has a review system too, but what is the Captain’s Challenge and could we see the rugby league innovation found in rugby union and football in the [...]
F1 scam firm wound-up over British Grand Prix hospitality ticket sham

February 13, 2025

A scam company which targeted the sale of hospitality packages they didn’t have for the Formula 1 British Grand Prix has been wound up. Foresea Limited is connected with a trio of other businesses shut by the Insolvency Service, with this firm wound-up at the High Court this week. The firm was found to have [...]
Enhanced Games: Trump invests in ‘doped Olympics’

February 13, 2025

The Enhanced Games, a drug inclusive alternative to the Olympics, has bagged Trump family funding as 1789 Capital leads a new funding round. The venture fund is led by investment bank Farvahar Partners CEO Omeed Malik, vice president JD Vance ally Christopher Buskirk – they co-founded The Rockbridge Network together – and the 47th President’s [...]
Ambanis and Boehly: Who owns the Hundred teams after £975m sale?

February 13, 2025

With the sale of Southern Brave confirmed on Wednesday, all eight of the England and Wales Cricket Board’s 49 per cent stakes in Hundred franchises have been sold. Sellers, counties and buyers will now enter into exclusive negotiations on the details but it is expected to run, mostly, without a hitch. The valuations placed on [...]

Crystal Palace agree deal with HSBC that paves way for new training ground

Crystal Palace agree deal with HSBC that paves way for new training ground

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