By: Matt Hardy

Deputy Sports Editor - City AM Matt Hardy is the City AM Deputy Sports Editor with a specialism in the business of sport. He covers the likes of rugby, cricket, sporting investment and venture capital funds; while also being across golf, cricket, and the politics of sport.

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Old Trafford development could be worth £7.3bn to UK economy each year

September 23, 2024

A new Old Trafford development could boost the UK economy by over £7bn per year should Manchester United’s masterplan become a reality. United, who last year had a 27 per cent stake in the club purchased by chemicals billionaire and Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe, are looking to spend £2bn on a new 100,000 capacity [...]
England captain Knight ‘sorry’ for blackface social media post

September 23, 2024

England captain Heather Knight has been punished by the Cricket Regulator for a historic photo of the batter in blackface. The 33-year-old reportedly appeared in blackface in 2012 when a photo of her “at a sports stars themed party” was posted on a Facebook account. Knight: Truly sorry “I’m truly sorry for the mistake I [...]
Premiership rugby: Saints stunned, Cheika heist and TV deal

September 22, 2024

England’s domestic rugby league got under way at the weekend and already there have been shocks, surprises and a couple of predictable outcomes. There’s a new coach at Leicester Tigers in former Australia boss Michael Cheika, and a host of new stars across the 10-team Premiership to look forward to across the season, but what [...]
McIlroy misses out at Wentworth as Horschel triumphs in playoff

September 22, 2024

Rory McIlroy’s wait for a first win since May continued yesterday after the Northern Irishman lost on the second playoff hole to American Billy Horschel in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. McIlroy, who blew a four-shot lead at the Irish Open earlier this month to lose, eagled the 17th and holed for a par [...]
McLaren boss Stella: Mission is for Norris championship win

September 22, 2024

McLaren F1’s team principal Andrea Stella has insisted Lando Norris can still win the Drivers’ Championship after the Brit dominated in Singapore. The 24-year-old beat title rival Max Verstappen by 21 seconds in the city-state to close the gap in the standings to 52 points with a possible 180 remaining across the final six races [...]
Formula 1 Driver Standings in full as Norris cuts gap with Singapore win

September 22, 2024

Lando Norris picked up his third win of the Formula 1 season as the Brit stormed to victory over Max Verstappen in Singapore. The victory in the final F1 race before a three-week break cut Verstappen’s lead at the top of the Driver Standings, too. With the McLaren driver winning the night race he has [...]
Fifa Intercontinental Cup: What is it and is it just the Club World Cup?

September 21, 2024

When Fifa announced the expansion of the Club World Cup and its move from mid-season to the end of spring football fans thought they’d be done with a random week in December seeing them compete half-way around the world. But it appears as if a competition with a similar format to the old Club World [...]
Laver Cup: What is it, who is playing and is it on TV?

September 20, 2024

The four tennis Grand Slams might be done and dusted and eyes may be looking to the ATP Finals in Turin, but this weekend Europe takes on the world in the Laver Cup. It will see two teams – Team Europe and Team World – go head-to-head with each member of the winning team taking [...]
Silverstone to use dynamic ticket pricing for British Grand Prix F1 weekend

September 19, 2024

Tickets for the 2025 British Grand Prix will use the controversial dynamic ticket pricing system that caused fury for Oasis’ fans, Silverstone chiefs have confirmed. The circuit welcomed more than 450,000 fans across the four-day event in 2024 to watch Lewis Hamilton win his last home Grand Prix for Mercedes before his switch to Ferrari. [...]
T20 World Cup venues confirmed as Bangladesh ditched for UAE

September 19, 2024

The two venues which will host next month’s Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup were announced on Thursday after the competition switched from Bangladesh to the UAE. Organisers the International Cricket Council decided to move the World Cup from Bangladesh due to civil unrest in the country. And while the United Arab Emirates was confirmed recently, [...]

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