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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Sadiq Khan and Tory mayoral rival ‘stand ready’ to bring Commonwealth Games to London

March 11, 2024

London Mayor Sadiq Khan “stands ready” to step in to support the capital in a bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games should a new plan to take the next staging of the multi-sport tournament to Malaysia fail. The Asian nation, who hosted the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, have been offered £100m to [...]
Felipe Massa to SUE FIA, F1 and Ecclestone for damages

March 11, 2024

Former F1 driver Felipe Massa has filed a lawsuit in the London High Court against the FIA, Formula One Management and Bernie Ecclestone. The former Ferrari driver’s people released a statement surrounding their legal intentions relating to the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. Brazilian law firm Vieira Rezende Advogados said: “Mr Massa is seeking declarations that [...]
Premier League: Liverpool and Man City draw to leave Arsenal top of table in final direct domestic clash between Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp

March 10, 2024

Outgoing Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp ended his direct Premier League rivalry with Pep Guardiola with a fiercely contested 1-1 draw at Anfield. The German and Spaniard embraced after the full time whistle in Liverpool after an early John Stones goal for Manchester City was cancelled out by an Alexis Mac Allister penalty. The result leaves [...]
Six Nations wrap: Grand Slam dashed, Quesada, Gatland and the Wooden Spoon

March 10, 2024

Everybody thought Ireland would walk to back-to-back Grand Slam titles this year while many expected Italy to again be the whipping boys of the Six Nations. In round four, however, these two assumptions were shattered in what was one of the great weekends of Six Nations rugby in recent history. Here’s what we learned. Six [...]
Six Nations table with Wales on edge of humiliating Wooden Spoon

March 10, 2024

Wales are close to their first Six Nations Wooden Spoon since 2003 after France toppled the home side 24-45 in Cardiff on Sunday. The bonus point win for France moves them ahead of Italy and into fourth with the Azzurri and Wales competing next weekend in a straight shootout. The Wooden Spoon is a metaphorical [...]
Villa thrashed as Spurs close gap in Premier League top four race

March 10, 2024

Spurs have taken control of the top four race after smashing Aston Villa 4-0 away from home. They have narrowed the gap to Villa to two points, but they can move ahead should they win their game in hand. The scoreline was significant to both managers, as it became Ange Postecoglou’s biggest win as Tottenham [...]
Ancer eyes Olympics after playoff win in Hong Kong in LIV Golf League

March 10, 2024

Abraham Ancer set his sights on Olympic gold after he won a three-man playoff yesterday to win in the LIV Golf League in Hong Kong. The Mexican, who won on the Saudi Arabia breakaway tour for the first time in Hong Kong at the weekend, fended off Englishman Paul Casey and former Open winner Cameron [...]
Formula 1 runs risk of going stale unless the racing matches the off-track drama

March 9, 2024

Formula 1 has off-track storylines galore but the racing itself is far less compelling. Is F1 going stale? With the position Formula 1 as a sport finds itself in at the moment, drowning in allegations, the only potentially distracting part of the travelling circus – the racing itself – is struggling to shine through. The [...]
Where to watch Six Nations in London, plus exclusive breakfast event and our rugby drink of the week

March 8, 2024

Here we go, the final push in this year’s Six Nations. It looks as if Ireland will go on to take the title after rounds four and five but that’s no excuse for dropping out of plans to watch games across London. Here are our pub and bar recommendations for the next two weeks, as [...]
World’s oldest club rugby fixture back in London THIS WEEK

March 7, 2024

Richmond and Blackheath meet on Friday in what will be the 160th anniversary of the fixture. City A.M. hears how this match, in England’s third tier, is keeping arguments of promotion and relegation in the rugby pyramid alive. Many will look to south west London and see England’s Six Nations clash with Ireland as the [...]

How sport and athletes can show the realities of neurodiversity

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Central London Alliance Launches Podcast to Debate London’s Opportunities and Obstacles for Growth

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