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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Scotland Extreme E race offers double win and hydrogen testing

July 15, 2024

E.ON Next Veloce Racing came out on top in both races at the Scotland Hydro X Prix as Extreme E continued to test its hydrogen car. Drivers Kevin Hansen and Molly Taylor won both races in the second location on the calendar, Dumfries and Galloway, to lead the championship standings by nine points from Acciona [...]
Alcaraz defends Wimbledon title as Djokovic fades in final

July 14, 2024

Carlos Alcaraz defended his Wimbledon title on Sunday and inflicted a worst ever SW19 defeat on Novak Djokovic at the All England Club. The Spaniard, who now has four Grand Slams, beat Serbian Djokovic 6-2 6-2 7-6 and became just the third man to win multiple Wimbledon titles before the age of 22. Alcaraz said: [...]
Manchester United sign Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna

July 14, 2024

Manchester United have signed Netherlands international Joshua Zirkzee in what is the first major signing since Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe purchased a quarter of the club. The Dutch forward has signed with the Manchester club until 2029 from Italian Serie A club Bologna, where he helped them achieve Champions League football. He formerly played [...]
Thank you Jimmy Anderson. Watching you bowl has been iconic

July 14, 2024

Sitting in the Mound Stand at Lord’s as a punter and hearing “bowling from the Pavilion End, James Anderson” was genuinely goosebump-worthy. Mere minutes before the 41-year-old, who had been handed a forced retirement by the England and Wales Cricket Board, finished his career just four wickets shy of Shane Warne’s total, he walked out [...]
Extreme E in Scotland will be at centre of changing landscape

July 12, 2024

Change seems to be in the air up in Dumfries and Galloway this weekend. Last week’s General Election may not have seen a switch in party in the Scottish constituency but at the Glenmuckloch opencast coal mine will be the backdrop for a key shift in motorsport, through Extreme E, and how it’s powered this [...]
LOOK: New Northampton Saints badge unveiled on trademark website

July 11, 2024

Northampton Saints are today set to unveil their new logo with the government trademark website potentially giving the big surprise away early this morning. The Premiership champions announced earlier this year that they would be changing the branding of the club’s logo to remain in keeping with the developing times sport is currently going through. [...]
Atkinson steals show in Anderson’s farewell England Test

July 10, 2024

Debutant Gus Atkinson stole the show in James Anderson’s final Test match, taking seven wickets on an opening day where England dominated. The 26-year-old Surrey cricketer ripped through the West Indies batting order with captain Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes and the departing James Anderson taking the other three scalps. Mikyle Louis added the bulk of [...]
Clinical Rybakina shines at Wimbledon as Krejcikova progresses

July 10, 2024

Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina stormed into the semi-finals at the All England Club on Wednesday with a domineering 6-3 6-2 victory over Elina Svitolina. In one of just three quarter-finals to be played in SW19 on Wednesday, due to Alex de Minaur’s withdrawal from his last-eight tie against Novak Djokovic, Kazakhstan’s Rybakina stormed past [...]
McIlroy: I can bounce back from US Open disappointment

July 10, 2024

Rory McIlroy has insisted he can bounce back from his US Open disappointment ahead of the Open this month. The Northern Irishman was leading on the final day at the notoriously difficult Pinehurst but missed key putts before losing the lead to eventual winner Bryson DeChambeau. “I look back on that day [at the US [...]
Wimbledon Wednesday order of play after Sinner dumped out

July 9, 2024

World No1 and top seed Jannik Sinner crashed out of Wimbledon on Tuesday, beaten in five sets by Daniil Medvedev. The two Europeans traded sets early on before Sinner needed medical treatment for an apparent illness. The duo again traded the third and fourth sets but Medvedev, fifth seed, claimed the decider and a 6-7 [...]

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