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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Piastri and Norris speak after awkward McLaren F1 team orders call

July 21, 2024

Oscar Piastri won his first Formula 1 grand prix in Hungary on Sunday after a late team order from his McLaren garage forced teammate Lando Norris to move aside for the Australian. Piastri led the race into the first corner despite starting from second but the two McLaren drivers swapped during the first pit stop. [...]
Mark Cavendish signs off from Tour de France after breaking record in 2024

July 21, 2024

Mark Cavendish has finished what could be his last ever stage of the Tour de France in Nice on Sunday. The Brit finished his time trial in Nice to end a stellar career in grand touring. He broke a record he shared with cycling legend Eddy Merckx when he won his 35th stage of the [...]
UK Athletics chief: London Diamond League will be bigger in 2025 after huge success

July 21, 2024

UK Athletics chief Jack Buckner has hailed a successful London Diamond League as Team GB athletes shone ahead of this month’s Olympic Games in Paris. West Ham United’s London Stadium – the central arena of London 2012 – hosted 60,000 fans on Saturday in what was the last major athletics meet before Paris 2024. There [...]
Past Open Championship winners: Who has lifted the Claret Jug in previous years

July 20, 2024

The 152nd Open Championship heads into its final day at Royal Troon on Sunday with the conditions and course winning over the players so far. But as past winners and first time hopefuls compete to lift the Claret Jug at the end of the fourth day’s play, they do so knowing the winner will join [...]
Formula E set for London finale with seven in mix for title

July 20, 2024

Formula E will crown a 10th winner this weekend as the all-electric motorsporting series descends on London. The final double header of the weekend, at east London’s ExCeL Centre, could see seven different drivers lift the title as the league reportedly starts to wind down its operation in the capital. Formula E chief executive Jeff [...]
Inter Miami is worth $1bn, doubling value in one year. Is Lionel Messi the reason?

July 19, 2024

A year ago this week MLS club Inter Miami – part-owned by former England international David Beckham – completed one of the biggest signings in global sports history. They signed Argentina international Lionel Messi, one of just two players in the current GOAT conversation. And since then the franchise, the 25th in MLS, has been [...]
Football Regulator: Lawyers react to Kings Speech pledge

July 19, 2024

On Wednesday King Charles III’s King’s Speech – on behalf of the new Labour government – included a commitment to a football regulator. The Football Governance Bill fell to the wayside at the end of the last Parliament after a snap General Election was called by then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. But Wednesday’s confirmation relating [...]
The Open prize money 2024: How much can golfers earn at Royal Troon this week?

July 18, 2024

Royal Troon Golf Club on the windy west coast of Scotland will be the bane of many golfer’s weekends, but the reward for coming out on top at the 2024 Open Championship will make it worth it. The total pot for the final major of the season has increased to £13.1m, up £385,000 or 14.2 [...]
Dream golf home: Cottage in middle of Royal Troon Open Championship course for sale

July 18, 2024

A house wedged between the 16th and 2nd holes at Royal Troon Golf Club - home of the 152nd Open Championship - has gone up for sale for an eye-watering price.
Rublev and others should be banned from Paris 2024 Olympics over pro-Russia stances, say Global Rights Compliance

July 18, 2024

Olympics chiefs have been urged to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes – including tennis stars Andrey Rublev and Mirra Andreeva – from Paris 2024 after they were accused of violating rules for “neutral” competitors. The International Olympic Committee is allowing athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete under a neutral banner at the Games, which [...]

Top marks to Athlos for reimagining athletics and creating that elusive vibe

Top marks to Athlos for reimagining athletics and creating that elusive vibe

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