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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Arise Sir Jimmy? Sir Andrew Strauss backs Anderson for knighthood

July 9, 2024

Lord’s is a stadium synonymous with memories and emotions; it is the Home of Cricket and a place of pilgrimage for fans, players and bystanders alike, including Sir Andrew Strauss. But this week in north London there’s a double dosage of feeling ahead of England’s Test match against the West Indies. For we will see [...]
Keegan Bradley: Full list of former USA Ryder Cup captains

July 8, 2024

Keegan Bradley was on Monday confirmed as the Ryder Cup captain for Team USA ahead of the 2025 tournament at Bethpage Black. It comes as Tiger Woods reportedly rejected the opportunity to lead the USA in the famous intercontinental golf competition in New York. “I am incredibly honoured to accept this opportunity to Captain the [...]
Italy on top with Musetti joining Sinner and Paolini in Wimbledon quarters

July 8, 2024

Lorenzo Musetti became the third Italian to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon this week with a four set 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 victory over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard yesterday on No2 Court. He joins world No1 Jannik Sinner and Jasmine Paolini in the last eight of their respective men’s and women’s draws marking the first time [...]
How many medals can Team GB win at the Olympics? UK Sport has its say

July 8, 2024

UK Sport has set itself modest medal targets for Paris 2024 as they aim to match their performance from Tokyo 2020. The sporting body, which helps fund Olympic success for Team GB athletes, has confirmed medal ranges of 50 to 70 for the Olympic Games and 100 to 140 for the Paralympics. The Olympic figure [...]
Emotional Anderson at “peace” with England retiring him from Test cricket

July 8, 2024

Record wicket-taking pacer James Anderson has said he is at “peace” with England retiring him from Test cricket ahead of his last match this week at Lord’s, but insists this week will be spent trying to stop himself crying. The England international will play at the Home of Cricket for a national team he has [...]
Raducanu out of Wimbledon as qualifier Sun makes quarter-finals

July 7, 2024

Emma Raducanu was dumped out of Wimbledon on Sunday having lost in three sets to qualifier Lulu Sun in the fourth round at the All England Club. The former US Open winner was looking to become just the seventh British woman in the Open Era to reach the last eight at the All England Club [...]
Mahuchikh: I have signed Ukraine into track and field history books

July 7, 2024

Athlete Laura Muir continued her Paris 2024 Olympic Games preparation by breaking the women’s 1,500m British record at the Diamond League in the French capital as Yaroslava Mahuchikh set a world record for Ukraine. The Scot came third behind Kenyan Faith Kipyegon – who broke the world record – and Australian Jessica Hull at the [...]
Hamilton emotional after incredible British Grand Prix win at Silverstone

July 7, 2024

An emotional Lewis Hamilton admitted he didn’t know if he’d ever win another race with Mercedes after he came home victorious with a ninth British Grand Prix success at Silverstone yesterday. The 39-year-old Brit finished ahead of fellow countryman Lando Norris and defending world champion Max Verstappen after pole sitter and Mercedes teammate George Russell [...]
England showed promise against All Blacks ahead of Eden Park finale

July 7, 2024

Weirdly for England, Saturday’s 16-15 loss to New Zealand in Dunedin was their first match in three against the All Blacks that ended in defeat. In their last trio of games against the three-time world champions – in Japan at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, at Twickenham in 2022 and down in New Zealand at [...]
How much does it cost to watch F1 at Silverstone? Too much?

July 5, 2024

The British Grand Prix weekend is in full flow with Sunday’s race set to be the crescendo of four days of action at SIlverstone in Northamptonshire. But the immensely popular race is getting more expensive. A four-day pass will set you back over £400 with general admission tickets to Sunday’s race at £300. At the [...]

Exclusive: Thatchers to sponsor Prem Rugby in deal struck by Elton John agency

Exclusive: Thatchers to sponsor Prem Rugby in deal struck by Elton John agency

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