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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Formula 1 is coming to London this summer… sort of

June 18, 2024

Formula 1 will head to London for the first time this summer, in the form of its exhibition, at the ExCeL Centre in the east of the capital. The Formula 1 exhibition heads to the Big Smoke after stints in Madrid, Vienna and Toronto. It opens in August and will allow fans to get up [...]
Steven Finn: Reece Topley can play key role for England at T20 World Cup

June 18, 2024

Former international bowler Steven Finn has backed Reece Topley to play a key part in England’s bid to defend their T20 Cricket World Cup title in the Caribbean. England scraped through to the Super Eight second stage of the World Cup, this year being co-hosted by the United States and West Indies, having needed to [...]
Brit gets MLB debut with Los Angeles Dodgers

June 17, 2024

Michael Peterson has become the first English Major League Baseball (MLB) player since 2015 to earn a maiden big league call-up. The 30-year-old from Middlesex has joined the Los Angeles Dodgers from AAA affiliate Oklahoma City. He has represented Great Britain in the World Baseball Classic, where last year he left a mark in striking [...]
USA has cricket fever as nation looks to lay sporting foundations

June 17, 2024

On social media platform X last week, mid-way through the USA’s T20 Cricket World Cup group game against tournament favourites India, one account explained the complicated scoreboard of cricket to an American using the analogy of a burger eating contest. The 20 overs represented 20 minutes to eat as many burgers as possible, and wickets [...]
Scotland defeat hands England spot in T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eight

June 16, 2024

Defending T20 Cricket World Cup champions England breathed a huge sigh of relief over the weekend after Australia beat Scotland to hand Jos Buttler’s men a place in the Super Eight. Having drawn against Scotland, lost to Australia and beaten Oman; England needed a bumper result over Namibia to overtake Scotland in their World Cup [...]
Jack Draper wins first ATP Tour title in Stuttgart, becomes British No1

June 16, 2024

Jack Draper won his first ATP Tour title on Sunday, beating Matteo Berrettini in three sets to take the Stuttgart Open. In the opening tournament of the grass court season ahead of Wimbledon next month, Draper recovered from a set down to beat Italian Berrettini 3-6 7-6 6-4 in Germany. It is the Briton’s first [...]
Paris 2024: Team GB name tennis squad, Raducanu declines spot

June 16, 2024

Emma Raducanu has declined an opportunity to represent Great Britain at the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer. The 21-year-old former Us Open champion was offered a International Tennis Federation wildcard to enter the Paris 2024 Olympics, at Roland Garros, but declined the invitation. But Andy Murray, two time gold medalist in the men’s singles, will [...]
US Open golf leaderboard in full ahead of Sunday round at Pinehurst

June 16, 2024

LIV Golf League competitor Bryson DeChambeau leads the US Open after round three, three shots ahead of the chasers at the difficult Course No2 at Pinehurst. Only four golfers in the history of the US Open have finished their fourth round on Sunday under par, three of those coming in 2014. Pinehurst is seen as [...]
T20: £180m IPL franchise brand values ranked in new data

June 15, 2024

The business value of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has risen to $16.4bn while the brand value has increased in 2024, according to a report. The Chennai Super Kings reportedly now have a brand value of $231m with all but one side – the Lucknow Super Giants – coming in above $100m. The data, from [...]
Euro 2024 squad value: How much is each team worth?

June 14, 2024

It’s fair to say football is awash with cash. And these Euro 2024 Championships in Germany are no different. While there is money swimming around in sponsorship and broadcast deals and in prize money, the squad valuations across the 24 teams show the huge differences between sides. But, of course, that doesn’t necessarily mean success. [...]

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