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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Farrell insists rugby is “booming” despite issues in Premiership

November 22, 2023

England and Saracens captain Owen Farrell has insisted that rugby is “booming” across Europe despite the catalogue of issues the game faces at home. Three Premiership clubs – Worcester Warriors, Wasps and London Irish – went bust last season and Exeter Chiefs were forced to deny financial issues this week after a payroll error. The [...]
NIMBY Wimbledon plan cynics must not stop London from being leading sport city

November 22, 2023

Listening to NIMBY councillor after NIMBY councillor cast doubts on the benefits of a Wimbledon expansion last night as Wandsworth Council refused to support the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s ambitious plans really makes you wonder whether London has lost all belief in itself as a sporting giant. The Wimbledon Championships are simply divine, a [...]
Two lasting legacies from England’s 2003 Rugby World Cup triumph? Marginal gains and brain injuries

November 22, 2023

At around 10:30 am UK time, 20 years ago today in 2003, England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson caught a pass from his No9 Matt Dawson, dropped it on his foot and dissected the uprights of Stadium Australia in Sydney to win his side the Rugby World Cup. It was the first, and remains the only, victory [...]
NIMBYs win as Wimbledon expansion plans handed major blow by local council

November 21, 2023

Wimbledon expansion plans were on Tuesday night handed a major blow as Wandsworth Council’s planning committee voted against the move for 38 more courts. The All England Lawn Tennis Club needed Wandsworth Council’s vote having secured support from neighbouring Merton Council last month. The plans were rejected by 7 votes to 0. Only a small [...]
Exclusive: Top British swimmers back potential return of private equity

November 21, 2023

Two leading British swimmers have said the defunct International Swimming League should be resurrected in the future, albeit with some changes. The league was backed initially by Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Grigorishin and saw team franchises based on locations compete across a series with elevated prize money. It was thought to have been the start of [...]
Premier League and cricket to become key in British government diplomacy

November 21, 2023

The UK Government is set to exploit the likes of the Premier League and the international Test cricket team as part of a new sport approach to diplomacy overseas. In a recent white paper from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and its new foreign secretary Lord David Cameron, titled “International development in a contested [...]
Las Vegas F1 proves London and Khan made the wrong call over MSG Sphere

November 21, 2023

If Monday lunchtimes couldn’t get any worse than usual, yesterday’s was dealt a hefty blow as Mayor of London Sadiq Khan rejected plans for a space-age MSG Sphere. If Las Vegas can have one, why can’t the best metropolis in the world? The 21,500 capacity venue, which would have amounted to over $2bn of private [...]
Got £8m to splash? How about buying six Lionel Messi World Cup shirts

November 20, 2023

If you have got £8m of loose change in your pocket then keep reading as six of Lionel Messi’s World Cup shirts could be yours for a handful of millions. Sotheby’s are flogging six Argentina shirts won by the World Cup-winning captain at the Qatar showpiece last year in New York between 30 November and [...]
LaLiga bosses look to copy UK sports scene after London fact finding mission

November 20, 2023

Spain’s top football clubs have visited London on a fact-finding mission as LaLiga aims to learn from the UK model of turning stadiums into 365-day money makers. Representatives of all 20 teams from the league, as well as a significant portion from the second tier, descended on the capital during the international break to look [...]
McIlroy and Woods TGL league with PGA Tour postponed until 2025

November 20, 2023

The tech-infused TGL golf league spearheaded by Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods has been delayed by a year and will not take place until 2025. The TGL series has been postponed due to damage to the purpose-built SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Power outages reportedly caused the deflation and damage to the air-supported [...]

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