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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Liebenberg: Our job to return Champions Cup glory to Leicester Tigers

December 6, 2023

Two consecutive Champions Cup trophies at the turn of the century cemented Leicester Tigers’ position among Europe’s greats. And a string of domestic success that followed only elevated their status. But an appearance in the 2009 final, in which Leinster claimed their first victory, was the Premiership team’s last in the European showpiece. And it’s [...]
European rugby chairman: Champions Cup is roaring back

December 6, 2023

EPCR chairman Dominic McKay on why the Champions Cup is on the up.
Owen Farrell: I used to sit all day and watch the Champions Cup. It is special

December 6, 2023

'I couldn't wait for the Champions Cup weekends,' the England captain says.
Referee Brace: We have responsibility but players like Sexton can’t abuse us

December 6, 2023

Irish referee Andrew Brace wants tougher punishments for those who set a bad example.
Premiership rugby attendances down by over 1,000 PER MATCH

December 5, 2023

English rugby’s financial concerns have deepened after research by City A.M. revealed that the average attendance at Premiership rugby matches is down by more than 1,000 spectators per game on last season. More than 70 per cent of Premiership fixtures so far this season have seen attendances fall, with 47,000 fewer fans in total watching [...]
Tory mayor hopeful Susan Hall backs London to host Commonwealth Games

December 5, 2023

Conservative Mayor of London candidate Susan Hall has thrown her support behind the capital hosting the next edition of the Commonwealth Games after the Gold Coast in Australia dropped the only bid for the 2026 event. The state of Victoria, also Down Under, withdrew as hosts in July and there has not since been a [...]
Sky Sports takes lion’s share in £6.7bn Premier League rights race

December 4, 2023

Sky Sports has secured up to 100 extra Premier League games per season after the broadcasting giant won the race for the rights to the world’s most valuable football league. The new deal, which takes effect in 2025-26, is worth £6.7bn over four years, compared with £5.1bn over three years for the current rights contracts. [...]
Rosberg: F1 drivers must do more to promote climate change and rights

December 4, 2023

Former F1 world champion Nico Rosberg says some of the world’s biggest sports stars and his former colleagues aren’t doing enough to use their platform to promote social causes. Rosberg X Racing won a second world Extreme E championship in just three seasons on Sunday when his outfit fended off Acciona | Sainz XE Team [...]
Euro 2024: Three Lions on tour as England’s Germany trip revealed

December 4, 2023

Book the flights because we’re going to Gelsenkirchen, Frankfurt and Cologne. That’s right, the draw for the 2024 Euros in Germany has been completed and there’s reason to be positive for England, Gareth Southgate and fans of the Three Lions. They have been drawn in a favourable Group C alongside Denmark, Serbia and Slovenia and [...]
Government to establish Board of Women’s Sport to accelerate growth of sector

December 4, 2023

The UK Government is to establish a Board of Women’s Sports next year to help accelerate growth of the sector beyond football. The move comes as the Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer today accepted all of the recommendations put forward in former England international Karen Carney’s review into women’s football following the success of the Lionesses [...]

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London Marathon could have 100,000 runners in 2027

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