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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Crystal Palace owner Parish backs Premier League 3pm TV blackout

October 19, 2023

Co-owner of Crystal Palace Steve Parish has come out to bat in favour of the 3pm Premier League blackout as the England top flight gets set to increase the number of games on TV. The Premier League will see all non-3pm kick offs broadcast live with the number of matches available to purchase rising from [...]
FA admits it ‘hurt’ Jewish community by not lighting up Wembley arch for Israel

October 19, 2023

The FA has admitted it caused “hurt in the Jewish community” by refusing to light up the arch at Wembley stadium in support of Israel after it was attacked by Hamas. Players from England and Australia wore black armbands and observed a minute’s silence at a friendly match last Friday night. However, the FA’s decision [...]
Saudi technical director calls on nation to host 2035 Women’s World Cup

October 19, 2023

Senior figures in Saudi Arabian football have called on the country to host the Fifa Women’s World Cup. With hosts undecided for the next World Cup in 2027, the technical director of Saudi Arabia’s women’s football federation Monika Staab has said the Middle Eastern nation could play entertainers to the showpiece event in 2035. It [...]
Maguire: Proper England fans don’t boo players

October 18, 2023

Harry Maguire has insisted “proper England fans don’t boo players” as the Manchester United player hit back at fans for jeering Jordan Henderson. The former Liverpool player left the Premier League this summer to join Al-Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League despite previously being an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. Henderson was booed last week during [...]
England not looking at 2019 final thrashing ahead of Boks semi

October 18, 2023

England’s World Cup final defeat to South Africa in 2019 is not motivation for Ollie Chessum with the second-row eager to be part of his side’s semi-final against the Springboks on Saturday. England were beaten 32-12 four years ago in Japan and nine of England’s 23 from that day aren’t in Steve Borthwick’s squad as [...]
Square Mile to position London as major hub for global sports federations

October 18, 2023

The City of London Corporation will today set out plans to turn the Square Mile into a hub for domestic and international sports bodies as the group unveils its “A Global City of Sport” strategy. There are a number of domestic organisations, such as the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Football Association, who [...]
Formula 1’s United States gamble cannot run out of steam before Austin

October 17, 2023

Formula 1’s adventures westward have been a stroke of genius; the United States is a hotbed of diesel, horsepower and petrol heads and it has long been in need of the world’s premier motorsport discipline. But as the travelling circus that is the Formula 1 paddock heads over the pond to Austin for the second [...]
Premiership Rugby salary spend hit £100m season before three clubs went bust

October 17, 2023

Premiership rugby club salary spending rose to £100m in the season before three clubs folded, the league’s latest report into wages shows. The amount spent on senior salaries saw an increase from £94m in 2020-21 to £100m in 2021-22 in the latest figures released today by Premiership Rugby. The rise represents a larger increase, £6m, [...]
Mahomes, Kelce, McIlroy and others pump £200m into F1 team Alpine

October 17, 2023

Sporting stars including Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua have invested £173m in Formula 1 outfit Alpine. The team confirmed in June that a 24 per cent stake had been sold to investors made up from Orto Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments, which included [...]
Delighted: Sporting chiefs thrilled with 2028 Olympics inclusion

October 17, 2023

United Kingdom chiefs of the newest Olympic Games sports have expressed their delight at the breakthrough call which will see them feature in Los Angeles in 2028. Squash, cricket, flag football, lacrosse and baseball-softball will join the Olympics roster in five years time as the Games return to the United States for the first summer [...]

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