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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Woods joins PGA Tour player director group as change promised by commissioner

August 1, 2023

The PGA Tour will need the approval and support for any future major decisions related to the golf organisation as part of a number of changes being made as part of changes to the PGA Tour Policy Board. Tiger Woods will join the board as the sixth player director, joining Patrick Cantlay, Charley Hoffman, Peter [...]
England smash China to reach Fifa Women’s World Cup last 16

August 1, 2023

England’s Lionesses toppled China 6-1 today to progress through to the last 16 of the Fifa Women’s World Cup Down Under. The result means Sarina Wiegman’s team will take on Nigeria in their first knockout match next week. England had almost limped their way through their group stage – Group D – with laboured 1-0 [...]
Wiegman must bring fear factor out of England at World Cup

August 1, 2023

England’s Lionesses are on the brink of qualifying for the last 16 at the Fifa Women’s World Cup but they’re not there yet, and today’s opponents China can be their undoing. But Sarina Wiegman’s side are currently unbeaten in the tournament – which is being staged in Australia and New Zealand – after 1-0 victories [...]
The Hundred has a future if it finds place alongside resurrected Test game

August 1, 2023

You thought it was all over… well it isn’t. Sure the Ashes concluded yesterday in sublime fashion in south London but already eyes have turned to the reason the iconic series was shifted forward and away from the peak of British summer: The Hundred. Back again, some had hoped the cricket format – which consists [...]
Ashes: Broad gets fairy tale retirement wicket but Australia retain urn

July 31, 2023

Retiring Stuart Broad took a wicket with his final ever delivery in cricket as England took seven wickets in the last session to draw the Ashes. Australia will return to the southern hemisphere with the famous urn but the 2-2 Ashes draw ensures they continue a run in England without a series victory dating back [...]
URC side Ospreys to host rugby fixture in London

July 31, 2023

Welsh United Rugby Championship side Ospreys will play one of their domestic home fixtures in London next season, the club confirmed today. The Welsh region has not said where in the capital they will stage the URC fixture but they’re expected to announce the venue in the coming weeks. It is understood that the side [...]
£880,000 fine for Leicester City confirmed by watchdog

July 31, 2023

The Competition and Markets Authority has confirmed the sanctions it has imposed on Championship club Leicester City and JD Sports as part of a case relating to shirt restrictions. A fine of £880,000 has been imposed on the 2015-16 Premier League champions while JD’s decision to report the conduct to the CMA sees them benefit [...]
Manchester United agree 10-year deal with Adidas worth £900m

July 31, 2023

Manchester United have agreed a record extension with kit maker Adidas worth £900m. The brand will pay nearly £1bn to the club across a 10-year period, beating Chelsea’s 15-year deal worth £900m signed with Nike in 2017. Manchester United’s last deal with the German brand was worth £750m over a decade. “The relationship between Manchester [...]
Sixes cricket owner: Global expansion on cards but we won’t ditch London

July 31, 2023

When City foodies hear the names Andy Waugh and Calum Mackinnon it would only be natural to associate them with the now closed Mac & Wild restaurant, which once sat in Devonshire Square near Liverpool Street. But the pair have gone left field; staying in the hospitality sector but offering a product entirely different to [...]
Summer break offers Formula 1 welcome respite from Verstappen dominance

July 30, 2023

As Max Verstappen crossed the damp line yesterday at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, it marked the conclusion of the opening act of the hit theatre show that is Formula 1. And with an intermission lasting until the end of the month, there’s considerable time to ponder over the season thus far. Red Bull and Max Verstappen [...]

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