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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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Manchester United: Onana agrees deal as Rashford re-signs

July 18, 2023

Manchester United have agreed a deal worth £47m for Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana. The keeper started for the Serie A side in their Champions League defeat to Manchester City in Istanbul last season. The Old Trafford club are expected to pay £43.8m up front for the Cameroon international with over £3m possible in add-ons. [...]
Premiership rugby fixtures: Sarries at Spurs, Harlequins at Twickenham

July 18, 2023

Saracens and Harlequins will host major domestic fixtures at huge London stadiums yet again after the Premiership rugby fixtures were released this morning. Defending champions Saracens will return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, home of Premier League outfit Spurs, to take on Harlequins at the end of March. Quins themselves will host two major games: [...]
Sexton outcome marks official death of farce that is rugby values

July 17, 2023

When European rugby chiefs released the verdict from the Johnny Sexton’s disciplinary hearing at 9:30pm on Sunday night, it marked the long, slow and painful death of the farce that is rugby values. Rugby values can be defined as the ideals some in the past have placed on the game, whereby everything is about respect [...]
Formula E CEO takes swipe at Formula 1 over sustainability claims

July 17, 2023

Formula E chief executive Jeff Dodds has hit out at motorsporting rival Formula 1 over its sustainability claims, stating that the world’s premier racing division is not sustainable and that improvements it has made are built upon a very low base. Dodds is new to the electric racing series, which most recently completed a double [...]
Champion Smith not worried about reputation ahead of Open defence

July 17, 2023

The reigning Open champion Cameron Smith has insisted he’s a better golfer now than when he won the famous Claret Jug last year and that, after a year on the LIV Golf tour, he doesn’t worry about what people think of him. Australian Smith won the tournament last year at St Andrews, beating Rory McIlroy [...]
Moeen backs Anderson to take wickets at home Old Trafford crease in Ashes

July 17, 2023

Moeen Ali has backed the returning James Anderson to make his mark this week as England look to level the Ashes on the pacer’s home turf and take the series with Australia to a decider. The 40-year-old replaces Ollie Robinson in the only change made by England captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum [...]
Sexton let off with three-week ban and will be at Rugby World Cup

July 16, 2023

Ireland No10 Johnny Sexton will feature at this year’s Rugby World Cup after an independent panel slapped the fly-half with a three-week ban for admitting to misconduct charges. Though Sexton admitted to misconduct and the disciplinary panel described his behaviour as aggressive, he will only miss Ireland’s three warm-up games. The misconduct occurred after the [...]
Alcaraz beats Djokovic in epic Wimbledon final

July 16, 2023

Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz said it was a “dream come true” to lift the Wimbledon trophy after the world No1 toppled seven-time winner Novak Djokovic in an epic final at the All England Club yesterday. The 20-year-old top seed beat 36-year-old and 23-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic 1-6 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-4 on a raucous [...]
England Women captain Knight proud despite Australia retaining Ashes

July 16, 2023

England captain Heather Knight hailed a “massively positive” series for her side despite losing the Women’s Ashes last night in Southampton. The hosts needed victory in the match to force a decider tomorrow in Taunton but even an unbeaten Natalie Sciver-Brunt century was not enough as Australia won by three runs. Having been 6-0 down [...]
London tops British entries in top 100 sports cities index

July 15, 2023

London and Manchester have been named in the top five of a list of the top 100 sporting cities, according to recent data. The BWC 2023 Ranking of Sports Cities placed London in third and Manchester in fifth on the 100-city list. The capital was second on the list in 2021 and third in 2022 [...]

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