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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Murray to face Tsitsipas in second round at Wimbledon

July 5, 2023

Andy Murray will take on Stefanos Tsitsipas today in the second round of Wimbledon after the Greek player overcame Dominic Thiem in a thrilling five-set match. The fifth seed’s Austrian opponent took the opening set before Tsitsipas hit back by winning the second and third sets. Thiem ensured that the match would go to a [...]
Wood, Moeen and Woakes into decisive Ashes Test at Headingley

July 5, 2023

England have rung the changes for their crucial third Ashes Test against Australia at Headingley in Leeds today. Head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes have made three alterations from the side that lost at Lord’s on Sunday which left England 2-0 down in the series with a draw enough for Australia to retain [...]
Leicester City to be fined £880,000 after ‘colluding’ with JD Sports

July 5, 2023

Premier League football club Leicester City are to be fined £880,000 by the Competition and markets Authority (CMA) over collusion with JD Sports. The statement of objections issued by the CMA sets out provisional assessments of the case. The Premier League club and retail outlet admitted to breaking competition law over three seasons. The report [...]
Manchester United confirm the signing of Mason Mount from Chelsea

July 5, 2023

Premier League club Manchester United have today confirmed the signing of midfielder Mason Mount from Chelsea. The 24-year-old will head north from London to Old Trafford and join Erik ten Hag and United as the look to close the gap towards city rivals Manchester City. The deal is understood to be worth £55m plus £5m [...]
Padam: How Hughes has injected life into British track and field

July 5, 2023

Until very recently you had to go back to the year of the European single market’s founding and just prior to Kylie Minogue’s fifth studio album to find a British man setting a national track and field record in the 100m. Now, in the year of Barbie the Movie, an attempted Russian coup and the [...]
Trevor Carlin: Formula 1’s Norris has talent of Senna and Verstappen

July 5, 2023

You know that feeling when you’ve helped someone out, given them advice and seen them go on to do something special? Well that’s a feeling motorsport team manager Trevor Carlin must have daily about his roster of Formula 1 alumni. Carlin Motorsport, founded in 1996, can lay claim to six of the current 20 F1 [...]
Wimbledon: Burrage, Swiatek and Djokovic win while Williams exits

July 3, 2023

Jodie Burrage was the top Brit on day one at Wimbledon as she danced her way into the second round. The 24-year-old from south west London beat American Caty McNally 6-1 6-3 on Court Three on the opening day of the third Grand Slam of the year. Her prize is a difficult tie against Daria [...]
Enhanced Games president likens doping to ‘being gay 50 years ago’

July 3, 2023

Ever thought about watching a 100m race where you knew everyone was using substances to artificially enhance themselves, rather than finding out a couple of years later when a ban is issued? Well the Enhanced Games may be for you. The idea pits competitive sport alongside the world of performance enhancing drugs in an Olympics-style [...]
Cavendish misses out on Tour de France record but Yates keeps yellow jersey

July 3, 2023

Mark Cavendish missed out on surpassing a record he shares with Eddy Merckx for Tour de France stage wins today. In the first real sprinting opportunity of this year’s Tour de France, Cavendish was in the mix right until the finish but could only finish sixth. He and Merckx are level on 34 stage wins. [...]
Headingley on high alert for Ashes after issues at Lord’s

July 3, 2023

Security at Headingley is set to ramped up ahead of the third Ashes Test on Thursday following issues at Lord’s. A controversial stumping of wicket-keeper-batter Jonny Bairstow on the fifth day of the second Test at the Home of Cricket led to some unsavoury scenes in the stadium’s iconic Long Room. Marylebone Cricket Club banned [...]

Fifa’s credibility is shot because it can’t decide what it wants to be

Fifa’s credibility is shot because it can’t decide what it wants to be

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