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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Michael Johnson: Track and field needs more best versus best to attract fans

May 16, 2023

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson says track and field’s lack of “best versus the best” battles on the calendar has contributed to declining interest in athletics. The sport has been at a crossroads for a number of years. While it can claim the fastest man and woman in the world and remains the epicentre [...]
Guardiola: My Manchester City legacy is already exceptional

May 16, 2023

Pep Guardiola insists his legacy at Manchester City is “already exceptional” despite his team’s failure to win a European trophy. City can take a major step towards remedying that when they face Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final at the Etihad Stadium tonight, having drawn 1-1 in Madrid last week. [...]
Rory McIlroy over Masters performance as golfer targets US PGA

May 16, 2023

Former world No1 golfer Rory McIlroy insists he is over his missed cut at the Masters as the Northern Irishman gets set to challenge for a third US PGA Championship title this week. The four-time major winner was one of the favourites going into Augusta but crumbled inside the opening two rounds. “Golf is golf, [...]
London Irish could lose spot in Premiership if funds cannot be proved

May 15, 2023

London Irish could be kicked out of the Premiership if they cannot prove their potential new owners have the funds to keep the rugby club going. The Rugby Football Union has issued a statement confirming that the club have until 30 May to prove that a proposed takeover – led by Redstrike Group and former [...]
Stokes an Ashes injury scare as IPL stint cut short

May 15, 2023

England Test captain Ben Stokes is set to leave the Indian Premier League (IPL) and return to Europe amid increasing concerns for his Ashes fitness. The talismanic all-rounder has bowled just one over for the Chennai Super Kings in this year’s franchise competition following a number of injury worries for the 31-year-old. The Ashes is [...]
London Lions complete BBL and WBBL double double at O2 Arena

May 14, 2023

The London Lions completed the domestic basketball double double after both the men’s and women’s teams beat the Leicester Riders in the play-off finals at the O2 Arena. The women backed up their 95-42 Cup victory with a 57-41 win over the Riders in the opening match of the play-off Sunday in South London, which [...]
Sam Kerr the difference as Chelsea beat Manchester United to Women’s FA Cup

May 14, 2023

Sam Kerr scored the decisive goal as Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 at Wembley Stadium to win the Women’s FA Cup – their third in succession. A record 77,390 crowd for a women’s domestic club match watched on as pre-match favourites Chelsea took on Women’s Super League leaders Manchester United at the home of English [...]
Sale Sharks into first Premiership final since 2006 with win over Leicester Tigers

May 14, 2023

Sale Sharks reached their first Premiership final since 2006 yesterday with a 21-13 win over defending champions Leicester Tigers at the AJ Bell Stadium. In front of a capacity crowd of 12,000 on the outskirts of Manchester, Jimmy Gopperth, 39, put the visitors 6-0 ahead with to early penalties before man of the match George [...]
Northampton Saints are defensively woeful, but semi against Saracens will suit them

May 12, 2023

The only statistic that truly matters at the end of a domestic Premiership rugby season is a club’s position in the table. But a considerable number of other figures can tell us everything we need to know about how they got there. Northampton Saints are no strangers to the Premiership play-offs, with tomorrow’s semi-final against [...]
Unilever to sponsor Fifa Women’s World Cup after loss of Visit Saudi

May 12, 2023

Unilever has entered into a sponsorship partnership with the Fifa Women’s World Cup which sees the global football tournament begin to replace the severed deal between the competition and Visit Saudi. Football’s governing body Fifa confirmed in March that the Saudi Arabian tourism board would no longer sponsor the major women’s event after a backlash [...]

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