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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Leicester City set to appoint Smith, Shakespeare and Terry for season

April 10, 2023

Struggling Leicester City have agreed a deal with former Aston Villa and Norwich boss Dean Smith to become their manager until the end of the season. The Foxes have been in the market for a manager since they sacked Brendan Rodgers last month. Smith will be joined at the King Power Stadium by Craig Shakespeare [...]
Norrie and Murray crash out in Monte Carlo as Draper wins

April 10, 2023

British No1 Cameron Norrie and former Wimbledon winner Andy Murray were first-round victims at the Monte Carlo 1000 today. Norrie (pictured) was beaten 6-3 6-4 in straight sets by Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo in the Principality on the Mediterranean. Norrie struggled across the Sunshine Double – a pair of events in Indian Wells and Miami – [...]
Exeter Chiefs’ Champions Cup run rewriting final act of their 13-year play

April 10, 2023

It wasn’t supposed to be like this; the final lines in the script of the fall of Exeter Chiefs as their era of dominance comes to an end. But they’re the one remaining English team across the two European club rugby competitions, the Champions and Challenge Cups, and it’s a feat few expected. Of the [...]
South African sides in Champions Cup proves rugby can be radical when it wants to be

April 9, 2023

And there we have it, eight have become four. The Champions Cup has always been better in the knockout stages and that’s only been personified further by the woeful system in place for the pool stages. Two pools of 12 was always a stupid idea – fans get lost in the complexities of it all [...]
What sport is on the TV?

April 7, 2023

It is a mega weekend in sport across the Easter break as football continues to ramp up and the Masters gets us in the summer spirit. Here are five sport events you need to watch this weekend. Golf: The Masters – Thursday to Sunday It’s here. The first golf major of the year. The Masters [...]
Lampard named Chelsea manager two years after Blues sacked him

April 6, 2023

Frank Lampard has been named as Chelsea’s interim manager for the remainder of the season. The former Chelsea midfielder will take charge of the Blues following the sacking of Graham Potter on Sunday. Potter’s former assistant Bruno Saltor was in charge for the side’s 0-0 draw with Liverpool on Tuesday. Lampard at the helm Lampard [...]
LIV’s Norman slams Augusta for lack of invite to Masters

April 5, 2023

LIV Golf commissioner Greg Norman has slammed Masters organisers for not inviting him to Augusta National for this week’s major. The Australian runs the Saudi-backed breakaway golf circuit which has sparked a major row in the sport by signing up the likes of former Masters winners Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia. “Funnily enough, I haven’t [...]
England’s Jason Roy heads to Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL for £275k

April 5, 2023

England cricketer Jason Roy has accepted a late offer to join Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise the Kolkata Knight Riders. The opening batter has headed to the subcontinent for the remainder of the Twenty20 competition, which started last week, after India’s Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the 2023 edition with a lower back injury. Roy [...]
Nottingham Forest owner backs Steve Cooper despite poor form

April 5, 2023

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis insists manager Steve Cooper is not about to be sacked despite the club’s poor run of form. Marinakis, who is on his sixth manager in six years at the City Ground, warned however that results would have to “improve immediately”. Forest are without a win in the Premier League since [...]
Middlesex’s Robson: We’re owed nothing but deserve Division One’

April 5, 2023

Former England international and current Middlesex veteran Sam Robson says the county aren’t owed anything as they prepare to resume life in Division One this week. Having won the title in 2016, the Lord’s-based side dropped into the second division the following year and have only just been able to find their way back into [...]

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