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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Worcester Warriors name change plan could be scrapped after backlash

February 13, 2023

The new owners of former Premiership club Worcester Warriors have said their plans to abandon the club’s name could be reversed. Having announced plans last week to disband the brand and drop into the lower divisions of English rugby to avoid agreeing to Rugby Football Union demands, the Atlas consortium have now said they may [...]
Norris says he has patience to deal with potential McLaren F1 issues

February 13, 2023

Formula 1 driver Lando Norris has insisted he has the patience to stick with McLaren despite some suggesting his car will not challenge for wins this season. The Briton is into his fifth year with the Papaya team but is yet to win on the Formula 1 circuit. “I have the patience to wait out [...]
Formula 1: McLaren launch challenger for 2023 F1 season, the MCL60

February 13, 2023

McLaren have unveiled their MCL60 F1 car which will challenge in the 2023 Formula 1 season.
Six Nations: Ireland vs France lived up to the Goliath vs Goliath hype

February 13, 2023

It was billed as a clash of titans, Goliath versus Goliath, world No1 against world No2, and Saturday’s Six Nations showdown between Ireland and France lived up to every single ounce of hype thrown its way. A 32-19 win for the home side ended France’s hopes of repeating the Grand Slam but, perhaps more importantly, [...]
Six Nations: England beat Italy but improvements must keep coming

February 12, 2023

England earned their first win under Steve Borthwick yesterday with a 31-14 victory against Italy in the Six Nations, but the head coach insisted his side have a lot of improvements to make if they’re going to return to the top of the sport. Two years after suffering a significant knee injury in the same [...]
British skateboarder Sky Brown, 14, wins world championship gold

February 12, 2023

Teenage skateboarder Sky Brown won gold at the World Championships yesterday, with fellow Briton Lola Tambling coming sixth. Fourteen-year-old Brown, who became Britain’s youngest summer Olympian at last year’s Tokyo 2020 Games, laid down a high score of 90.83 in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to take top spot in the first Paris 2024 [...]
U20 Six Nations: One to watch from each of the competing nations

February 10, 2023

While many are keeping their eyes out for the world class talent in the Six Nations, the Under-20 version is running adjacently. With the same teams involved, this is seen as a quality pathway for the sport’s next stars to shine on the semi-international stage. Here’s one player to watch from each of tonight’s matches, [...]
Marcus Smith DROPPED to bench for England’s Six Nations match vs Italy

February 10, 2023

Harlequins fly-half Marcus Smith has been dropped to the bench ahead of England’s Six Nations fixture against Italy on Sunday. Smith had started at No10 in last week’s Calcutta Cup loss to Scotland inside Owen Farrell but the Saracens No10 will take Smith’s spot in Sunday’s clash at Twickenham. It’s a new centre partnership for [...]
Sport on television: Cricket World Cup, Super Bowl and Six Nations

February 10, 2023

It’s a huge weekend in sport with another Cricket World Cup on top of the Premier League, Club World Cup, Six Nations and the Super Bowl. Here are five events you need to put into your sports calendar. Golf: Phoenix Open, Thursday – Sunday Rory McIlroy leads the field for this week’s Phoenix Open – [...]
Olympics’ governing body urges Ukraine to drop Paris 2024 boycott threat

February 9, 2023

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today urged Ukraine to stop making boycott threats in relation to next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. The war-torn country have said on multiple occasions that they would ditch plans to go to the Olympics if the IOC lifts a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from [...]

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