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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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 [...]
FA Cup could be SAVED for fans as coaches secured amid rail strikes

May 11, 2023

The FA has secured 120 extra coaches to help fans reach the FA Cup final next month amid worries strikes could scupper supporter hopes of reaching Wembley. The FA Cup final is scheduled to take place between Manchester United and Manchester City on 3 June, the same day as one of three 24-hour strikes set [...]
Tennis star Rybakina reaches ranking she’d have held if Wimbledon handed out points

May 11, 2023

Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina has risen in the WTA tennis world rankings to the position she would have held if the British Grand Slam had dished out ranking points. The 23-year-old player from Kazakhstan is now the world No6, a spot she was denied due to the ATP and WTA denying the Championships the [...]
IPL’s Mumbai Indians could deny England access to Jofra Archer, reports

May 11, 2023

England may need to ask Mumbai Indians for access to star bowler Jofra Archer should he sign a year-round contract with the IPL franchise. According to reports by the Daily Mail, the 28-year-old pacer could sign a multi-million-pound deal with the Mumbai Indians in a move that would see the England and Wales Cricket Board [...]
Basketball: How BBL finals show there’s appetite for Britain’s ‘NBA’

May 11, 2023

Tickets are sold out and have long been difficult to find but on Sunday the hottest event in British basketball takes place at the O2. The iconic venue is set to host the men’s and women’s finals of the British Basketball League (BBL), where the London Lions will be looking to become the first side [...]
Neville to become first female official at men’s Rugby World Cup

May 10, 2023

Joy Neville will make history later this year when the Irish referee becomes the first female official selected for a men’s Rugby World Cup. The tournament takes place in France this autumn and Neville, 39, is among the group of television match officials – rugby’s version of VAR. Elsewhere England’s Wayne Barnes, who has been [...]
West Ham peaking ahead of Conference League and Premier League run-in

May 10, 2023

West Ham are peaking ahead of tonight’s Europa Conference League semi-final against AZ Alkmaar, according to manager David Moyes. The Hammers returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United at the weekend, a result which has given Moyes’s men renewed hope of surviving in the Premier League. West Ham are currently 15th, [...]
Premiership enjoys attendance bounce, but figures little for rugby to cheer about

May 9, 2023

Premiership rugby’s average match attendance is close to returning to pre-pandemic levels as the sport shows signs of recovery following a turbulent period. Average attendance in the Premiership this season was 12,569, up by more than 1,000 on last year and almost back to pre-Covid-19 levels, according to data crunched by City A.M. The figures [...]
Worcester fan group: We don’t want ‘cuckoo club’ Wasps

May 9, 2023

A new fan group representing recently purchased rugby team Worcester Warriors have called on the sport’s governing body to block a proposition that would see fellow strugglers Wasps move to their stadium. Following the completion of a deal between the Atlas consortium and administrators Begbies Traynor for Worcester Warriors, it emerged that Wasps owner Chris [...]
Everton thrash Brighton to boost Premier League survival hopes, Fulham topple Leicester

May 8, 2023

Everton today climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone with an impressive 5-1 win away to Brighton and Hove Albion. The victory offers Sean Dyche’s Toffees a survival lifeline as they climb from 19th to two points clear of the drop. Abdoulaye Doucoure opened the scoring for the travelling side inside 40 seconds before [...]

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