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 FAIL to meet conditions and miss out on place in Championship

February 15, 2023

Worcester Warriors have failed to meet the conditions of entry for the Championship and will therefore not take their place in England’s second tier next season. The former Premiership rugby club’s new owners – the Atlas Consortium – failed the RFU fit and proper test over their refusal to pay rugby creditors in December but [...]
Lionesses set for record crowds in Arnold Clark Cup as England look to cash in on Euros

February 15, 2023

This year’s edition of the Arnold Clark Cup will break attendance records as women’s football cashes in on last year’s Lionesses Euros win. The competition – an invitational hosted by England’s women and this year attended by the Lionesses, South Korea, Italy and Belgium – is expected to see over 20,000 attend the opening double [...]
Fifa pick Saudi Arabia for next Club World Cup

February 14, 2023

Saudi Arabia will host the next edition of the Club World Cup, Fifa confirmed today, in what will be the Kingdom’s first major global footballing tournament. The tournament will be held in the Middle East between 12 and 23 December 2023 and, as always, will consist of the winners of each continent’s top draw European [...]
Britain to boycott boxing championships over decision to allow Russia athletes to compete under flag

February 14, 2023

Great Britain will snub the women’s boxing world championships in India over the decision to allow Russian athletes to compete under their flag. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had advised all governing bodies to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing under their own flags but the International Boxing Association (IBA) has gone against such [...]
Six Nations: England must be more clinical against Wales

February 14, 2023

England may have won their first Six Nations match in this year’s Championship but they’ll have to step it up a notch if they’re going to breach the bastion of Welsh rugby and storm Cardiff. England’s record in the 2023 tournament of one win and one loss has come at home, and they’re yet to [...]
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 [...]

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