By: Matt Hardy

Deputy Sports Editor - City AM Matt is the Deputy Sports Editor covering sport, the business of sport and the politics of sport. He covers the likes of football, rugby, cricket, Formula 1, golf and tennis.

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England win ODI series, Australia retain Women’s Ashes

July 18, 2023

England beat Australia by 69 runs to win the ODI series 2-1 and draw the Women’s Ashes level at 8-8 but the tourists will retain the run because they held it coming into the competition. Rain hit the series finale in Taunton but England came through to win via the D/L method, largely thanks to [...]
Is it time for the Commonwealth Games to move on and change tact?

July 18, 2023

In the early hours of Tuesday morning a statement dropped announcing that the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games would not take place in the southern state of Australia. It triggered a crisis for the Commonwealth and what it perceives to be its legacy. Once the British Empire Games, the Commonwealth Games encompasses a modern Britain and [...]
Ashes: Stokes says series has ability to be best for very long time

July 18, 2023

England Test captain Ben Stokes says this year’s Ashes will be one of the best in history if his side set up a decider in the fourth match of the series. England are 2-1 down heading into today’s Test at Old Trafford – where England have not won an Ashes match since 1981. “If we [...]
Manchester United: Onana agrees deal as Rashford re-signs

July 18, 2023

Manchester United have agreed a deal worth £47m for Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana. The keeper started for the Serie A side in their Champions League defeat to Manchester City in Istanbul last season. The Old Trafford club are expected to pay £43.8m up front for the Cameroon international with over £3m possible in add-ons. [...]
Premiership rugby fixtures: Sarries at Spurs, Harlequins at Twickenham

July 18, 2023

Saracens and Harlequins will host major domestic fixtures at huge London stadiums yet again after the Premiership rugby fixtures were released this morning. Defending champions Saracens will return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, home of Premier League outfit Spurs, to take on Harlequins at the end of March. Quins themselves will host two major games: [...]
Sexton outcome marks official death of farce that is rugby values

July 17, 2023

When European rugby chiefs released the verdict from the Johnny Sexton’s disciplinary hearing at 9:30pm on Sunday night, it marked the long, slow and painful death of the farce that is rugby values. Rugby values can be defined as the ideals some in the past have placed on the game, whereby everything is about respect [...]
Formula E CEO takes swipe at Formula 1 over sustainability claims

July 17, 2023

Formula E chief executive Jeff Dodds has hit out at motorsporting rival Formula 1 over its sustainability claims, stating that the world’s premier racing division is not sustainable and that improvements it has made are built upon a very low base. Dodds is new to the electric racing series, which most recently completed a double [...]
Champion Smith not worried about reputation ahead of Open defence

July 17, 2023

The reigning Open champion Cameron Smith has insisted he’s a better golfer now than when he won the famous Claret Jug last year and that, after a year on the LIV Golf tour, he doesn’t worry about what people think of him. Australian Smith won the tournament last year at St Andrews, beating Rory McIlroy [...]
Moeen backs Anderson to take wickets at home Old Trafford crease in Ashes

July 17, 2023

Moeen Ali has backed the returning James Anderson to make his mark this week as England look to level the Ashes on the pacer’s home turf and take the series with Australia to a decider. The 40-year-old replaces Ollie Robinson in the only change made by England captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum [...]
Sexton let off with three-week ban and will be at Rugby World Cup

July 16, 2023

Ireland No10 Johnny Sexton will feature at this year’s Rugby World Cup after an independent panel slapped the fly-half with a three-week ban for admitting to misconduct charges. Though Sexton admitted to misconduct and the disciplinary panel described his behaviour as aggressive, he will only miss Ireland’s three warm-up games. The misconduct occurred after the [...]

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