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 need 10 wickets to earn Ashes draw in Broad swansong

July 30, 2023

England will need 10 wickets today at the Oval if they’re to rescue an Ashes series draw against Australia. The tourists lead 2-1 in the series and have retained the Ashes but England can deny the Baggy Greens a first series win on these shores since 2001. But in what is Stuart Broad’s final cricket [...]
‘Nothing else matters’ for Boutier as she lifts Evian Championship

July 30, 2023

Celine Boutier said “nothing else matters” after she became the first ever home winner at the Evian Resort Golf Club. The 29-year-old world No12– who is just the third French woman to win a golf major – had a three-shot lead heading into the final round and shot a 68 on the final 18 holes [...]
Verstappen wins eighth Formula 1 race in a row at Spa

July 30, 2023

Max Verstappen inched closer to a third consecutive Formula 1 world championship yesterday with a dominant win at the Belgian Grand Prix, despite starting sixth. The Dutchman claimed his eighth consecutive win and 10th in all this season after coming through the field and beating his teammate Sergio Perez to the top step of the [...]
Formula E and teams try to create change, but does it cut through?

July 29, 2023

Formula E is back in the capital this weekend and a number of teams are looking at how they’re promoting sustainability. Here’s our view. Usually when you walk into the ExCeL centre in east London’s Docklands you’re met with what can only be described as one of the most barren exhibition centres in existence. But [...]
Netball World Cup: England fixtures, pool opponents and route to final

July 28, 2023

All eyes may be on the Fifa Women’s World Cup but England’s netball side are in the southern hemisphere ready to begin a World Cup campaign of their own. Starting today and concluding on 6 August South Africa play hosts to the Netball World Cup, and England are in with a shot. So who do [...]
Lionesses can all but seal World Cup last 16 spot with Denmark win

July 28, 2023

England will put themselves in a solid position to qualify for the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup if they can beat Denmark this morning in Sydney. The Lionesses take on the Danes at 9:30 BST this morning in the 45,500 capacity Allianz Stadium knowing a win would put them in pole position heading [...]
Premier League ticket fraud on rise and social media should do more, says Lloyds

July 28, 2023

Lloyds Bank have called on social media companies to do more to tackle ticket fraud ahead of the Premier League season. Football’s biggest domestic league returns in two weeks but scams are on the rise, with the banking giant stating that victims are losing, on average, £154 to criminals. Fraud is the most common crime [...]
Bronze: England performances mean a lot but results mean more

July 27, 2023

England star Lucy Bronze has said winning is more important than scoring lots of goals ahead of the Lionesses’ second World Cup fixture. England take on Denmark tomorrow in Sydney knowing a win will all but guarantee a spot in the last 16 of the World Cup. The Lionesses beat a stubborn Haiti 1-0 in [...]
Liverpool’s new stand won’t be ready for Premier League opener

July 26, 2023

Liverpool’s revamp of the Anfield Road End of their stadium will not be open in time for the start of the new season, the club have confirmed. The £80m development will see the stadium’s capacity increased to 61,000 but the club will now operate a phased reopening of the stand until October. “Unfortunately, the upper [...]
Stokes hails England pacer Anderson as greatest of all time

July 26, 2023

England Test captain Ben Stokes has thrown his support behind paceman James Anderson, describing him as the “greatest fast bowler to play the game”. The 41-year-old seamer has managed to take just four wickets in this year’s Ashes and has struggled to make the same impact as in previous series. England cannot win the Ashes [...]

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