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.

Connect on socials

All 3522 Articles

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Sexton’s second row with officials after cup final

June 15, 2023

Further questions have been raised about Johnny Sexton’s conduct at the Champions Cup final after City A.M. obtained new footage showing a second instance of the Ireland No10 apparently having to be ushered away from confronting officials. The footage – available below – is at the heart of an investigation into Sexton by European Professional [...]
Premiership Rugby confirm new Sporting Commission

June 15, 2023

Premiership Rugby has today launched a sporting commission as the English game looks to dig itself out of a hole that has seen three clubs go under. Worcester Warriors, Wasps and London Irish have all been kicked out of the top flight over financial woes. Premiership Rugby has been forced into action with the very [...]
Ashes round-up: Steve Smith injury, bolshy Brook and Edgbaston pitches

June 15, 2023

Australia’s talismanic batter Steve Smith appears to have hurt his finger ahead of Friday’s Ashes opener against England. Former captain Smith can be seen clutching his finger and has had it assessed during training yesterday at Edgbaston. Though it appears minor, any injury this early on in the English Ashes summer could cause irritation during [...]
Sangakkara: Bazball can bring joyous expression to Ashes series

June 15, 2023

Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakarra insists the Ashes still brings out the best in Test cricket and believes Bazball has restored “joyous expression” to the five-day game. The former wicket keeper-batsman scored over 12,000 Test runs for his country and was captain in all three formats. A connoisseur of the game, Sangakkara still recognises the [...]
BBC and ITV to show Fifa Women’s World Cup

June 14, 2023

Broadcasting duo the BBC and ITV will show the Fifa Women’s World Cup this year after concerns over whether the tournament would be shown in Europe at all. Fifa had threatened a European blackout if broadcasters were not willing to stump up a desired amount to show the tournament, which kicks off on 20 July [...]
Worcester Warriors owners dealt blow as foundation severs ties, citing effort to “dispel unambiguously any connection whatsoever” with Atlas consortium

June 14, 2023

The Worcester Warriors Foundation is to move away from Sixways Stadium in an effort to “dispel unambiguously any connection whatsoever” with the club’s new owners Atlas. Atlas consortium, led by former chief executive Jim O’Toole and ex-professional player James Sandford, purchased former Premiership club Worcester Warriors after it fell into administration in the early part [...]
British women on winning grass run after tennis slump on clay

June 13, 2023

Britain’s female tennis players have returned to winning ways after a disappointing spell at the French Open. No woman made the main draw of the calendar’s second Grand Slam but racked up four win on the grass at the Nottingham Open. British No1 Katie Boulter beat fellow countrywoman Emily Appleton 6-1 6-3 while Jodie Burrage [...]
Hamilton could sign new F1 deal with Mercedes in “days”

June 13, 2023

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton could sign a new contract this week, according to Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff. The Brit’s £40m-a-season deal runs out at the end of this season and the signature of the 38-year-old will be a high value item. “It is going to happen soon, and we are talking [...]
McIlroy and Koepka paired for opening rounds of US Open

June 13, 2023

Outspoken defender of the PGA Tour Rory McIlroy and LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka have been paired together for the first two rounds of this week’s US Open. The duo will complete the opening 36 holes alongside former Masters winner Kideki Matsuyama at the Los Angeles Country Club. This weekend’s US Open is the third [...]
Moeen Ali: Ashes a free hit. I’m not playing for my England spot

June 13, 2023

England’s Moeen Ali has insisted the pressure is off after being included in England’s Ashes squad ahead of the first Test against Australia this Friday. The spinner, who will turn 36 on Sunday, was called up by captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum after a back injury to Jack Leach. Moeen has not [...]

Badenoch says triple lock pension is ‘right policy’ as new Tory blueprint announced

The BBC’s bulletin cuts show how crowded sports broadcasting has become

Is Soho nightlife really dead? We went partying to find out

By: Matt Hardy

All 3522 Articles

Subscribe