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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Once, twice, goald: Maradona ‘Hand of God’ ball to go under hammer

October 13, 2022

The ball which became the infamous victim of Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ fist in the 1986 World Cup is set to go under the hammer next month. The ball, used for the entirety of the match between Argentina and England in Mexico, is being sold by the man who refereed the match – Ali [...]
Wasps teeter on the brink as Premiership club suspended

October 12, 2022

One of the Premiership Rugby’s most successful and historic clubs has become the second English side within a month to be suspended from the top flight after Wasps announced that they would likely fall into administration in the coming days. The Coventry-based outfit today said that they had withdrawn from their Premiership fixture against Exeter [...]
Rugby league aim high with men’s, women’s and wheelchair World Cups

October 12, 2022

This weekend sees the start of a trio of Rugby League World Cups that could propel the sport through a glass ceiling of publicity and awareness, as England becomes the first host nation of simultaneous men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments. Delayed a year from 2021 for pandemic-related reasons, the three World Cups will take place [...]
Sharks circling: Sale’s unbeaten start testament to mixing talent

October 11, 2022

In Sale’s post-Steve Diamond era, no one really knew what to expect from a rugby union outpost written off season after season. But in their third year under former Saracens coach Alex Sanderson, Sale are one of two unbeaten sides in the Premiership and motoring along nicely. With four wins from four, including over the [...]
Red Bull found guilty of cap breach but team insist they were below limit

October 10, 2022

Reigning Formula 1 constructors’ champions Red Bull Racing have been found guilty of breaching their £114m budget cap for last season but are unlikely to have their titles revoked. The decision yesterday by motorsport’s governing body the FIA stated that the energy drink branded outfit had outspent their $140m budget and committed a procedural breach [...]
Verstappen secures second title but safety the talking point in Japan

October 9, 2022

Amid a paddock tainted by anger and dismay, Dutchman Max Verstappen claimed his second Formula One drivers’ championship in as many years yesterday at Suzuka, Japan. The feat put the Red Bull driver alongside the likes of Jim Clark, Emerson Fittipaldi and Fernando Alonso on a pair of world titles. But once again his title [...]
Former Wasps chief executive interested in bid for club

October 9, 2022

Financially troubled Premiership rugby club Wasps could be taken over by a bid headed by former chief executive David Armstrong. The club, who moved to Coventry from High Wycombe in 2014, are facing money woes in relation to tax owed to HMRC, bond repayments and other debt. Sources close to the auction of the club [...]
Ollie Phillips: West Country derbies can resurrect bad week for Premiership

October 7, 2022

Premiership Rugby has not covered itself in glory off the field this week but the product on the pitch is still gripping fans. The situation at Worcester is dire and is a reminder of how fragile professional sport can be. But with this week’s fixtures, there’s no way I cannot discuss a pair of mouthwatering [...]
Worcester Warriors players say ‘don’t take the P’ as contracts terminated

October 5, 2022

Worcester Warriors players whose contracts were yesterday terminated have launched an appeal for the club to be allowed to keep a crucial shareholding in Premiership Rugby that could safeguard its future. “P Shares” are owned by each of the 13 Premiership clubs and afford them annual payouts from a central pot of money as well [...]
Worcester players free agents as paying company would up

October 5, 2022

Worcester Warriors players are now free agents after the company which was set up to pay them was liquidated at the High Court this morning. The Premiership club have been battling with financial woes since May – when players first went unpaid – but are now in administration amid a series of owed monies. Players’ [...]

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