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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Crystal Palace chance of appealing CAS decision possible but slim

August 11, 2025

Crystal Palace’s legal options are limited after their loss at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but they exist, insist top lawyers after the Eagles were relegated to the Europa Conference League on Monday. Despite sending a top team, headed up by co-owner and chairman Steve Parish, to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) [...]
Exclusive: Cricket body blocks OnlyFans logo on bat of Hundred bowler Mills

August 11, 2025

The England and Wales Cricket Board have refused to allow the OnlyFans logo to appear on the bat of Southern Brave bowler Tymal Mills during this year’s Hundred. Mills, captain of the Sussex Sharks T20 side, signed a partnership with the content creator platform earlier this month, as revealed by City AM. He joined the [...]
Palace relegated from Europa League with Forest to take their place

August 11, 2025

Crystal Palace’s relegation from the Europa League to the Europa Conference League has been decided after the Eagles lost their appeal at CAS. A club delegation, headed up by club co-owner and chairman Steve Parish, argued their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne last week but the judgment set to be [...]
Peaty stars for Team Gordon Ramsay at London T100 Triathlon

August 11, 2025

British Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty starred for future father-in-law Gordon Ramsay’s team at the London T100 Triathlon. The three-time gold medal winner finished his Olympic distance triathlon in a time of 2:34:37, nearly 10 minutes quicker than the next best Team Ramsay competitor. The Michelin star chef did not compete on doctor’s advice. “That was [...]
Premier League players could be paid in crypto as blockchain evolves

August 11, 2025

Premier League football players could have their salaries paid for in crypto, a new report into the future of the blockchain suggests. After over £400m was spent in the 2024-25 sporting season on deals and sponsorships, it has been suggested that digital currencies could replace traditional payments for player transfers and salaries. In 2021 Spanish [...]
Formula 1 to open new F1 Box venue in London’s Westfield Stratford

August 11, 2025

Formula 1’s love affair with a new generation of fans is set to expand further with F1 Box, a new experience for fans in east London. Opening at Westfield Stratford in time for next weekend, F1 Box stems from the popular F1 Arcade in the Square Mile. The set-up will include a new simulator experience [...]
Liverpool fans face biggest Premier League ticket scam risk, data shows

August 8, 2025

Football ticket scammers fleeced fans out of £2.5m across the last two seasons with the government issuing a warning ahead of the Premier League season. Victims lost an average £128 through ticketing scams, according to data released by Lloyds in association with the Home Office. It is estimated that there have been over 12,000 victims [...]
Chicago Bears set for £6.5bn valuation after NFL franchise equity deal, report

August 8, 2025

NFL team the Chicago Bears could be valued at £6.5bn after two major shareholders agreed to an equity share of late investor Andrew McKenna. Former Aon director McKenna’s stake was shared between the McCaskey and Ryan families in an agreement which resulted in NFL commissioner Roger Goodell not needing to get involved in settling where [...]
Swiss officials call for Fifa chief Infantino to soften Trump tariff blow

August 7, 2025

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has been called upon by political figures in Switzerland to help persuade Donald Trump to lower tariffs on the landlocked nation. The US President has announced that Switzerland is in line to be slapped with 39 per cent tariffs as part of his sweeping economic policies that have seen countries rush [...]
WNBA sex toy incidents fuel crypto prediction boom for Polymarket

August 7, 2025

Users of cryptocurrency-based predicting site Polymarket are cashing in on sex toys being thrown at WNBA matches in the US. There have been a number of incidents in the past week whereby sex toys have been thrown onto the court, momentarily stopping games. The vulgar short-term trend has impacted matches involving Indiana Fever, Los Angeles [...]

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