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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Djokovic wins at Wimbledon but Kyrgios’ story of fight a deserved consolation

July 10, 2022

It represents an interesting state of affairs when Novak Djokovic wins his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title – his 21st Grand Slam triumph – and yet there’s a sense of his losing opponent Nick Kyrgios being the real story to come out of the All England Club this year. Despite ultimately going down 4-6 6-3 6-4 [...]
Semi-final against Djokovic is Cameron Norrie’s biggest ever match

July 8, 2022

When British No1 Cameron Norrie ventures through the double doors, on to Wimbledon’s Centre Court and into a cathedral of raucous noise today, it will be the biggest moment of his five-year professional career. He may have won Indian Wells last year, arguably the biggest non-Grand Slam event on the circuit, but reaching the latter [...]
Another new era of English cricket begins tonight with Buttler captaincy

July 7, 2022

It’s almost becoming boring to speak of yet another new era in English cricket but such is the pace of change at the moment that the next one begins this evening. At 6pm at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, Jos Buttler will lead out England for the opener of a three-match Twenty20 series against India [...]
Root and Bairstow shone but England Test team will eventually be challenged

July 6, 2022

What unfolded in the sun at Edgbaston yesterday will go down in cricketing history as England completed a record run chase of 378 to topple India and scrape a five-match series draw. The result amounts to the pinnacle of a Ben Stokes-Brendon McCullum era in its infancy but sets out exactly how this Test side [...]
Land of hope and glory? England and what would count as success at Women’s Euro 2022

July 5, 2022

The 140ft projection of England captain Leah Williamson beamed onto Tower Bridge this week was a reminder that Women’s Euro 2022 is here and hopes, like the image itself, are high. Ticket sales have already broken records and the hosts, who open the tournament against Austria in Manchester on Wednesday night, are among the favourites [...]
Cameron Norrie Britain’s last hope as he aims for Wimbledon semi-final

July 5, 2022

Today’s play at the All England Club will feature British No1 Cameron Norrie as Wimbledon gets set to host a singles quarter-final involving a home player for the first time since 2017. Then it was the duo of Andy Murray and Johanna Konta, but today it is all about Norrie. Relegated to the outside courts [...]
England close in on incredible Test series draw against India

July 5, 2022

The target at Lord’s was 277, it was 299 at Trent Bridge and 296 at Headingley; but if England complete their chase of India on the final day of the fifth Test match against India today it will be a monumental chase of 378. On Saturday afternoon, as England began – badly – chasing down [...]
Premier League said to have asked clubs to back ban on gambling to avoid regulation

July 5, 2022

Premier League clubs have been asked to back a voluntary ban on shirt sponsorships relating to gambling companies as the English football’s top flight looks to avoid legislation that could be part of a gambling White Paper due in the coming weeks. According to Sky Sports, clubs were contacted yesterday by their governing body with [...]
Premier League business ramping up as Jesus becomes Gunner and Phillips heads to Man City

July 4, 2022

Two of last week’s most talked about potential Premier League transfers transpired today as Arsenal announced the singing of Gabriel Jesus while Man City confirmed they’d picked up Kalvin Phillips. Brazilian Jesus joins from Manchester City for a fee understood to be £45m and the forward is set wear the No9 shirt occupied by Alexandre [...]
LIV Golf: Branden Grace wins in Portland and banks $4m individual prize

July 4, 2022

“S***, this is fun! How good has this been? I’ve never experienced anything like this.” The words of Branden Grace after he banked the $4m prize pot for winning the second LIV Golf Invitational event in Portland, Oregon on Saturday. For the second time in two events, Grace shot a final round 65 – at [...]

World Triathlon targets T100 Olympic event as soon as Brisbane 2032

World Triathlon targets T100 Olympic event as soon as Brisbane 2032

The history of Christmas dinner, from steamed sheep’s head to traditional turkey

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