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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England hang on in T20 World Cup but need to beat Sri Lanka

November 1, 2022

England’s T20 cricket side kept alive their hopes of progressing through to the final four of the World Cup yesterday with a 20-run victory over New Zealand in Brisbane. Captain Jos Buttler impressed with the bat as England prevailed in a must-win match against the Black Caps to keep them in the competition. Heading into [...]
T20 Cricket World Cup: Run rate could scupper England’s semi hopes

October 31, 2022

The latest chapter of one of cricket’s greatest rivalries saw a washout at the T20 Cricket World Cup last week, but England and Australia continue to battle each other for a spot in the semi-finals of the competition Down Under. The two sides could finish level on points by the end of the Super12 stage [...]
LIV Golf: Johnson’s 4 Aces win inaugural Team Championship

October 30, 2022

Four Aces GC have been crowned the inaugural LIV Golf Series Team Championship winners, claiming a $16m (£13.8m) share of a $50m (£43.2) overall prize pot in Miami, Florida. The team – captained by Dustin Johnson and completed by Patrick Reed, Talor Gooch and Pat Perez – finished their four rounds with a combined score [...]
Premiership rugby: Saracens on top as Gloucester close in

October 30, 2022

The weekend’s Premiership action saw a battle at the top, a dominant West Country performance and major controversy. Here are four takeaways from the four matches in round eight. Master versus apprentice Yesterday’s match between Saracens and Sale Sharks had a multitude of storylines running through it. It was first versus second, the master – [...]
Red Roses remain favourites for World Cup, insists former winner Burford

October 28, 2022

Former England centre and World Cup winner Rachael Burford has insisted the Red Roses remain favourites to win the showpiece rugby tournament in New Zealand despite being ranked third seeds for the quarter-finals. Though unbeaten in the pool stages, England sit behind hosts New Zealand and Canada in the ranked table and will face Australia [...]
Final Premier League games could be make or break for World Cup hopes

October 28, 2022

The eyes of the footballing world are already beginning to look into their peripherals and see the opening day of the Fifa World Cup looking back at them. Because, in a little over three weeks, the first Middle Eastern World Cup, held in Qatar, will begin. It’s been a tournament shrouded in controversy since the [...]
Formula 1 desperately needs competition right up to the final race

October 27, 2022

No matter which army you fought for – Max Verstappen’s or Lewis Hamilton’s – after last year’s Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix controversy, at least that event had one thing: something on the line. Last season looked as if we were embarking on a period of Formula 1 where three constructors could fight it [...]
Former Worcester Warriors coach leading consortium to buy club

October 27, 2022

Former Worcester Warriors coach Steve Diamond has announced plans to lead a consortium with the aim of buying the financially stricken club who are in the hands of administrators and have been expelled from Premiership Rugby. Under his plans, announced yesterday with an early afternoon visual presentation, Diamond would become chief executive of a project [...]
LIV Golf Series: Tour set for Team Championship finale in Miami

October 26, 2022

When simply completing the final weekend of the calendar earns you a minimum of $250,000 (£216,300), you know the reason why there’s a certain draw to the extravagant season finale of the LIV Golf Series. But at the Trump National Doral Golf Club from tomorrow, a solid three rounds of golf, on what’s known as [...]
Roy returns for England ODI squad against Australia

October 25, 2022

Jason Roy has been recalled by England’s one-day selectors having been dropped from the limited-overs side ahead of the ongoing Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in Australia. The 15-man squad will play three matches against Australia in an international series that follows the World Cup Down Under. As expected, Ben Stokes has been excluded from the [...]

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