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.

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Rokit launch legal action worth £119m against Formula 1 team Williams

April 4, 2023

Former title sponsor of Williams F1 team Rokit has launched legal action worth £119m against the racing outfit in hopes of winning compensation for reputation damage. Rokit, co-founded by Jonathan Kendrick, became a sponsor of the historic F1 team on the basis the struggling team would improve, but it did not. Williams has described the [...]
County Championship cricket captains overwhelmingly back England to win Ashes

April 4, 2023

A survey of all 18 County Championship captains has revealed that an overwhelming number – 83 per cent – of first-class leaders back England to win the men’s Ashes this summer. Just two of the 18 captains backed the Green and Golds to triumph in the five-Test series while one backed a draw – and [...]
Surrey coach: ‘Rest England stars but let the others play more county cricket’

April 3, 2023

Surrey County Cricket Club head coach Gareth Batty has insisted that a packed schedule is pivotal for the development of future England stars despite a review conducted by Andrew Strauss recommending fewer games in the County Championship. Batty now heads up the defending champions in Division One and while he’s happy for the club’s England [...]
Potter SACKED by Chelsea after just 206 days in charge at Stamford Bridge

April 2, 2023

Graham Potter became the 12th Premier League manager of the season to be sacked after Chelsea axed the 47-year-old just hours after Leicester City dismissed Brendan Rodgers. Potter survived just 206 days at Stamford Bridge having joined the club from Brighton, replacing Thomas Tuchel, on a five-year deal reportedly worth £60m. His side lost 2-0 [...]
Newcastle United jump Manchester United into third in Premier League

April 2, 2023

Newcastle United avenged February’s Carabao Cup loss to Manchester United yesterday with a 2-0 win over the same opposition in a result which saw the Magpies move up to third in the Premier League table. Two second-half goals from Joe Willock and Callum Wilson meant Newcastle jumped Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United into third from [...]
Dow scores four as England trounce Italy in Women’s Six Nations

April 2, 2023

Winger Abby Dow scored four tries as England continued their strong start to the Women’s Six Nations with a 68-5 win over Italy at Franklin’s Gardens in Northampton. Fellow back Jess Breach scored a hat-trick of her own while Marlie Packer and Claudia MacDonald’s braces added to the points total – Tatyana Heard scored the [...]
Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-final draw as Saracens win

April 2, 2023

Saracens overcame a stubborn Ospreys outfit today in north London to beat their Welsh opposition 35-20 and book themselves a spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup against title holders La Rochelle on the Atlantic coast. At a sunny StoneX Stadium this afternoon Ospreys took an early lead through tries from Michael Collins and [...]
Australian Grand Prix F1 five things: Madness, Max, McLaren and more

April 2, 2023

It was a race that many said reignited the debate surrounding whether F1 is about show business over racing, but yesterday’s Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne was a mesmerising couple of hours of chaos, class and kerfuffle. Here are five things we learned as Max Verstappen drove to a second win of the 2023 F1 [...]
Leicester sack Rodgers as Foxes look to avoid Premier League relegation

April 2, 2023

Leicester City have parted ways with manager Brendan Rodgers as the foxes look to avoid relegation from the Premier League. Leicester’s 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace yesterday at Selhurst Park left Leicester City 19th in the Premier League table. Rodgers is the 11th manager to be sacked in the Premier League this season. ‘Rodgers departs [...]
Australian Grand Prix: What F1 drivers said after manic race in Melbourne

April 2, 2023

Max Verstappen claimed his second F1 victory of the year at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Dutchman beat seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who finished second, with Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso claiming his third podium of the F1 season. There were multiple red flags, spinning cars and collisions. Here are the thoughts of [...]

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