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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Six Nations: England must learn from card despite spirited performance

March 14, 2022

Eddie Jones cited England’s spirit and others will cite their determination to succeed against the odds. But in Ireland’s record 15-32 away Six Nations win yesterday, the hosts can only point to themselves to understand where it all went wrong. In what was effectively a knockout match to keep pace with France, the anticipation was [...]
West Indies result positive step for England but they need more than draws

March 13, 2022

Well it wasn’t a loss, but if England had fallen in the opening Test in the West Indies it would have been a surprise mark on their record card. Other than their reverse this winter in the opening Test of the Ashes, England haven’t actually suffered defeat in an opening Test of an away series [...]
Chelsea FC: Candy wants a fan representative on board

March 13, 2022

Potential Chelsea FC buyer Nick Candy wants a ‘fan representative’ on a future board and will offer short-term funding to secure the club. The property developer is one of a series of interested parties looking to buy the London club, who’s sanctioned owner, Romain Abramovich, put up for sale. Candy is a childhood Chelsea supporter [...]
Tommy Bowe: Ireland need to ignore England’s war of words

March 11, 2022

Former Ireland winger Tommy Bowe insists they must not be drawn in by England head coach Eddie Jones’s pre-match talk as the men in green look to keep their Six Nations hopes alive at Twickenham tomorrow. “I think Ireland are favourites,” Bowe told City A.M. “I think they’ll feel that they have that responsibility on [...]
Saints might need a miracle on their march for the Premiership top four

March 8, 2022

When Northampton Saints’s late and potentially game-winning final attack in Saturday’s 35-30 loss to Gloucester ended in a knock-on, it continued a theme fans of the East Midlands club have had to get used to this season. In their last three games, Northampton have lost by a combined total of just eight points after some [...]
Premier League suspend broadcast deal in Russia over Ukraine invasion

March 8, 2022

The Premier League has today suspended its broadcast deal with Russian broadcast partner Okko Sport over the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The organisation will also donate £1m to support the Ukrainian people. This comes days after Chinese state broadcasters refused to show parts of Premier League games where there would be organised displays of solidarity [...]
Zverev handed suspended ban for umpire chair outburst

March 8, 2022

World No3 tennis player Alexander Zverev has been handed an eight-week suspended ban for an outburst against an umpire and an umpire’s chair last month. The German was found guilty of a ‘major offence’ by an ATP review but his ban has been suspended for 12 months. The Olympic champion was fined £31,000 for his [...]
Premier League talking points: De Bruyne, Saka and the top four

March 7, 2022

It was a Sunday afternoon of football which proved the worth of individual performances in high-pressure matches, and a Sunday which piled pressure on a Watford side down in the dreaded relegation places as the number of games remaining slowly dwindled. Here are the talking points from yesterday’s Premier League action. Manchester is blue For [...]
Jack Nowell desperate to be part of England World Cup run

March 7, 2022

England winger Jack Nowell insists he is desperate to be part of next year’s World Cup squad as Eddie Jones’s players look to use the Six Nations to cement their place in his future plans. “I hope I can be part of that [the World Cup],” said Nowell. “I am desperate to be part of [...]
Explainer: Why have Championship rugby clubs been denied promotion?

March 4, 2022

“Disappointed, dismayed and disheartened,” is how Championship rugby leaders Doncaster Knights reacted to news this week that they will not be promoted even if they win the league. The Knights were joined by Ealing Trailfinders in being denied entry to the Premiership, English rugby’s top division, for failing to meet a series of off-field criteria. [...]

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