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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Average Premiership attendances fall compared to pre-pandemic figures

June 8, 2022

Regular season attendances in English rugby’s top flight Premiership competition are, on average, 1,000 down on pre-pandemic levels. In data crunched by City A.M. – and taking into account a series of factors – attendances in England’s top flight have fallen from 12,636 in the 2018-19 season, the last full season before the pandemic, to [...]
Grass court prep could be key for Raducanu’s Wimbledon hopes

June 7, 2022

When Emma Raducanu faces Viktorija Golubic today in Nottingham, it will mark the beginning of her first grass court season as a Grand Slam champion. A year on from a loss against compatriot Harriet Dart at the same event, the British No1 will be looking to hit the ground running after a period of faltering [...]
Jones picks exciting squad ahead of England showdown with Baabaas

June 6, 2022

In Eddie Jones’s 35-man England squad for the upcoming uncapped match against the world famous Barbarians team, the Australian head coach has picked a group of largely young, exciting talents. With his player pool drained due to an inability to pick from the four Premiership sides who are in this weekend’s semi-finals, Jones has had [...]
Stokes gets tenure off to winning start but England can’t overlook cracks

June 6, 2022

On the surface, it’s a familiar story: England relying on Joe Root to haul the Test side towards a result. But yesterday at Lord’s, barely two hours into play on the fourth day, England had achieved what they had managed just once in the previous 17 matches – winning a Test. The five-wicket victory over [...]
Nadal’s 14th French Open could be his crowning glory

June 6, 2022

The King of Clay has done it again; Rafael Nadal is the French Open champion at Roland Garros for the 14th time. His win in the Parisian suburbs yesterday afternoon, coming in straight sets 6-3 6-3 6-0 against Norwegian Casper Ruud, took him to 22 Grand Slams – two beyond the chasing Novak Djokovic and [...]
Quarter-finals continue at Roland Garros as French Open draws exciting

June 1, 2022

The women’s world No1, a trio of Russians and a resurgent Marin Cilic are set to grace the clay courts of Roland Garros today when the last of the quarter-finals are due to be decided at the French Open. Since the dominance of Serena Williams has petered out, the women’s side of nearly every Grand [...]
Polo in the Park: Team New York captain on the glamorous London event

June 1, 2022

Pimms will be flowing and the sun will – hopefully – be shining down on west London when Chestertons Polo in the Park returns to Fulham’s Hurlingham Club later this month. The event oozes glamour and prestige but Louisa Watt, captain of Team New York, insists the equine sport is one everyone can enjoy. “It’s [...]
Dissecting the stats of the English contingent in the 2022 IPL

May 31, 2022

It is the tournament that can feel like it will never end but, come the conclusion of Sunday’s Indian Premier League final, it was an Englishman who came out on top. Though CVC Capital Partners’ Gujarat Titans took the title at the first time of asking, Rajasthan Royals’ Jos Buttler took much of the limelight. [...]
Chelsea Board of Directors confirm sale of club to Todd Boehly consortium completed

May 30, 2022

Chelsea have today completed the sale of the Premier League outfit to the consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. With the £4.25bn takeover completed, Roman Abramovich’s 19-year relationship with the London club as owner has come to a conclusion. In a statement, the board of directors said: “We would like to think all [...]
La Rochelle: Coastal Atlantic outpost to European Champions

May 30, 2022

“Ici, ici, c’est Stade Rochelais.” “Here, here, it’s La Rochelle.” The chanted hymn of the French outpost on the Atlantic coast – now European champions. From their humble beginnings, La Rochelle have risen through the ranks and, after promotion to France’s Top14 in 2014, have never looked like a side likely to slip up. They [...]

Henry Pollock: England rugby star joins Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Talent Agency

Henry Pollock: England rugby star joins Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Talent Agency

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