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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Why Premiership and Championship rugby clubs are teaming up to win

May 3, 2022

While the powers that be seem to be determined to keep Premiership rugby outfits apart from Championship teams, that hasn’t stopped clubs from partnering up with one another in a series of mutually beneficial playing arrangements. Last week defending Premiership champions Harlequins announced a partnership with London Scottish, who play just up the road at [...]
Extreme E announce partnership with Vodafone Business

April 28, 2022

All-electric off-road racing series Extreme E have today announced a partnership with Vodafone business that will see them become Technology Communications Partner. The partnership will see Vodafone Business leading innovations such as 5G integrated into the global operations of the sporting discipline. The sport, which includes teams by Formula 1 outfit McLaren as well as [...]
A managed Ben Stokes can light the fire under England’s Test team

April 28, 2022

The search is over and there was no need for a photo finish or an umpire’s review. Ben Stokes is England cricket’s 81st captain of the men’s Test team in a race that only ever had one starter. Just a month after Joe Root resigned from the position, it was always likely that Stokes would [...]
Football super-agent Mino Raiola fighting for his life, reports say

April 28, 2022

Football super-agent Mino Raiola – who manages the likes of Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Erling Haaland – is said to be fighting for his life after early reports suggested the Italian had died. Italian reports broke news of Raiola’s alleged death before agency Ansa reported that Dr. Alberto Zangrillo of San Raffaele hospital had [...]
How Formula 1 has transcended fans to become sport’s latest buzzword

April 27, 2022

The sporting industry goes through cycles of obsessing over a buzzword or phrase that drives commercial and marketing strategy, but what happens when the buzzword of our time is in fact an entire sport? Formula 1 has attained that status. From its hit Netflix series Drive to Survive to its growing roster of global partners, [...]
Chelsea: End in sight as remaining bidders set out final pitches for club

April 26, 2022

The final three bidders in the race to purchase Premier League outfit Chelsea are in London to make their final pitches for the Blues. Todd Boehly – co-owner of the LA Dodgers baseball team – and his consortium set out their stall on today with the other two pitches – headed up by former Liverpool [...]
The rise and rise of tennis’ No1 superstar Iga Swiatek

April 25, 2022

When your father is an Olympic rower, a future in sport might almost be expected – if not demanded. But even Tomasz Swiatek, a quads rower for Poland at the Seoul 1988 Olympics, couldn’t have expected his daughter, Iga, to be a tennis Grand Slam winner and world No1 before her 21st birthday. Women’s tennis [...]
Fantastic Farrell helps Saracens secure top four spot as others left chasing

April 24, 2022

Saracens may have confirmed their spot in Premiership Rugby’s end-of-season playoffs with a 38-22 bonus point over Exeter Chiefs, but the implications for the losing side could be monumental. The Chiefs have featured in each of the last six Twickenham finals but, having failed to pick up a single point at Sarries, that run looks [...]
Verstappen’s Imola win a psychological momentum shift for Red Bull

April 24, 2022

Imola is the home of Ferrari, the heartland of the Prancing Horse. But in today’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, it was the reigning world champion Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team who came out on top. Dutchman Verstappen led from the very first lap and after fending off title rival Charles Leclerc in his [...]
Wales Women can shine in future rugby games after copying England

April 22, 2022

Wales are a team on the up as they prepare to meet France in the penultimate round of the Women’s Six Nations. Having not won for three years prior to the tournament, they take two victories from their three matches at this championship into the clash with title challengers France. Such a turnaround would have [...]

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