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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1872 Cup rugby match between Glasgow and Edinburgh off over Covid-19

December 27, 2021

Today’s 1872 clash between Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby has been postponed after positive Covid-19 tests were returned by the Warriors. The Cup, usually played over two legs, fall as regular season fixtures in the United Rugby Championship (URC). The news comes as Scottish Covid-19 rules are in place that would have limited the number [...]
Ashes: England wait on Covid-19 tests after day two positives

December 27, 2021

England are waiting on a further round of Covid-19 tests after four positive cases in the camp led to the second day of the third Test being delayed. England’s players were told not to travel to the Melbourne Cricket Ground after “a positive test in the team’s family group” on the morning of the second [...]
Manchester United striker Anthony Martial tells club of wish to leave

December 27, 2021

Manchester United striker Anthony Martial has told Ralf Rangnick, the club’s interim manager, that he wishes to leave the club. The Frenchman joined the Old Trafford club from Monaco in 2015 for £36m – then a transfer record for a teenage footballer. Since then, he has played 268 times for United, netting 79 times. Rangnick [...]
Ashes: Talking points as Aussies edge closer to retaining the urn

December 27, 2021

If you’re still falling victim to that bloated feeling after Boxing Day, don’t expect the latest goings on in the Ashes to make you feel any better. At stumps after day two of the third Test match in Melbourne, England finished on 31-4, 51 runs behind Australia. The Baggy Greens are tantalisingly close to retaining [...]
Best of 2021: Football training can be safer with VR technology

December 26, 2021

Technology is ever-changing, and that includes in sport too. Matt Hardy took a look at how new VR could revolutionise the way football teams train. Originally published on October 15. A whipped cross and a powerful header towards goal are staples of football and the essence of set-piece tactics used by every football team. But [...]
Best of 2021: Why did Exeter start the Premiership Rugby season without a main sponsor?

December 25, 2021

When this Premiership Rugby season began in September, Exeter’s opening match saw them face Leicester Tigers without a main sponsor. Here Matt Hardy took at look as to why that could have been using industry commentators and experts. Since the article’s original publish date, on September 25, Exeter Chiefs have found a main sponsor – [...]
Best of 2021: ‘Nigel Wray deserves credit after building Saracens’ dynasty’

December 24, 2021

In October, Nigel Wray relinquished his majority control of Saracens after 25 years at the club. Here Matt Hardy looked back on a controversial but highly influential period for the City grandee. Originally published on October 5. Empires fall and dynasties cease, but one thing remains when you’ve done something right or simply left your [...]
Danny Care interview: Harlequins star on playing abroad and the importance of fans

December 22, 2021

At the age of 34, you’re usually classed as tethering on the edge of retirement in rugby. But Harlequins star Danny Care’s new lease of life, post-England career, has seen him return to being one of the in-form scrum-halves in Europe. Playing in a side littered with quality, Care is a senior member of a [...]
Big Sport Quiz of 2021: How much do you remember?

December 20, 2021

From teenagers sweeping to Grand Slam tennis titles to England reaching a major football final, an Olympic Games like no other and the introduction of a brand new cricket competition, it has been a hugely eventful year in sport. Off the field it has been just as transformative, with private equity and, increasingly, cryptocurrency and [...]
Ashes: Five things we’ve learned from Test two, day four

December 19, 2021

It’s been a wild ride watching England in the second Ashes Test these last few days, but not in an exciting “we might do it” kind of way. The disappointment has been palpable, but not surprising, and on day four England began the task of chasing more than 450 runs. At the end of play, [...]

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