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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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Beth Mead wins Sports Personality of the Year 2022

December 21, 2022

Beth Mead has been named the BBC Sports Personality of the Year at a ceremony at Media City in Salford. The footballing star beat gymnast Jessica Gadirova, curling star Eve Muirhead, snooker’s Ronnie O’Sullivan, cricketer Ben Stokes and athlete Jake Wightman to the annual gong. Stokes came second with Muirhead third. Lioness Mead was part [...]
Antyukh the fifth Russian track and field athlete to have 2012 gold stripped

December 21, 2022

Russian athlete Natalya Antyukh has been stripped of the gold medal she won at the London 2012 Olympic Games due to historical sampling data which came out of a Moscow testing facility. The 400m hurdler – who is now 41 – is already distanced from track and field due to a four-year ban which she [...]
Filly your boots: The big horse racing moments of the year

December 21, 2022

The year has been full of brilliant horse racing, sprinting and controversy. City A.M. take a look at the key runners, riders and winners of the calendar year. Jumps at home With recent news that the glorious Cheltenham Festival will remain a four-day event, it’s worth starting in the Regency Town. The Friday is known [...]
Eddie Jones eyes next role after England sacking

December 21, 2022

Former England Rugby head coach Eddie Jones has said he’s eying his next role following his sacking as head honcho of the Twickenham-based international side. “I want to continue coaching,” he said to Radio 4 today. “It’s not about coaching England’s rivals, it’s about adding to the game. I love the game and I love [...]
LIV laugh love: LIV Golf players to play at 2023 Masters

December 20, 2022

Golf players on the LIV tour will be able to play at next year’s Masters tournament, it was confirmed today. The organisers of the major, held at Augusta National, confirmed the news today – this means the likes of Dustin Johnson and Cameron Smith will be able to compete at the iconic venue. “We will [...]
Steve Borthwick: The man with a plan for England’s World Cup hopes?

December 20, 2022

It’s been one of rugby’s worst kept secrets for a couple of weeks now but the appointment of Steve Borthwick to the head job at Twickenham couldn’t have come soon enough. While the Rugby Football Union planned their transition from the era of Eddie Jones to a new period under the former Leicester Tigers boss [...]
2022 Review: England’s Test cricket side under Ben Stokes in numbers

December 20, 2022

It’s fair to say England have been revolutionised by new captain Ben Stokes and his head coach Brendon McCullum. Bazbal has transformed England from an average Test side into a relentless one. The gumption and audacity to just go for it has been injected into the five-day side and they’re playing some of the best [...]
Argentina homecoming: World Cup champions touch down

December 20, 2022

World Cup champions Argentina have returned home to Buenos Aires today with the country declaring Tuesday as a national holiday in celebration. The Albicelestes beat France in Sunday’s World Cup final in Qatar 4-2 on penalties after regular and extra time saw the two sides tied 3-3. Many have declared the Doha final as one [...]
England complete historic 3-0 Test series win in Pakistan

December 20, 2022

Ben Duckett hit the winning runs as England completed a historic 3-0 Test series win over Pakistan on the subcontinent this morning. Ben Stokes’ England have become the first team to ever whitewash Pakistan in a Test cricket series in Pakistan. Needing just 55 runs on the fourth day of the third Test in Karachi, [...]
Steve Borthwick announced as England Rugby’s new head coach

December 19, 2022

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) have announced Steve Borthwick as the next coach of England Rugby. The 43-year-old will succeed Eddie Jones, who was sacked in early December following a poor year where his England side won just five of their 12 Test matches. Former England captain Borthwick is heading to Twickenham from Leicester Tigers [...]

Orange or CMA CGM: Who could replace Altrad as France Rugby’s shirt partner?

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