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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Opinion: Nigel Wray deserves credit after building Saracens’ dynasty

October 5, 2021

Empires fall and dynasties cease, but one thing remains when you’ve done something right or simply left your mark: legacy. Nigel Wray, the outgoing majority stakeholder of Saracens, has ensured that; and rugby, on balance, is better for it. Saracens announced at the weekend that, 26 years after he began backing the north London club, [...]
Tom Lawday on his journey to success with Harlequins

October 5, 2021

The route to silverware is rarely straightforward and Tom Lawday’s journey to becoming a Premiership champion was anything but. Harlequins back-row forward Lawday spent two years playing in New Zealand as a teenager before sampling university rugby at Exeter, where he was player of the season. He then joined Exeter Chiefs, making 22 appearances, before [...]
World Rugby’s 15 minute contact limit: the solution to injury fears or too simplistic?

October 4, 2021

Rugby’s physically demanding nature has seen the sport’s organisers implement advanced concussion policies and a science-based approach to medicine, but they are about to go further. World Rugby, the game’s international governing body, last month issued the recommendation that players be limited to 15 minutes of full-contact training per week, across a maximum of two [...]
Premiership: Five things we’ve learned as the east Midlands rise again

October 4, 2021

The east Midlands are on the rugby rise again and more clubs than ever are competing for European places, here are five things we learned from this weekend’s Premiership action. The east Midlands heartlands are back The east Midlands duo of Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints now occupy the top two Premiership spots. The pair [...]
Jepkosgei and Lemma triumph as fans return to the London Marathon

October 3, 2021

Joyciline Jepkosgei and Sisay Lemma won the women’s and men’s London Marathons for the first time as British junior doctor Phil Sesemann shocked the field to finish seventh. Over 40,000 took part in today’s Marathon, and 50,000 completed the race virtually, as crowds returned to the streets of the capital for the first time since [...]
Leicester City and JD Sports probed by watchdog over merchandise

September 30, 2021

The Premier League’s Leicester City and retailer JD Sports are being investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over suspected anti-competitive behaviour relating to merchandise. The watchdog said in its case that it has “reasonable grounds to suspect one or more breaches of competition law” and that the CMA “has not yet reached a [...]
Moeen Ali’s entitled to chase the franchise dream

September 28, 2021

On Monday morning, England spinner Moeen Ali announced he would be stepping away from Test match cricket but would continue to play the game’s white-ball formats. Some traditionalists might condemn Moeen for turning his back on the oldest and longest form in favour of so-called disco cricket, but onlookers should pause for thought before judging [...]
Liam Livingstone’s summer has made him undroppable for the World Cup

September 28, 2021

The road to the highest level of any sport is never straightforward and England cricketer Liam Livingstone has encountered his fair share of hurdles this year in search of a T20 World Cup place. Now, following a summer of batting fireworks, Livingstone has not only secured a spot in the squad for next month’s tournament [...]
Brighton can go top of Premier League with Palace win

September 27, 2021

Brighton and Hove Albion have not finished a Premier League season above 15th position, but tonight they could go top. The Seagulls face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park this evening knowing three points will take them above Liverpool into first. Brighton’s five year Premier League spell has seen them finish in the bottom quarter in [...]
Exeter Chiefs reveal new sponsor, West Exe Business Park, owned by Tony Rowe

September 26, 2021

Exeter Chiefs revealed their new front of shirt sponsor at the weekend: another company owned by outspoken chief executive Tony Rowe. West Exe Business Park appeared on the Chiefs’ home shirt for their home defeat by Northampton Saints, after the club started their Premiership campaign without a main shirt sponsor. The business park has not [...]

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