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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Kildunne and Maher honoured with Barbie dolls, celebrating women’s sport

October 6, 2025

England Red Roses star Ellie Kildunne has been honoured with her own Barbie doll alongside US sensation Ilona Maher. The pair are two of four players – alongside New Zealand’s Portia Woodman and France’s Nassira Konde – to have dolls created for them by Barbie owner Mattel. It comes after the Red Roses partnered with [...]
Luxury brands in sport: F1 leading the way, but for how long?

October 5, 2025

Take one minute to watch some of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix this weekend and you’ll struggle not to lock eyes with a luxury brand being splashed on an advertising hoarding or chassis panel. One year ago this month LVMH – parent company of the likes of Louis Vuitton, Dior, Moet & Chandon, Tiffany [...]
Vikings, Packers, Chiefs and Jets take over London as NFL comes to town

October 3, 2025

The NFL returns to London this month as the capital stages its 40th, 41st and 42nd American football matches. And NFL franchises – whether they’re playing at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium or Wembley Stadium, or not at all – are looking to capitalise on the buzz across the next three weeks. Here’s a round-up of which [...]
Women’s sport participation numbers surge, Royal London state

October 2, 2025

Participation numbers in women’s sport are soaring as global success inspires the next generation of athletes. More women are playing football, rugby, netball, hockey and cricket than in 2023 with big moments in women’s sport cited as key factors in getting people active. The findings, from Royal London, come a week after England’s Red Roses [...]
Private equity stakes in NFL teams could increase above 10 per cent

October 2, 2025

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell failed to rule out allowing private equity giants to buy more than the current 10 per cent limit in franchises ahead of a trio of games in London. In January the Buffalo Bills (Arctos Partners) and Miami Dolphins (Ares Management) became the first NFL franchises to sell stakes to private equity [...]
Premier League spending not suffocating Europe, insists chief

October 2, 2025

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has denied English clubs’ unprecedented spending in the summer transfer window is “suffocating” rival football leagues. The 20 Premier League clubs spent £3bn over the summer, smashing all records for a transfer window. Their net spend was £1.2bn. This splurge was led by Liverpool, who spent over £400m, while [...]
Revolut chair Gilbert backs R360 rebel rugby league

October 1, 2025

City grandee and Revolut chairman Martin Gilbert has emerged as an investor in the rebel R360 rugby union league. Gilbert, formerly of Aberdeen Asset Management, is named on Companies House as a director of AOTG Sport Ltd alongside former Bath Rugby captain Stuart Hooper and former agent Mark Spoors, who are founders of the R360 [...]
Gallagher sponsor Super Bowl clash between Ireland and All Blacks

October 1, 2025

Insurance giant Gallagher will sponsor the Chicago rematch between the All Blacks and Ireland next month, described by many as rugby’s 2025 Super Bowl. The two rugby powerhouses famously clashed at Soldier Field in 2016, where Ireland beat New Zealand for the first time in over a century of trying, and will face off there [...]
Exclusive: Channel 4 poach Boat Race rights from BBC

October 1, 2025

The iconic Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities will leave BBC television after signing a deal with Channel 4, City AM can reveal. The rival public service broadcaster will show the men’s and women’s races on the Thames for the next five years, marking a shift away from BBC TV – which showed an [...]
Saracens: Love to hate, rugby values and mulled name change

September 30, 2025

Saracens considered changing their name as part of a recent brand overhaul that they hope will pin them as the “Original Club of North London”. The three-time European champions have given themselves a glow-up, aiming to attract younger audiences to their 10,500-capacity StoneX Stadium in north London and increase the number of sold out matches [...]

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