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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Does cricket have Olympic future in Brisbane and, maybe, India?

May 29, 2025

Team GB may put forward a cricket team for the LA 2028 Olympic Games, but with Australia and potentially India hosting next does the sport have a long-term future? Over a decade ago at the London 2012 Olympics Welshmen Ryan Giggs, Joe Allen, and Neil Taylor joined the likes of Daniel Sturridge, Micah Richards and [...]
England set for share of £1.7m bonus pot if they win Euros

May 28, 2025

England’s Lionesses will share a bonus pot of £1.7m if they defend their title at the European Championships this summer. Sarina Wiegman’s team will head to Switzerland as defending champions having won their first major title at Wembley in the last edition of the Euros. And the players are in for a hefty increase on [...]
Crypto deals in sport up 20 per cent to over £400m

May 28, 2025

Sponsorship of sports organisations by crypto brands has increased by 20 per cent to over £400m with football driving new business, new research shows. The $565m spent by the blockchain-anchored organisations in the past season is closing in on the 2022-23 peak, when $685m was spent (£508m), according to SportQuake data. Nearly two thirds – [...]
Rio Ferdinand to quit TNT Sports after Champions League final

May 28, 2025

Footballer-turned-pundit Rio Ferdinand will quit TNT Sports after the Champions League final between PSG and Inter Milan on Saturday. The former Manchester United centre-back joined then-BT Sports a decade ago and has been a key face for the broadcaster, which is now TNT Sports, during its time hosting the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup [...]
Manchester United’s £8m post-season Malaysia-Hong Kong tour begins today

May 28, 2025

Manchester United will play the first of two games in the Far East today as part of a post-season tour set to bank the club £8m. The Old Trafford club concluded their Premier League season on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa just hours before setting off to Malaysia and Hong Kong. They [...]
Shark Tank star Mark Cuban joins $750m private equity sports fund

May 27, 2025

Star of Shark Tank and former Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban is part of a new $750m private equity sports fund. Harbinger Sports Partners Fund will look to acquire minority stakes across a number of sports including Major League Baseball (MLB), National Football League (NFL) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Other figures included are [...]
Wimbledon: No1 Court debentures to earn All England Club £75m

May 27, 2025

The owners of the site that hosts the Wimbledon Championships is set for a £75m windfall from the sale of their latest batch of debentures. The All England Lawn Tennis Ground plc confirmed on Tuesday that their issuing of 1,250 debentures for Wimbledon’s No1 Court was oversubscribed, meaning the organisation is set to benefit from [...]
Key Newcastle United figures leaves after less than year at club

May 27, 2025

Newcastle United sporting director Paul Mitchell will leave the Magpies at the end of next month having been in the role less than a year. Mitchell joined the St James’ Park club in July of last year to replace Dan Ashworth, who went to Manchester United before being hired by the Football Association. It comes [...]
The Devil Wears Prada star Anne Hathaway buys into SailGP team

May 27, 2025

Star of The Devil Wears Prada and Ocean’s 8 Anne Hathaway has become the latest celebrity to buy into SailGP. The actress has joined a consortium led by Assia Grazioli Venier, the co-founder of Muse Capital and youngest ever board member at Juventus, in buying into the Italian sailing team. She follows footballer Kylian Mbappe’s [...]
Football Regulator: Industry experts call out governance of sport

May 27, 2025

Over 400 points have been docked from clubs in the English Football League since the Premier League launched in 1992, insight shared with City AM reveals. It points to an English top flight that has pulled away from the rest of the promotion-relegation pyramid ahead of the introduction of an Independent Football Regulator. Insight provided [...]

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