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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Fulham’s Craven Cottage could be future of new franchise Project Sevens

July 17, 2025

The investment vehicle behind a new privately funded rugby sevens league set to launch in 2026 is targeting Craven Cottage as a host venue, City AM can reveal. Tom Burwell, chief executive of Bia Sports Group – the investment team behind newly promoted Premier League football club Sunderland – explained that the as-yet unnamed sevens [...]
McGregor could fight on UFC card hosted by Trump at White House

July 16, 2025

Controversial former UFC fighter Conor McGregor could return to the octagon on Donald Trump’s White House card. The US President confirmed this month that he’d been liaising with UFC chief executive and supporter Dana White about creating a 20,000-capacity arena at the White House to stage a UFC card as part of the United States’s [...]
HMRC to slap Wimbledon winners Sinner and Swiatek with £1m tax bill

July 16, 2025

Wimbledon winners Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek will each be slapped with a £1m tax bill by HMRC. Despite not being based in the United Kingdom, Italian Sinner and Pole Swiatek will each be taxed at 45 per cent for winning in SW19 and claiming their £3m prizes. Robert Salter, of audit, tax and business [...]
Brentford stake sale to value club at £400m

July 15, 2025

The owner of Premier League club Brentford could offload up to 25 per cent of his holding in the Bees today in a deal that could value the London club at £400m. The wealthy businessman who ran Belron, owners of Autoglass, Gary Lubner, and the Kingsman and Kick-Ass Hollywood film-maker Matthew Vaughn are expected to [...]
Manchester City to earn £1bn from new kit deal with Puma

July 15, 2025

Manchester City are set to cash in on over £1bn from their new long-term kit deal with Puma, City AM understands. The German sportswear manufacturer first partnered with Manchester City in 2019 on a 10-year deal reportedly worth £650m across the decade. But this week’s renewal, which is understood to last for more than a [...]
Mansion House speech: Could Chancellor turbo-charge sport?

July 15, 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Mansion House speech this evening could turbo-charge overseas investment into UK sport, say industry experts. The speech, in front of City grandees, is set to confirm a so-called government “concierge service” for wealthy investors aimed at providing advice on visas, regulation and other barriers to entry. The service could help overseas investment [...]
Exclusive: Wembley sales key to rugby league Ashes record crowd hopes

July 14, 2025

Organisers of rugby league’s Ashes series are targeting a record-breaking opening Test at Wembley Stadium, 103 days out from kick-off. Rugby League Commercial, which is behind the first Test series against Australia in 20 years, is aiming to break records for Ashes attendances. Previous series were played between Australia and Great Britain, rather than England, [...]
Grandson of Manchester United star charged with 354 football bet breaches

July 14, 2025

The grandson of former Manchester United star Lou Macari has been charged with 354 alleged breaches of the Football Association’s betting rules. Notts County’s Lewis Macari, 23, is alleged to have breached FA Rule E1 (B) 354 times, which relates to placing bets on football matches. His over 300 charges are alleged to have occurred [...]
Chelsea to get replica Fifa Club World Cup trophy, Trump to keep original

July 14, 2025

President Donald Trump has suggested Chelsea will not receive the original Club World Cup trophy after winning the tournament in New Jersey on Sunday. Enzo Maresca’s side beat PSG in the final of the inaugural expanded Club World Cup at the MetLife Stadium. Cole Palmer slotted home for a brace while new signing Joao Pedro [...]
Flutter market cap hits $51bn after latest FanDuel acquisition

July 11, 2025

Sportsbook operator FanDuel is set for a $31bn valuation after Flutter Entertainment struck an agreement to take complete control. The Irish-American gambling firm reached terms with Boyd Gaming to acquire the five per cent of FanDuel it does not already own. The deal will see the final five per cent be transferred to Flutter Entertainment [...]

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