By: Matt Hardy

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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Ashes tickets expensive, admits ECB chief Gould

September 30, 2026

The CEO of the England and Wales Cricket Board has admitted that tickets to the next Ashes series in 2027 are expensive. Fans will be forced to fork out hundreds of pounds to watch Australia’s Test tour to England next summer, with Edgbaston hiking prices by over 40 per cent when they host the Baggy [...]
Prem Rugby extends deal with trading platform Etoro

September 30, 2026

Trading platform Etoro has extended its partnership with Prem Rugby as it solidifies its growing status within sport. The agreement began in 2023 but a fresh extension will see the deal extend into a fourth season, with the firm sponsoring the league’s predictor activation across social media. It is also the league’s official coin-toss partner [...]
Technology, data and infrastructure the new frontier for sport investment

September 29, 2026

Technology, data and infrastructure are going to be at the forefront of sports investment as money moves beyond simply buying teams, according to new analysis. It could help the global sports market grow by nearly 45 per cent at the end of the decade, according to Investec, from $417bn last year to upwards of $600bn [...]
Earls Court developers issue major blow to Chelsea FC stadium move hopes

September 29, 2026

Earls Court developers have poured cold water on any hopes of Chelsea building a new stadium at the 44-acre site, insisting their regeneration plans remain unchanged. Chelsea remain locked in a stadium dilemma between redeveloping their Stamford Bridge in Fulham or relocating to another site and building a new state-of-the-art venue. Earls Court had been [...]
Vitality ends relationship with cricket’s T20 Blast

September 29, 2026

Vitality has scaled back its involvement with English cricket, opting not to continue as title sponsor of the T20 Blast. The health and life insurance firm has backed England’s red-ball competition since 2018 but faces increasing competition from The Hundred, and will also downsize its involvement as sponsor of England’s home international T20 series’. The [...]
How could Manchester City verdict impact UK trade relationship with UAE?

September 29, 2026

The pending outcome of the case involving 115 charges lodged against Manchester City could define the recent past of the Premier League and shape its coming decades. Last week it was revealed that the club could be on the hook for 114 of those 115 accusations, prompting questions surrounding the governance of Manchester City and [...]
Financing for Crystal Palace stand construction not completely secured

September 28, 2026

Financing for Crystal Palace’s new major stand redevelopment has not been completely secured, the club’s chairman Steve Parish has revealed. The Premier League club is looking to expand its Selhurst Park home to 34,000 seats, up from 25,400, with an all-glass-fronted main stand. The club paid millions to purchase a number of local residential properties [...]
London Broncos say they’ve paid tax bill owed to HMRC

September 28, 2026

London Broncos owners say they have paid their tax bill after being hit with a winding-up petition by HMRC on Monday. The second-tier rugby league side, who are looking to join the top-flight Super League, were slapped with the petition by the taxman on Monday under their London Rugby League Limited parent company relating to [...]
NFL London games set to contribute £90m to capital

September 28, 2026

Fans attending the upcoming NFL London games are set to contribute more than £90m to the capital’s coffers, according to a new study. The NFL London Games return to the capital this weekend at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with the UK set to stage its 43rd, 44th and 45th matches since hosting a first in 2007. [...]
Fans drinking alcohol risks sending football back to 1980s, club owner warns

September 24, 2026

Allowing supporters to drink alcohol on the terraces would be “short-sighted” and “send football back to the depths of the ‘80s”, Andy Burnham has been warned. The Prime Minister has said he wants to end the “discrimination” against football fans, who are banned from drinking pitchside when fans of rugby and cricket are permitted to. [...]

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