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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Wimbledon tennis debentures rocket 60 per cent to £73,000

April 9, 2025

The cost of a debenture to watch the world’s best tennis players at the Wimbledon Championships has rocketed by nearly 60 per cent. The All England Lawn Tennis Ground plc, which owns the courts and grounds which host Wimbledon every year, this week launched applications for No1 Court debentures for the second show court for [...]
NRL could buy stake in English Super League

April 9, 2025

The Australian National Rugby League (NRL) could buy a minority stake in England’s Super League in a move that would unify the sport’s two biggest club competitions. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, a secret meeting was held between NRL bosses and owners of Super League clubs Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves while both leagues [...]
Boat Race: Crews warned don’t throw cox in the Thames

April 9, 2025

Olympic legend Sir Steve Redgrave insists this weekend’s Boat Race participants “deserve better” amid concerns over the water quality of the River Thames. Oxford and Cambridge crews have received “Guidance for Rowing When Water Quality is Poor” safety information ahead of Sunday’s regatta on the capital’s river. Last year’s event was marred by an E. [...]
Saudi Arabia aiming for £17bn sports sector valuation by 2030

April 8, 2025

The world’s newest major sports player Saudi Arabia aims to have a sports sector worth $21bn (£16.5bn) by 2030. It comes as the Gulf state confirmed the sector was currently worth $8.5bn (£6.7bn) in 2025 having been worth just $1.3bn (£1bn) in 2016. The entirety of the UK’s sports sector contributes around £100bn to the [...]
Man United to play in Malaysia three days after Aston Villa tie

April 8, 2025

Manchester United will play a match in Malaysia just three days after the conclusion of the Premier League season. The 20-time English champions face Aston Villa on 25 May on the last day of the season before taking on the ASEAN All Stars at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium on 28 May. Two days later [...]
URC side Cardiff Rugby to enter administration in blow for Wales

April 8, 2025

Two-time European Challenge Cup winners Cardiff Rugby are set for an emergency takeover by Welsh rugby’s governing body the WRU. Players and staff at the United Rugby Championship club were informed on Tuesday by chief executive Richard Holland that the club were poised to go into administration. The decision by Helford Capital Limited, whose investment [...]
Premiership clubs cannot get bored of Champions Cup failures, it’s the pinnacle

April 8, 2025

Looking across the results from the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup at the weekend with a focus on the seven English teams, there were six results that went the way many expected and one that didn’t. Gloucester’s victory in France against Montpellier was a real surprise, but wins for Northampton Saints and Bath, [...]
Exclusive: India players from IPL close to Hundred cricket inclusion

April 7, 2025

Senior figures in English cricket are confident that India will release current men’s internationals to play in the Hundred as soon as next year. India’s governing body the BCCI has not permitted their male stars to play in overseas T20 competitions, maintaining their exclusivity to the Indian Premier League. But with four of the eight [...]
NFL: GB and Ireland could stage more matches outside of London

April 6, 2025

The chief of NFL in the UK and Ireland has said the region could have more games outside of London in the future. Dublin’s Croke Park will host its first NFL match in the 2025 season, in addition to the three games which take place annually in London. Henry Hodgson, NFL UK general manager, admitted [...]
Grand National Prize money: How much does Aintree winner get?

April 5, 2025

This evening sees the return of the iconic Grand National horse race at Aintree on Merseyside. A field of 34 horses and jockeys will take to the racecourse, with 30 fences – including the Chair and Water Jump – between the start line and racing glory. I Am Maximus (Paul Townend, Willie Mullins, J.P. McManus) [...]

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