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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Investec Champions Cup Barometer: Fin Smith lays down marker

February 10, 2025

In the lead up to the 2024-25 Investec Champions Cup round of 16, City A.M. has put together a barometer in partnership with Investec to assess which teams are hot – and which are not – ahead of April’s knockouts. Player of the week: Fin Smith, Northampton Saints Being good enough to force Marcus Smith [...]
Surrey to keep majority as Mumbai Indians owners confirm Oval Invincibles stake

February 10, 2025

Surrey have confirmed that they will remain majority owners of the Hundred franchise Oval Invincibles after taking investment from super-rich Indian family the Ambanis. The family, through Reliance Industries Limited, have agreed to purchase a 49 per cent share in the south London side in a deal that values them at around £125m. It was [...]
NFL betting: Super Bowl fans to wager billions on Swift, Gatorade, Eagles and Chiefs

February 9, 2025

The NFL Super Bowl, in all of its commercial glory, will take the headlines across the next 24 hours; whether that be the half-time show, the result of the adverts. But the betting markets this weekend are a fascinating watch, with last year’s Super Bowl – when comparing bet-on events – beating out the Euros [...]
Netflix eyes Formula 1 TV rights deal after Drive to Survive success

February 7, 2025

Netflix could soon advance their Formula 1 offering beyond Drive to Survive with the streaming giant plotting a move for live TV rights. Having dipped their toe into live boxing, showing Mike Tyson’s bout with Jake Paul, and Christmas Day NFL, the streaming service appears to be interested in the US rights for Formula 1. [...]
New golf deal sees DeChambeau and Rahm on free-to-air in the UK

February 7, 2025

The likes of Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm will be part of golf’s return to free-to-air broadcasting in the UK this weekend. It comes as the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf League confirmed the 2025 season will be broadcast on ITVX in the United Kingdom. The league has previously been broadcast on YouTube in the UK [...]
Rugby head injury trial could be delayed until 2027 after court spat

February 6, 2025

A high-profile trial against rugby’s governing bodies brought by former players who suffered head injuries may not take place until 2027 after key legal voices sparred in the High Court. Delays caused by holding further case management conferences (CMC), which deal with any pre-trial admin such as available days and application requests, will likely push [...]
Olympic Games set to steady ship with major Chinese sponsor

February 6, 2025

Consumer electronics firm TCL is reportedly set to become an Olympic partner in a boost to the International Olympic Committee after long-term sponsors jumped ship. The Chinese organisation is in the final stages of signing a deal to join the IOC sponsorship family, according to SportBusiness. In 2023 the cooperation generated £19bn and its subsidiaries [...]
Formula E beats Formula 1 in key US viewership figure, electric series claims

February 5, 2025

Formula E’s Mexico City race saw a higher viewership number than Formula 1’s first race in Las Vegas in 2023, the electric series has claimed. The US audience was 80 per cent higher for the E-Prix this season versus the inaugural Vegas race, which has been described as many as a commercial juggernaut for Formula [...]
Brady-backed advisory firm Knighthead spends £100m in Birmingham

February 5, 2025

The UK government has welcomed Birmingham City owners Knighthead Capital’s £100m investment into Britain’s second city, which is centred around a 60,000-seat stadium. The American advisory firm, in which NFL great Tom Brady owns a small stake, has spent the money on a 48-acre site near to Birmingham City’s St Andrew’s home for the mega-project. [...]
Sunrisers Hyderabad owners buy Northern Superchargers outright

February 5, 2025

Owners of Sunrisers Hyderabad Indian Premier League (IPL) team have purchased 100 per cent of Northern Superchargers in the Hundred. It is the latest sale in a series of eight auctions in which the England and Wales Cricket Board are flogging off 49 per cent of each team. The deal between Indian media conglomerate Sun [...]

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