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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Exclusive: Saudi Arabia readies Olympic Games bid but may hold until 2040

February 4, 2025

Saudi Arabia is readying a bid to host the Olympic Games but is prepared to wait until 2040 to maximise its chances, a leading official has told City AM. Group CEO of Diriyah Company Jerry Inzerillo said it was a “matter of time before Saudi will announce an intention for an Olympic bid”, adding that [...]
Wembley and Spurs get new rival NFL stadium as league eyes MCG

February 3, 2025

Melbourne’s MCG could be in line to host NFL matches in the latest series of handouts in the International Series for American football. The 100,000-capacity arena in Victoria, Australia is being touted for hosting rights as the NFL expands its international offering. Australian NFL fans could see Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles take each [...]
Investec Champions Cup Barometer: Daring Dupont dismisses doubters

February 3, 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: Antoine Dupont, Toulouse The Six Nations got underway on Friday night [...]
Critics slam Warner Bros cutting Eurosport for TNT Sports in UK

February 2, 2025

Last week Warner Bros. Discovery announced that it would be winding down its UK-based Eurosport operation with the live sport content migrating to TNT Sports from the end of this month. On the face of it, having the Olympics, Champions League, Autumn Nations Cup and more all in one spot is ideal for sports fans. [...]
Can England win the Six Nations Grand Slam? No reason why not

February 1, 2025

Serious question: Can England win the Six Nations grand slam this year? To believe it you’ve first got to seriously back Steve Borthwick’s side not to be complete and utter nonsense, and then you’ve also got to have faith that England and their players can actually play a brand of rugby to wound lethal opponents. [...]
ITV extends Six Nations offering with descriptive audio commentary

January 31, 2025

The Six Nations coverage provided by ITV will have a live descriptive audio commentary option after a successful trial last year. The offering, in partnership with Six Nations title sponsor Guinness, will bring live audio description commentary to its coverage of four matches involving England – against Ireland, France, Scotland and Italy. The Wales game [...]
Afghan Women’s Team first recipients of MCC Global Refugee Cricket Fund

January 31, 2025

The Afghan Women’s Team will be the first recipients of the MCC Global Refugee Cricket Fund, it was announced on Friday. Marylebone Cricket Club and the MCC Foundation have launched the fund to help those in cricket who have been displaced due to conflict. The Afghan Women’s Team were forced into exile from their native [...]
Mumbai Indians IPL owning Ambanis win race for Oval Invincibles

January 30, 2025

Oval Invincibles have become the first Hundred franchise to see a 49 per cent stake sold, with Indian family the Ambanis the winning bidders. The 49 per cent stake in the Oval-based London team will value the franchise at £123m, according to the Telegraph, with Sky News’ Mark Kleinman reporting the Ambanis fended off bids [...]
Where to watch the 2025 Six Nations in London, from sports bars to posh pubs

January 30, 2025

The Six Nations seems to come around faster and faster every year, and the 2025 edition will kick off on Friday. Across five of the next seven weekends, beginning on 31 January, a total of 15 matches will be broadcast across London. So City AM has done the hard and collected the best pubs and [...]
Stokes and Gakpo part of £4m funding round for AI wealth firm Prosper

January 30, 2025

England cricket captain Ben Stokes and Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo are part of a £4m funding round for a wealth management platform leveraging AI. The sportsmen joined Fuel Ventures, who led the round with a £2m investment, in London-based FinTech Prosper. Olympians Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Dame Sarah Storey and Tim Podcock, and footballers Ben White [...]

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