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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Plans in place for Paris Olympics opening ceremony amid terror concerns

April 15, 2024

There are multiple plans in place for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games should the security risk be too high to host the curtain raiser on the Seine, according to the French president Emmanuel Macron. Europe, especially Champions League football, has been at the heart of security threats recently. Terror group ISIS said they’d [...]
England spinner Derek Underwood dies aged 78

April 15, 2024

England’s most prolific spin bowler Derek Underwood has died aged 78. The Test bowler took 297 scalps in 86 matches for the national team and was affectionately known as Deadly. The Kent player started his career in 1966 with his county and played his last match in 1982. He took 108 wickets at the Oval [...]
Toulouse too good as they book Investec Champions Cup home semi

April 14, 2024

A second-half surge saw Toulouse cruise past Exeter Chiefs 64-26 to book themselves a place in the Investec Champions Cup semi-finals today. The French Top 14 side are on the hunt for a record-extending sixth title in the most prestigious club rugby competition in the world. Les Rouge et Noir, as they’re known locally, put [...]
Hayes denied Wembley wave off after Chelsea lose in FA Cup

April 14, 2024

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes was yesterday denied a Wembley wave-off after her side were beaten 2-1 by Manchester United in the semi-final of the FA Cup. Already out of the Conti Cup and with the Champions League final being held on the continent this year, departing boss Hayes’ last game at Wembley would have been [...]
Harlequins to face Toulouse in hope of first Champions Cup final appearance

April 14, 2024

If Londoners Harlequins are to reach their first ever Investec Champions Cup final next month they’ll need to do it by beating five-times winners Toulouse in their own back yard. Director of rugby Billy Millard’s men pulled off the shock of the weekend, beating Bordeaux-Begles 42-41 on the Atlantic coast on Sunday, in a match [...]
Watch as Formula E leader Rowland RUNS OUT of energy in race

April 14, 2024

Brit Oliver Rowland was denied back-to-back Formula E wins in Misano after his car ran out of juice on the final lap of Sunday’s race. Having taken victory in the first of two Formula E races this weekend due to the disqualification of winner António Félix da Costa, the Nissan driver was leading on the [...]
Analysis: Is Rory McIlroy close to joining LIV Golf in a sensational $850m U-turn?

April 14, 2024

It would mark a stunning U-turn from one of the most vocal critics of LIV Golf – and a remarkable coup for the Saudi-backed circuit.
Why is the Grand National earlier this year? What has changed at Aintree?

April 13, 2024

The famous Grand National will get underway later today at Aintree, but it’s different to editions of recent years. After last year’s event was delayed due to protests, the racecourse chiefs – as well as the Jockey Club – have changed a number of elements at the iconic Liverpool meet. But what has changed? Earlier [...]
Gloucester and Ospreys to battle in hope of finding consistency

April 12, 2024

If, at the turn of the new year, you thought Gloucester would win one of the three competitions they were competing in, many would have laughed. They were on a rotten run in the Premiership but unbeaten in the domestic and European cup competitions. A season of inconsistency. That has continued, in part, through until [...]
No inflation here: The Masters menu and why is it so cheap?

April 12, 2024

Part and parcel of going to live sport is paying through the roof for food and drink before getting trapped in a merchandise shop and pressured into spending millions of dollars on shirts, bucket hats and umbrellas. But at the Masters, which take place across this weekend, that’s not necessarily the case.

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