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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Ex-Arsenal player Ian Wright handed top award in London ceremony

November 1, 2023

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has today been handed the Freedom of the City of London in a ceremony at the capital’s Guildhall. Recognised for his services to sport and London, Ian was nominated for the Freedom by the City of London Corporation’s Policy Chairman, Chris Hayward, and its Deputy Policy Chairman, Keith Bottomley. In 2023, Ian [...]
Dawid Malan on reports of ‘unsettled’ England World Cup dressing room

October 31, 2023

England batter Dawid Malan came out in defence of his head coach Matthew Mott amid reports the Australian has lost the dressing room after a torrid time at the one-day Cricket World Cup. England have just one win from tier six matches with former captain Eoin Morgan suggesting the side were “unsettled” out in India. [...]
Awful anthems, Zombie and Macron being booed: Best non-rugby moments of 2023 Rugby World Cup

October 31, 2023

Sure, major sporting events are about the action on the pitch but the Rugby World Cup in France had moments of gold dust off it too which transformed the tournament into something to put a smile on your face. Here are the top four non-rugby moments from this year’s tournament. 1 – Nails on the [...]
How much of West Ham could be bought with Gold up for selling a stake?

October 31, 2023

Vanessa Gold has said she is willing to sell a portion of her family’s 25 per cent stake in West Ham United. Gold, daughter of David, was placed in charge of the shareholding after her father and elder sister, Jacqueline, died within two months of each other. The deal, which could see her sell 10 [...]
Ballon d’Or: Bellingham wins football award but Ronaldo doesn’t

October 30, 2023

The Ballon d’Or has long been seen as the leading Oscar award of the football world, with the world’s greatest male and female player crowned every year in Paris. Here are all of the award winners from the star-studded ceremony in Paris. Kopa Trophy – young player Handed out to the golden boy of football, [...]
Our Rugby World Cup 2023 team of the tournament: Jalibert or Pollard? Smith or Dupont?

October 30, 2023

This year’s Rugby World Cup was one which saw the rise of Tier Two nations, the further development of the established ones, and another title for South Africa – as reflected in the City A.M. team of the tournament. 1 – Ox Nche, South Africa Prop Ox Nche was a superb super-sub during much of [...]
Springboks in no rush to replace Leinster-bound Jacques Nienaber

October 30, 2023

World Cup champions the Springboks are in no rush to replace their outgoing head coach, Jacques Nienaber, according to reports in South Africa. The 51-year-old from Kimberley announced before the Rugby World Cup that he would be departing the Springboks for Irish province Leinster come the end of the tournament, replacing former England head coach [...]
South Africa appear to poke fun at Tom Curry over ‘White c***’ race row

October 29, 2023

The South African government appeared to poke fun at the race row involving England’s Tom Curry in the wake of the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup final victory. In their semi-final win over England last week, flanker Curry accused South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi of calling him a “white c***” on the pitch. Many South African [...]
Buttler laments “same old story” as England lose to India at World Cup

October 29, 2023

England captain Jos Buttler lamented the “same old story” as his side fell to a 100-run defeat at the hands of India to leave them bottom of the One-Day Cricket World Cup table. England managed to restrict a strong India side to just 229 but collapsed in response and could only amass 130 runs. The [...]
Rugby World Cup win will always mean more to South Africa than any other

October 29, 2023

Does Saturday’s all-consuming, ferocious, edge-of-the-seat Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and South Africa have an argument for being described as the very best final ever? Simple answer: yes. Because the Springboks’ 12-11 victory over the All Blacks in Paris had a little bit of everything. It had fire and fireworks, crunching hits, red [...]

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