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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How could Manchester City verdict impact UK trade relationship with UAE?

September 29, 2026

The pending outcome of the case involving 115 charges lodged against Manchester City could define the recent past of the Premier League and shape its coming decades. Last week it was revealed that the club could be on the hook for 114 of those 115 accusations, prompting questions surrounding the governance of Manchester City and [...]
Financing for Crystal Palace stand construction not completely secured

September 28, 2026

Financing for Crystal Palace’s new major stand redevelopment has not been completely secured, the club’s chairman Steve Parish has revealed. The Premier League club is looking to expand its Selhurst Park home to 34,000 seats, up from 25,400, with an all-glass-fronted main stand. The club paid millions to purchase a number of local residential properties [...]
London Broncos say they’ve paid tax bill owed to HMRC

September 28, 2026

London Broncos owners say they have paid their tax bill after being hit with a winding-up petition by HMRC on Monday. The second-tier rugby league side, who are looking to join the top-flight Super League, were slapped with the petition by the taxman on Monday under their London Rugby League Limited parent company relating to [...]
NFL London games set to contribute £90m to capital

September 28, 2026

Fans attending the upcoming NFL London games are set to contribute more than £90m to the capital’s coffers, according to a new study. The NFL London Games return to the capital this weekend at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with the UK set to stage its 43rd, 44th and 45th matches since hosting a first in 2007. [...]
Fans drinking alcohol risks sending football back to 1980s, club owner warns

September 24, 2026

Allowing supporters to drink alcohol on the terraces would be “short-sighted” and “send football back to the depths of the ‘80s”, Andy Burnham has been warned. The Prime Minister has said he wants to end the “discrimination” against football fans, who are banned from drinking pitchside when fans of rugby and cricket are permitted to. [...]
America’s Cup: Ainslie’s GB1 adds Richard Mille to sponsor roster

September 24, 2026

Britain’s America’s Cup challenger expanded its sponsorship portfolio overnight, adding timekeeper Richard Mille to its roster. GB1, the British competitor in a competition with the world’s oldest international trophy, is led by Sir Ben Ainslie and will take part in the 38th America’s Cup next year in Naples. The boats are out in Italy this [...]
Red Bull spent £1.3bn on athletes like Stokes, Verstappen and Neymar in 2025

September 23, 2026

Red Bull spent £1.3bn on athletes like Ben Stokes marketing its energy drinks last year as the firm reported a jump in sponsorship costs. Red Bull GmbH, the Austrian conglomerate behind the wing-giving libation, saw its net income rise by 12 per cent in 2025 to over £1.6bn, according to an annual report filed with [...]
Tottenham Hotspur lose another senior off-field figure

September 23, 2026

Tottenham Hotspur have lost another senior off-field figure after the club’s chief revenue officer jumped ship to MotoGP. Ryan Norys joined the Premier League club after stints with Serie A side Roma and Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers but is leaving to become chief commercial officer at the motorbike series after four years. It’s [...]
Ukraine hits out at EU decision to unsanction former Arsenal owner Usmanov

September 23, 2026

Ukrainian officials have hit out at a European Union decision to remove former Arsenal co-owner Alisher Usmanov from its sanctions list. The Uzbek-born oligarch, who once owned around a third of the current Premier League champions, was stripped of his sanction status alongside Mikhail Fridman – a prominent Russian financier – after a successful lobbying [...]
Pollock joins Haaland on YouTube after bumper new Saints deal

September 22, 2026

Henry Pollock is following the Erling Haaland blueprint for stardom by joining YouTube having signed a bumper new contract at Northampton Saints. The 21-year-old flanker joined Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Talent Agency earlier this year and has been at the centre of a contract war with his club after the boxing promoter said his recent recruit [...]

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