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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Birmingham City’s 62,000-seat stadium with 12 chimneys and sky bar

November 20, 2025

Birmingham City have revealed plans for a new 62,000-capacity stadium with 12 brick chimneys, a retractable roof and movable pitch. The stadium, when completed in time for the 2030-2031 season, will become the UK’s 8th largest, ahead of Anfield in the top 10. Knighthead Capital Management have appointed Heatherwick Studio and Manica Architecture for the [...]
Massa’s £64m damages claim vs F1, FIA and Ecclestone can go to trial, judge says

November 20, 2025

Felipe Massa’s £64m damages case against Bernie Ecclestone, the FIA and Formula 1 can go to trial, a judge has said. The case in London’s High Court involves former Formula 1 driver Massa and Lewis Hamilton’s 2008 World Championship winning season. The Brazilian is claiming damages due to ‘Crashgate’ – involving Nelson Piquet Jr deliberately [...]
England Rugby extends deal with O2 until 2031

November 20, 2025

England Rugby this morning penned a deal with O2, extending the partnership between the two organisations to 35 years. The extension will see O2 remain the front-of-shirt sponsor for England Rugby’s men’s and women’s teams in what the Rugby Football Union describes as “one of the longest standing shirt sponsorships in the world”. It is [...]
Ashes: Punters back England in opener against Australia in Perth

November 19, 2025

England fans should be optimistic about an opening Test victory in this year’s Ashes against Australia as punters back the tourists. Almost three quarters of all result stakes placed on the Perth Test, which begins on Friday, back England to take a series lead in Western Australia, according to William Hill data shared with City [...]
Fans support Independent Football Regulator but unsure on remit

November 19, 2025

The majority of fans back the new Independent Football Regulator but are divided on its remit, a new study has shown. Sport’s latest quango, the Independent Football Regulator, is up and running with a remit to make the English game more sustainable. Early plans suggest the regulator could have the power to force the sale [...]
England Ashes fans set to top up Australia’s coffers months after bumper British and Irish Lions tour

November 18, 2025

England’s Ashes trip Down Under is set to help hosts Australia rake in £250m as British tourists prepare to top up Green and Gold coffers twice in one year. Five Tests in Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney starting on Friday are expected to draw 40,000 fans to Australia and contribute millions to both Cricket [...]
Cadillac add off-track hires ahead of Formula 1 debut

November 18, 2025

Formula 1’s freshest team Cadillac have strengthened ahead of their first season on the grid, making two senior hires. Lauren Teixeira will join the US team as chief commercial officer while Willem Dinger will become chief partnerships officer. Teixeira joins having previously worked for the Formula 1 development Academy series, while she had had stints [...]
Lloyd’s of London CFO leaves role with Prem Rugby club Saracens

November 18, 2025

Lloyd’s of London’s chief financial officer Alexandra Cliff has left her role as director of Prem Rugby club Saracens after less than a year. The former Direct Line Group, StarStone, and AJ Gallagher figure was appointed as a director of Saracens on 25 November last year following the departure of former chief executive Mark Thompson [...]
Formula 1 financial world on brink of change, says motorsport boss

November 17, 2025

Toto Wolff’s minority stake sale in Mercedes could start a domino effect across Formula 1, according to the chief of motorsport’s global trade association. The Austrian is in talks to offload five per cent of Mercedes – which he co-owns equally with the car manufacturer and Ineos billionaire turned Manchester United investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe [...]
Zverev latest to enter luxury market with Loewe deal

November 14, 2025

Tennis player Alexander Zverev is the latest sports star to cross over with luxury, announcing a deal with German AV brand Loewe. Zverev, also German, is taking part in the ATP Finals this week in Turin and follows Kylian Mbappe in agreeing a global brand ambassador deal with Loewe, which is headquartered in Kronach. It [...]

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