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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Las Vegas F1 proves London and Khan made the wrong call over MSG Sphere

November 21, 2023

If Monday lunchtimes couldn’t get any worse than usual, yesterday’s was dealt a hefty blow as Mayor of London Sadiq Khan rejected plans for a space-age MSG Sphere. If Las Vegas can have one, why can’t the best metropolis in the world? The 21,500 capacity venue, which would have amounted to over $2bn of private [...]
Got £8m to splash? How about buying six Lionel Messi World Cup shirts

November 20, 2023

If you have got £8m of loose change in your pocket then keep reading as six of Lionel Messi’s World Cup shirts could be yours for a handful of millions. Sotheby’s are flogging six Argentina shirts won by the World Cup-winning captain at the Qatar showpiece last year in New York between 30 November and [...]
LaLiga bosses look to copy UK sports scene after London fact finding mission

November 20, 2023

Spain’s top football clubs have visited London on a fact-finding mission as LaLiga aims to learn from the UK model of turning stadiums into 365-day money makers. Representatives of all 20 teams from the league, as well as a significant portion from the second tier, descended on the capital during the international break to look [...]
McIlroy and Woods TGL league with PGA Tour postponed until 2025

November 20, 2023

The tech-infused TGL golf league spearheaded by Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods has been delayed by a year and will not take place until 2025. The TGL series has been postponed due to damage to the purpose-built SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Power outages reportedly caused the deflation and damage to the air-supported [...]
How much? Djokovic tops list of prize money earned in tennis by $50m!

November 20, 2023

When Novak Djokovic claimed his seventh ATP Finals event on Sunday it was his 98th career singles title. So just how much has the Serbian won in a court career that has seen him claim 24 Grand Slam titles. Well ATP and WTA data, which shows season and career prize money, reveals that the 36-year-old [...]
Hundred could expand with India and USA potential investors

November 20, 2023

Controversial cricket project The Hundred could expand to 10 teams and take Indian and American investment as the league looks to avoid extinction. The England and Wales Cricket Board will continue to have meetings with counties from today with overseas investment not off the table for the current eight outfits, according to the Telegraph. The [...]
I went to the Abu Dhabi grand prix but ‘found myself’ doing desert camping

November 20, 2023

Abu Dhabi has shiny-new cities and deeply traditional desert experiences. Matt Hardy tried both when he went for last year's grand prix
Las Vegas Grand Prix: F1 gamble paid off but class action shows not all hands were flushes

November 20, 2023

If you’d looked at the result of the Las Vegas Grand Prix yesterday, you wouldn’t have been judged for not bothering to tune into the highlights as Max Verstappen racked up his 18th win of the season. But a Grand Prix weekend that felt like such a sham in the lead-up to Sunday morning’s start [...]
Head hails recovery as batter smashes century in Australia World Cup win in India

November 19, 2023

Travis Head insisted being part of Australia’s Cricket World Cup final win was “a lot better than being sat on the coach at home” after the batter recovered from a fractured hand this autumn to knock a century to beat India in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Head’s injury came on his side’s tour to South Africa [...]
Djokovic delights in Turin as Serbian beats Sinner to ATP Finals title

November 19, 2023

World No1 tennis star Novak Djokovic beat Jannik Sinner in Turn to claim the ATP Finals title in straight sets. The Serbian beat his Italian opponent 6-3 6-3 to win his seventh ATP Finals, a new record – he was level on six with Roger Federer. The victory in Turin takes the 24-time Grand Slam [...]

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