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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Neil Barnes: Netflix, coaching Italy, Eddie Jones and Six Nations

February 13, 2024

When you meet ex-Italy assistant coach Neil Barnes in Six Nations rugby’s Netflix drama Full Contact, his bluntness scares the bejesus out of you. “For F**k’s sake”, “hit that p***k” and “give the ball to Capu-whatever-his-name-is [Ange Capuozzo], he’s f*****g quick” were just some of the wholesome proverbs that the non-Italian speaking New Zealander utters. [...]
Premier League approve 25 per cent Sir Jim Ratcliffe stake in Manchester United

February 13, 2024

The Premier League has approved Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s acquisition of a 25 per cent stake in Manchester United. The deal had been announced in December 2023 and involved the British billionaire behind Ineos taking a quarter of the club under his ownership as well as the day to day operational running of the Old Trafford [...]
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson to coach Liverpool next month

February 13, 2024

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson will be part of a Liverpool Legends coaching team against Ajax next month. He will join Ian Rush, John Barnes and John Aldridge in the Reds’ charity dugout a month after the 75-year-old announced that he had terminal cancer and less than a year to live. He later said that [...]
Snooker heads to Saudi Arabia with Kingdom eyeing fourth Major

February 13, 2024

Snooker has become the latest sport to head to the Middle East with confirmation of a 10-year deal which will see Saudi Arabia host the unofficial “fourth Major” of snooker. A prize fund of £2m will be on offer in Riyadh in August while the World Pool Championships will head to the Kingdom in June. [...]
Guardiola: Back to business for Man City against starving Copenhagen

February 12, 2024

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has insisted that it’s “back to business” for the defending champions as they take on a “starving and hungry” Copenhagen, who have not played a competitive match in two months, in the Champions League Round of 16 tomorrow. City face their Danish opposition knowing Copenhagen pose dangers that aided in [...]
Raducanu blames schedule, day match and outdoors tie after loss

February 12, 2024

Emma Raducanu cited a lack of preparation for her 6-0 7-6 defeat to unseeded Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina at the WTA Qatar Open. The 2021 US Open winner blamed a lack of practice outdoors and cited her match as her first in the day in a year. Raducanu made 48 unforced errors in a match that [...]
‘Rugby can’t be seen as boring to new fans. It will drive them away’

February 12, 2024

Deputy Sport Editor Matt Hardy talks England’s Six Nations atmosphere, boring rugby and glorious Ireland in this week’s column. “There was a lot of stopping and starting, nothing seemed to happen and the people around me kept saying how boring it was.” That was the one sentence review from a colleague after their first ever [...]
School of Hard Knocks lunch raises £100k on proud day for Square Mile

February 12, 2024

A major success was hailed last Thursday as the great and good of the City of London and beyond descended on Threadneedle Street’s M Restaurant for the annual School of Hard Knocks Long Lunch. Rugby World Cup winners, international sports players, broadcasters and brokers all played their part in raising over £100,000 for the School [...]
Super Bowl LIX: How to read Roman numerals ahead of NFL American football

February 11, 2024

We may be at the 59th (LIX) Super Bowl but many are still oblivious to the bunch of apparent letters that change every year. So here is how to read Roman numerals. What are Roman numerals? Roman numerals are, shock horror, symbols that represent numbers based on the ancient Roman system. Alphabet symbols are used [...]
Six Nations: Ireland Grand Slam mission alive after Italy thrashing

February 11, 2024

A clinical Ireland side toppled Italy 36-0 yesterday in the final match of the second round of the Six Nations to stamp their authority as tournament favourites. Dan Sheehan crossed for a brace while Jack Crowley, Jack Conan, James Lowe and Calvin Nash contributed to the whitewashing of the Azzurri, in round one only lost [...]

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