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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LIV Golf: DeChambeau posts incredible 58 to win in Greenbrier

August 6, 2023

Big-hitting Bryson DeChambeau hit a remarkable final round of 58 to win by six shots at Greenbrier on the LIV Golf circuit. The American produced a superb round of 61 on Friday but his round on Sunday saw him hole 13 birdies and one bogey for a 12-under-par round. DeChambeau claimed the LIV Golf Greenbrier [...]
Community Shield: Arsenal fire first shot of season with win over City

August 6, 2023

Mikel Arteta hailed his bench yesterday after a 101st-minute Leandro Trossard equaliser helped Arsenal draw 1-1 with Manchester City before a successful Fabio Vieira shootout penalty earned the Gunners the Community Shield at Wembley. Arsenal dominated the opening 40 but couldn’t convert either of their shots on target – a duo of attempts from new [...]
England lose to superior Australia in Netball World Cup final

August 6, 2023

England’s first ever appearance in a Netball World Cup final ended in defeat as the Roses were beaten 45-61 by Australia in South Africa. World No1 side Australia were heavy favourites heading to the match having appeared in every World Cup final ever. But England had dramatically beaten their final opponents in the group stages [...]
Saudi Arabia’s PIF creates new sports investment company, SRJ Sports Investments

August 6, 2023

The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) yesterday announced the formation of a new company which will be at the heart of the Kingdom’s sporting ambitions going forward. SRJ Sports Investments will “invest in acquiring and creating new sports events IP, commercial rights of popular and prominent sports competitions and hosting major global events in [...]
Slade set to be left out of Borthwick’s England Rugby World Cup squad

August 6, 2023

England centre Henry Slade is set to be left out of Steve Borthwick’s World Cup squad, which will be named at 10am tomorrow morning. The shock omission comes as England head coach Borthwick chooses to name his squad a month out from this autumn’s tournament, taking place in France next month. Other players expected to [...]
England were dire, and there’s no World Cup quick fix for Borthwick

August 6, 2023

If any one of the 23 who played for England on Saturday in their 20-9 loss to Wales thought they were guaranteed to be one of the names Steve Borthwick lists in his Rugby World Cup squad tomorrow morning, they might want to think again. What unfolded under the roof of the Principality Stadium in [...]
Taking sporting images is an art, but anyone can try

August 5, 2023

That irritatingly obnoxious phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” gets bounded about as if a drunk selfie or edgy picture of the Shard is worth the same interest as Alberto Korda’s snap of Che Guevara or the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper”. Photography is damn hard, and capturing the various moving elements of [...]
Netball World Cup: England in semi-finals but that’s nothing new

August 5, 2023

A World Cup semi-final for any England time is usually celebrated like a once in a lifetime event, but not in Netball. England may be into the last four of the Netball World Cup but it’s a position they’ve found themselves in for each and every edition of the tournament. But a win on Saturday [...]
Can the Saudi Pro League buy a reputation for good, watchable football?

August 4, 2023

It is difficult not to look to the Saudi Pro League with a sense of admiration. Many will disagree with the methods of the Saudi Arabian clubs – throwing money at players until they nod and accept a transfer to the Middle East – but others will argue that other leagues, especially in Europe, had [...]
Formula E, going green, and that £4bn Tata Group battery factory

August 4, 2023

The Formula E season may be over but the technology never sleeps. And when technology can be transferred from a race track and into our homes – whether that be electric generation software or broadcasting structures – it can be revolutionary. When tech folk talk of what’s called “Race to Road” they refer to motorsporting [...]

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