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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Women’s World Cup: Nearly half of Australia watch Lionesses beat Matildas

August 17, 2023

The Lionesses’ 3-1 victory over the Matildas in the Women’s World Cup on Wednesday was watched by over 40 per cent of Australians. The figures come as the Women’s World Cup has captured the hearts of the co-hosts, who made it further this year than any previous attempt. A peak of 11.15m Aussies watched Ella [...]
Newcastle United to host two Saudi Arabia friendlies

August 16, 2023

Newcastle United will play host to Saudi Arabia international football friendlies this year in a major publication of the kingdom’s relationship with the Premier League outfit. The Middle Eastern country, whose Public Investment Fund purchased Newcastle in October 2021, will take on Costa Rica on 8 September and South Korea on 12 September. “The two [...]
Sporting rivalry between England and Australia unmatchable

August 16, 2023

They’re two countries with shared values and an entwined history, and that’s why any fixture, in any sport, between Australia and England just matters. Earlier this summer we saw how the Ashes, with its peaks and troughs, captured both nations – even prompting some banter between Rishi Sunak and Anthony Albanese – as both the [...]
Stokes back for England as ODI and T20 squads named ahead of World Cup

August 16, 2023

England Test captain Ben Stokes has rescinded his retirement from the ODI side and will feature for his country against New Zealand ahead of this autumn’s 50-over World Cup. Stokes’s inclusion comes at the expense of Harry Brook, who has shone in multiple formats for the national side since his debut in the middle of [...]
Brack to the future: How Jack Bracken, son of 2003 World Cup winner Kyran, is forging his own path for England outside of a No9 shirt

August 16, 2023

Sons following in their father’s footsteps in rugby is nothing new. England captain Owen Farrell and his dad Andy are both in the sport. Then there are Michael Lynagh’s sons Louis and Tom. And now we have the Brackens. Dad Kyran collected 51 caps for England between 1993 and 2003 and won the World Cup [...]
Fifa Women’s World Cup: Where to watch England vs Australia in City of London

August 15, 2023

England take on Australia in the Fifa Women’s World Cup, so where in the City of London’s Square Mile can you watch the Lionesses face the Matildas in Wednesday’s semi-final? Redwood The London Bridge sports bar based next to The Shard has indoor and outdoor screens across two floors to watch the Lionesses’ semi-final clash [...]
Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor banned for four years

August 15, 2023

Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman has been banned for four years for breaching anti-doping rules. He was found to have been in possession of a banned substance and for lying to UK anti-doping authorities. The former British Cycling doctor was struck off in 2021 and Freeman becomes the first staff member [...]
Farrell idiocy leaves door open for Ford to lead Bothwick’s England at 10

August 15, 2023

England’s World Cup risks being scuppered before it even gets underway in France after captain Owen Farrell was handed a red card on Saturday, but Ford could come in and save the day. It is already starting to feel like the Rugby World Cup of absentees. First it was the exclusion of the reigning champions [...]
Van Poortvliet out of World Cup as Mitchell comes in for England

August 14, 2023

England will be without one of their key players in next month’s Rugby World Cup as scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet suffered an injury to his ankle in Saturday’s 19-17 win over Wales at Twickenham. The Leicester Tigers No9 was aided off the field and will undergo surgery. He has been replaced by Northampton Saints scrum-half [...]
Revamped DP World Tour to return to China

August 14, 2023

The DP World Tour has announced a revamped format with a record prize pot for 2024 with the tour returning to China for the first time since 2019. The tour announces a phased season in a first major announcement to the schedule since the tour struck a deal with LIV Golf and the PGA Tour [...]

Two centuries of Old Pulteney

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Two centuries of Old Pulteney

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