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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English rugby attendances reach season high, but there’s more to do

January 3, 2023

Attendances in rugby union’s English Premiership reached a season high across the New Year weekend, when five games saw an average crowd of 13,160. Gloucester Rugby’s low-scoring 8-6 win over London Irish sold more than 16,000 tickets, while Bath, Saracens and Northampton Saints claimed sell-outs too. Sale Sharks did not sell out at the weekend [...]
Liverpool beaten 3-1 by buzzy Brentford in Premier League

January 2, 2023

Liverpool’s hopes of closing the gap to the Premier League top four took a blow tonight as they were beaten 3-1 by Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium in London. The Bees netted through an Ibrahima Konate own goal before Yoane Wissa doubled their lead. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain cut the deficit but Bryan Mbeumo scored to [...]
Fifa president Infantino to ask every country to name stadium after Pele

January 2, 2023

The president of football’s governing body Fifa, Gianni Infantino, has said he will ask every country to name a stadium after the late Pele. The legendary footballer died last week and his funeral took place on Monday in Santos, Brazil. “We’re going to ask every country in the world to name one of their stadiums [...]
Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat and breast cancer

January 2, 2023

Eighteen-time tennis Grand Slam winner Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. The 66-year-old said both of the cancers had been caught early. The Prague-born tennis star, who previously had breast cancer in 2010, said: “The double whammy is serious, but fixable, and I’m hoping for a favourable outcome. “It’s going to [...]
Best of 2022: What can England Rugby learn from the Lionesses?

January 1, 2023

After the success of the Lionesses, City A.M. looked at what rugby can learn from women’s football as England look to host the 2025 Rugby World Cup. Article originally published 9 August 2022. The iconic Chloe Kelly goal celebration, the record attendance for a final, success on home soil; England Women’s Euro 2022 victory felt [...]
2023 sport schedule: What is there to look forward to?

January 1, 2023

The year has hardly begun but the sport is coming thick and fast. Rugby, football and cricket all have World Cups while other sports continue to build on the foundations laid after the Covid-19 pandemic. Take a look at the City A.M. sports schedule for 2023. January Darts (3rd): A new Darts World Championships winner [...]
Best of 2022: Simon Shaw on why rugby must act on concussion

December 30, 2022

In June of this year, City A.M. spoke to former England rugby player Simon Shaw about his experiences with concussion and what tech can do to change the game. Article originally published on 15 June 2022. It was a project hatched over a pre-arranged dinner, but the cogs that were left turning once the bill [...]
Best of 2022: England win Cricket World Cup to do double

December 28, 2022

Last month England lifted the T20I Cricket World Cup to become the first men’s side to hold both limited-overs trophies at once . Read our report from the final. Article originally posted 13 November 2022. England became the first men’s team to hold both the one-day Cricket World Cup and the ICC Twenty20 World Cup yesterday when [...]
Best of 2022: Six Nations rugby in talks with Netflix over series

December 27, 2022

In October a City A.M. exclusive revealed talks between streaming giant Netflix and the Six Nations over a documentary series for the 2023 tournament. Article originally published on 19 October 2022. Six Nations chiefs are hoping to develop their fanbase through a new series set to be shown on streaming site Netflix. Rugby bosses have [...]
England to face Bangladesh in 2023 white-ball tour

December 27, 2022

England will travel to Bangladesh in March next year for three one-day matches and three Twenty20 games in their latest white-ball tour. It will be the first time since 2016 that England have played in the country and it follows a successful T20 and Test tour to Pakistan. When the two sides last faced off [...]

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