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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Topsy Ojo: Premiership run-in is so tight but relegation needs to return

April 1, 2022

London Irish legend Topsy Ojo has called for the return of relegation to further improve an exciting period of rugby in the Premiership. For the second season in a row no teams will drop into the Championship but the former winger, who twice went down with the Exiles, insists something has been lost. “It would [...]
Hundred: International stars register for behind closed doors draft

March 31, 2022

The Hundred has seen a total of 284 oversees men’s players register for the draft of the competition, which is set to take place next week. Australian David Warner and West Indian Andre Russell are among those who have entered to be included in the second edition of the franchise-style competition. The Hundred draft was [...]
Premier League to reintroduce five subs from next season

March 31, 2022

The Premier League have voted to reintroduce five substitutions – originally bought in during the Covid-19 pandemic – after reverting back to three for the 2021/22 season. Teams had previously voted against keeping the number of substitutions at five following the behind-closed-doors season but have since changed their minds. In a statement, the Premier League [...]
How England Women came back from brink to bag Cricket World Cup semi

March 30, 2022

Less than three weeks ago England, the reigning Women’s Cricket World Cup champions, looked to be down and out after losing their third consecutive group match to South Africa in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. In the early hours of Thursday morning, however, Heather Knight’s team have a shot at redemption against the Proteas as their [...]
Who replaces Root if he moves on as England Test captain?

March 28, 2022

There’s a growing sense of inevitability about England cricket captain Joe Root stepping down from his role. It might not be today or tomorrow, it may not be next week or beyond, but following another Test series defeat in the Caribbean there’s a general consensus that the day is coming. Root has won more matches [...]
England’s defeat to the West Indies scuppers Root’s rebuild as captain

March 28, 2022

Another lost series and another without a single Test win. England’s capitulation in the glaring sun of Grenada leaves captain Joe Root’s record seriously tarnished. Their third Test defeat at the hands of a brilliant West Indies by 10 wickets sees England fly home as 1-0 series losers, having drawn the opening two matches in [...]
Premiership talking points: Top four, cancellations and London’s showpiece

March 27, 2022

Round 21 of England’s premiership rugby competition saw the battle for the semi-finals intensify as Leicester secured the first of the four spots, while we saw yet another draw – this time not involving London Irish. Here are the talking points as internationals returned to their clubs from Six Nations duty. One down The league [...]
Verstappen on top in Saudi as Formula 1 fans in for relentless title battle

March 27, 2022

We’re just two races into the Formula 1 season and already it looks like fans the world over could be in for one mighty drivers championship battle. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen pipped Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc with a handful of laps remaining in a relentless Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, to get his first points on [...]
Women’s Six Nations: New dates, new sponsor, same old winners?

March 24, 2022

Change is in the air at this year’s Women’s Six Nations, which now has its own slot in the calendar and a first title sponsor in TikTok – but that looks unlikely to extend to the outcome. Champions England start as hot favourites this weekend – no surprise given their 18-game winning run, which includes [...]
London Irish: Exiles desperate to seal return to play-offs, says captain Matt Rogerson

March 22, 2022

“As a group we want to leave a mark on the club,” says London Irish captain Matt Rogerson as his side look to clinch a Premiership play-off place for the first time since 2009. “We don’t want to leave here – whether through retirement or whatever – having said we could have done more. “We [...]

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