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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Djokovic wins in Adelaide ahead of Australian Open

January 8, 2023

Novak Djokovic survived a match point scare to beat Sebastian Korda and win the Adelaide International ahead of next week’s Australian Open. The Serbian former world No1 beat the American 6-7 (8-10) 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 in South Australia to extend his winning run to 34 matches in Australia and secure his first title in the [...]
Sports on the TV? The action you must watch this weekend

January 6, 2023

This weekend sees a break in the Premier League but that doesn’t mean the sports grind to a complete halt across the coming days. Here are City A.M.’s pick of five events to watch over the coming days to stay across the sporting landscape. Football: FA Cup, Friday to Monday, ITV and BBC The third [...]
FA Cup third round: One match per day you must keep an eye on

January 6, 2023

The FA Cup returns tonight with the third round of action as the sides who made it through the previous rounds are joined by the Premier League and Championship teams. Here are the ties to keep an eye on. Manchester United vs Everton It’s always great when two Premier League teams meet in the third [...]
Premier League: Manchester City close gap to Arsenal at the summit

January 5, 2023

Manchester City closed the gap to Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table to five points with a 1-0 win over a sorry looking Chelsea. Riyad Mahrez netted for the away side as they toppled the Stamford Bridge club on Thursday night. Man City’s win ensured that they stayed second in the Premier [...]
Rugby: The new laws, rules and guidelines referees will now use

January 5, 2023

Rugby is a game of constant rule changes and 2023 is no different with a number of new guidelines coming into the sport to speed up the game. As of 1 January this year, referees have been handed a bunch of new directives in order to make rugby more understandable and watchable. So what’s coming [...]
Watch Netflix trailer for tennis’ Drive to Survive-style series Break Point

January 5, 2023

Netflix have released a lengthy trailer for Tennis’ new all-action series Break Point, which aims to emulate Formula 1 success Drive to Survive. Released next Friday, the docu-series will see cameras follow some of the sport’s biggest names with the aim of building brands within tennis. In a description, Netflix state: “Break Point follows a [...]
Alec Stewart takes temporary leave of absence from Surrey cricket

January 5, 2023

Surrey County Cricket Club’s director of cricket Alec Stewart will take a temporary leave of absence from the London club. The former England captain will step away from the Oval due to the illness of his wife, Lynn, who has been fighting cancer for nearly a decade. Surrey chief executive Steve Elworthy will take on [...]
Premier League: Spurs crush Palace while Forest earn crucial victory

January 4, 2023

Tonight’s Premier League matches had no impact on the top four but they were crucial towards the bottom of the table. Here’s what happened in England’s domestic competition tonight. Spurs close gap Harry Kane scored a brace as Tottenham Hotspur beat Crystal Palace 4-0 at Selhurst Park. It was a cagey first half but the [...]
British horse racing chiefs U-turn over “disaster” whip rules

January 4, 2023

British horse racing chiefs have been forced into a U-turn over proposed changes to whipping rules after criticism from jockeys. The British Horseracing Authority were set to change a number of rules in relation to jockeys whipping horses, restricting riders to only backhand whipping with harsher punishments for rule breaches. Riders challenged the potential changes, [...]
Cape Verde to name its national football stadium after Pele

January 4, 2023

The African nation of Cape Verde is to name its national stadium after the late footballer Pele, their Prime Minister has announced. This comes after Fifa president Gianni Infantino said he would ask every country in the world to name one stadium after the Brazilian superstar. The 15,000-capacity Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde is set [...]

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